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State Office Name Party Rating
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 100
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 0
Norm Coleman 29
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 71
Mike Conaway 0
Kent Conrad 86
John Conyers, Jr. 100
Jim Cooper 67
Robert Corker 14
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 14
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 83
Jerry Costello 100
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 100
Larry Craig 33
Robert Cramer 33
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 29
Ander Crenshaw 0
Joe Crowley 100
Barbara Cubin 0
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 67
John Culberson 0
Elijah Cummings 100
Artur Davis 67
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 100
David Davis 17
Geoff Davis 0
Lincoln Davis 17
Susan Davis 100
Thomas Davis III 0
Peter DeFazio 100
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 100
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100
James DeMint 29
Nathan Deal 0
Bill Delahunt 100
Charlie Dent 17
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 33
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 33
Norm Dicks 100
John Dingell 100
Chris Dodd 67
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 100
Elizabeth Dole 29
Pete Domenici, Jr. 14
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 50
John Doolittle 0
Byron Dorgan 100
Mike Doyle, Jr. 100
Thelma Drake 0
David Dreier 0
John Duncan, Jr. 17
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 71
Chet Edwards 67
Vern Ehlers 17
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Brad Ellsworth 50
Rahm Emanuel 100
Jo Ann Emerson 0
Eliot Engel 100
Philip English 17
John Ensign 14
Mike Enzi 29
Anna Eshoo 100
Bob Etheridge 83
Terry Everett 0
Mary Fallin 0
Sam Farr 100
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 100
Tom Feeney 0
Russ Feingold 86
Dianne Feinstein 57
Michael Ferguson 17
Bob Filner 100
Jeff Flake 17
Randy Forbes 0
Jeff Fortenberry 0
Vito Fossella, Jr. 0
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 0
Barney Frank 100
Trent Franks 0
Rodney Frelinghuysen 17
Elton Gallegly 0
Scott Garrett 0
Jim Gerlach 17
Gabrielle Giffords 100
Wayne Gilchrest 60
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 100
Phil Gingrey 0
Louie Gohmert 0
Charlie Gonzalez 83
Virgil Goode, Jr. 0
Bob Goodlatte 0
Bart Gordon 50
Lindsey Graham 14
Kay Granger 0
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 29
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 0
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 100
Gene Green 100
Judd Gregg 33
State Office Name Party Rating
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 100
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 0
Norm Coleman 29
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 71
Mike Conaway 0
Kent Conrad 86
John Conyers, Jr. 100
Jim Cooper 67
Robert Corker 14
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 14
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 83
Jerry Costello 100
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 100
Larry Craig 33
Robert Cramer 33
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 29
Ander Crenshaw 0
Joe Crowley 100
Barbara Cubin 0
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 67
John Culberson 0
Elijah Cummings 100
Artur Davis 67
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 100
David Davis 17
Geoff Davis 0
Lincoln Davis 17
Susan Davis 100
Thomas Davis III 0
Peter DeFazio 100
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 100
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 100
James DeMint 29
Nathan Deal 0
Bill Delahunt 100
Charlie Dent 17
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 33
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 33
Norm Dicks 100
John Dingell 100
Chris Dodd 67
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 100
Elizabeth Dole 29
Pete Domenici, Jr. 14
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 50
John Doolittle 0
Byron Dorgan 100
Mike Doyle, Jr. 100
Thelma Drake 0
David Dreier 0
John Duncan, Jr. 17
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 71
Chet Edwards 67
Vern Ehlers 17
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 100
Brad Ellsworth 50
Rahm Emanuel 100
Jo Ann Emerson 0
Eliot Engel 100
Philip English 17
John Ensign 14
Mike Enzi 29
Anna Eshoo 100
Bob Etheridge 83
Terry Everett 0
Mary Fallin 0
Sam Farr 100
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 100
Tom Feeney 0
Russ Feingold 86
Dianne Feinstein 57
Michael Ferguson 17
Bob Filner 100
Jeff Flake 17
Randy Forbes 0
Jeff Fortenberry 0
Vito Fossella, Jr. 0
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx R 0
Barney Frank 100
Trent Franks 0
Rodney Frelinghuysen 17
Elton Gallegly 0
Scott Garrett 0
Jim Gerlach 17
Gabrielle Giffords 100
Wayne Gilchrest 60
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 100
Phil Gingrey 0
Louie Gohmert 0
Charlie Gonzalez 83
Virgil Goode, Jr. 0
Bob Goodlatte 0
Bart Gordon 50
Lindsey Graham 14
Kay Granger 0
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 29
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 0
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 100
Gene Green 100
Judd Gregg 33
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