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State Office Name Party Rating
Gary Miller 41%
Jim Oberstar 41%
Donald Payne 41%
Joe Pitts 41%
Richard Pombo 41%
Mike Ross 41%
Ted Strickland 41%
John Sullivan 41%
Donald Young 41%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 40%
Chris Cannon 40%
Dennis Cardoza 40%
Steve Chabot 40%
Larry Craig 40%
Peter DeFazio 40%
Randy Forbes 40%
Barney Frank 40%
Lindsey Graham 40%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 40%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 40%
Wally Herger, Jr. 40%
Kay Hutchison 40%
Sheila Jackson Lee 40%
Bobby Jindal 40%
Paul Kanjorski 40%
Richard Keller 40%
Ron Lewis 40%
John Linder 40%
Kenny Marchant 40%
Thaddeus McCotter 40%
Marilyn Musgrave 40%
Randy Neugebauer 40%
James Nussle 40%
Major Owens 40%
Richard Renzi 40%
John Salazar 40%
Richard Shelby 40%
Mike Sodrel 40%
James Talent 40%
Lee Terry 40%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 40%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 39%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 39%
Elizabeth Dole 38%
John McCain III 38%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 38%
George Miller 38%
Pat Roberts 38%
Tim Ryan 38%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 38%
Ed Whitfield 38%
Neil Abercrombie 37%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 37%
Richard Hugh Baker 37%
Dan Boren 37%
Rick Boucher 37%
Ginny Brown-Waite 37%
Sam Brownback 37%
Michael Burgess 37%
Steve Buyer 37%
Dave Camp 37%
Mike Capuano 37%
Chris Chocola 37%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 37%
Jerry Costello 37%
John Culberson 37%
Geoff Davis 37%
Byron Dorgan 37%
Thelma Drake 37%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 37%
William Frist 37%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 37%
Raul Grijalva 37%
Melissa Hart 37%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 37%
Dennis Kucinich 37%
John Kuhl, Jr. 37%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 37%
Jim Matheson 37%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul Republican 37%
Jack Murtha 37%
Sue Myrick 37%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 37%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 37%
Bill Shuster 37%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 37%
Bart Stupak 37%
Mac Thornberry 37%
John Tierney 37%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 37%
David Weldon 37%
Lynn Woolsey 37%
Sherrod Brown 36%
John Peterson 36%
Anthony Weiner 36%
Robert Wexler 36%
Patrick Kennedy 35%
Michael Bilirakis 34%
Earl Blumenauer 34%
John Boehner 34%
State Office Name Party Rating
Gary Miller 41%
Jim Oberstar 41%
Donald Payne 41%
Joe Pitts 41%
Richard Pombo 41%
Mike Ross 41%
Ted Strickland 41%
John Sullivan 41%
Donald Young 41%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 40%
Chris Cannon 40%
Dennis Cardoza 40%
Steve Chabot 40%
Larry Craig 40%
Peter DeFazio 40%
Randy Forbes 40%
Barney Frank 40%
Lindsey Graham 40%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 40%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 40%
Wally Herger, Jr. 40%
Kay Hutchison 40%
Sheila Jackson Lee 40%
Bobby Jindal 40%
Paul Kanjorski 40%
Richard Keller 40%
Ron Lewis 40%
John Linder 40%
Kenny Marchant 40%
Thaddeus McCotter 40%
Marilyn Musgrave 40%
Randy Neugebauer 40%
James Nussle 40%
Major Owens 40%
Richard Renzi 40%
John Salazar 40%
Richard Shelby 40%
Mike Sodrel 40%
James Talent 40%
Lee Terry 40%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 40%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 39%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 39%
Elizabeth Dole 38%
John McCain III 38%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 38%
George Miller 38%
Pat Roberts 38%
Tim Ryan 38%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 38%
Ed Whitfield 38%
Neil Abercrombie 37%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 37%
Richard Hugh Baker 37%
Dan Boren 37%
Rick Boucher 37%
Ginny Brown-Waite 37%
Sam Brownback 37%
Michael Burgess 37%
Steve Buyer 37%
Dave Camp 37%
Mike Capuano 37%
Chris Chocola 37%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 37%
Jerry Costello 37%
John Culberson 37%
Geoff Davis 37%
Byron Dorgan 37%
Thelma Drake 37%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 37%
William Frist 37%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 37%
Raul Grijalva 37%
Melissa Hart 37%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 37%
Dennis Kucinich 37%
John Kuhl, Jr. 37%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 37%
Jim Matheson 37%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul R 37%
Jack Murtha 37%
Sue Myrick 37%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 37%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 37%
Bill Shuster 37%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 37%
Bart Stupak 37%
Mac Thornberry 37%
John Tierney 37%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 37%
David Weldon 37%
Lynn Woolsey 37%
Sherrod Brown 36%
John Peterson 36%
Anthony Weiner 36%
Robert Wexler 36%
Patrick Kennedy 35%
Michael Bilirakis 34%
Earl Blumenauer 34%
John Boehner 34%
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