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State Office Name Party Rating
Thomas Davis III 70%
Dennis Kucinich 70%
Todd Platts 70%
James Ramstad 70%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 67%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 67%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 67%
Mary Fallin 67%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 67%
Ginny Brown-Waite 63%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 63%
Ray LaHood 63%
John Peterson 63%
Mike Castle 60%
Steve Chabot 60%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 60%
Vern Ehlers 60%
Philip English 60%
Jeff Fortenberry 60%
Robert Hayes 60%
Dean Heller 60%
Walter Jones, Jr. 60%
Pete King 60%
Mark Kirk 60%
Steve LaTourette 60%
Melquiades Martinez 60%
John McHugh 60%
Candice Miller 60%
Dave Reichert 60%
Pat Roberts 60%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 60%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 60%
Fred Upton 60%
George Voinovich 60%
James Walsh 60%
Jim Saxton 57%
Michael Burgess 56%
Terry Everett 56%
David Lee Hobson 56%
Marilyn Musgrave 56%
Greg Walden 56%
Heather Wilson 56%
Donald Young 56%
Spencer Bachus 50%
Roscoe Bartlett 50%
Judy Biggert 50%
Brian Bilbray 50%
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 50%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 50%
Mary Bono Mack 50%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 50%
Henry Brown, Jr. 50%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 50%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 50%
Saxby Chambliss 50%
Howard Coble 50%
Thad Cochran 50%
Robert Corker 50%
Elizabeth Dole 50%
Thelma Drake 50%
David Dreier 50%
Jo Ann Emerson 50%
Michael Ferguson 50%
Randy Forbes 50%
Elton Gallegly 50%
Louie Gohmert 50%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 50%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 50%
Ralph Hall 50%
Pete Hoekstra 50%
Duncan Hunter 50%
Kay Hutchison 50%
Richard Keller 50%
John Kline 50%
Joseph Knollenberg 50%
John Kuhl, Jr. 50%
Tom Latham 50%
Jerry Lewis 50%
Kevin McCarthy 50%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul Republican 50%
Thaddeus McCotter 50%
Gary Miller 50%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 50%
Sue Myrick 50%
Devin Nunes 50%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 50%
Ralph Regula 50%
Denny Rehberg 50%
Thomas Reynolds 50%
Cathy Rodgers 50%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 50%
Dana Rohrabacher 50%
OH State House - 62 Jean Schmidt Republican 50%
Bill Shuster 50%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 50%
Lamar Smith 50%
Ted Stevens 50%
Lee Terry 50%
Pat Tiberi 50%
MI U.S. House - 5 Tim Walberg Republican 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Thomas Davis III 70%
Dennis Kucinich 70%
Todd Platts 70%
James Ramstad 70%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 67%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 67%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 67%
Mary Fallin 67%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 67%
Ginny Brown-Waite 63%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 63%
Ray LaHood 63%
John Peterson 63%
Mike Castle 60%
Steve Chabot 60%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 60%
Vern Ehlers 60%
Philip English 60%
Jeff Fortenberry 60%
Robert Hayes 60%
Dean Heller 60%
Walter Jones, Jr. 60%
Pete King 60%
Mark Kirk 60%
Steve LaTourette 60%
Melquiades Martinez 60%
John McHugh 60%
Candice Miller 60%
Dave Reichert 60%
Pat Roberts 60%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 60%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 60%
Fred Upton 60%
George Voinovich 60%
James Walsh 60%
Jim Saxton 57%
Michael Burgess 56%
Terry Everett 56%
David Lee Hobson 56%
Marilyn Musgrave 56%
Greg Walden 56%
Heather Wilson 56%
Donald Young 56%
Spencer Bachus 50%
Roscoe Bartlett 50%
Judy Biggert 50%
Brian Bilbray 50%
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis R 50%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 50%
Mary Bono Mack 50%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 50%
Henry Brown, Jr. 50%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 50%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 50%
Saxby Chambliss 50%
Howard Coble 50%
Thad Cochran 50%
Robert Corker 50%
Elizabeth Dole 50%
Thelma Drake 50%
David Dreier 50%
Jo Ann Emerson 50%
Michael Ferguson 50%
Randy Forbes 50%
Elton Gallegly 50%
Louie Gohmert 50%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 50%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 50%
Ralph Hall 50%
Pete Hoekstra 50%
Duncan Hunter 50%
Kay Hutchison 50%
Richard Keller 50%
John Kline 50%
Joseph Knollenberg 50%
John Kuhl, Jr. 50%
Tom Latham 50%
Jerry Lewis 50%
Kevin McCarthy 50%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul R 50%
Thaddeus McCotter 50%
Gary Miller 50%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 50%
Sue Myrick 50%
Devin Nunes 50%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 50%
Ralph Regula 50%
Denny Rehberg 50%
Thomas Reynolds 50%
Cathy Rodgers 50%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 50%
Dana Rohrabacher 50%
OH State House - 62 Jean Schmidt R 50%
Bill Shuster 50%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 50%
Lamar Smith 50%
Ted Stevens 50%
Lee Terry 50%
Pat Tiberi 50%
MI U.S. House - 5 Tim Walberg R 50%
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