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State Office Name Party Rating
Ike Skelton 82%
Mark Souder 82%
Charles Stenholm 82%
John Tanner 82%
James Turner 82%
Fred Upton 82%
James Walsh 82%
Zach Wamp 82%
W. Curtis Weldon 82%
Evan Bayh 80%
Jeff Bingaman 80%
John Breaux 80%
Jim Bunning 80%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 80%
Howard Coble 80%
Paul Coverdell 80%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 80%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 80%
John Edwards 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
Dianne Feinstein 80%
William Phillip Gramm 80%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 80%
Jesse Helms 80%
Henry Hyde 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
Blanche Lincoln 80%
Trent Lott, Sr. 80%
Connie Mack 80%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 80%
Frank Murkowski 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 80%
Robert William Ney 80%
Deborah Pryce 80%
Ted Stevens 80%
Fred Thompson 80%
Strom Thurmond 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 80%
Charlie Bass 73%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 73%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 73%
Leonard Boswell 73%
Mike Castle 73%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 73%
Philip English 73%
Robert Franks 73%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 73%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 73%
Sue Kelly 73%
Stephen Largent 73%
James Ramstad 73%
Timothy Roemer 73%
Marge Roukema 73%
Paul Ryan 73%
Matt Salmon 73%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 73%
Norman Sisisky 73%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 73%
Cliff Stearns 73%
John Sununu 73%
John Sweeney 73%
James Traficant, Jr. 73%
Gerald Weller 73%
Thomas Coburn 70%
Philip Crane 70%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 70%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 70%
John Ganske 70%
Bart Gordon 70%
Silvestre Reyes 70%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 67%
Alan Mollohan 67%
James Barcia 64%
Bob Barr, Jr. 64%
Steve Chabot 64%
Michael Collins 64%
James Davis 64%
John Duncan, Jr. 64%
Vern Ehlers 64%
Bob Etheridge 64%
Wayne Gilchrest 64%
Baron Hill 64%
Tim Holden 64%
John Hostettler 64%
Pete King 64%
Rick Lazio 64%
Karen McCarthy 64%
Dan Miller 64%
Dennis Moore 64%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 64%
Tom Petri 64%
Earl Pomeroy 64%
David Price 64%
Jack Quinn 64%
Dana Rohrabacher 64%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 64%
Jim Saxton 64%
Gene Taylor 64%
Pat Toomey 64%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 60%
State Office Name Party Rating
Ike Skelton 82%
Mark Souder 82%
Charles Stenholm 82%
John Tanner 82%
James Turner 82%
Fred Upton 82%
James Walsh 82%
Zach Wamp 82%
W. Curtis Weldon 82%
Evan Bayh 80%
Jeff Bingaman 80%
John Breaux 80%
Jim Bunning 80%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 80%
Howard Coble 80%
Paul Coverdell 80%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 80%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 80%
John Edwards 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
Dianne Feinstein 80%
William Phillip Gramm 80%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 80%
Jesse Helms 80%
Henry Hyde 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
Blanche Lincoln 80%
Trent Lott, Sr. 80%
Connie Mack 80%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 80%
Frank Murkowski 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 80%
Robert William Ney 80%
Deborah Pryce 80%
Ted Stevens 80%
Fred Thompson 80%
Strom Thurmond 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 80%
Charlie Bass 73%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 73%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 73%
Leonard Boswell 73%
Mike Castle 73%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 73%
Philip English 73%
Robert Franks 73%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 73%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 73%
Sue Kelly 73%
Stephen Largent 73%
James Ramstad 73%
Timothy Roemer 73%
Marge Roukema 73%
Paul Ryan 73%
Matt Salmon 73%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 73%
Norman Sisisky 73%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Debbie Stabenow D 73%
Cliff Stearns 73%
John Sununu 73%
John Sweeney 73%
James Traficant, Jr. 73%
Gerald Weller 73%
Thomas Coburn 70%
Philip Crane 70%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 70%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 70%
John Ganske 70%
Bart Gordon 70%
Silvestre Reyes 70%
Helen Chenoweth-Hage 67%
Alan Mollohan 67%
James Barcia 64%
Bob Barr, Jr. 64%
Steve Chabot 64%
Michael Collins 64%
James Davis 64%
John Duncan, Jr. 64%
Vern Ehlers 64%
Bob Etheridge 64%
Wayne Gilchrest 64%
Baron Hill 64%
Tim Holden 64%
John Hostettler 64%
Pete King 64%
Rick Lazio 64%
Karen McCarthy 64%
Dan Miller 64%
Dennis Moore 64%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 64%
Tom Petri 64%
Earl Pomeroy 64%
David Price 64%
Jack Quinn 64%
Dana Rohrabacher 64%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 64%
Jim Saxton 64%
Gene Taylor 64%
Pat Toomey 64%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 60%
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