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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Douglas Bereuter | Fence Sitter | |||
Shelley Berkley | Fence Sitter | |||
Howard Berman | Fence Sitter | |||
Marion Berry | Fence Sitter | |||
Judy Biggert | Anti Hemp | |||
Michael Bilirakis | Fence Sitter | |||
Rob Bishop | Fence Sitter | |||
Tim Bishop | Fence Sitter | |||
Roy Blunt | Fence Sitter | |||
Sherwood Boehlert | Fence Sitter | |||
John Boehner | Fence Sitter | |||
Henry Bonilla | Fence Sitter | |||
Jo Bonner, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Mary Bono Mack | Fence Sitter | |||
Leonard Boswell | Fence Sitter | |||
Rick Boucher | Fence Sitter | |||
Allen Boyd, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Kevin Brady | Fence Sitter | |||
Bob Brady | Fence Sitter | |||
Corrine Brown | Fence Sitter | |||
Henry Brown, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Ginny Brown-Waite | Fence Sitter | |||
Richard Burr | Fence Sitter | |||
Dan Burton | Fence Sitter | |||
Steve Buyer | Fence Sitter | |||
Dave Camp | Fence Sitter | |||
Chris Cannon | Fence Sitter | |||
Eric Cantor | Fence Sitter | |||
Lois Capps | Fence Sitter | |||
Mike Capuano | Fence Sitter | |||
Dennis Cardoza | Fence Sitter | |||
Brad Carson | Fence Sitter | |||
Julia Carson | Fence Sitter | |||
Mike Castle | Fence Sitter | |||
Steve Chabot | Fence Sitter | |||
Saxby Chambliss | Fence Sitter | |||
Chris Chocola | Fence Sitter | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | Pro Hemp | |||
Howard Coble | Fence Sitter | |||
Thad Cochran | Fence Sitter | |||
Norm Coleman | Fence Sitter | |||
Michael Collins | Fence Sitter | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Jim Cooper | Fence Sitter | |||
Jerry Costello | Fence Sitter | |||
Christopher Cox | Fence Sitter | |||
Larry Craig | Fence Sitter | |||
Robert Cramer | Fence Sitter | |||
Philip Crane | Fence Sitter | |||
Ander Crenshaw | Fence Sitter | |||
Joe Crowley | Fence Sitter | |||
Barbara Cubin | Fence Sitter | |||
John Culberson | Fence Sitter | |||
Elijah Cummings | Fence Sitter | |||
Randall Cunningham | Fence Sitter | |||
Artur Davis | Fence Sitter | |||
James Davis | Fence Sitter | |||
Jo Ann Davis | Fence Sitter | |||
Susan Davis | Fence Sitter | |||
Thomas Davis III | Fence Sitter | |||
Peter DeFazio | Pro Hemp | |||
Thomas DeLay | Fence Sitter | |||
James DeMint | Fence Sitter | |||
Nathan Deal | Fence Sitter | |||
Bill Delahunt | Fence Sitter | |||
Peter Deutsch | Fence Sitter | |||
Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Fence Sitter | |||
Norm Dicks | Fence Sitter | |||
John Dingell | Fence Sitter | |||
Elizabeth Dole | Fence Sitter | |||
Pete Domenici, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Calvin Dooley | Fence Sitter | |||
John Doolittle | Fence Sitter | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
David Dreier | Fence Sitter | |||
John Duncan, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Jennifer Dunn | Fence Sitter | |||
Chet Edwards | Fence Sitter | |||
Vern Ehlers | Fence Sitter | |||
Rahm Emanuel | Fence Sitter | |||
Jo Ann Emerson | Fence Sitter | |||
Eliot Engel | Fence Sitter | |||
Philip English | Fence Sitter | |||
Mike Enzi | Fence Sitter | |||
Bob Etheridge | Fence Sitter | |||
Lane Evans | Fence Sitter | |||
Terry Everett | Fence Sitter | |||
Sam Farr | Pro Hemp | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Tom Feeney | Fence Sitter | |||
Michael Ferguson | Fence Sitter | |||
Bob Filner | Fence Sitter | |||
Jeff Flake | Fence Sitter | |||
Mark Foley | Fence Sitter | |||
Randy Forbes | Fence Sitter | |||
Harold Ford, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Vito Fossella, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Barney Frank | Pro Hemp | |||
Trent Franks | Fence Sitter | |||
Rodney Frelinghuysen | Fence Sitter |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Douglas Bereuter | Fence Sitter | |||
Shelley Berkley | Fence Sitter | |||
Howard Berman | Fence Sitter | |||
Marion Berry | Fence Sitter | |||
Judy Biggert | Anti Hemp | |||
Michael Bilirakis | Fence Sitter | |||
Rob Bishop | Fence Sitter | |||
Tim Bishop | Fence Sitter | |||
Roy Blunt | Fence Sitter | |||
Sherwood Boehlert | Fence Sitter | |||
John Boehner | Fence Sitter | |||
Henry Bonilla | Fence Sitter | |||
Jo Bonner, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Mary Bono Mack | Fence Sitter | |||
Leonard Boswell | Fence Sitter | |||
Rick Boucher | Fence Sitter | |||
Allen Boyd, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Kevin Brady | Fence Sitter | |||
Bob Brady | Fence Sitter | |||
Corrine Brown | Fence Sitter | |||
Henry Brown, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Ginny Brown-Waite | Fence Sitter | |||
Richard Burr | Fence Sitter | |||
Dan Burton | Fence Sitter | |||
Steve Buyer | Fence Sitter | |||
Dave Camp | Fence Sitter | |||
Chris Cannon | Fence Sitter | |||
Eric Cantor | Fence Sitter | |||
Lois Capps | Fence Sitter | |||
Mike Capuano | Fence Sitter | |||
Dennis Cardoza | Fence Sitter | |||
Brad Carson | Fence Sitter | |||
Julia Carson | Fence Sitter | |||
Mike Castle | Fence Sitter | |||
Steve Chabot | Fence Sitter | |||
Saxby Chambliss | Fence Sitter | |||
Chris Chocola | Fence Sitter | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | Pro Hemp | |||
Howard Coble | Fence Sitter | |||
Thad Cochran | Fence Sitter | |||
Norm Coleman | Fence Sitter | |||
Michael Collins | Fence Sitter | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Jim Cooper | Fence Sitter | |||
Jerry Costello | Fence Sitter | |||
Christopher Cox | Fence Sitter | |||
Larry Craig | Fence Sitter | |||
Robert Cramer | Fence Sitter | |||
Philip Crane | Fence Sitter | |||
Ander Crenshaw | Fence Sitter | |||
Joe Crowley | Fence Sitter | |||
Barbara Cubin | Fence Sitter | |||
John Culberson | Fence Sitter | |||
Elijah Cummings | Fence Sitter | |||
Randall Cunningham | Fence Sitter | |||
Artur Davis | Fence Sitter | |||
James Davis | Fence Sitter | |||
Jo Ann Davis | Fence Sitter | |||
Susan Davis | Fence Sitter | |||
Thomas Davis III | Fence Sitter | |||
Peter DeFazio | Pro Hemp | |||
Thomas DeLay | Fence Sitter | |||
James DeMint | Fence Sitter | |||
Nathan Deal | Fence Sitter | |||
Bill Delahunt | Fence Sitter | |||
Peter Deutsch | Fence Sitter | |||
Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Fence Sitter | |||
Norm Dicks | Fence Sitter | |||
John Dingell | Fence Sitter | |||
Elizabeth Dole | Fence Sitter | |||
Pete Domenici, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Calvin Dooley | Fence Sitter | |||
John Doolittle | Fence Sitter | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
David Dreier | Fence Sitter | |||
John Duncan, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Jennifer Dunn | Fence Sitter | |||
Chet Edwards | Fence Sitter | |||
Vern Ehlers | Fence Sitter | |||
Rahm Emanuel | Fence Sitter | |||
Jo Ann Emerson | Fence Sitter | |||
Eliot Engel | Fence Sitter | |||
Philip English | Fence Sitter | |||
Mike Enzi | Fence Sitter | |||
Bob Etheridge | Fence Sitter | |||
Lane Evans | Fence Sitter | |||
Terry Everett | Fence Sitter | |||
Sam Farr | Pro Hemp | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Tom Feeney | Fence Sitter | |||
Michael Ferguson | Fence Sitter | |||
Bob Filner | Fence Sitter | |||
Jeff Flake | Fence Sitter | |||
Mark Foley | Fence Sitter | |||
Randy Forbes | Fence Sitter | |||
Harold Ford, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Vito Fossella, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Barney Frank | Pro Hemp | |||
Trent Franks | Fence Sitter | |||
Rodney Frelinghuysen | Fence Sitter |