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State Office Name Party Rating
Jim Oberstar 90%
Mark Pryor 90%
Nick Rahall II 90%
Mike Ross 90%
Dutch Ruppersberger 90%
Tim Ryan 90%
John Tanner 90%
Gene Taylor 90%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 90%
Albert Wynn 90%
Dennis Cardoza 89%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 89%
Ike Skelton 89%
William Jefferson 88%
Neil Abercrombie 80%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
Mike McIntyre 80%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 80%
David Scott 80%
Bart Gordon 78%
John Salazar 75%
Max Baucus 70%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 70%
Lincoln Davis 70%
Jim Matheson 70%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 70%
Olympia Snowe 70%
John Barrow 60%
Melissa Bean 60%
Dan Boren 60%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 60%
Robert Cramer 60%
Ben Nelson 60%
Collin Peterson 60%
Arlen Specter 56%
Walter Jones, Jr. 50%
Jim Marshall 50%
Norm Coleman 40%
Heather Wilson 40%
Ron Paul 38%
George Voinovich 33%
Kay Hutchison 30%
Gordon Smith 30%
John Ensign 20%
Jim Gerlach 20%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 20%
Tim Johnson 20%
Dick Lugar 20%
John McCain III 20%
John McHugh 20%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 20%
James Ramstad 20%
Richard Renzi 20%
Richard Shelby 20%
Fred Upton 20%
John Warner 20%
Jo Ann Davis 14%
Michael Bilirakis 13%
Howard Coble 13%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 13%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 11%
Wayne Gilchrest 11%
Joe Pitts 11%
Christopher Shays 11%
Greg Walden 11%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 10%
Wayne Allard 10%
Roscoe Bartlett 10%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 10%
Mary Bono Mack 10%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 10%
Ginny Brown-Waite 10%
Sam Brownback 10%
Michael Burgess 10%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 10%
Mike Castle 10%
Steve Chabot 10%
Saxby Chambliss 10%
Thomas Coburn 10%
Larry Craig 10%
Thomas Davis III 10%
James DeMint 10%
Charlie Dent 10%
John Doolittle 10%
Jo Ann Emerson 10%
Terry Everett 10%
Michael Ferguson 10%
Randy Forbes 10%
Jeff Fortenberry 10%
Elton Gallegly 10%
Scott Garrett 10%
Paul Gillmor 10%
Bob Goodlatte 10%
Lindsey Graham 10%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 10%
Ralph Hall 10%
David Lee Hobson 10%
Jim Inhofe 10%
State Office Name Party Rating
Jim Oberstar 90%
Mark Pryor 90%
Nick Rahall II 90%
Mike Ross 90%
Dutch Ruppersberger 90%
Tim Ryan 90%
John Tanner 90%
Gene Taylor 90%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 90%
Albert Wynn 90%
Dennis Cardoza 89%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 89%
Ike Skelton 89%
William Jefferson 88%
Neil Abercrombie 80%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
Mike McIntyre 80%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 80%
David Scott 80%
Bart Gordon 78%
John Salazar 75%
Max Baucus 70%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 70%
Lincoln Davis 70%
Jim Matheson 70%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 70%
Olympia Snowe 70%
John Barrow 60%
Melissa Bean 60%
Dan Boren 60%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 60%
Robert Cramer 60%
Ben Nelson 60%
Collin Peterson 60%
Arlen Specter 56%
Walter Jones, Jr. 50%
Jim Marshall 50%
Norm Coleman 40%
Heather Wilson 40%
Ron Paul 38%
George Voinovich 33%
Kay Hutchison 30%
Gordon Smith 30%
John Ensign 20%
Jim Gerlach 20%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 20%
Tim Johnson 20%
Dick Lugar 20%
John McCain III 20%
John McHugh 20%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 20%
James Ramstad 20%
Richard Renzi 20%
Richard Shelby 20%
Fred Upton 20%
John Warner 20%
Jo Ann Davis 14%
Michael Bilirakis 13%
Howard Coble 13%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 13%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 11%
Wayne Gilchrest 11%
Joe Pitts 11%
Christopher Shays 11%
Greg Walden 11%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 10%
Wayne Allard 10%
Roscoe Bartlett 10%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 10%
Mary Bono Mack 10%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 10%
Ginny Brown-Waite 10%
Sam Brownback 10%
Michael Burgess 10%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 10%
Mike Castle 10%
Steve Chabot 10%
Saxby Chambliss 10%
Thomas Coburn 10%
Larry Craig 10%
Thomas Davis III 10%
James DeMint 10%
Charlie Dent 10%
John Doolittle 10%
Jo Ann Emerson 10%
Terry Everett 10%
Michael Ferguson 10%
Randy Forbes 10%
Jeff Fortenberry 10%
Elton Gallegly 10%
Scott Garrett 10%
Paul Gillmor 10%
Bob Goodlatte 10%
Lindsey Graham 10%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 10%
Ralph Hall 10%
David Lee Hobson 10%
Jim Inhofe 10%
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