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2006 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Dan Boren 83%
Jim Cooper 83%
Joe Crowley 83%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 83%
Susan Davis 83%
Norm Dicks 83%
Chet Edwards 83%
Bob Etheridge 83%
Raul Grijalva 83%
Jane Harman 83%
William Jefferson 83%
Tim Johnson 83%
Walter Jones, Jr. 83%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 83%
Jim Matheson 83%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 83%
Dennis Moore 83%
Jim Moran, Jr. 83%
Ed Pastor 83%
John Salazar 83%
Ike Skelton 83%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 83%
Vic Snyder 83%
John Tanner 83%
Ellen Tauscher 83%
Robert Byrd 75%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 75%
Hillary Clinton 75%
John Kerry 75%
Blanche Lincoln 75%
Barack Obama II 75%
Mark Pryor 75%
Jay Rockefeller IV 75%
Ken Salazar 75%
Max Baucus 71%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 66%
Steve LaTourette 66%
Joe Lieberman 66%
Frank LoBiondo 66%
Thaddeus McCotter 66%
James Ramstad 66%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 66%
James Walsh 66%
Heather Wilson 66%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 62%
Arlen Specter 60%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 50%
Jo Ann Davis 50%
Charlie Dent 50%
Jo Ann Emerson 50%
Philip English 50%
Michael Ferguson 50%
Wayne Gilchrest 50%
Robert Hayes 50%
Pete King 50%
Mark Kirk 50%
John Kuhl, Jr. 50%
Tim Murphy 50%
Ron Paul 50%
Todd Platts 50%
Deborah Pryce 50%
Richard Renzi 50%
Jim Saxton 50%
Christopher Shays 50%
Gerald Weller 50%
Frank Wolf 50%
Bill Young 50%
Ralph Regula 40%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 37%
Mary Landrieu 37%
Olympia Snowe 37%
Rodney Alexander 33%
Ginny Brown-Waite 33%
Mike Castle 33%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 33%
Geoff Davis 33%
Thomas Davis III 33%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 33%
Ray LaHood 33%
Ron Lewis 33%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 33%
Ted Poe 33%
Jon Porter, Sr. 33%
Denny Rehberg 33%
John Shimkus 33%
Pat Tiberi 33%
Fred Upton 33%
Ed Whitfield 33%
Donald Young 33%
Richard Burr 25%
Thomas Coburn 25%
Norm Coleman 25%
Elizabeth Dole 25%
Dick Lugar 25%
Ben Nelson 25%
George Voinovich 25%
John Warner 25%
Rob Bishop 20%
Louie Gohmert 20%
Candice Miller 20%
State Office Name Party Rating
Dan Boren 83%
Jim Cooper 83%
Joe Crowley 83%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 83%
Susan Davis 83%
Norm Dicks 83%
Chet Edwards 83%
Bob Etheridge 83%
Raul Grijalva 83%
Jane Harman 83%
William Jefferson 83%
Tim Johnson 83%
Walter Jones, Jr. 83%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 83%
Jim Matheson 83%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 83%
Dennis Moore 83%
Jim Moran, Jr. 83%
Ed Pastor 83%
John Salazar 83%
Ike Skelton 83%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 83%
Vic Snyder 83%
John Tanner 83%
Ellen Tauscher 83%
Robert Byrd 75%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 75%
Hillary Clinton 75%
John Kerry 75%
Blanche Lincoln 75%
Barack Obama II 75%
Mark Pryor 75%
Jay Rockefeller IV 75%
Ken Salazar 75%
Max Baucus 71%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 66%
Steve LaTourette 66%
Joe Lieberman 66%
Frank LoBiondo 66%
Thaddeus McCotter 66%
James Ramstad 66%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 66%
James Walsh 66%
Heather Wilson 66%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 62%
Arlen Specter 60%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 50%
Jo Ann Davis 50%
Charlie Dent 50%
Jo Ann Emerson 50%
Philip English 50%
Michael Ferguson 50%
Wayne Gilchrest 50%
Robert Hayes 50%
Pete King 50%
Mark Kirk 50%
John Kuhl, Jr. 50%
Tim Murphy 50%
Ron Paul 50%
Todd Platts 50%
Deborah Pryce 50%
Richard Renzi 50%
Jim Saxton 50%
Christopher Shays 50%
Gerald Weller 50%
Frank Wolf 50%
Bill Young 50%
Ralph Regula 40%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 37%
Mary Landrieu 37%
Olympia Snowe 37%
Rodney Alexander 33%
Ginny Brown-Waite 33%
Mike Castle 33%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 33%
Geoff Davis 33%
Thomas Davis III 33%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 33%
Ray LaHood 33%
Ron Lewis 33%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 33%
Ted Poe 33%
Jon Porter, Sr. 33%
Denny Rehberg 33%
John Shimkus 33%
Pat Tiberi 33%
Fred Upton 33%
Ed Whitfield 33%
Donald Young 33%
Richard Burr 25%
Thomas Coburn 25%
Norm Coleman 25%
Elizabeth Dole 25%
Dick Lugar 25%
Ben Nelson 25%
George Voinovich 25%
John Warner 25%
Rob Bishop 20%
Louie Gohmert 20%
Candice Miller 20%
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