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State Office Name Party Rating
Gerald Weller 100%
Ed Whitfield 100%
Heather Wilson 100%
Frank Wolf 100%
Bill Young 100%
Donald Young 100%
Saxby Chambliss 89%
Robert Cramer 89%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 89%
David Dreier 89%
John Duncan, Jr. 89%
Jo Ann Emerson 89%
Michael Ferguson 89%
Stephen Horn 89%
John Hostettler 89%
Henry Hyde 89%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 89%
William Lewis Jenkins 89%
Nancy Johnson 89%
Tim Johnson 89%
Steve LaTourette 89%
Frank LoBiondo 89%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 89%
Tom Petri 89%
Jim Saxton 89%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 89%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 89%
Lee Terry 89%
William Thomas 89%
James Traficant, Jr. 89%
W. Curtis Weldon 89%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 89%
John Ganske 88%
Paul Gillmor 88%
Lindsey Graham 88%
John McHugh 88%
Jack Quinn 88%
Kit Bond 83%
Sam Brownback 83%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 83%
John Ensign 83%
Orrin Hatch 83%
Kay Hutchison 83%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 83%
Pat Roberts 83%
Rick Santorum 83%
Gordon Smith 83%
Ted Stevens 83%
Fred Thompson 83%
Strom Thurmond 83%
George Voinovich 83%
John Warner 83%
William Phillip Gramm 80%
Trent Lott, Sr. 80%
Frank Murkowski 80%
Douglas Bereuter 78%
Sherwood Boehlert 78%
Mike Castle 78%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 78%
Benjamin Gilman 78%
Felix Grucci, Jr. 78%
Ralph Hall 78%
Ken Lucas 78%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 75%
Pete King 75%
Max Baucus 67%
John Breaux 67%
Gary Condit 67%
Bart Gordon 67%
James Merrill Jeffords 67%
Mary Landrieu 67%
Blanche Lincoln 67%
Zell Bryan Miller 67%
Ronnie Shows 67%
Olympia Snowe 67%
Arlen Specter 67%
Mike McIntyre 63%
James Barcia 56%
Robert Clement 56%
Calvin Dooley 56%
Christopher John 56%
Collin Peterson 56%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 50%
Jean Carnahan 50%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 50%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 50%
Dianne Feinstein 50%
Peter Fitzgerald 50%
Timothy Johnson 50%
Ben Nelson 50%
Ike Skelton 50%
Robert Torricelli 50%
Neil Abercrombie 44%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 44%
Brad Carson 44%
Jane Harman 44%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 44%
James Maloney 44%
Carolyn McCarthy 44%
Constance Morella 44%
State Office Name Party Rating
Gerald Weller 100%
Ed Whitfield 100%
Heather Wilson 100%
Frank Wolf 100%
Bill Young 100%
Donald Young 100%
Saxby Chambliss 89%
Robert Cramer 89%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 89%
David Dreier 89%
John Duncan, Jr. 89%
Jo Ann Emerson 89%
Michael Ferguson 89%
Stephen Horn 89%
John Hostettler 89%
Henry Hyde 89%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 89%
William Lewis Jenkins 89%
Nancy Johnson 89%
Tim Johnson 89%
Steve LaTourette 89%
Frank LoBiondo 89%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 89%
Tom Petri 89%
Jim Saxton 89%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 89%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 89%
Lee Terry 89%
William Thomas 89%
James Traficant, Jr. 89%
W. Curtis Weldon 89%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 89%
John Ganske 88%
Paul Gillmor 88%
Lindsey Graham 88%
John McHugh 88%
Jack Quinn 88%
Kit Bond 83%
Sam Brownback 83%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 83%
John Ensign 83%
Orrin Hatch 83%
Kay Hutchison 83%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 83%
Pat Roberts 83%
Rick Santorum 83%
Gordon Smith 83%
Ted Stevens 83%
Fred Thompson 83%
Strom Thurmond 83%
George Voinovich 83%
John Warner 83%
William Phillip Gramm 80%
Trent Lott, Sr. 80%
Frank Murkowski 80%
Douglas Bereuter 78%
Sherwood Boehlert 78%
Mike Castle 78%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 78%
Benjamin Gilman 78%
Felix Grucci, Jr. 78%
Ralph Hall 78%
Ken Lucas 78%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 75%
Pete King 75%
Max Baucus 67%
John Breaux 67%
Gary Condit 67%
Bart Gordon 67%
James Merrill Jeffords 67%
Mary Landrieu 67%
Blanche Lincoln 67%
Zell Bryan Miller 67%
Ronnie Shows 67%
Olympia Snowe 67%
Arlen Specter 67%
Mike McIntyre 63%
James Barcia 56%
Robert Clement 56%
Calvin Dooley 56%
Christopher John 56%
Collin Peterson 56%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 50%
Jean Carnahan 50%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 50%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 50%
Dianne Feinstein 50%
Peter Fitzgerald 50%
Timothy Johnson 50%
Ben Nelson 50%
Ike Skelton 50%
Robert Torricelli 50%
Neil Abercrombie 44%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 44%
Brad Carson 44%
Jane Harman 44%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 44%
James Maloney 44%
Carolyn McCarthy 44%
Constance Morella 44%
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