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State Office Name Party Rating
Mike Sodrel 93%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 93%
Todd Tiahrt 93%
Greg Walden 93%
Gerald Weller 93%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 93%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 93%
Richard Hugh Baker 92%
Joe Barton 92%
Dan Burton 92%
Elton Gallegly 92%
Paul Gillmor 92%
Ralph Hall 92%
Joel Hefley 92%
Kenny Hulshof 92%
Jack Kingston 92%
Ray LaHood 92%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 92%
James McCrery III 92%
John Mica 92%
Gary Miller 92%
Tim Murphy 92%
Marilyn Musgrave 92%
Michael Oxley 92%
Mike Pence 92%
John Peterson 92%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 92%
Bill Young 92%
J. Dennis Hastert 90%
Todd Akin 89%
Wayne Allard 89%
Judy Biggert 89%
Michael Bilirakis 89%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn Republican 89%
Henry Bonilla 89%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 89%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 89%
Kevin Brady 89%
Sam Brownback 89%
Dave Camp 89%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter Republican 89%
Steve Chabot 89%
Thomas Coburn 89%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 89%
Larry Craig 89%
Ander Crenshaw 89%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 89%
James DeMint 89%
Nathan Deal 89%
Charlie Dent 89%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 89%
Jo Ann Emerson 89%
Michael Ferguson 89%
Randy Forbes 89%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 89%
William Frist 89%
Wayne Gilchrest 89%
Phil Gingrey 89%
Kay Granger 89%
Katherine Harris 89%
Robert Hayes 89%
Pete Hoekstra 89%
Bobby Jindal 89%
Pete King 89%
John Kuhl, Jr. 89%
Blanche Lincoln 89%
Patrick McHenry 89%
Candice Miller 89%
Ted Poe 89%
Denny Rehberg 89%
Paul Ryan 89%
Richard Shelby 89%
John Shimkus 89%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 89%
Cliff Stearns 89%
Lee Terry 89%
Craig Thomas 89%
Fred Upton 89%
James Walsh 89%
Frank Wolf 89%
John Boehner 88%
Ginny Brown-Waite 88%
Michael Burgess 88%
Norm Coleman 88%
Barbara Cubin 88%
John Culberson 88%
Thomas DeLay 88%
John Ensign 88%
Duncan Hunter 88%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 88%
Sam Johnson 88%
Richard Keller 88%
Joe Pitts 88%
Richard Pombo 88%
Deborah Pryce 88%
Dave Reichert 88%
John Schwarz 88%
Gordon Smith 88%
Arlen Specter 88%
John Sweeney 88%
State Office Name Party Rating
Mike Sodrel 93%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 93%
Todd Tiahrt 93%
Greg Walden 93%
Gerald Weller 93%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 93%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. R 93%
Richard Hugh Baker 92%
Joe Barton 92%
Dan Burton 92%
Elton Gallegly 92%
Paul Gillmor 92%
Ralph Hall 92%
Joel Hefley 92%
Kenny Hulshof 92%
Jack Kingston 92%
Ray LaHood 92%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 92%
James McCrery III 92%
John Mica 92%
Gary Miller 92%
Tim Murphy 92%
Marilyn Musgrave 92%
Michael Oxley 92%
Mike Pence 92%
John Peterson 92%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 92%
Bill Young 92%
J. Dennis Hastert 90%
Todd Akin 89%
Wayne Allard 89%
Judy Biggert 89%
Michael Bilirakis 89%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn R 89%
Henry Bonilla 89%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 89%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 89%
Kevin Brady 89%
Sam Brownback 89%
Dave Camp 89%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter R 89%
Steve Chabot 89%
Thomas Coburn 89%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 89%
Larry Craig 89%
Ander Crenshaw 89%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 89%
James DeMint 89%
Nathan Deal 89%
Charlie Dent 89%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 89%
Jo Ann Emerson 89%
Michael Ferguson 89%
Randy Forbes 89%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 89%
William Frist 89%
Wayne Gilchrest 89%
Phil Gingrey 89%
Kay Granger 89%
Katherine Harris 89%
Robert Hayes 89%
Pete Hoekstra 89%
Bobby Jindal 89%
Pete King 89%
John Kuhl, Jr. 89%
Blanche Lincoln 89%
Patrick McHenry 89%
Candice Miller 89%
Ted Poe 89%
Denny Rehberg 89%
Paul Ryan 89%
Richard Shelby 89%
John Shimkus 89%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 89%
Cliff Stearns 89%
Lee Terry 89%
Craig Thomas 89%
Fred Upton 89%
James Walsh 89%
Frank Wolf 89%
John Boehner 88%
Ginny Brown-Waite 88%
Michael Burgess 88%
Norm Coleman 88%
Barbara Cubin 88%
John Culberson 88%
Thomas DeLay 88%
John Ensign 88%
Duncan Hunter 88%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 88%
Sam Johnson 88%
Richard Keller 88%
Joe Pitts 88%
Richard Pombo 88%
Deborah Pryce 88%
Dave Reichert 88%
John Schwarz 88%
Gordon Smith 88%
Arlen Specter 88%
John Sweeney 88%
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