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State Office Name Party Rating
Frank Lautenberg 9%
Patrick Leahy 9%
Carl Levin 9%
Bob Menendez 9%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley Democratic 9%
Barbara Mikulski 9%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 9%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 9%
NH U.S. Senate - Sr Jeanne Shaheen Democratic 9%
Debbie Stabenow 9%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 9%
Corrine Brown 7%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 7%
Larry Kissell 7%
Earl Pomeroy 7%
Leonard Boswell 6%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 6%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 6%
John Conyers, Jr. 6%
Bob Etheridge 6%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 6%
Barney Frank 6%
Phil Hare 6%
Steve Israel 6%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 6%
Eddie Johnson 6%
Timothy Johnson 6%
Patrick Kennedy 6%
Mary Jo Kilroy 6%
John Lewis 6%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 6%
Carolyn McCarthy 6%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 6%
Dennis Moore 6%
Jack Murtha 6%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 6%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 6%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 6%
Silvestre Reyes 6%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 6%
Bobby Rush 6%
Loretta Sanchez 6%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 6%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 6%
Ellen Tauscher 6%
Mel Watt 6%
Anthony Weiner 6%
Gary Ackerman 5%
John Adler 5%
Jason Altmire 5%
Rob Andrews 5%
Joe Baca, Sr. 5%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 5%
Xavier Becerra 5%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 5%
Howard Berman 5%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 5%
Tim Bishop 5%
John Boccieri 5%
Bob Brady 5%
Bruce Braley 5%
Lois Capps 5%
Mike Capuano 5%
Russ Carnahan 5%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 5%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 5%
Ben Chandler III 5%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 5%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 5%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 5%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 5%
Gerry Connolly 5%
Jerry Costello 5%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 5%
Joe Crowley 5%
Elijah Cummings 5%
Kathy Dahlkemper 5%
Artur Davis 5%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 5%
Lincoln Davis 5%
Susan Davis 5%
Peter DeFazio 5%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 5%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 5%
Norm Dicks 5%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 5%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 5%
Chet Edwards 5%
Eliot Engel 5%
Anna Eshoo 5%
Bob Filner 5%
Marcia Fudge 5%
Charlie Gonzalez 5%
Bart Gordon 5%
Alan Grayson 5%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 5%
Gene Green 5%
Luis Gutiérrez 5%
John Hall 5%
Debbie Halvorson 5%
State Office Name Party Rating
Frank Lautenberg 9%
Patrick Leahy 9%
Carl Levin 9%
Bob Menendez 9%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley D 9%
Barbara Mikulski 9%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 9%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 9%
NH U.S. Senate - Sr Jeanne Shaheen D 9%
Debbie Stabenow 9%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 9%
Corrine Brown 7%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 7%
Larry Kissell 7%
Earl Pomeroy 7%
Leonard Boswell 6%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 6%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 6%
John Conyers, Jr. 6%
Bob Etheridge 6%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 6%
Barney Frank 6%
Phil Hare 6%
Steve Israel 6%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 6%
Eddie Johnson 6%
Timothy Johnson 6%
Patrick Kennedy 6%
Mary Jo Kilroy 6%
John Lewis 6%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 6%
Carolyn McCarthy 6%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 6%
Dennis Moore 6%
Jack Murtha 6%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 6%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 6%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 6%
Silvestre Reyes 6%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 6%
Bobby Rush 6%
Loretta Sanchez 6%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 6%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 6%
Ellen Tauscher 6%
Mel Watt 6%
Anthony Weiner 6%
Gary Ackerman 5%
John Adler 5%
Jason Altmire 5%
Rob Andrews 5%
Joe Baca, Sr. 5%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 5%
Xavier Becerra 5%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 5%
Howard Berman 5%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 5%
Tim Bishop 5%
John Boccieri 5%
Bob Brady 5%
Bruce Braley 5%
Lois Capps 5%
Mike Capuano 5%
Russ Carnahan 5%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 5%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 5%
Ben Chandler III 5%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 5%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 5%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 5%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 5%
Gerry Connolly 5%
Jerry Costello 5%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 5%
Joe Crowley 5%
Elijah Cummings 5%
Kathy Dahlkemper 5%
Artur Davis 5%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 5%
Lincoln Davis 5%
Susan Davis 5%
Peter DeFazio 5%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 5%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 5%
Norm Dicks 5%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 5%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 5%
Chet Edwards 5%
Eliot Engel 5%
Anna Eshoo 5%
Bob Filner 5%
Marcia Fudge 5%
Charlie Gonzalez 5%
Bart Gordon 5%
Alan Grayson 5%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 5%
Gene Green 5%
Luis Gutiérrez 5%
John Hall 5%
Debbie Halvorson 5%
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