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State Office Name Party Rating
Debbie Stabenow 75%
Pete Stark 75%
Ellen Tauscher 75%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 75%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 75%
John Tierney 75%
Ed Towns 75%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 75%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 75%
Pete Visclosky 75%
Mel Watt 75%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 75%
Albert Wynn 75%
Joe Lieberman 67%
Judy Biggert 63%
Rick Boucher 63%
Ben Cardin 63%
Lincoln Davis 63%
Susan Davis 63%
Bob Etheridge 63%
Harold Ford, Jr. 63%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 63%
Darlene Hooley 63%
James Leach 63%
Dan Lipinski 63%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui Democratic 63%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 63%
Alan Mollohan 63%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 63%
Butch Otter 63%
Dutch Ruppersberger 63%
Christopher Shays 63%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 63%
John Spratt, Jr. 63%
Ted Strickland 63%
John Tanner 63%
Gene Taylor 63%
Robert Wexler 63%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 57%
Gary Ackerman 50%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 50%
Rob Andrews 50%
Max Baucus 50%
Evan Bayh 50%
Melissa Bean 50%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 50%
Marion Berry 50%
Joe Biden, Jr. 50%
Dan Boren 50%
Corrine Brown 50%
Richard Burr 50%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 50%
Robert Byrd 50%
Russ Carnahan 50%
Lincoln Chafee 50%
Hillary Clinton 50%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 50%
Kent Conrad 50%
Larry Craig 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 50%
Artur Davis 50%
James DeMint 50%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 50%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
Chet Edwards 50%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Jo Ann Emerson 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
John Ensign 50%
Mike Enzi 50%
Jeff Flake 50%
Charles Hagel 50%
Brian Higgins 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Debbie Stabenow 75%
Pete Stark 75%
Ellen Tauscher 75%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 75%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 75%
John Tierney 75%
Ed Towns 75%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 75%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 75%
Pete Visclosky 75%
Mel Watt 75%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 75%
Albert Wynn 75%
Joe Lieberman 67%
Judy Biggert 63%
Rick Boucher 63%
Ben Cardin 63%
Lincoln Davis 63%
Susan Davis 63%
Bob Etheridge 63%
Harold Ford, Jr. 63%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 63%
Darlene Hooley 63%
James Leach 63%
Dan Lipinski 63%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui D 63%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 63%
Alan Mollohan 63%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 63%
Butch Otter 63%
Dutch Ruppersberger 63%
Christopher Shays 63%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 63%
John Spratt, Jr. 63%
Ted Strickland 63%
John Tanner 63%
Gene Taylor 63%
Robert Wexler 63%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 57%
Gary Ackerman 50%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 50%
Rob Andrews 50%
Max Baucus 50%
Evan Bayh 50%
Melissa Bean 50%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 50%
Marion Berry 50%
Joe Biden, Jr. 50%
Dan Boren 50%
Corrine Brown 50%
Richard Burr 50%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 50%
Robert Byrd 50%
Russ Carnahan 50%
Lincoln Chafee 50%
Hillary Clinton 50%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 50%
Kent Conrad 50%
Larry Craig 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 50%
Artur Davis 50%
James DeMint 50%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 50%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
Chet Edwards 50%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Jo Ann Emerson 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
John Ensign 50%
Mike Enzi 50%
Jeff Flake 50%
Charles Hagel 50%
Brian Higgins 50%
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