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State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 80%
Gary Ackerman 90%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 5%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 95%
Todd Akin 0%
Wayne Allard 5%
George Allen 10%
Thomas Allen 90%
Rob Andrews 85%
Richard Armey 0%
Joe Baca, Sr. 85%
Spencer Bachus 5%
Brian Baird 85%
Richard Hugh Baker 0%
ME State Senate - 9 Joseph Baldacci Democratic 90%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 95%
Cass Ballenger 5%
James Barcia 65%
Bob Barr, Jr. 5%
Tom Barrett 90%
Roscoe Bartlett 5%
Joe Barton 0%
Charlie Bass 15%
Max Baucus 65%
Evan Bayh 75%
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 95%
Bob Bennett 10%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 75%
Douglas Bereuter 10%
Shelley Berkley 85%
Howard Berman 90%
Marion Berry 70%
NA President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 90%
Judy Biggert 10%
Michael Bilirakis 5%
Jeff Bingaman 85%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 70%
Rod Blagojevich 85%
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 90%
Roy Blunt 0%
Sherwood Boehlert 20%
John Boehner 0%
Kit Bond 10%
Henry Bonilla 0%
David Edward Bonior 95%
Mary Bono Mack 10%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 0%
Robert Borski, Jr. 85%
Leonard Boswell 75%
Rick Boucher 80%
Barbara Boxer 95%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 65%
Kevin Brady 0%
Bob Brady 90%
John Breaux 60%
Corrine Brown 90%
Henry Brown, Jr. 5%
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 95%
Sam Brownback 10%
Ed Bryant 0%
Jim Bunning 5%
Conrad Burns 10%
Richard Burr 5%
Dan Burton 5%
Steve Buyer 5%
Robert Byrd 80%
Herbert Callahan 5%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 5%
Dave Camp 5%
Ben Campbell 15%
Chris Cannon 5%
Eric Cantor 0%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 90%
WV U.S. Senate - Jr Shelley Capito Republican 10%
Lois Capps 90%
Mike Capuano 95%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin Democratic 85%
Jean Carnahan 85%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper Democratic 75%
Brad Carson 65%
Julia Carson 90%
Mike Castle 20%
Steve Chabot 5%
Lincoln Chafee 50%
Saxby Chambliss 0%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 90%
Eva Clayton 90%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 75%
Robert Clement 70%
Hillary Clinton 95%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 85%
Howard Coble 5%
Thad Cochran 20%
Michael Collins 5%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 40%
Larry Combest 0%
Gary Condit 75%
Kent Conrad 85%
John Conyers, Jr. 95%
John Cooksey 0%
State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 80%
Gary Ackerman 90%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 5%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 95%
Todd Akin 0%
Wayne Allard 5%
George Allen 10%
Thomas Allen 90%
Rob Andrews 85%
Richard Armey 0%
Joe Baca, Sr. 85%
Spencer Bachus 5%
Brian Baird 85%
Richard Hugh Baker 0%
ME State Senate - 9 Joseph Baldacci D 90%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 95%
Cass Ballenger 5%
James Barcia 65%
Bob Barr, Jr. 5%
Tom Barrett 90%
Roscoe Bartlett 5%
Joe Barton 0%
Charlie Bass 15%
Max Baucus 65%
Evan Bayh 75%
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 95%
Bob Bennett 10%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 75%
Douglas Bereuter 10%
Shelley Berkley 85%
Howard Berman 90%
Marion Berry 70%
NA President Joe Biden, Jr. D 90%
Judy Biggert 10%
Michael Bilirakis 5%
Jeff Bingaman 85%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 70%
Rod Blagojevich 85%
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer D 90%
Roy Blunt 0%
Sherwood Boehlert 20%
John Boehner 0%
Kit Bond 10%
Henry Bonilla 0%
David Edward Bonior 95%
Mary Bono Mack 10%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 0%
Robert Borski, Jr. 85%
Leonard Boswell 75%
Rick Boucher 80%
Barbara Boxer 95%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 65%
Kevin Brady 0%
Bob Brady 90%
John Breaux 60%
Corrine Brown 90%
Henry Brown, Jr. 5%
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown D 95%
Sam Brownback 10%
Ed Bryant 0%
Jim Bunning 5%
Conrad Burns 10%
Richard Burr 5%
Dan Burton 5%
Steve Buyer 5%
Robert Byrd 80%
Herbert Callahan 5%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 5%
Dave Camp 5%
Ben Campbell 15%
Chris Cannon 5%
Eric Cantor 0%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 90%
WV U.S. Senate - Jr Shelley Capito R 10%
Lois Capps 90%
Mike Capuano 95%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin D 85%
Jean Carnahan 85%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper D 75%
Brad Carson 65%
Julia Carson 90%
Mike Castle 20%
Steve Chabot 5%
Lincoln Chafee 50%
Saxby Chambliss 0%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 90%
Eva Clayton 90%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 75%
Robert Clement 70%
Hillary Clinton 95%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 85%
Howard Coble 5%
Thad Cochran 20%
Michael Collins 5%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 40%
Larry Combest 0%
Gary Condit 75%
Kent Conrad 85%
John Conyers, Jr. 95%
John Cooksey 0%
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