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State Office Name Party Rating
Frank Wolf 50%
Donald Young 50%
Mary Landrieu 44%
Jerry Lewis 44%
Kenny Marchant 44%
Jim Marshall 44%
John McCain III 43%
Max Baucus 40%
Marion Berry 40%
Dan Boren 40%
Ginny Brown-Waite 40%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 40%
Jerry Costello 40%
Lincoln Davis 40%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 40%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 40%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 40%
Byron Dorgan 40%
Brad Ellsworth 40%
Philip English 40%
Michael Ferguson 40%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 40%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 40%
John Kuhl, Jr. 40%
Ray LaHood 40%
Steve LaTourette 40%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 40%
John Lewis 40%
Frank LoBiondo 40%
Michael McNulty 40%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 40%
Ben Nelson 40%
Jim Oberstar 40%
Collin Peterson 40%
Jon Porter, Sr. 40%
Nick Rahall II 40%
James Ramstad 40%
Ralph Regula 40%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 40%
Jim Saxton 40%
Heath Shuler 40%
Gordon Smith 40%
Arlen Specter 40%
Bart Stupak 40%
Gene Taylor 40%
James Walsh 40%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 40%
Heather Wilson 40%
Lynn Woolsey 40%
Bill Young 40%
Eddie Johnson 38%
Thomas Allen 33%
Bill Delahunt 33%
Jo Ann Emerson 33%
Wayne Gilchrest 33%
Christopher Shays 33%
Pete Stark 33%
Mel Watt 33%
Neil Abercrombie 30%
Michael Arcuri 30%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 30%
John Barrow 30%
Evan Bayh 30%
Xavier Becerra 30%
Judy Biggert 30%
Tim Bishop 30%
Earl Blumenauer 30%
Mary Bono Mack 30%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 30%
Robert Byrd 30%
Lois Capps 30%
Mike Capuano 30%
Russ Carnahan 30%
Mike Castle 30%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 30%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 30%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 30%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 30%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 30%
John Conyers, Jr. 30%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 30%
Elijah Cummings 30%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 30%
Peter DeFazio 30%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 30%
Charlie Dent 30%
John Dingell 30%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 30%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 30%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 30%
Anna Eshoo 30%
Sam Farr 30%
Bob Filner 30%
Barney Frank 30%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 30%
Jim Gerlach 30%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 30%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 30%
Raul Grijalva 30%
John Hall 30%
State Office Name Party Rating
Frank Wolf 50%
Donald Young 50%
Mary Landrieu 44%
Jerry Lewis 44%
Kenny Marchant 44%
Jim Marshall 44%
John McCain III 43%
Max Baucus 40%
Marion Berry 40%
Dan Boren 40%
Ginny Brown-Waite 40%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 40%
Jerry Costello 40%
Lincoln Davis 40%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 40%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 40%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 40%
Byron Dorgan 40%
Brad Ellsworth 40%
Philip English 40%
Michael Ferguson 40%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 40%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 40%
John Kuhl, Jr. 40%
Ray LaHood 40%
Steve LaTourette 40%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 40%
John Lewis 40%
Frank LoBiondo 40%
Michael McNulty 40%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 40%
Ben Nelson 40%
Jim Oberstar 40%
Collin Peterson 40%
Jon Porter, Sr. 40%
Nick Rahall II 40%
James Ramstad 40%
Ralph Regula 40%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 40%
Jim Saxton 40%
Heath Shuler 40%
Gordon Smith 40%
Arlen Specter 40%
Bart Stupak 40%
Gene Taylor 40%
James Walsh 40%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 40%
Heather Wilson 40%
Lynn Woolsey 40%
Bill Young 40%
Eddie Johnson 38%
Thomas Allen 33%
Bill Delahunt 33%
Jo Ann Emerson 33%
Wayne Gilchrest 33%
Christopher Shays 33%
Pete Stark 33%
Mel Watt 33%
Neil Abercrombie 30%
Michael Arcuri 30%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 30%
John Barrow 30%
Evan Bayh 30%
Xavier Becerra 30%
Judy Biggert 30%
Tim Bishop 30%
Earl Blumenauer 30%
Mary Bono Mack 30%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 30%
Robert Byrd 30%
Lois Capps 30%
Mike Capuano 30%
Russ Carnahan 30%
Mike Castle 30%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 30%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 30%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 30%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 30%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 30%
John Conyers, Jr. 30%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 30%
Elijah Cummings 30%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 30%
Peter DeFazio 30%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 30%
Charlie Dent 30%
John Dingell 30%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 30%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 30%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 30%
Anna Eshoo 30%
Sam Farr 30%
Bob Filner 30%
Barney Frank 30%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 30%
Jim Gerlach 30%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 30%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 30%
Raul Grijalva 30%
John Hall 30%
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