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State Office Name Party Rating
Cathy Rodgers 5
Phil Roe 5
Mike Rogers 11
Dana Rohrabacher 11
Tom Rooney 5
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 26
Peter Roskam 11
Dennis Ross 5
Mike Ross 53
Steve Rothman 84
Lucille Roybal-Allard 89
Ed Royce 11
Jon Runyan 32
Dutch Ruppersberger 79
Bobby Rush 84
Paul Ryan 16
Tim Ryan 89
Loretta Sanchez 74
John Sarbanes 100
Bobby Schilling 16
Aaron Schock 16
Kurt Schrader 84
Allyson Schwartz 79
David Scott 89
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 5
José Serrano 95
Jeff Sessions III 11
Richard Shelby 11
John Shimkus 26
Heath Shuler 74
Bill Shuster 21
Louise Slaughter 95
Lamar Smith 11
Olympia Snowe 42
Steve Southerland 0
Debbie Stabenow 89
Pete Stark 79
Cliff Stearns 0
Steve Stivers 11
John Sullivan 16
Betty Sutton 74
Lee Terry 16
Jon Tester 89
Mac Thornberry 16
Pat Tiberi 16
John Tierney 84
Scott Tipton 0
Pat Toomey 16
Ed Towns 95
Niki Tsongas 89
Bob Turner 16
Mark Udall 84
Tom Udall 89
Fred Upton 11
Pete Visclosky 89
David Vitter 16
Greg Walden 11
Joe Walsh 11
Mel Watt 89
Henry Waxman 95
Jim Webb, Jr. 84
Allen West 11
Lynn Westmoreland 0
Ed Whitfield 26
Frank Wolf 37
Rob Woodall 11
Lynn Woolsey 89
John Yarmuth 89
Kevin Yoder 0
Bill Young 0
Donald Young 32
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 84
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass Democratic 89
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet Democratic 74
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 79
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 79
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal Democratic 89
OR U.S. House - 1 Suzanne Bonamici Democratic 95
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 89
DE Mayor - 1 John Carney, Jr. Democratic 79
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 89
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 89
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu Democratic 95
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 100
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 100
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 84
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 95
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Coons Democratic 89
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 68
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 95
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 58
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 95
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 95
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 95
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 89
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 89
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi Democratic 79
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 89
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 89
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich Democratic 84
State Office Name Party Rating
Cathy Rodgers 5
Phil Roe 5
Mike Rogers 11
Dana Rohrabacher 11
Tom Rooney 5
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 26
Peter Roskam 11
Dennis Ross 5
Mike Ross 53
Steve Rothman 84
Lucille Roybal-Allard 89
Ed Royce 11
Jon Runyan 32
Dutch Ruppersberger 79
Bobby Rush 84
Paul Ryan 16
Tim Ryan 89
Loretta Sanchez 74
John Sarbanes 100
Bobby Schilling 16
Aaron Schock 16
Kurt Schrader 84
Allyson Schwartz 79
David Scott 89
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 5
José Serrano 95
Jeff Sessions III 11
Richard Shelby 11
John Shimkus 26
Heath Shuler 74
Bill Shuster 21
Louise Slaughter 95
Lamar Smith 11
Olympia Snowe 42
Steve Southerland 0
Debbie Stabenow 89
Pete Stark 79
Cliff Stearns 0
Steve Stivers 11
John Sullivan 16
Betty Sutton 74
Lee Terry 16
Jon Tester 89
Mac Thornberry 16
Pat Tiberi 16
John Tierney 84
Scott Tipton 0
Pat Toomey 16
Ed Towns 95
Niki Tsongas 89
Bob Turner 16
Mark Udall 84
Tom Udall 89
Fred Upton 11
Pete Visclosky 89
David Vitter 16
Greg Walden 11
Joe Walsh 11
Mel Watt 89
Henry Waxman 95
Jim Webb, Jr. 84
Allen West 11
Lynn Westmoreland 0
Ed Whitfield 26
Frank Wolf 37
Rob Woodall 11
Lynn Woolsey 89
John Yarmuth 89
Kevin Yoder 0
Bill Young 0
Donald Young 32
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 84
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass D 89
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet D 74
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 79
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 79
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal D 89
OR U.S. House - 1 Suzanne Bonamici D 95
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 89
DE Mayor - 1 John Carney, Jr. D 79
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 89
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 89
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu D 95
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 100
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 100
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 84
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 95
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Coons D 89
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 68
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 95
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 58
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 95
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 95
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 95
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 89
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 89
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi D 79
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 89
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 89
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich D 84
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