Rating Group: Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)
1996 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 25% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 75% |
| CO | Commissioner - 2 | Scott McInnis | 0% | |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 75% |
| FL | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court | Charles Canady | 75% | |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 25% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 25% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 75% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 75% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 75% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 50% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 25% |
| ME | State Senate - 9 | Joseph Baldacci | Democratic | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 50% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 25% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 25% | |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 25% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 75% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 25% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 67% |
| OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 25% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 50% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 25% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 50% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 25% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 25% |
| Neil Abercrombie | 25% | |||
| Gary Ackerman | 50% | |||
| Rob Andrews | 50% | |||
| Bill Archer | 50% | |||
| Richard Armey | 0% | |||
| Spencer Bachus | 50% | |||
| Henry Scott Baesler | 25% | |||
| Richard Hugh Baker | 50% | |||
| Cass Ballenger | 25% | |||
| James Barcia | 25% | |||
| Bob Barr, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Tom Barrett | 25% | |||
| Bill Barrett | 25% | |||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 25% | |||
| Joe Barton | 100% | |||
| Charlie Bass | 50% | |||
| Herbert Bateman, Sr. | 100% | |||
| Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. | 25% | |||
| Douglas Bereuter | 100% | |||
| Howard Berman | 75% | |||
| Brian Bilbray | 100% | |||
| Michael Bilirakis | 75% | |||
| Thomas Bliley, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Sherwood Boehlert | 50% | |||
| John Boehner | 50% | |||
| Henry Bonilla | 0% | |||
| David Edward Bonior | 25% | |||
| Sonny Bono | 75% | |||
| Robert Borski, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Rick Boucher | 25% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 25% | |||
| George Brown, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Ed Bryant | 50% | |||
| Jim Bunning | 25% | |||
| Richard Burr | 50% | |||
| Dan Burton | 75% | |||
| Steve Buyer | 50% | |||
| Herbert Callahan | 25% | |||
| Dave Camp | 0% | |||
| Thomas Campbell | 50% | |||
| Mike Castle | 100% | |||
| Steve Chabot | 25% | |||
| Saxby Chambliss | 25% | |||
| Helen Chenoweth-Hage | 25% | |||
| Jon Lynn Christensen | 0% | |||
| William Clay, Sr. | 0% | |||
| Eva Clayton | 50% | |||
| Robert Clement | 75% | |||
| Howard Coble | 50% | |||
| Thomas Coburn | 25% | |||
| Michael Collins | 25% | |||
| Larry Combest | 25% | |||
| Gary Condit | 50% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 25% | |||
| Jerry Costello | 25% | |||
| Christopher Cox | 25% | |||
| William Coyne | 25% | |||
| Robert Cramer | 25% | |||
| Philip Crane | 0% | |||
| Barbara Cubin | 25% | |||
| Randall Cunningham | 75% | |||
| Patsy Ann Danner | 50% | |||
| Thomas Davis III | 25% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
| Thomas DeLay | 25% | |||
| Nathan Deal | 75% | |||
| Ronald Dellums | 25% |