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State Office Name Party Rating
John Shimkus 94%
E.G. Shuster 94%
Gordon Smith 94%
Ted Stevens 94%
John Sununu 94%
Strom Thurmond 94%
Todd Tiahrt 94%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 94%
Mary Bono Mack 93%
Dan Burton 93%
Bill Young 93%
Spencer Bachus 89%
Bill Barrett 89%
Bob Bennett 89%
Michael Bilirakis 89%
John Boehner 89%
Kit Bond 89%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 89%
John Chafee 89%
Howard Coble 89%
Merrill Cook 89%
Paul Coverdell 89%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 89%
John Doolittle 89%
Vern Ehlers 89%
Philip English 89%
Terry Everett 89%
Jim Gibbons 89%
Wayne Gilchrest 89%
Slade Gorton 89%
Judd Gregg 89%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 89%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 89%
James Merrill Jeffords 89%
William Lewis Jenkins 89%
James Kolbe 89%
Rick Lazio 89%
James Leach 89%
Connie Mack 89%
John McHugh 89%
John Mica 89%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 89%
Richard Pombo 89%
Ralph Regula 89%
Bob Riley 89%
Rick Santorum 89%
Jeff Sessions III 89%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 89%
John Shadegg 89%
Craig Thomas 89%
Fred Thompson 89%
Mac Thornberry 89%
Fred Upton 89%
James Walsh 89%
David Weldon 89%
Henry Bonilla 88%
William Goodling 88%
Jesse Helms 88%
Wally Herger, Jr. 88%
Henry Hyde 88%
Sam Johnson 88%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 88%
John Tanner 88%
Charles Taylor 88%
Gerald Weller 88%
Ed Whitfield 88%
Porter Goss 86%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 83%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 83%
Wayne Allard 83%
Leonard Boswell 83%
Ben Campbell 83%
Steve Chabot 83%
Michael Collins 83%
Christopher Cox 83%
Jo Ann Emerson 83%
Robert Franks 83%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 83%
Elton Gallegly 83%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 83%
Rick Hill 83%
Van Hilleary 83%
Stephen Horn 83%
Nancy Johnson 83%
Sue Kelly 83%
Ray LaHood 83%
Jack Metcalf 83%
Sue Myrick 83%
Robert William Ney 83%
Don Nickles 83%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 83%
John Edward Porter 83%
Matt Salmon 83%
Nick Smith 83%
Cliff Stearns 83%
Cass Ballenger 82%
Roy Blunt 82%
Richard Burr 82%
David Lee Hobson 82%
Pete Hoekstra 82%
State Office Name Party Rating
John Shimkus 94%
E.G. Shuster 94%
Gordon Smith 94%
Ted Stevens 94%
John Sununu 94%
Strom Thurmond 94%
Todd Tiahrt 94%
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. 94%
Mary Bono Mack 93%
Dan Burton 93%
Bill Young 93%
Spencer Bachus 89%
Bill Barrett 89%
Bob Bennett 89%
Michael Bilirakis 89%
John Boehner 89%
Kit Bond 89%
FL Justice of the Supreme Court Charles Canady 89%
John Chafee 89%
Howard Coble 89%
Merrill Cook 89%
Paul Coverdell 89%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 89%
John Doolittle 89%
Vern Ehlers 89%
Philip English 89%
Terry Everett 89%
Jim Gibbons 89%
Wayne Gilchrest 89%
Slade Gorton 89%
Judd Gregg 89%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 89%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 89%
James Merrill Jeffords 89%
William Lewis Jenkins 89%
James Kolbe 89%
Rick Lazio 89%
James Leach 89%
Connie Mack 89%
John McHugh 89%
John Mica 89%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 89%
Richard Pombo 89%
Ralph Regula 89%
Bob Riley 89%
Rick Santorum 89%
Jeff Sessions III 89%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 89%
John Shadegg 89%
Craig Thomas 89%
Fred Thompson 89%
Mac Thornberry 89%
Fred Upton 89%
James Walsh 89%
David Weldon 89%
Henry Bonilla 88%
William Goodling 88%
Jesse Helms 88%
Wally Herger, Jr. 88%
Henry Hyde 88%
Sam Johnson 88%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 88%
John Tanner 88%
Charles Taylor 88%
Gerald Weller 88%
Ed Whitfield 88%
Porter Goss 86%
Edmond Spencer Abraham 83%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 83%
Wayne Allard 83%
Leonard Boswell 83%
Ben Campbell 83%
Steve Chabot 83%
Michael Collins 83%
Christopher Cox 83%
Jo Ann Emerson 83%
Robert Franks 83%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 83%
Elton Gallegly 83%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 83%
Rick Hill 83%
Van Hilleary 83%
Stephen Horn 83%
Nancy Johnson 83%
Sue Kelly 83%
Ray LaHood 83%
Jack Metcalf 83%
Sue Myrick 83%
Robert William Ney 83%
Don Nickles 83%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 83%
John Edward Porter 83%
Matt Salmon 83%
Nick Smith 83%
Cliff Stearns 83%
Cass Ballenger 82%
Roy Blunt 82%
Richard Burr 82%
David Lee Hobson 82%
Pete Hoekstra 82%
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