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State Office Name Party Rating
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 83%
Collin Peterson 83%
John Salazar 83%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 83%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 83%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 83%
Albert Wynn 83%
Jeff Bingaman 80%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 80%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 80%
Chris Dodd 80%
William Jefferson 80%
Herb Kohl 80%
Blanche Lincoln 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 80%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 80%
Mark Pryor 80%
Ike Skelton 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 80%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 75%
Mike Ross 75%
Dan Boren 66%
Jim Cooper 66%
Frank LoBiondo 66%
Jim Marshall 66%
Dennis Moore 66%
Ron Paul 66%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 66%
Vic Snyder 66%
John Tanner 66%
Ed Towns 66%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 60%
Tom Carper 60%
Dianne Feinstein 60%
Ben Nelson 60%
Olympia Snowe 60%
Arlen Specter 60%
Gene Taylor 60%
Robert Cramer 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 50%
Jim Matheson 50%
Thaddeus McCotter 50%
John McHugh 50%
Jo Ann Davis 40%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 40%
Lindsey Graham 40%
Walter Jones, Jr. 40%
Steve LaTourette 40%
David Vitter 40%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 33%
Charlie Dent 33%
Jim Gerlach 33%
Bobby Jindal 33%
Tim Johnson 33%
John Kuhl, Jr. 33%
Todd Platts 33%
Denny Rehberg 33%
Jim Saxton 33%
Tom Tancredo 33%
John Sununu 25%
Lamar Alexander 20%
Wayne Allard 20%
Kit Bond 20%
Richard Burr 20%
Dave Camp 20%
Saxby Chambliss 20%
Thomas Coburn 20%
Thad Cochran 20%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 20%
Larry Craig 20%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 20%
James DeMint 20%
Mike Enzi 20%
Judd Gregg 20%
Jim Inhofe 20%
Johnny Isakson 20%
Trent Lott, Sr. 20%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 20%
Richard Shelby 20%
Craig Thomas 20%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 20%
Heather Wilson 20%
Spencer Bachus 16%
Rob Bishop 16%
Ginny Brown-Waite 16%
Mike Castle 16%
Howard Coble 16%
Ander Crenshaw 16%
Barbara Cubin 16%
Nathan Deal 16%
Thelma Drake 16%
John Duncan, Jr. 16%
Vern Ehlers 16%
Jo Ann Emerson 16%
Philip English 16%
Jeff Flake 16%
Randy Forbes 16%
Jeff Fortenberry 16%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 16%
State Office Name Party Rating
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 83%
Collin Peterson 83%
John Salazar 83%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 83%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 83%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 83%
Albert Wynn 83%
Jeff Bingaman 80%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 80%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 80%
Chris Dodd 80%
William Jefferson 80%
Herb Kohl 80%
Blanche Lincoln 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 80%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 80%
Mark Pryor 80%
Ike Skelton 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 80%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 75%
Mike Ross 75%
Dan Boren 66%
Jim Cooper 66%
Frank LoBiondo 66%
Jim Marshall 66%
Dennis Moore 66%
Ron Paul 66%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 66%
Vic Snyder 66%
John Tanner 66%
Ed Towns 66%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 60%
Tom Carper 60%
Dianne Feinstein 60%
Ben Nelson 60%
Olympia Snowe 60%
Arlen Specter 60%
Gene Taylor 60%
Robert Cramer 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 50%
Jim Matheson 50%
Thaddeus McCotter 50%
John McHugh 50%
Jo Ann Davis 40%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 40%
Lindsey Graham 40%
Walter Jones, Jr. 40%
Steve LaTourette 40%
David Vitter 40%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 33%
Charlie Dent 33%
Jim Gerlach 33%
Bobby Jindal 33%
Tim Johnson 33%
John Kuhl, Jr. 33%
Todd Platts 33%
Denny Rehberg 33%
Jim Saxton 33%
Tom Tancredo 33%
John Sununu 25%
Lamar Alexander 20%
Wayne Allard 20%
Kit Bond 20%
Richard Burr 20%
Dave Camp 20%
Saxby Chambliss 20%
Thomas Coburn 20%
Thad Cochran 20%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 20%
Larry Craig 20%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 20%
James DeMint 20%
Mike Enzi 20%
Judd Gregg 20%
Jim Inhofe 20%
Johnny Isakson 20%
Trent Lott, Sr. 20%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 20%
Richard Shelby 20%
Craig Thomas 20%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 20%
Heather Wilson 20%
Spencer Bachus 16%
Rob Bishop 16%
Ginny Brown-Waite 16%
Mike Castle 16%
Howard Coble 16%
Ander Crenshaw 16%
Barbara Cubin 16%
Nathan Deal 16%
Thelma Drake 16%
John Duncan, Jr. 16%
Vern Ehlers 16%
Jo Ann Emerson 16%
Philip English 16%
Jeff Flake 16%
Randy Forbes 16%
Jeff Fortenberry 16%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx R 16%
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