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Rating Group: National Restaurant Association

2007-2008 Positions on Restaurant Advocacy

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State Office Name Party Rating
Jack Kingston 60
Mark Kirk 100
Ron Klein 60
John Kline 100
Herb Kohl 57
Dennis Kucinich 20
Jon Kyl 85
Steve LaTourette 40
Mary Landrieu 14
Jim Langevin 60
Tom Latham 60
Frank Lautenberg 42
Patrick Leahy 42
Carl Levin 42
Sandy Levin 60
Jerry Lewis 100
John Lewis 40
Joe Lieberman 57
Blanche Lincoln 57
John Linder 60
Dan Lipinski 20
Frank LoBiondo 40
Dave Loebsack 60
Nita Lowey 60
Dick Lugar 100
Dan Lungren 100
Connie Mack IV 50
Carolyn Maloney 75
Don Manzullo 60
Kenny Marchant 60
Jim Marshall 60
Melquiades Martinez 100
Jim Matheson 20
John McCain III 100
Carolyn McCarthy 60
Kevin McCarthy 60
Claire McCaskill 28
Thaddeus McCotter 40
Jim McDermott 40
John McHugh 80
Mike McIntyre 20
Buck McKeon 100
Jerry McNerney 60
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 60
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 60
John Mica 50
Barbara Mikulski 57
Candice Miller 60
Gary Miller 100
George Miller 50
Jeff Miller 60
Brad Miller 60
Harry Mitchell 40
Alan Mollohan 50
Dennis Moore 60
Jim Moran, Jr. 60
Patrick Murphy 60
Tim Murphy 40
Jack Murtha 60
Sue Myrick 75
Bill Nelson, Sr. 42
Ben Nelson 28
Randy Neugebauer 60
Devin Nunes 60
Jim Oberstar 60
Dave Obey 60
John Olver 60
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 40
Ed Pastor 40
Ron Paul 60
Donald Payne 20
Mike Pence 60
Ed Perlmutter 60
Collin Peterson 20
Tom Petri 60
Joe Pitts 60
Todd Platts 60
Ted Poe 50
Earl Pomeroy 60
David Price 60
Tom Price 60
Mark Pryor 42
Adam Putnam 100
George Radanovich 100
Nick Rahall II 60
Charlie Rangel 60
Denny Rehberg 60
Dave Reichert 60
Harry Reid 57
Silvestre Reyes 60
Laura Richardson 100
Pat Roberts 71
Jay Rockefeller IV 28
Ciro Rodriguez 20
Mike Rogers 60
Dana Rohrabacher 50
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 80
Peter Roskam 50
Mike Ross 60
Steve Rothman 20
State Office Name Party Rating
Jack Kingston 60
Mark Kirk 100
Ron Klein 60
John Kline 100
Herb Kohl 57
Dennis Kucinich 20
Jon Kyl 85
Steve LaTourette 40
Mary Landrieu 14
Jim Langevin 60
Tom Latham 60
Frank Lautenberg 42
Patrick Leahy 42
Carl Levin 42
Sandy Levin 60
Jerry Lewis 100
John Lewis 40
Joe Lieberman 57
Blanche Lincoln 57
John Linder 60
Dan Lipinski 20
Frank LoBiondo 40
Dave Loebsack 60
Nita Lowey 60
Dick Lugar 100
Dan Lungren 100
Connie Mack IV 50
Carolyn Maloney 75
Don Manzullo 60
Kenny Marchant 60
Jim Marshall 60
Melquiades Martinez 100
Jim Matheson 20
John McCain III 100
Carolyn McCarthy 60
Kevin McCarthy 60
Claire McCaskill 28
Thaddeus McCotter 40
Jim McDermott 40
John McHugh 80
Mike McIntyre 20
Buck McKeon 100
Jerry McNerney 60
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 60
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 60
John Mica 50
Barbara Mikulski 57
Candice Miller 60
Gary Miller 100
George Miller 50
Jeff Miller 60
Brad Miller 60
Harry Mitchell 40
Alan Mollohan 50
Dennis Moore 60
Jim Moran, Jr. 60
Patrick Murphy 60
Tim Murphy 40
Jack Murtha 60
Sue Myrick 75
Bill Nelson, Sr. 42
Ben Nelson 28
Randy Neugebauer 60
Devin Nunes 60
Jim Oberstar 60
Dave Obey 60
John Olver 60
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 40
Ed Pastor 40
Ron Paul 60
Donald Payne 20
Mike Pence 60
Ed Perlmutter 60
Collin Peterson 20
Tom Petri 60
Joe Pitts 60
Todd Platts 60
Ted Poe 50
Earl Pomeroy 60
David Price 60
Tom Price 60
Mark Pryor 42
Adam Putnam 100
George Radanovich 100
Nick Rahall II 60
Charlie Rangel 60
Denny Rehberg 60
Dave Reichert 60
Harry Reid 57
Silvestre Reyes 60
Laura Richardson 100
Pat Roberts 71
Jay Rockefeller IV 28
Ciro Rodriguez 20
Mike Rogers 60
Dana Rohrabacher 50
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 80
Peter Roskam 50
Mike Ross 60
Steve Rothman 20
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