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State Office Name Party Rating
Henry Bonilla 90%
Sonny Bono 90%
Jim Bunning 90%
Richard Burr 90%
Herbert Callahan 90%
Chris Cannon 90%
Mike Castle 90%
Howard Coble 90%
Thad Cochran 90%
Paul Coverdell 90%
Nathan Deal 90%
Calvin Dooley 90%
Vern Ehlers 90%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 90%
Jo Ann Emerson 90%
Harris Fawell 90%
Tillie Fowler 90%
Jon David Fox 90%
Robert Franks 90%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 90%
Wayne Gilchrest 90%
William Goodling 90%
Lindsey Graham 90%
James Greenwood 90%
James Hansen 90%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 90%
Wally Herger, Jr. 90%
Van Hilleary 90%
David Lee Hobson 90%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 90%
Kenny Hulshof 90%
Asa Hutchinson 90%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 90%
Steve LaTourette 90%
Stephen Largent 90%
Trent Lott, Sr. 90%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 90%
Dick Lugar 90%
Don Manzullo 90%
Bill McCollum 90%
Scott McInnis 90%
Buck McKeon 90%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 90%
Constance Morella 90%
Sue Myrick 90%
Mark Neumann 90%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 90%
Mike Parker 90%
William Paxon 90%
Edward Pease 90%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 90%
John Edward Porter 90%
Rob Portman 90%
James Ramstad 90%
Ralph Regula 90%
Pat Roberts 90%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 90%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 90%
Rick Santorum 90%
Daniel Schaefer 90%
Robert Schaffer 90%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 90%
Richard Shelby 90%
E.G. Shuster 90%
Nick Smith 90%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 90%
Charles Stenholm 90%
Bob Stump 90%
Craig Thomas 90%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 90%
Todd Tiahrt 90%
Fred Upton 90%
Frank Wolf 90%
Paul Gillmor 89%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 89%
Wesley Watkins 89%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 89%
W. Curtis Weldon 89%
Saxby Chambliss 88%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 80%
Wayne Allard 80%
Bob Barr, Jr. 80%
Brian Bilbray 80%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 80%
Dan Burton 80%
Thomas Campbell 80%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 80%
Robert Clement 80%
Michael Collins 80%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 80%
Merrill Cook 80%
Robert Cramer 80%
Philip Crane 80%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 80%
Jay Dickey 80%
John Doolittle 80%
John Duncan, Jr. 80%
John Ensign 80%
Terry Everett 80%
Thomas Ewing 80%
State Office Name Party Rating
Henry Bonilla 90%
Sonny Bono 90%
Jim Bunning 90%
Richard Burr 90%
Herbert Callahan 90%
Chris Cannon 90%
Mike Castle 90%
Howard Coble 90%
Thad Cochran 90%
Paul Coverdell 90%
Nathan Deal 90%
Calvin Dooley 90%
Vern Ehlers 90%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 90%
Jo Ann Emerson 90%
Harris Fawell 90%
Tillie Fowler 90%
Jon David Fox 90%
Robert Franks 90%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 90%
Wayne Gilchrest 90%
William Goodling 90%
Lindsey Graham 90%
James Greenwood 90%
James Hansen 90%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 90%
Wally Herger, Jr. 90%
Van Hilleary 90%
David Lee Hobson 90%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 90%
Kenny Hulshof 90%
Asa Hutchinson 90%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 90%
Steve LaTourette 90%
Stephen Largent 90%
Trent Lott, Sr. 90%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 90%
Dick Lugar 90%
Don Manzullo 90%
Bill McCollum 90%
Scott McInnis 90%
Buck McKeon 90%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 90%
Constance Morella 90%
Sue Myrick 90%
Mark Neumann 90%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 90%
Mike Parker 90%
William Paxon 90%
Edward Pease 90%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 90%
John Edward Porter 90%
Rob Portman 90%
James Ramstad 90%
Ralph Regula 90%
Pat Roberts 90%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 90%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 90%
Rick Santorum 90%
Daniel Schaefer 90%
Robert Schaffer 90%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 90%
Richard Shelby 90%
E.G. Shuster 90%
Nick Smith 90%
Floyd Spence, Sr. 90%
Charles Stenholm 90%
Bob Stump 90%
Craig Thomas 90%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 90%
Todd Tiahrt 90%
Fred Upton 90%
Frank Wolf 90%
Paul Gillmor 89%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 89%
Wesley Watkins 89%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 89%
W. Curtis Weldon 89%
Saxby Chambliss 88%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 80%
Wayne Allard 80%
Bob Barr, Jr. 80%
Brian Bilbray 80%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 80%
Dan Burton 80%
Thomas Campbell 80%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 80%
Robert Clement 80%
Michael Collins 80%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 80%
Merrill Cook 80%
Robert Cramer 80%
Philip Crane 80%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 80%
Jay Dickey 80%
John Doolittle 80%
John Duncan, Jr. 80%
John Ensign 80%
Terry Everett 80%
Thomas Ewing 80%
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