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State Office Name Party Rating
Dutch Ruppersberger 80%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 80%
José Serrano 80%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 80%
Pete Stark 80%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 80%
Albert Wynn 80%
Max Baucus 70%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 70%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 70%
Dennis Cardoza 70%
Ben Chandler III 70%
Chet Edwards 70%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 70%
Walter Jones, Jr. 70%
Patrick Kennedy 70%
Blanche Lincoln 70%
Donald Payne 70%
Collin Peterson 70%
Mike Ross 70%
John Salazar 70%
John Barrow 60%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 60%
Robert Cramer 60%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 60%
Lincoln Davis 60%
Jim Gerlach 60%
Bart Gordon 60%
William Jefferson 60%
Jim Marshall 60%
John McHugh 60%
Mike McIntyre 60%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 60%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 60%
Ben Nelson 60%
James Ramstad 60%
Jay Rockefeller IV 60%
Olympia Snowe 60%
John Tanner 60%
George Voinovich 60%
Heather Wilson 60%
Melissa Bean 50%
Dan Boren 50%
Norm Coleman 50%
Tim Johnson 50%
Steve LaTourette 50%
Jim Matheson 50%
Ron Paul 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 50%
Roscoe Bartlett 40%
Joe Barton 40%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 40%
Mike Castle 40%
Jo Ann Davis 40%
Jo Ann Emerson 40%
Philip English 40%
Bobby Jindal 40%
Richard Keller 40%
Pete King 40%
John Kuhl, Jr. 40%
Thaddeus McCotter 40%
Tim Murphy 40%
Todd Platts 40%
Dave Reichert 40%
Richard Renzi 40%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 40%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 40%
Todd Tiahrt 40%
James Walsh 40%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 30%
Spencer Bachus 30%
J. Gresham Barrett 30%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 30%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 30%
Kevin Brady 30%
Michael Burgess 30%
Steve Buyer 30%
Dave Camp 30%
John Culberson 30%
Geoff Davis 30%
Thomas Davis III 30%
Charlie Dent 30%
Thelma Drake 30%
David Dreier 30%
Vern Ehlers 30%
Michael Ferguson 30%
Jeff Fortenberry 30%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 30%
Wayne Gilchrest 30%
Paul Gillmor 30%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 30%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 30%
Robert Hayes 30%
David Lee Hobson 30%
Kenny Hulshof 30%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 30%
Mark Kirk 30%
John Kline 30%
Jerry Lewis 30%
Ron Lewis 30%
State Office Name Party Rating
Dutch Ruppersberger 80%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 80%
José Serrano 80%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 80%
Pete Stark 80%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 80%
Albert Wynn 80%
Max Baucus 70%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 70%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 70%
Dennis Cardoza 70%
Ben Chandler III 70%
Chet Edwards 70%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 70%
Walter Jones, Jr. 70%
Patrick Kennedy 70%
Blanche Lincoln 70%
Donald Payne 70%
Collin Peterson 70%
Mike Ross 70%
John Salazar 70%
John Barrow 60%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 60%
Robert Cramer 60%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 60%
Lincoln Davis 60%
Jim Gerlach 60%
Bart Gordon 60%
William Jefferson 60%
Jim Marshall 60%
John McHugh 60%
Mike McIntyre 60%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 60%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 60%
Ben Nelson 60%
James Ramstad 60%
Jay Rockefeller IV 60%
Olympia Snowe 60%
John Tanner 60%
George Voinovich 60%
Heather Wilson 60%
Melissa Bean 50%
Dan Boren 50%
Norm Coleman 50%
Tim Johnson 50%
Steve LaTourette 50%
Jim Matheson 50%
Ron Paul 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 50%
Roscoe Bartlett 40%
Joe Barton 40%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 40%
Mike Castle 40%
Jo Ann Davis 40%
Jo Ann Emerson 40%
Philip English 40%
Bobby Jindal 40%
Richard Keller 40%
Pete King 40%
John Kuhl, Jr. 40%
Thaddeus McCotter 40%
Tim Murphy 40%
Todd Platts 40%
Dave Reichert 40%
Richard Renzi 40%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 40%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 40%
Todd Tiahrt 40%
James Walsh 40%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 30%
Spencer Bachus 30%
J. Gresham Barrett 30%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 30%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 30%
Kevin Brady 30%
Michael Burgess 30%
Steve Buyer 30%
Dave Camp 30%
John Culberson 30%
Geoff Davis 30%
Thomas Davis III 30%
Charlie Dent 30%
Thelma Drake 30%
David Dreier 30%
Vern Ehlers 30%
Michael Ferguson 30%
Jeff Fortenberry 30%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 30%
Wayne Gilchrest 30%
Paul Gillmor 30%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 30%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 30%
Robert Hayes 30%
David Lee Hobson 30%
Kenny Hulshof 30%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 30%
Mark Kirk 30%
John Kline 30%
Jerry Lewis 30%
Ron Lewis 30%
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