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State Office Name Party Rating
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 89%
Nicholas Lampson 89%
William Lipinski 89%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 89%
Robert Matsui 89%
James Turner 89%
Pete Visclosky 89%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 88%
Harold Ford, Jr. 88%
Leonard Boswell 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case Democratic 80%
Jerry Costello 80%
James Davis 80%
Lincoln Davis 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
Sam Farr 80%
Steve Israel 80%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 80%
Dennis Moore 80%
Earl Pomeroy 80%
Loretta Sanchez 80%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 80%
Ellen Tauscher 80%
Mark Udall 78%
Kent Conrad 70%
Byron Dorgan 70%
Dianne Feinstein 70%
Baron Hill 70%
Darlene Hooley 70%
Blanche Lincoln 70%
Mike McIntyre 70%
Charles Stenholm 70%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 70%
Jim Marshall 67%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 60%
Tom Carper 60%
Brad Carson 60%
David Scott 60%
John Tanner 60%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 60%
Robert Cramer 50%
Mary Landrieu 50%
Ken Lucas 50%
Christopher John 44%
James Merrill Jeffords 40%
John McCain III 40%
Ben Nelson 40%
Jo Ann Emerson 38%
James DeMint 33%
Rodney Alexander 30%
Max Baucus 30%
Douglas Bereuter 30%
John Breaux 30%
Dan Burton 30%
Lincoln Chafee 30%
Jeff Flake 30%
Gilbert Gutknecht 30%
Walter Jones, Jr. 30%
James Leach 30%
Jim Matheson 30%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 30%
Marilyn Musgrave 30%
Ron Paul 30%
John Shadegg 30%
Nick Smith 30%
Tom Tancredo 30%
Calvin Dooley 25%
Charles Hagel 22%
Nancy Johnson 22%
John McHugh 22%
Mike Pence 22%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 22%
Ginny Brown-Waite 20%
John Culberson 20%
John Ensign 20%
Scott Garrett 20%
Lindsey Graham 20%
Judd Gregg 20%
Ralph Hall 20%
John Hostettler 20%
Trent Lott, Sr. 20%
Jeff Miller 20%
Don Nickles 20%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 20%
Collin Peterson 20%
Tom Petri 20%
Jim Ryun 20%
John Sununu 20%
Pat Toomey 20%
Zach Wamp 20%
Bill Young 14%
Pete Hoekstra 13%
Randy Neugebauer 13%
Mary Bono Mack 11%
Steve Chabot 11%
Thomas Davis III 11%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 11%
Duncan Hunter 11%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 11%
State Office Name Party Rating
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 89%
Nicholas Lampson 89%
William Lipinski 89%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 89%
Robert Matsui 89%
James Turner 89%
Pete Visclosky 89%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 88%
Harold Ford, Jr. 88%
Leonard Boswell 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case D 80%
Jerry Costello 80%
James Davis 80%
Lincoln Davis 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
Sam Farr 80%
Steve Israel 80%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 80%
Dennis Moore 80%
Earl Pomeroy 80%
Loretta Sanchez 80%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 80%
Ellen Tauscher 80%
Mark Udall 78%
Kent Conrad 70%
Byron Dorgan 70%
Dianne Feinstein 70%
Baron Hill 70%
Darlene Hooley 70%
Blanche Lincoln 70%
Mike McIntyre 70%
Charles Stenholm 70%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 70%
Jim Marshall 67%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 60%
Tom Carper 60%
Brad Carson 60%
David Scott 60%
John Tanner 60%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 60%
Robert Cramer 50%
Mary Landrieu 50%
Ken Lucas 50%
Christopher John 44%
James Merrill Jeffords 40%
John McCain III 40%
Ben Nelson 40%
Jo Ann Emerson 38%
James DeMint 33%
Rodney Alexander 30%
Max Baucus 30%
Douglas Bereuter 30%
John Breaux 30%
Dan Burton 30%
Lincoln Chafee 30%
Jeff Flake 30%
Gilbert Gutknecht 30%
Walter Jones, Jr. 30%
James Leach 30%
Jim Matheson 30%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 30%
Marilyn Musgrave 30%
Ron Paul 30%
John Shadegg 30%
Nick Smith 30%
Tom Tancredo 30%
Calvin Dooley 25%
Charles Hagel 22%
Nancy Johnson 22%
John McHugh 22%
Mike Pence 22%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 22%
Ginny Brown-Waite 20%
John Culberson 20%
John Ensign 20%
Scott Garrett 20%
Lindsey Graham 20%
Judd Gregg 20%
Ralph Hall 20%
John Hostettler 20%
Trent Lott, Sr. 20%
Jeff Miller 20%
Don Nickles 20%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 20%
Collin Peterson 20%
Tom Petri 20%
Jim Ryun 20%
John Sununu 20%
Pat Toomey 20%
Zach Wamp 20%
Bill Young 14%
Pete Hoekstra 13%
Randy Neugebauer 13%
Mary Bono Mack 11%
Steve Chabot 11%
Thomas Davis III 11%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 11%
Duncan Hunter 11%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 11%
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