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State Office Name Party Rating
Sue Myrick 90%
James Nussle 90%
Butch Otter 90%
Mike Pence 90%
Todd Platts 90%
Adam Putnam 90%
Mike Rogers 90%
Dana Rohrabacher 90%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 90%
Ed Royce 90%
Paul Ryan 90%
Rick Santorum 90%
Jeff Sessions III 90%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 90%
Christopher Shays 90%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 90%
Mark Souder 90%
Cliff Stearns 90%
Ted Stevens 90%
John Sullivan 90%
Lee Terry 90%
Mac Thornberry 90%
David Weldon 90%
Heather Wilson 90%
Frank Wolf 90%
Saxby Chambliss 89%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 89%
Nathan Deal 89%
Tom Feeney 89%
Anne Northup 89%
John Shadegg 89%
John Sununu 89%
Sherwood Boehlert 80%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 80%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 80%
Jon Kyl 80%
Frank LoBiondo 80%
Jim Matheson 80%
John McHugh 80%
Ron Paul 80%
Richard Shelby 80%
John Sweeney 80%
Tom Tancredo 80%
Fred Upton 80%
Bill Young 80%
Tim Johnson 78%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 78%
Jim Saxton 78%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 78%
Mike Castle 70%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 70%
Lincoln Davis 70%
Jeff Flake 70%
Lindsey Graham 70%
Judd Gregg 70%
Pete King 70%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 70%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 70%
James Leach 62%
Collin Peterson 60%
Gene Taylor 60%
John McCain III 56%
Ben Nelson 56%
Arlen Specter 56%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 50%
Lincoln Chafee 50%
Chet Edwards 50%
Jim Marshall 50%
Mike McIntyre 50%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 44%
David Scott 44%
Vic Snyder 44%
Rodney Alexander 40%
Max Baucus 40%
Evan Bayh 40%
Rick Boucher 40%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case Democratic 40%
Ben Chandler III 40%
Jim Cooper 40%
Artur Davis 40%
Bart Gordon 40%
Blanche Lincoln 40%
Olympia Snowe 40%
Albert Wynn 40%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 33%
Jerry Costello 33%
Jane Harman 33%
Steve Israel 33%
Neil Abercrombie 30%
Leonard Boswell 30%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 30%
Dennis Cardoza 30%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 30%
Hillary Clinton 30%
Kent Conrad 30%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 30%
Mark Dayton 30%
Harold Ford, Jr. 30%
Charlie Gonzalez 30%
Darlene Hooley 30%
State Office Name Party Rating
Sue Myrick 90%
James Nussle 90%
Butch Otter 90%
Mike Pence 90%
Todd Platts 90%
Adam Putnam 90%
Mike Rogers 90%
Dana Rohrabacher 90%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 90%
Ed Royce 90%
Paul Ryan 90%
Rick Santorum 90%
Jeff Sessions III 90%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 90%
Christopher Shays 90%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 90%
Mark Souder 90%
Cliff Stearns 90%
Ted Stevens 90%
John Sullivan 90%
Lee Terry 90%
Mac Thornberry 90%
David Weldon 90%
Heather Wilson 90%
Frank Wolf 90%
Saxby Chambliss 89%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 89%
Nathan Deal 89%
Tom Feeney 89%
Anne Northup 89%
John Shadegg 89%
John Sununu 89%
Sherwood Boehlert 80%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 80%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 80%
Jon Kyl 80%
Frank LoBiondo 80%
Jim Matheson 80%
John McHugh 80%
Ron Paul 80%
Richard Shelby 80%
John Sweeney 80%
Tom Tancredo 80%
Fred Upton 80%
Bill Young 80%
Tim Johnson 78%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 78%
Jim Saxton 78%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 78%
Mike Castle 70%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 70%
Lincoln Davis 70%
Jeff Flake 70%
Lindsey Graham 70%
Judd Gregg 70%
Pete King 70%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 70%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 70%
James Leach 62%
Collin Peterson 60%
Gene Taylor 60%
John McCain III 56%
Ben Nelson 56%
Arlen Specter 56%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 50%
Lincoln Chafee 50%
Chet Edwards 50%
Jim Marshall 50%
Mike McIntyre 50%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 44%
David Scott 44%
Vic Snyder 44%
Rodney Alexander 40%
Max Baucus 40%
Evan Bayh 40%
Rick Boucher 40%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case D 40%
Ben Chandler III 40%
Jim Cooper 40%
Artur Davis 40%
Bart Gordon 40%
Blanche Lincoln 40%
Olympia Snowe 40%
Albert Wynn 40%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 33%
Jerry Costello 33%
Jane Harman 33%
Steve Israel 33%
Neil Abercrombie 30%
Leonard Boswell 30%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 30%
Dennis Cardoza 30%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 30%
Hillary Clinton 30%
Kent Conrad 30%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 30%
Mark Dayton 30%
Harold Ford, Jr. 30%
Charlie Gonzalez 30%
Darlene Hooley 30%
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