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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
ME | State Senate - 9 | Joseph Baldacci | Democratic | 75% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Agriculture | Thomas Vilsack | 50% | |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Energy | Jennifer Granholm | 25% | |
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 75% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 75% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mitt Romney | Republican | 50% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 25% |
Craig Benson | 100% | |||
Rod Blagojevich | 25% | |||
Phil Bredesen | 75% | |||
Jeb Bush | 75% | |||
Don Carcieri | 50% | |||
Jim Douglas | 50% | |||
Jim Doyle III | 50% | |||
Michael Easley | 50% | |||
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. | 50% | |||
Kenny Guinn | 25% | |||
Brad Henry | 50% | |||
Bob Holden | 0% | |||
Mike Huckabee | 25% | |||
Mike Johanns | 50% | |||
Dirk Kempthorne | 50% | |||
Ted Kulongoski | 25% | |||
Linda Lingle | 50% | |||
Gary Locke | 75% | |||
Judy Martz | 100% | |||
James McGreevey | 0% | |||
Ruth Minner | 25% | |||
Janet Napolitano | 25% | |||
Bill Owens | 100% | |||
George Pataki | 75% | |||
Tim Pawlenty | 75% | |||
Sonny Perdue | 25% | |||
Rick Perry | 75% | |||
Ed Rendell | 0% | |||
Bill Richardson | 75% | |||
Bob Riley | 25% | |||
Mark Sanford, Jr. | 75% | |||
Arnold Schwarzenegger | 100% | |||
Kathleen Sebelius | 25% | |||
Bob Taft | 0% | |||
Bob Wise, Jr. | 25% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
ME | State Senate - 9 | Joseph Baldacci | D | 75% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Agriculture | Thomas Vilsack | 50% | |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Energy | Jennifer Granholm | 25% | |
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 75% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 75% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mitt Romney | R | 50% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 25% |
Craig Benson | 100% | |||
Rod Blagojevich | 25% | |||
Phil Bredesen | 75% | |||
Jeb Bush | 75% | |||
Don Carcieri | 50% | |||
Jim Douglas | 50% | |||
Jim Doyle III | 50% | |||
Michael Easley | 50% | |||
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. | 50% | |||
Kenny Guinn | 25% | |||
Brad Henry | 50% | |||
Bob Holden | 0% | |||
Mike Huckabee | 25% | |||
Mike Johanns | 50% | |||
Dirk Kempthorne | 50% | |||
Ted Kulongoski | 25% | |||
Linda Lingle | 50% | |||
Gary Locke | 75% | |||
Judy Martz | 100% | |||
James McGreevey | 0% | |||
Ruth Minner | 25% | |||
Janet Napolitano | 25% | |||
Bill Owens | 100% | |||
George Pataki | 75% | |||
Tim Pawlenty | 75% | |||
Sonny Perdue | 25% | |||
Rick Perry | 75% | |||
Ed Rendell | 0% | |||
Bill Richardson | 75% | |||
Bob Riley | 25% | |||
Mark Sanford, Jr. | 75% | |||
Arnold Schwarzenegger | 100% | |||
Kathleen Sebelius | 25% | |||
Bob Taft | 0% | |||
Bob Wise, Jr. | 25% |