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State Office Name Party Rating
Jim Gibbons 80%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 80%
Porter Goss 80%
Daniel Graham 80%
William Phillip Gramm 80%
Rodney Grams 80%
Ralph Hall 80%
Jane Harman 80%
Joel Hefley 80%
Rick Hill 80%
John Hostettler 80%
Duncan Hunter 80%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 80%
Nancy Johnson 80%
Walter Jones, Jr. 80%
John Kasich 80%
Jack Kingston 80%
Herb Kohl 80%
Ray LaHood 80%
Rick Lazio 80%
Jerry Lewis 80%
Connie Mack 80%
Joseph McDade 80%
John McHugh 80%
Mike McIntyre 80%
Robert William Ney 80%
Tom Petri 80%
Owen Pickett 80%
George Radanovich 80%
James Rogan 80%
Dana Rohrabacher 80%
Marge Roukema 80%
Ed Royce 80%
Jim Saxton 80%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 80%
John Shadegg 80%
John Shimkus 80%
Mark Souder 80%
Ted Stevens 80%
James Talent 80%
John Tanner 80%
Gene Taylor 80%
Strom Thurmond 80%
James Turner 80%
James Walsh 80%
Zach Wamp 80%
Gerald Weller 80%
Donald Young 80%
Joe Barton 78%
Conrad Burns 78%
Thomas Coburn 78%
Ron Lewis 78%
Jack Quinn 78%
Bob Riley 78%
Ike Skelton 78%
Gerald B.H. Solomon 78%
Christopher Cox 75%
Barbara Cubin 71%
John Ashcroft 70%
Henry Scott Baesler 70%
Max Baucus 70%
Joe Biden, Jr. 70%
Leonard Boswell 70%
John Breaux 70%
Richard Bryan 70%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 70%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 70%
Alfonse D'Amato 70%
Patsy Ann Danner 70%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 70%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 70%
Chet Edwards 70%
Philip English 70%
Mike Enzi 70%
Bob Etheridge 70%
John Ganske 70%
Bart Gordon 70%
Tom Harkin 70%
Jesse Helms 70%
Tim Holden 70%
Henry Hyde 70%
Timothy Johnson 70%
Sue Kelly 70%
Scott Klug 70%
Jon Kyl 70%
Mary Landrieu 70%
David Minge 70%
Carol Moseley Braun 70%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 70%
Michael Pappas 70%
Collin Peterson 70%
Charles Robb 70%
Timothy Roemer 70%
Matt Salmon 70%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 70%
Joe Scarborough 70%
Jeff Sessions III 70%
Christopher Shays 70%
Norman Sisisky 70%
Linda Smith 70%
State Office Name Party Rating
Jim Gibbons 80%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 80%
Porter Goss 80%
Daniel Graham 80%
William Phillip Gramm 80%
Rodney Grams 80%
Ralph Hall 80%
Jane Harman 80%
Joel Hefley 80%
Rick Hill 80%
John Hostettler 80%
Duncan Hunter 80%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 80%
Nancy Johnson 80%
Walter Jones, Jr. 80%
John Kasich 80%
Jack Kingston 80%
Herb Kohl 80%
Ray LaHood 80%
Rick Lazio 80%
Jerry Lewis 80%
Connie Mack 80%
Joseph McDade 80%
John McHugh 80%
Mike McIntyre 80%
Robert William Ney 80%
Tom Petri 80%
Owen Pickett 80%
George Radanovich 80%
James Rogan 80%
Dana Rohrabacher 80%
Marge Roukema 80%
Ed Royce 80%
Jim Saxton 80%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 80%
John Shadegg 80%
John Shimkus 80%
Mark Souder 80%
Ted Stevens 80%
James Talent 80%
John Tanner 80%
Gene Taylor 80%
Strom Thurmond 80%
James Turner 80%
James Walsh 80%
Zach Wamp 80%
Gerald Weller 80%
Donald Young 80%
Joe Barton 78%
Conrad Burns 78%
Thomas Coburn 78%
Ron Lewis 78%
Jack Quinn 78%
Bob Riley 78%
Ike Skelton 78%
Gerald B.H. Solomon 78%
Christopher Cox 75%
Barbara Cubin 71%
John Ashcroft 70%
Henry Scott Baesler 70%
Max Baucus 70%
Joe Biden, Jr. 70%
Leonard Boswell 70%
John Breaux 70%
Richard Bryan 70%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 70%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 70%
Alfonse D'Amato 70%
Patsy Ann Danner 70%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 70%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 70%
Chet Edwards 70%
Philip English 70%
Mike Enzi 70%
Bob Etheridge 70%
John Ganske 70%
Bart Gordon 70%
Tom Harkin 70%
Jesse Helms 70%
Tim Holden 70%
Henry Hyde 70%
Timothy Johnson 70%
Sue Kelly 70%
Scott Klug 70%
Jon Kyl 70%
Mary Landrieu 70%
David Minge 70%
Carol Moseley Braun 70%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 70%
Michael Pappas 70%
Collin Peterson 70%
Charles Robb 70%
Timothy Roemer 70%
Matt Salmon 70%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 70%
Joe Scarborough 70%
Jeff Sessions III 70%
Christopher Shays 70%
Norman Sisisky 70%
Linda Smith 70%
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