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State Office Name Party Rating
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 88%
Ander Crenshaw 90%
Joe Crowley 10%
Barbara Cubin 90%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 90%
John Culberson 90%
Elijah Cummings 10%
Artur Davis 40%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 30%
Geoff Davis 90%
Jo Ann Davis 80%
Lincoln Davis 80%
Susan Davis 10%
Thomas Davis III 90%
Peter DeFazio 10%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 10%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 10%
James DeMint 88%
Nathan Deal 80%
Bill Delahunt 10%
Charlie Dent 90%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 90%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 80%
Norm Dicks 20%
John Dingell 20%
Chris Dodd 38%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 10%
Elizabeth Dole 88%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 88%
John Doolittle 60%
Byron Dorgan 12%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 20%
Thelma Drake 90%
David Dreier 90%
John Duncan, Jr. 90%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 25%
Chet Edwards 80%
Vern Ehlers 90%
Rahm Emanuel 30%
Jo Ann Emerson 90%
Eliot Engel 10%
Philip English 90%
John Ensign 75%
Mike Enzi 88%
Anna Eshoo 10%
Bob Etheridge 10%
Terry Everett 90%
Sam Farr 20%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 10%
Tom Feeney 80%
Russ Feingold 25%
Dianne Feinstein 38%
Michael Ferguson 90%
Bob Filner 30%
Jeff Flake 90%
Randy Forbes 90%
Jeff Fortenberry 90%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 90%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 90%
Barney Frank 10%
Trent Franks 90%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 90%
Elton Gallegly 90%
Scott Garrett 90%
Jim Gerlach 90%
Wayne Gilchrest 90%
Paul Gillmor 80%
Phil Gingrey 90%
Louie Gohmert 80%
Charlie Gonzalez 40%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 90%
Bob Goodlatte 90%
Bart Gordon 60%
Lindsey Graham 100%
Kay Granger 80%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 88%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 80%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 10%
Gene Green 20%
Judd Gregg 100%
Raul Grijalva 10%
Luis Gutiérrez 10%
Charles Hagel 100%
Ralph Hall 80%
Tom Harkin 25%
Jane Harman 40%
J. Dennis Hastert 80%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 10%
Doc Hastings 100%
Orrin Hatch 88%
Robert Hayes 90%
Jeb Hensarling 90%
Wally Herger, Jr. 90%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 30%
Brian Higgins 20%
Maurice Hinchey 10%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 50%
David Lee Hobson 100%
Pete Hoekstra 90%
Tim Holden 30%
State Office Name Party Rating
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 88%
Ander Crenshaw 90%
Joe Crowley 10%
Barbara Cubin 90%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 90%
John Culberson 90%
Elijah Cummings 10%
Artur Davis 40%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 30%
Geoff Davis 90%
Jo Ann Davis 80%
Lincoln Davis 80%
Susan Davis 10%
Thomas Davis III 90%
Peter DeFazio 10%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 10%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 10%
James DeMint 88%
Nathan Deal 80%
Bill Delahunt 10%
Charlie Dent 90%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 90%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 80%
Norm Dicks 20%
John Dingell 20%
Chris Dodd 38%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 10%
Elizabeth Dole 88%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 88%
John Doolittle 60%
Byron Dorgan 12%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 20%
Thelma Drake 90%
David Dreier 90%
John Duncan, Jr. 90%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 25%
Chet Edwards 80%
Vern Ehlers 90%
Rahm Emanuel 30%
Jo Ann Emerson 90%
Eliot Engel 10%
Philip English 90%
John Ensign 75%
Mike Enzi 88%
Anna Eshoo 10%
Bob Etheridge 10%
Terry Everett 90%
Sam Farr 20%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 10%
Tom Feeney 80%
Russ Feingold 25%
Dianne Feinstein 38%
Michael Ferguson 90%
Bob Filner 30%
Jeff Flake 90%
Randy Forbes 90%
Jeff Fortenberry 90%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 90%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx R 90%
Barney Frank 10%
Trent Franks 90%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 90%
Elton Gallegly 90%
Scott Garrett 90%
Jim Gerlach 90%
Wayne Gilchrest 90%
Paul Gillmor 80%
Phil Gingrey 90%
Louie Gohmert 80%
Charlie Gonzalez 40%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 90%
Bob Goodlatte 90%
Bart Gordon 60%
Lindsey Graham 100%
Kay Granger 80%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 88%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 80%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 10%
Gene Green 20%
Judd Gregg 100%
Raul Grijalva 10%
Luis Gutiérrez 10%
Charles Hagel 100%
Ralph Hall 80%
Tom Harkin 25%
Jane Harman 40%
J. Dennis Hastert 80%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 10%
Doc Hastings 100%
Orrin Hatch 88%
Robert Hayes 90%
Jeb Hensarling 90%
Wally Herger, Jr. 90%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 30%
Brian Higgins 20%
Maurice Hinchey 10%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 50%
David Lee Hobson 100%
Pete Hoekstra 90%
Tim Holden 30%
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