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State Office Name Party Rating
Kevin Brady 5%
Ed Bryant 5%
Dan Burton 5%
Herbert Callahan 5%
Saxby Chambliss 5%
Jon Lynn Christensen 5%
Howard Coble 5%
Thomas Coburn 5%
Michael Collins 5%
Merrill Cook 5%
Larry Craig 5%
Philip Crane 5%
Jay Dickey 5%
Jo Ann Emerson 5%
John Ensign 5%
Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth 5%
Tillie Fowler 5%
Elton Gallegly 5%
Lindsey Graham 5%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 5%
Charles Hagel 5%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 5%
Joel Hefley 5%
Wally Herger, Jr. 5%
Van Hilleary 5%
David Lee Hobson 5%
John Hostettler 5%
Kay Hutchison 5%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 5%
Jim Inhofe 5%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 5%
William Lewis Jenkins 5%
Walter Jones, Jr. 5%
Dirk Kempthorne 5%
Jack Kingston 5%
Stephen Largent 5%
Trent Lott, Sr. 5%
Don Manzullo 5%
John McCain III 5%
Bill McCollum 5%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 5%
Sue Myrick 5%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 5%
Anne Northup 5%
Ronald Packard 5%
Mike Parker 5%
John Peterson 5%
Joe Pitts 5%
James Rogan 5%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 5%
Jim Ryun 5%
Robert Schaffer 5%
John Shadegg 5%
Richard Shelby 5%
Bob Smith 5%
Mark Souder 5%
Bob Stump 5%
John Sununu 5%
James Talent 5%
Mac Thornberry 5%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 5%
Strom Thurmond 5%
Todd Tiahrt 5%
Zach Wamp 5%
Gerald Weller 5%
Donald Young 5%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 0%
Wayne Allard 0%
Richard Armey 0%
John Ashcroft 0%
Spencer Bachus 0%
Richard Hugh Baker 0%
John Boehner 0%
Sam Brownback 0%
Jim Bunning 0%
Steve Buyer 0%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 0%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 0%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 0%
Barbara Cubin 0%
Randall Cunningham 0%
Thomas DeLay 0%
Nathan Deal 0%
John Doolittle 0%
David Dreier 0%
Jennifer Dunn 0%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 0%
Terry Everett 0%
Jim Gibbons 0%
Newt Gingrich 0%
William Phillip Gramm 0%
Rodney Grams 0%
Kay Granger 0%
James Hansen 0%
J. Dennis Hastert 0%
Doc Hastings 0%
Jesse Helms 0%
Rick Hill 0%
Duncan Hunter 0%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 0%
State Office Name Party Rating
Kevin Brady 5%
Ed Bryant 5%
Dan Burton 5%
Herbert Callahan 5%
Saxby Chambliss 5%
Jon Lynn Christensen 5%
Howard Coble 5%
Thomas Coburn 5%
Michael Collins 5%
Merrill Cook 5%
Larry Craig 5%
Philip Crane 5%
Jay Dickey 5%
Jo Ann Emerson 5%
John Ensign 5%
Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth 5%
Tillie Fowler 5%
Elton Gallegly 5%
Lindsey Graham 5%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 5%
Charles Hagel 5%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 5%
Joel Hefley 5%
Wally Herger, Jr. 5%
Van Hilleary 5%
David Lee Hobson 5%
John Hostettler 5%
Kay Hutchison 5%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 5%
Jim Inhofe 5%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 5%
William Lewis Jenkins 5%
Walter Jones, Jr. 5%
Dirk Kempthorne 5%
Jack Kingston 5%
Stephen Largent 5%
Trent Lott, Sr. 5%
Don Manzullo 5%
John McCain III 5%
Bill McCollum 5%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 5%
Sue Myrick 5%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 5%
Anne Northup 5%
Ronald Packard 5%
Mike Parker 5%
John Peterson 5%
Joe Pitts 5%
James Rogan 5%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 5%
Jim Ryun 5%
Robert Schaffer 5%
John Shadegg 5%
Richard Shelby 5%
Bob Smith 5%
Mark Souder 5%
Bob Stump 5%
John Sununu 5%
James Talent 5%
Mac Thornberry 5%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 5%
Strom Thurmond 5%
Todd Tiahrt 5%
Zach Wamp 5%
Gerald Weller 5%
Donald Young 5%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 0%
Wayne Allard 0%
Richard Armey 0%
John Ashcroft 0%
Spencer Bachus 0%
Richard Hugh Baker 0%
John Boehner 0%
Sam Brownback 0%
Jim Bunning 0%
Steve Buyer 0%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 0%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 0%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 0%
Barbara Cubin 0%
Randall Cunningham 0%
Thomas DeLay 0%
Nathan Deal 0%
John Doolittle 0%
David Dreier 0%
Jennifer Dunn 0%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 0%
Terry Everett 0%
Jim Gibbons 0%
Newt Gingrich 0%
William Phillip Gramm 0%
Rodney Grams 0%
Kay Granger 0%
James Hansen 0%
J. Dennis Hastert 0%
Doc Hastings 0%
Jesse Helms 0%
Rick Hill 0%
Duncan Hunter 0%
Y. Tim Hutchinson 0%
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