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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y. Tim Hutchinson | 4% | |||
| Bob Inglis, Sr. | 4% | |||
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Jay Kim | 4% | |||
| Stephen Largent | 4% | |||
| Greg Laughlin | 4% | |||
| Jerry Lewis | 4% | |||
| Jim Lightfoot | 4% | |||
| Robert Livingston | 4% | |||
| Don Manzullo | 4% | |||
| Joseph McDade | 4% | |||
| Buck McKeon | 4% | |||
| Dan Miller | 4% | |||
| Carlos Moorhead | 4% | |||
| Sue Myrick | 4% | |||
| George Nethercutt, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Mark Neumann | 4% | |||
| Robert William Ney | 4% | |||
| James Nussle | 4% | |||
| Ronald Packard | 4% | |||
| James Quillen | 4% | |||
| Dana Rohrabacher | 4% | |||
| Toby Roth | 4% | |||
| Matt Salmon | 4% | |||
| Andrea Seastrand | 4% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Lamar Smith | 4% | |||
| Mark Souder | 4% | |||
| Floyd Spence, Sr. | 4% | |||
| Cliff Stearns | 4% | |||
| Steve Stockman | 4% | |||
| James Talent | 4% | |||
| James Walsh | 4% | |||
| Gerald Weller | 4% | |||
| Ed Whitfield | 4% | |||
| Hank Brown | 3% | |||
| Conrad Burns | 3% | |||
| Dan Coats | 3% | |||
| Thad Cochran | 3% | |||
| Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth | 3% | |||
| William Phillip Gramm | 3% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 3% |
| Jesse Helms | 3% | |||
| Kay Hutchison | 3% | |||
| John McCain III | 3% | |||
| Don Nickles | 3% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 3% | |||
| Craig Thomas | 3% | |||
| John Ashcroft | 0% | |||
| Spencer Bachus | 0% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y. Tim Hutchinson | 4% | |||
| Bob Inglis, Sr. | 4% | |||
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Jay Kim | 4% | |||
| Stephen Largent | 4% | |||
| Greg Laughlin | 4% | |||
| Jerry Lewis | 4% | |||
| Jim Lightfoot | 4% | |||
| Robert Livingston | 4% | |||
| Don Manzullo | 4% | |||
| Joseph McDade | 4% | |||
| Buck McKeon | 4% | |||
| Dan Miller | 4% | |||
| Carlos Moorhead | 4% | |||
| Sue Myrick | 4% | |||
| George Nethercutt, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Mark Neumann | 4% | |||
| Robert William Ney | 4% | |||
| James Nussle | 4% | |||
| Ronald Packard | 4% | |||
| James Quillen | 4% | |||
| Dana Rohrabacher | 4% | |||
| Toby Roth | 4% | |||
| Matt Salmon | 4% | |||
| Andrea Seastrand | 4% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Lamar Smith | 4% | |||
| Mark Souder | 4% | |||
| Floyd Spence, Sr. | 4% | |||
| Cliff Stearns | 4% | |||
| Steve Stockman | 4% | |||
| James Talent | 4% | |||
| James Walsh | 4% | |||
| Gerald Weller | 4% | |||
| Ed Whitfield | 4% | |||
| Hank Brown | 3% | |||
| Conrad Burns | 3% | |||
| Dan Coats | 3% | |||
| Thad Cochran | 3% | |||
| Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth | 3% | |||
| William Phillip Gramm | 3% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 3% |
| Jesse Helms | 3% | |||
| Kay Hutchison | 3% | |||
| John McCain III | 3% | |||
| Don Nickles | 3% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 3% | |||
| Craig Thomas | 3% | |||
| John Ashcroft | 0% | |||
| Spencer Bachus | 0% |