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State Office Name Party Rating
Dennis Moore 75%
Jim Moran, Jr. 80%
Constance Morella 35%
Frank Murkowski 10%
Jack Murtha 65%
Sue Myrick 5%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 85%
Ben Nelson 55%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 5%
Robert William Ney 10%
Don Nickles 5%
Anne Northup 5%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 5%
James Nussle 5%
Jim Oberstar 90%
Dave Obey 90%
John Olver 100%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 70%
Thomas William Osborne 5%
Doug Ose 10%
Butch Otter 5%
Major Owens 95%
Michael Oxley 0%
Ed Pastor 85%
Ron Paul 25%
Donald Payne 95%
Mike Pence 0%
Collin Peterson 60%
John Peterson 5%
Tom Petri 15%
IL Board Member - At-Large David Phelps 65%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 5%
Joe Pitts 5%
Todd Platts 10%
Richard Pombo 5%
Earl Pomeroy 75%
Rob Portman 5%
David Price 85%
Deborah Pryce 5%
Adam Putnam 0%
Jack Quinn 15%
George Radanovich 5%
Nick Rahall II 80%
James Ramstad 20%
Charlie Rangel 90%
Ralph Regula 5%
Denny Rehberg 5%
Harry Reid 90%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
Thomas Reynolds 5%
Bob Riley 0%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 90%
Pat Roberts 10%
Jay Rockefeller IV 95%
Ciro Rodriguez 85%
Timothy Roemer 70%
Mike Rogers 5%
Dana Rohrabacher 5%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 10%
Mike Ross 70%
Steve Rothman 85%
Marge Roukema 15%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 95%
Ed Royce 5%
Bobby Rush 90%
Paul Ryan 5%
Jim Ryun 0%
Martin Olav Sabo 90%
Loretta Sanchez 85%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 75%
Rick Santorum 5%
Paul Sarbanes 100%
Thomas Sawyer 95%
Jim Saxton 10%
Robert Schaffer 5%
Edward Schrock 0%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 10%
José Serrano 90%
Jeff Sessions III 10%
John Shadegg 5%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 10%
Christopher Shays 25%
Richard Shelby 20%
Donald Sherwood 5%
John Shimkus 5%
Ronnie Shows 50%
Bill Shuster 5%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 20%
Joseph Skeen 5%
Ike Skelton 65%
Louise Slaughter 95%
Gordon Smith 25%
Lamar Smith 0%
Nick Smith 10%
Bob Smith 5%
Olympia Snowe 45%
Vic Snyder 75%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 95%
Mark Souder 5%
Arlen Specter 45%
State Office Name Party Rating
Dennis Moore 75%
Jim Moran, Jr. 80%
Constance Morella 35%
Frank Murkowski 10%
Jack Murtha 65%
Sue Myrick 5%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 85%
Ben Nelson 55%
George Nethercutt, Jr. 5%
Robert William Ney 10%
Don Nickles 5%
Anne Northup 5%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 5%
James Nussle 5%
Jim Oberstar 90%
Dave Obey 90%
John Olver 100%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 70%
Thomas William Osborne 5%
Doug Ose 10%
Butch Otter 5%
Major Owens 95%
Michael Oxley 0%
Ed Pastor 85%
Ron Paul 25%
Donald Payne 95%
Mike Pence 0%
Collin Peterson 60%
John Peterson 5%
Tom Petri 15%
IL Board Member - At-Large David Phelps 65%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 5%
Joe Pitts 5%
Todd Platts 10%
Richard Pombo 5%
Earl Pomeroy 75%
Rob Portman 5%
David Price 85%
Deborah Pryce 5%
Adam Putnam 0%
Jack Quinn 15%
George Radanovich 5%
Nick Rahall II 80%
James Ramstad 20%
Charlie Rangel 90%
Ralph Regula 5%
Denny Rehberg 5%
Harry Reid 90%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
Thomas Reynolds 5%
Bob Riley 0%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 90%
Pat Roberts 10%
Jay Rockefeller IV 95%
Ciro Rodriguez 85%
Timothy Roemer 70%
Mike Rogers 5%
Dana Rohrabacher 5%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 10%
Mike Ross 70%
Steve Rothman 85%
Marge Roukema 15%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 95%
Ed Royce 5%
Bobby Rush 90%
Paul Ryan 5%
Jim Ryun 0%
Martin Olav Sabo 90%
Loretta Sanchez 85%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 75%
Rick Santorum 5%
Paul Sarbanes 100%
Thomas Sawyer 95%
Jim Saxton 10%
Robert Schaffer 5%
Edward Schrock 0%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 10%
José Serrano 90%
Jeff Sessions III 10%
John Shadegg 5%
E. Clay Shaw, Jr. 10%
Christopher Shays 25%
Richard Shelby 20%
Donald Sherwood 5%
John Shimkus 5%
Ronnie Shows 50%
Bill Shuster 5%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 20%
Joseph Skeen 5%
Ike Skelton 65%
Louise Slaughter 95%
Gordon Smith 25%
Lamar Smith 0%
Nick Smith 10%
Bob Smith 5%
Olympia Snowe 45%
Vic Snyder 75%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 95%
Mark Souder 5%
Arlen Specter 45%
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