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State Office Name Party Rating
Tom Carper 5%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 5%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 5%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 5%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 5%
Kent Conrad 5%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 5%
Joe Crowley 5%
Elijah Cummings 5%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 5%
Susan Davis 5%
John Dingell 5%
Chris Dodd 5%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 5%
Eliot Engel 5%
Bob Etheridge 5%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 5%
Dianne Feinstein 5%
Barney Frank 5%
Marcia Fudge 5%
Charlie Gonzalez 5%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 5%
Kay Hagan 5%
John Hall 5%
Debbie Halvorson 5%
Tom Harkin 5%
Jane Harman 5%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 5%
Brian Higgins 5%
Maurice Hinchey 5%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 5%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 5%
Rush Holt, Jr. 5%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 5%
Daniel Inouye 5%
Steve Israel 5%
Eddie Johnson 5%
Timothy Johnson 5%
Ted Kaufman 5%
Dale Kildee 5%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 5%
Herb Kohl 5%
Jim Langevin 5%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 5%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 5%
Frank Lautenberg 5%
Patrick Leahy 5%
Carl Levin 5%
Sandy Levin 5%
Joe Lieberman 5%
Dave Loebsack 5%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui Democratic 5%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 5%
Bob Menendez 5%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley Democratic 5%
Brad Miller 5%
Alan Mollohan 5%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 5%
Jim Moran, Jr. 5%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 5%
Jack Murtha 5%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 5%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 5%
Jim Oberstar 5%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 5%
Ed Pastor 5%
Ed Perlmutter 5%
Mark Pryor 5%
Nick Rahall II 5%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 5%
Harry Reid 5%
Silvestre Reyes 5%
Steve Rothman 5%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 5%
Bobby Rush 5%
John Sarbanes 5%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 5%
Mark Schauer 5%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 5%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 5%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 5%
Louise Slaughter 5%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 5%
Debbie Stabenow 5%
Betty Sutton 5%
Jon Tester 5%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 5%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko Democratic 5%
Ed Towns 5%
Tom Udall 5%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 5%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 5%
Mel Watt 5%
Henry Waxman 5%
Robert Wexler 5%
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 5%
John Yarmuth 5%
Gary Ackerman 0%
Tim Bishop 0%
Leonard Boswell 0%
State Office Name Party Rating
Tom Carper 5%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 5%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 5%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 5%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 5%
Kent Conrad 5%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 5%
Joe Crowley 5%
Elijah Cummings 5%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 5%
Susan Davis 5%
John Dingell 5%
Chris Dodd 5%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 5%
Eliot Engel 5%
Bob Etheridge 5%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 5%
Dianne Feinstein 5%
Barney Frank 5%
Marcia Fudge 5%
Charlie Gonzalez 5%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 5%
Kay Hagan 5%
John Hall 5%
Debbie Halvorson 5%
Tom Harkin 5%
Jane Harman 5%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 5%
Brian Higgins 5%
Maurice Hinchey 5%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 5%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono D 5%
Rush Holt, Jr. 5%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 5%
Daniel Inouye 5%
Steve Israel 5%
Eddie Johnson 5%
Timothy Johnson 5%
Ted Kaufman 5%
Dale Kildee 5%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 5%
Herb Kohl 5%
Jim Langevin 5%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 5%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 5%
Frank Lautenberg 5%
Patrick Leahy 5%
Carl Levin 5%
Sandy Levin 5%
Joe Lieberman 5%
Dave Loebsack 5%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui D 5%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 5%
Bob Menendez 5%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley D 5%
Brad Miller 5%
Alan Mollohan 5%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore D 5%
Jim Moran, Jr. 5%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy D 5%
Jack Murtha 5%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 5%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 5%
Jim Oberstar 5%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 5%
Ed Pastor 5%
Ed Perlmutter 5%
Mark Pryor 5%
Nick Rahall II 5%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 5%
Harry Reid 5%
Silvestre Reyes 5%
Steve Rothman 5%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 5%
Bobby Rush 5%
John Sarbanes 5%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 5%
Mark Schauer 5%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 5%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 5%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 5%
Louise Slaughter 5%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 5%
Debbie Stabenow 5%
Betty Sutton 5%
Jon Tester 5%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 5%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko D 5%
Ed Towns 5%
Tom Udall 5%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 5%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 5%
Mel Watt 5%
Henry Waxman 5%
Robert Wexler 5%
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 5%
John Yarmuth 5%
Gary Ackerman 0%
Tim Bishop 0%
Leonard Boswell 0%
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