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2005 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 90%
Gary Ackerman 95%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 5%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 95%
Todd Akin 0%
Lamar Alexander 10%
Rodney Alexander 5%
Wayne Allard 5%
George Allen 10%
Thomas Allen 95%
Rob Andrews 90%
Joe Baca, Sr. 85%
Spencer Bachus 5%
Brian Baird 90%
Richard Hugh Baker 5%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100%
J. Gresham Barrett 0%
John Barrow 75%
Roscoe Bartlett 10%
Joe Barton 5%
Charlie Bass 15%
Max Baucus 75%
Evan Bayh 90%
Melissa Bean 80%
Bob Beauprez 5%
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 100%
Bob Bennett 10%
Shelley Berkley 90%
Howard Berman 95%
Marion Berry 75%
NA President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 90%
Judy Biggert 15%
Michael Bilirakis 10%
Jeff Bingaman 85%
Rob Bishop 5%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 75%
Tim Bishop 90%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn Republican 0%
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 95%
Roy Blunt 5%
Sherwood Boehlert 25%
John Boehner 5%
Kit Bond 10%
Henry Bonilla 5%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 5%
Mary Bono Mack 10%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 5%
Dan Boren 60%
Leonard Boswell 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 10%
Barbara Boxer 100%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 75%
NH State Senate - 3 Jeb Bradley Republican 15%
Kevin Brady 0%
Bob Brady 90%
Corrine Brown 95%
Henry Brown, Jr. 10%
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 95%
Ginny Brown-Waite 10%
Sam Brownback 5%
Jim Bunning 5%
TX U.S. House - 26 Michael Burgess Republican 5%
Conrad Burns 10%
Richard Burr 10%
Dan Burton 5%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 90%
Steve Buyer 5%
Robert Byrd 80%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 5%
Dave Camp 10%
John Campbell III 5%
Chris Cannon 5%
Eric Cantor 5%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 90%
WV U.S. Senate - Jr Shelley Capito Republican 15%
Lois Capps 95%
Mike Capuano 95%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin Democratic 90%
Dennis Cardoza 75%
Russ Carnahan 90%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper Democratic 75%
Julia Carson 95%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter Republican 5%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case Democratic 75%
Mike Castle 25%
Steve Chabot 5%
Lincoln Chafee 55%
Saxby Chambliss 5%
Ben Chandler III 75%
Chris Chocola 5%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 95%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 95%
Hillary Clinton 95%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 90%
Howard Coble 5%
Thomas Coburn 10%
Thad Cochran 5%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 5%
Norm Coleman 25%
State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 90%
Gary Ackerman 95%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 5%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 95%
Todd Akin 0%
Lamar Alexander 10%
Rodney Alexander 5%
Wayne Allard 5%
George Allen 10%
Thomas Allen 95%
Rob Andrews 90%
Joe Baca, Sr. 85%
Spencer Bachus 5%
Brian Baird 90%
Richard Hugh Baker 5%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 100%
J. Gresham Barrett 0%
John Barrow 75%
Roscoe Bartlett 10%
Joe Barton 5%
Charlie Bass 15%
Max Baucus 75%
Evan Bayh 90%
Melissa Bean 80%
Bob Beauprez 5%
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 100%
Bob Bennett 10%
Shelley Berkley 90%
Howard Berman 95%
Marion Berry 75%
NA President Joe Biden, Jr. D 90%
Judy Biggert 15%
Michael Bilirakis 10%
Jeff Bingaman 85%
Rob Bishop 5%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 75%
Tim Bishop 90%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn R 0%
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer D 95%
Roy Blunt 5%
Sherwood Boehlert 25%
John Boehner 5%
Kit Bond 10%
Henry Bonilla 5%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 5%
Mary Bono Mack 10%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 5%
Dan Boren 60%
Leonard Boswell 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 10%
Barbara Boxer 100%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 75%
NH State Senate - 3 Jeb Bradley R 15%
Kevin Brady 0%
Bob Brady 90%
Corrine Brown 95%
Henry Brown, Jr. 10%
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown D 95%
Ginny Brown-Waite 10%
Sam Brownback 5%
Jim Bunning 5%
TX U.S. House - 26 Michael Burgess R 5%
Conrad Burns 10%
Richard Burr 10%
Dan Burton 5%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 90%
Steve Buyer 5%
Robert Byrd 80%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 5%
Dave Camp 10%
John Campbell III 5%
Chris Cannon 5%
Eric Cantor 5%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 90%
WV U.S. Senate - Jr Shelley Capito R 15%
Lois Capps 95%
Mike Capuano 95%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin D 90%
Dennis Cardoza 75%
Russ Carnahan 90%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper D 75%
Julia Carson 95%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter R 5%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case D 75%
Mike Castle 25%
Steve Chabot 5%
Lincoln Chafee 55%
Saxby Chambliss 5%
Ben Chandler III 75%
Chris Chocola 5%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 95%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 95%
Hillary Clinton 95%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 90%
Howard Coble 5%
Thomas Coburn 10%
Thad Cochran 5%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 5%
Norm Coleman 25%
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