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State Office Name Party Rating
Bart Gordon 45%
Brad Carson 40%
Christopher John 40%
Mike McIntyre 40%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 35%
Jane Harman 35%
Collin Peterson 35%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 35%
Charles Stenholm 35%
Gene Taylor 35%
Marion Berry 30%
Leonard Boswell 30%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 30%
Ike Skelton 30%
Rick Boucher 25%
Calvin Dooley 25%
Bob Etheridge 25%
Jack Murtha 25%
John Tanner 25%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 20%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 20%
Jerry Costello 20%
William Lipinski 20%
Carolyn McCarthy 20%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 20%
Mike Ross 20%
Loretta Sanchez 20%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 20%
Ed Towns 20%
James Turner 20%
Neil Abercrombie 15%
Rob Andrews 15%
Joe Baca, Sr. 15%
Bob Brady 15%
John Conyers, Jr. 15%
Susan Davis 15%
Chet Edwards 15%
Harold Ford, Jr. 15%
Gene Green 15%
Tim Holden 15%
William Jefferson 15%
Paul Kanjorski 15%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 15%
Jim Matheson 15%
Alan Mollohan 15%
Dennis Moore 15%
Jim Moran, Jr. 15%
Jim Oberstar 15%
Major Owens 15%
Nick Rahall II 15%
Pete Stark 15%
Ellen Tauscher 15%
Brian Baird 10%
Lois Capps 10%
Julia Carson 10%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 10%
Peter Deutsch 10%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 10%
Barney Frank 10%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 10%
Baron Hill 10%
Maurice Hinchey 10%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 10%
Rush Holt, Jr. 10%
Mike Honda 10%
Darlene Hooley 10%
Steve Israel 10%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 10%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 10%
Gerald Kleczka 10%
Dennis Kucinich 10%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 10%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 10%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 10%
Jim McDermott 10%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 10%
Dave Obey 10%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 10%
Silvestre Reyes 10%
Ciro Rodriguez 10%
Bobby Rush 10%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 10%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 10%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 10%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 10%
John Spratt, Jr. 10%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 10%
Mark Udall 10%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 10%
Albert Wynn 10%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 5%
Howard Berman 5%
Earl Blumenauer 5%
Corrine Brown 5%
Sherrod Brown 5%
Mike Capuano 5%
Ben Cardin 5%
Joe Crowley 5%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 5%
James Davis 5%
State Office Name Party Rating
Bart Gordon 45%
Brad Carson 40%
Christopher John 40%
Mike McIntyre 40%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 35%
Jane Harman 35%
Collin Peterson 35%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 35%
Charles Stenholm 35%
Gene Taylor 35%
Marion Berry 30%
Leonard Boswell 30%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 30%
Ike Skelton 30%
Rick Boucher 25%
Calvin Dooley 25%
Bob Etheridge 25%
Jack Murtha 25%
John Tanner 25%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 20%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 20%
Jerry Costello 20%
William Lipinski 20%
Carolyn McCarthy 20%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 20%
Mike Ross 20%
Loretta Sanchez 20%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 20%
Ed Towns 20%
James Turner 20%
Neil Abercrombie 15%
Rob Andrews 15%
Joe Baca, Sr. 15%
Bob Brady 15%
John Conyers, Jr. 15%
Susan Davis 15%
Chet Edwards 15%
Harold Ford, Jr. 15%
Gene Green 15%
Tim Holden 15%
William Jefferson 15%
Paul Kanjorski 15%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 15%
Jim Matheson 15%
Alan Mollohan 15%
Dennis Moore 15%
Jim Moran, Jr. 15%
Jim Oberstar 15%
Major Owens 15%
Nick Rahall II 15%
Pete Stark 15%
Ellen Tauscher 15%
Brian Baird 10%
Lois Capps 10%
Julia Carson 10%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 10%
Peter Deutsch 10%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 10%
Barney Frank 10%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 10%
Baron Hill 10%
Maurice Hinchey 10%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 10%
Rush Holt, Jr. 10%
Mike Honda 10%
Darlene Hooley 10%
Steve Israel 10%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 10%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 10%
Gerald Kleczka 10%
Dennis Kucinich 10%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 10%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 10%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 10%
Jim McDermott 10%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 10%
Dave Obey 10%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 10%
Silvestre Reyes 10%
Ciro Rodriguez 10%
Bobby Rush 10%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 10%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 10%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 10%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 10%
John Spratt, Jr. 10%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 10%
Mark Udall 10%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 10%
Albert Wynn 10%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 5%
Howard Berman 5%
Earl Blumenauer 5%
Corrine Brown 5%
Sherrod Brown 5%
Mike Capuano 5%
Ben Cardin 5%
Joe Crowley 5%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 5%
James Davis 5%
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