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State Office Name Party Rating
Michael McMahon 11%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 11%
Scott Murphy 11%
Dave Obey 11%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 11%
Donald Payne 11%
Tom Perriello 11%
Earl Pomeroy 11%
Bobby Rush 11%
John Salazar 11%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 11%
John Spratt, Jr. 11%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch Democratic 11%
Lynn Woolsey 11%
Eric Massa 10%
Byron Dorgan 8%
Russ Feingold 8%
Joe Lieberman 8%
Mark Pryor 8%
Harry Reid 8%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 6%
Robert Byrd 6%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 6%
Rob Andrews 5%
Joe Baca, Sr. 5%
Melissa Bean 5%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 5%
Corrine Brown 5%
Mike Capuano 5%
Dennis Cardoza 5%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 5%
Jim Cooper 5%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 5%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 5%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 5%
Elijah Cummings 5%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 5%
John Dingell 5%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 5%
Barney Frank 5%
Marcia Fudge 5%
Gabrielle Giffords 5%
Alan Grayson 5%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 5%
Gene Green 5%
Raul Grijalva 5%
Luis Gutiérrez 5%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes Democratic 5%
Mike Honda 5%
Sheila Jackson Lee 5%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 5%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 5%
Ron Kind 5%
Larry Kissell 5%
Jim Langevin 5%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 5%
Sandy Levin 5%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 5%
Betsy Markey 5%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 5%
Carolyn McCarthy 5%
George Miller 5%
Grace Napolitano 5%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 5%
John Olver 5%
IL U.S. House - 5 Mike Quigley Democratic 5%
Charlie Rangel 5%
Silvestre Reyes 5%
Ciro Rodriguez 5%
Tim Ryan 5%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 5%
Louise Slaughter 5%
Vic Snyder 5%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 5%
Ed Towns 5%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 5%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 5%
Henry Waxman 5%
Anthony Weiner 5%
Ted Kaufman 4%
Blanche Lincoln 4%
Claire McCaskill 4%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner Democratic 4%
Neil Abercrombie 0%
Gary Ackerman 0%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 0%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 0%
Max Baucus 0%
Xavier Becerra 0%
Mark Begich 0%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet Democratic 0%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 0%
Howard Berman 0%
Jeff Bingaman 0%
Tim Bishop 0%
Earl Blumenauer 0%
Leonard Boswell 0%
Barbara Boxer 0%
Bob Brady 0%
Bruce Braley 0%
State Office Name Party Rating
Michael McMahon 11%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore D 11%
Scott Murphy 11%
Dave Obey 11%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 11%
Donald Payne 11%
Tom Perriello 11%
Earl Pomeroy 11%
Bobby Rush 11%
John Salazar 11%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 11%
John Spratt, Jr. 11%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch D 11%
Lynn Woolsey 11%
Eric Massa 10%
Byron Dorgan 8%
Russ Feingold 8%
Joe Lieberman 8%
Mark Pryor 8%
Harry Reid 8%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 6%
Robert Byrd 6%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 6%
Rob Andrews 5%
Joe Baca, Sr. 5%
Melissa Bean 5%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 5%
Corrine Brown 5%
Mike Capuano 5%
Dennis Cardoza 5%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 5%
Jim Cooper 5%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 5%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 5%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 5%
Elijah Cummings 5%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 5%
John Dingell 5%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 5%
Barney Frank 5%
Marcia Fudge 5%
Gabrielle Giffords 5%
Alan Grayson 5%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 5%
Gene Green 5%
Raul Grijalva 5%
Luis Gutiérrez 5%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes D 5%
Mike Honda 5%
Sheila Jackson Lee 5%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 5%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 5%
Ron Kind 5%
Larry Kissell 5%
Jim Langevin 5%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 5%
Sandy Levin 5%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 5%
Betsy Markey 5%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 5%
Carolyn McCarthy 5%
George Miller 5%
Grace Napolitano 5%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 5%
John Olver 5%
IL U.S. House - 5 Mike Quigley D 5%
Charlie Rangel 5%
Silvestre Reyes 5%
Ciro Rodriguez 5%
Tim Ryan 5%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 5%
Louise Slaughter 5%
Vic Snyder 5%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 5%
Ed Towns 5%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 5%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 5%
Henry Waxman 5%
Anthony Weiner 5%
Ted Kaufman 4%
Blanche Lincoln 4%
Claire McCaskill 4%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner D 4%
Neil Abercrombie 0%
Gary Ackerman 0%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 0%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 0%
Max Baucus 0%
Xavier Becerra 0%
Mark Begich 0%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet D 0%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 0%
Howard Berman 0%
Jeff Bingaman 0%
Tim Bishop 0%
Earl Blumenauer 0%
Leonard Boswell 0%
Barbara Boxer 0%
Bob Brady 0%
Bruce Braley 0%
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