| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Ackerman | 100% | ||||
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | ||||
| Bill Archer | 0% | ||||
| Richard Armey | 20% | ||||
| Richard Hugh Baker | 0% | ||||
| Cass Ballenger | 0% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 6 | Joe Barton | Republican | 0% |
| Herbert Bateman | 0% | ||||
| MT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Max Baucus | Democratic | 50% |
| Anthony Beilenson | 0% | ||||
| Douglas Bereuter | 20% | ||||
| Howard Berman | 40% | ||||
| Tom Bevill | 20% | ||||
| NA | Vice President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 50% | |
| Michael Bilirakis | 40% | ||||
| Jeff Bingaman | 50% | ||||
| Thomas Bliley, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Sherwood Boehlert | 20% | ||||
| Kit Bond | 0% | ||||
| David Edward Bonior | 80% | ||||
| Rick Boucher | 60% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | 80% |
| Bill Bradley | 100% | ||||
| John Breaux | 50% | ||||
| George Brown, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| Richard Bryan | 50% | ||||
| John Bryant | 80% | ||||
| Dale Bumpers | 50% | ||||
| Jim Bunning | 0% | ||||
| Conrad Burns | 50% | ||||
| Dan Burton | 20% | ||||
| Robert Byrd | 50% | ||||
| Herbert Callahan | 0% | ||||
| Ben Campbell | 40% | ||||
| MD | U.S. Senate | Jr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 0% |
| John Chafee | 50% | ||||
| William Clay, Sr. | 80% | ||||
| IN | U.S. Senate | Sr | Daniel Coats | Republican | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House | 6 | Howard Coble | Republican | 0% |
| MS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Thad Cochran | Republican | 50% |
| William Cohen | 50% | ||||
| Ronald Coleman | 40% | ||||
| Cardiss Collins | 60% | ||||
| Larry Combest | 0% | ||||
| Gary Condit | 20% | ||||
| Kent Conrad | 50% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 13 | John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | 20% |
| Jerry Costello | 40% | ||||
| Christopher Cox | 0% | ||||
| Philip Crane | 0% | ||||
| Alfonse D'Amato | 50% | ||||
| Thomas Daschle | 100% | ||||
| E. Kika de la Garza | 20% | ||||
| Thomas DeLay | 0% | ||||
| Ronald Dellums | 60% | ||||
| Norm Dicks | 60% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 12 | John Dingell | Democratic | 20% |
| Julian Dixon | 20% | ||||
| Chris Dodd | 50% | ||||
| Robert Dole | 0% | ||||
| Pete Domenici, Jr. | 50% | ||||
| Byron Dorgan | 20% | ||||
| Robert Dornan | 20% | ||||
| David Dreier | 0% | ||||
| IL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 40% |
| Bill Emerson | 40% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 16 | Eliot Engel | Democratic | 40% |
| Lane Evans | 100% | ||||
| Jim Exon | 50% | ||||
| Harris Fawell | 0% | ||||
| Victor Fazio | 40% | ||||
| Jack Fields, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Floyd Flake | 0% | ||||
| Wendell Ford | 50% | ||||
| Barney Frank | 80% | ||||
| Jonas Frost III | 80% | ||||
| Elton Gallegly | 20% | ||||
| Sam Gejdenson | 80% | ||||
| Richard Andrew Gephardt | 0% | ||||
| Pete Geren | 20% | ||||
| Sam Gibbons | 0% | ||||
| Paul Gillmor | 0% | ||||
| Benjamin Gilman | 60% | ||||
| Newt Gingrich | 20% | ||||
| John Glenn | 50% | ||||
| Henry Gonzalez | 0% | ||||
| Albert Gore, Jr. | 50% | ||||
| Slade Gorton | 50% | ||||
| Porter Goss | 40% | ||||
| Daniel Graham | 100% | ||||
| William Phillip Gramm | 50% | ||||
| IA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 50% |
| Steven Gunderson | 20% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 4 | Ralph Hall | Republican | 40% |
| Tony Hall | 20% | ||||
| Lee Hamilton | 0% | ||||
| Melton Hancock | 0% | ||||
| James Hansen | 0% | ||||
| IA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tom Harkin | Democratic | 50% |
| J. Dennis Hastert | 40% | ||||
| UT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Orrin Hatch | Republican | 50% |
| Mark Hatfield | 50% | ||||
| Joel Hefley | 0% | ||||
| W.G. Hefner | 0% | ||||
| Jesse Helms | 50% | ||||
| Wally Herger, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| Ernest Hollings | 0% | ||||
| Amory Houghton, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| MD | U.S. House | 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 0% |
| Duncan Hunter | 0% | ||||
| Henry Hyde | 20% | ||||
| Daniel Inouye | 50% | ||||
| Andrew Jacobs, Jr. | 20% | ||||
| James Merrill Jeffords | 50% | ||||
| Nancy Johnson | 0% | ||||
| Harry Johnston | 20% | ||||
| J. Bennett Johnston | 50% | ||||
| Nancy Landon Kassebaum | 50% | ||||
| Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | ||||
| Joseph Kennedy II | 80% | ||||
| Barbara Bailey Kennelly | 80% | ||||
| Bob Kerrey | 50% | ||||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | John Kerry | Democratic | 100% | |
| Dale Kildee | 80% | ||||
| Gerald Kleczka | 20% | ||||
| Herb Kohl | 50% | ||||
| James Kolbe | 0% | ||||
| Jon Kyl | 0% | ||||
| John LaFalce | 20% | ||||
| Tom Lantos | 0% | ||||
| Greg Laughlin | 40% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Sr | Frank Lautenberg | Democratic | 50% |
| James Leach | 20% | ||||
| VT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patrick Leahy | Democratic | 50% |
| MI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Carl Levin | Democratic | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House | 9 | Sandy Levin | Democratic | 20% |
| Jerry Lewis | 0% | ||||
| GA | U.S. House | 5 | John Lewis | Democratic | 40% |
| Joe Lieberman | 50% | ||||
| Jim Lightfoot | 0% | ||||
| William Lipinski | 40% | ||||
| Robert Livingston | 20% | ||||
| Trent Lott, Sr. | 50% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 17 | Nita Lowey | Democratic | 40% |
| Dick Lugar | 0% | ||||
| Connie Mack | 50% | ||||
| Thomas Manton | 20% | ||||
| MA | U.S. House | 5 | Ed Markey | Democratic | 40% |
| Matthew Martinez | 60% | ||||
| Robert Matsui | 0% | ||||
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Sr | John McCain III | Republican | 50% |
| Bill McCollum | 0% | ||||
| KY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mitch McConnell | Republican | 50% |
| James McCrery III | 0% | ||||
| WA | U.S. House | 7 | Jim McDermott | Democratic | 80% |
| Michael McNulty | 60% | ||||
| Jan Meyers | 0% | ||||
| MD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House | 11 | George Miller | Democratic | 0% |
| Patsy Takemoto Mink | 0% | ||||
| John Moakley | 20% | ||||
| Susan Molinari | 0% | ||||
| Alan Mollohan | 0% | ||||
| G.V. Montgomery | 0% | ||||
| Carlos Moorhead | 0% | ||||
| Constance Morella | 20% | ||||
| Patrick Moynihan | 50% | ||||
| Frank Murkowski | 50% | ||||
| John Myers | 0% | ||||
| MA | U.S. House | 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 20% |
| Don Nickles | 50% | ||||
| Sam Nunn | 50% | ||||
| Jim Oberstar | 0% | ||||
| Dave Obey | 20% | ||||
| Solomon Ortiz, Sr. | 20% | ||||
| Major Owens | 60% | ||||
| Michael Oxley | 0% | ||||
| Ronald Packard | 20% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
| Mike Parker | 0% | ||||
| William Paxon | 0% | ||||
| Donald Payne | 40% | ||||
| Lewis Payne, Jr. | 20% | ||||
| Claiborne Pell | 50% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 12 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 60% |
| WI | U.S. House | 6 | Tom Petri | Republican | 0% |
| Owen Pickett | 0% | ||||
| John Edward Porter | 20% | ||||
| Glenn Poshard | 60% | ||||
| Larry Pressler | 50% | ||||
| David Pryor | 50% | ||||
| WV | U.S. House | 3 | Nick Rahall II | Democratic | 20% |
| NY | U.S. House | 13 | Charlie Rangel | Democratic | 100% |
| NV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Harry Reid | Democratic | 50% |
| Bill Richardson | 60% | ||||
| Charles Robb | 50% | ||||
| KS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Pat Roberts | Republican | 0% |
| WV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jay Rockefeller IV | Democratic | 100% |
| KY | U.S. House | 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 48 | Dana Rohrabacher | Republican | 0% |
| Charles Rose III | 40% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 27 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Republican | 20% |
| Toby Roth | 0% | ||||
| William Roth, Jr. | 50% | ||||
| Marge Roukema | 0% | ||||
| Martin Olav Sabo | 0% | ||||
| Paul Sarbanes | 50% | ||||
| Jim Saxton | 0% | ||||
| Daniel Schaefer | 0% | ||||
| Steven Schiff | 20% | ||||
| Patricia Schroeder | 80% | ||||
| NY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 20% |
| WI | U.S. House | 5 | Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Republican | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House | 15 | José Serrano | Democratic | 20% |
| E. Clay Shaw, Jr. | 20% | ||||
| Christopher Shays | 20% | ||||
| AL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Shelby | Republican | 50% |
| Paul Simon | 100% | ||||
| Alan Simpson | 0% | ||||
| Norman Sisisky | 0% | ||||
| David Skaggs | 40% | ||||
| Joseph Skeen | 0% | ||||
| Ike Skelton | 0% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 25 | Louise Slaughter | Democratic | 40% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 40% |
| TX | U.S. House | 21 | Lamar Smith | Republican | 0% |
| Olympia Snowe | 40% | ||||
| Gerald B.H. Solomon | 20% | ||||
| Arlen Specter | 50% | ||||
| Pete Stark | 40% | ||||
| Cliff Stearns | 20% | ||||
| Charles Stenholm | 20% | ||||
| Ted Stevens | 0% | ||||
| Gerry Studds | 60% | ||||
| Bob Stump | 0% | ||||
| William Tauzin | 0% | ||||
| Gene Taylor | 20% | ||||
| Craig Thomas | 0% | ||||
| William Thomas | 0% | ||||
| Strom Thurmond | 50% | ||||
| Esteban Edward Torres | 60% | ||||
| Robert Torricelli | 40% | ||||
| Ed Towns | 100% | ||||
| MI | U.S. House | 6 | Fred Upton | Republican | 0% |
| Bruce Vento | 20% | ||||
| IN | U.S. House | 1 | Pete Visclosky | Democratic | 40% |
| Harold Volkmer | 80% | ||||
| Barbara Vucanovich | 0% | ||||
| James Walsh | 40% | ||||
| John Warner | 50% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 33 | Henry Waxman | Democratic | 20% |
| Pat Williams | 20% | ||||
| Charles Wilson | 20% | ||||
| Bob Wise, Jr. | 60% | ||||
| VA | U.S. House | 10 | Frank Wolf | Republican | 20% |
| Sidney Yates | 0% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 13 | Bill Young | Republican | 0% |
| AK | U.S. House | At-Large | Don Young | Republican | 0% |
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