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State Office Name Party Rating
Fred Upton 70%
Heather Wilson 70%
Frank Wolf 70%
Lamar Alexander 60%
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 60%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 60%
Robert Corker 60%
Chris Dodd 60%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 60%
Vern Ehlers 60%
Jo Ann Emerson 60%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 60%
Baron Hill 60%
Richard Keller 60%
Steve LaTourette 60%
Harry Mitchell 60%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 60%
Barack Obama II 60%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 60%
Tom Petri 60%
Todd Platts 60%
Ralph Regula 60%
Denny Rehberg 60%
Richard Renzi 60%
John Sununu 60%
Gene Taylor 60%
James Walsh 60%
John Warner 60%
Ed Whitfield 60%
Bill Young 60%
Bob Bennett 50%
Joe Biden, Jr. 50%
Judy Biggert 50%
Kit Bond 50%
Mary Bono Mack 50%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 50%
Dan Boren 50%
Ginny Brown-Waite 50%
Thad Cochran 50%
Larry Craig 50%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 50%
Philip English 50%
Jeff Fortenberry 50%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 50%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 50%
Robert Hayes 50%
David Lee Hobson 50%
Tim Johnson 50%
Timothy Johnson 50%
Walter Jones, Jr. 50%
Pete King 50%
Melquiades Martinez 50%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 50%
John Peterson 50%
Jon Porter, Sr. 50%
Dave Reichert 50%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 50%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 50%
Jim Saxton 50%
Pat Tiberi 50%
George Voinovich 50%
Greg Walden 50%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 40%
Sam Brownback 40%
Saxby Chambliss 40%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 40%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 40%
Elizabeth Dole 40%
John Ensign 40%
Mike Enzi 40%
Randy Forbes 40%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 40%
Charles Hagel 40%
Kenny Hulshof 40%
Johnny Isakson 40%
John Kuhl, Jr. 40%
Tom Latham 40%
Thaddeus McCotter 40%
Pat Roberts 40%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 40%
Mike Rogers 40%
Jeff Sessions III 40%
Richard Shelby 40%
John Shimkus 40%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 40%
Donald Young 40%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso Republican 33%
Rodney Alexander 30%
Wayne Allard 30%
Spencer Bachus 30%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 30%
Henry Brown, Jr. 30%
Jim Bunning 30%
Richard Burr 30%
Steve Buyer 30%
Dave Camp 30%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 30%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 30%
Ander Crenshaw 30%
Geoff Davis 30%
State Office Name Party Rating
Fred Upton 70%
Heather Wilson 70%
Frank Wolf 70%
Lamar Alexander 60%
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis R 60%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan R 60%
Robert Corker 60%
Chris Dodd 60%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 60%
Vern Ehlers 60%
Jo Ann Emerson 60%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 60%
Baron Hill 60%
Richard Keller 60%
Steve LaTourette 60%
Harry Mitchell 60%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 60%
Barack Obama II 60%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 60%
Tom Petri 60%
Todd Platts 60%
Ralph Regula 60%
Denny Rehberg 60%
Richard Renzi 60%
John Sununu 60%
Gene Taylor 60%
James Walsh 60%
John Warner 60%
Ed Whitfield 60%
Bill Young 60%
Bob Bennett 50%
Joe Biden, Jr. 50%
Judy Biggert 50%
Kit Bond 50%
Mary Bono Mack 50%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 50%
Dan Boren 50%
Ginny Brown-Waite 50%
Thad Cochran 50%
Larry Craig 50%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 50%
Philip English 50%
Jeff Fortenberry 50%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 50%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 50%
Robert Hayes 50%
David Lee Hobson 50%
Tim Johnson 50%
Timothy Johnson 50%
Walter Jones, Jr. 50%
Pete King 50%
Melquiades Martinez 50%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 50%
John Peterson 50%
Jon Porter, Sr. 50%
Dave Reichert 50%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 50%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 50%
Jim Saxton 50%
Pat Tiberi 50%
George Voinovich 50%
Greg Walden 50%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 40%
Sam Brownback 40%
Saxby Chambliss 40%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 40%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 40%
Elizabeth Dole 40%
John Ensign 40%
Mike Enzi 40%
Randy Forbes 40%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 40%
Charles Hagel 40%
Kenny Hulshof 40%
Johnny Isakson 40%
John Kuhl, Jr. 40%
Tom Latham 40%
Thaddeus McCotter 40%
Pat Roberts 40%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 40%
Mike Rogers 40%
Jeff Sessions III 40%
Richard Shelby 40%
John Shimkus 40%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 40%
Donald Young 40%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso R 33%
Rodney Alexander 30%
Wayne Allard 30%
Spencer Bachus 30%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 30%
Henry Brown, Jr. 30%
Jim Bunning 30%
Richard Burr 30%
Steve Buyer 30%
Dave Camp 30%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 30%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 30%
Ander Crenshaw 30%
Geoff Davis 30%
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