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State Office Name Party Rating
Gerry Connolly 80%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 80%
Robert Cramer 80%
Joe Crowley 80%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 80%
Artur Davis 80%
Lincoln Davis 80%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
Rahm Emanuel 80%
Jeff Fortenberry 80%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 80%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 80%
Brian Higgins 80%
Baron Hill 80%
David Lee Hobson 80%
Steve Israel 80%
Steve Kagen 80%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 80%
Steve LaTourette 80%
Nicholas Lampson 80%
Leonard Lance 80%
Chris Lee 80%
Dan Maffei 80%
Carolyn McCarthy 80%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney Democratic 80%
Alan Mollohan 80%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 80%
Patrick Murphy 80%
Tim Murphy 80%
John Murtha 80%
Ed Perlmutter 80%
John Peterson 80%
Deborah Pryce 80%
Ralph Regula 80%
Tom Rooney 80%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 80%
Dutch Ruppersberger 80%
John Salazar 80%
Loretta Sanchez 80%
Aaron Schock 80%
John Shimkus 80%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 80%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 80%
Pat Tiberi 80%
John Tierney 80%
NV U.S. House - 1 Dina Titus Democratic 80%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 80%
Greg Walden 80%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 80%
Ed Whitfield 80%
Frank Wolf 80%
Sam Farr 76%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 76%
Luis Gutiérrez 74%
Jim Matheson 74%
Rodney Alexander 72%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 72%
Corrine Brown 66%
Henry Brown, Jr. 66%
John Kuhl, Jr. 66%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 66%
John Olver 66%
Earl Pomeroy 64%
John McHugh 62%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 60%
Brian Bilbray 60%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 60%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 60%
Joseph Knollenberg 60%
Frank Kratovil, Jr. 60%
Jerry Lewis 60%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 60%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 60%
George Miller 60%
Denny Rehberg 60%
Mike Rogers 60%
Heath Shuler 60%
Lamar Smith 60%
Fred Upton 60%
Pete Stark 52%
Gabrielle Giffords 46%
Kay Granger 46%
John Tanner 46%
Lee Terry 46%
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 40%
Roy Blunt 40%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 40%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 40%
Bruce Braley 40%
Ginny Brown-Waite 40%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 40%
Howard Coble 40%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 40%
Ander Crenshaw 40%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 40%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 40%
Thelma Drake 40%
Mary Fallin 40%
LA Treasurer John Fleming, Jr. Republican 40%
State Office Name Party Rating
Gerry Connolly 80%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 80%
Robert Cramer 80%
Joe Crowley 80%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 80%
Artur Davis 80%
Lincoln Davis 80%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
Rahm Emanuel 80%
Jeff Fortenberry 80%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 80%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 80%
Brian Higgins 80%
Baron Hill 80%
David Lee Hobson 80%
Steve Israel 80%
Steve Kagen 80%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 80%
Steve LaTourette 80%
Nicholas Lampson 80%
Leonard Lance 80%
Chris Lee 80%
Dan Maffei 80%
Carolyn McCarthy 80%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney D 80%
Alan Mollohan 80%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore D 80%
Patrick Murphy 80%
Tim Murphy 80%
John Murtha 80%
Ed Perlmutter 80%
John Peterson 80%
Deborah Pryce 80%
Ralph Regula 80%
Tom Rooney 80%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 80%
Dutch Ruppersberger 80%
John Salazar 80%
Loretta Sanchez 80%
Aaron Schock 80%
John Shimkus 80%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 80%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 80%
Pat Tiberi 80%
John Tierney 80%
NV U.S. House - 1 Dina Titus D 80%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 80%
Greg Walden 80%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 80%
Ed Whitfield 80%
Frank Wolf 80%
Sam Farr 76%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 76%
Luis Gutiérrez 74%
Jim Matheson 74%
Rodney Alexander 72%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 72%
Corrine Brown 66%
Henry Brown, Jr. 66%
John Kuhl, Jr. 66%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 66%
John Olver 66%
Earl Pomeroy 64%
John McHugh 62%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 60%
Brian Bilbray 60%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 60%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 60%
Joseph Knollenberg 60%
Frank Kratovil, Jr. 60%
Jerry Lewis 60%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 60%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 60%
George Miller 60%
Denny Rehberg 60%
Mike Rogers 60%
Heath Shuler 60%
Lamar Smith 60%
Fred Upton 60%
Pete Stark 52%
Gabrielle Giffords 46%
Kay Granger 46%
John Tanner 46%
Lee Terry 46%
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis R 40%
Roy Blunt 40%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 40%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 40%
Bruce Braley 40%
Ginny Brown-Waite 40%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 40%
Howard Coble 40%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 40%
Ander Crenshaw 40%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 40%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 40%
Thelma Drake 40%
Mary Fallin 40%
LA Treasurer John Fleming, Jr. R 40%
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