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State Office Name Party Rating
Tim Holden 91
Rush Holt, Jr. 91
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 91
Dan Lipinski 91
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 91
Ike Skelton 91
Zack Space 91
Anthony Weiner 91
Joe Biden, Jr. 89
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic 89
Harry Reid 89
Jay Rockefeller IV 89
Ken Salazar 89
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 89
Jim Webb, Jr. 89
Jason Altmire 87
Melissa Bean 87
Christopher Carney 87
Jim Cooper 87
Gabrielle Giffords 87
Eddie Johnson 87
Dennis Kucinich 87
Dave Loebsack 87
Patrick Murphy 87
Jim Oberstar 87
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 87
Collin Peterson 87
John Spratt, Jr. 87
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 83
Hillary Clinton 83
Dianne Feinstein 83
Daniel Inouye 83
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 83
Harry Mitchell 83
Bill Nelson, Sr. 83
Mike Ross 83
John Tanner 83
John Barrow 78
Evan Bayh 78
Kent Conrad 78
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 78
Bart Gordon 78
Baron Hill 78
Paul Kanjorski 78
Joe Lieberman 78
Blanche Lincoln 78
Jim Matheson 78
Lincoln Davis 74
Barbara Boxer 72
Claire McCaskill 72
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 70
Brad Ellsworth 70
Mike McIntyre 70
Gene Taylor 70
Tom Carper 67
Chris Dodd 67
Byron Dorgan 67
Jim Marshall 65
Ben Nelson 61
Mark Pryor 61
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 61
Jon Tester 61
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 57
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 57
Frank LoBiondo 57
Heath Shuler 57
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 57
Max Baucus 56
Mary Landrieu 56
Olympia Snowe 56
Dan Boren 52
Charlie Dent 52
Steve LaTourette 52
Dave Reichert 52
Niki Tsongas 52
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 50
Mike Castle 48
Jim Gerlach 48
John McHugh 48
CA State Senate - 35 Laura Richardson Democratic 48
Robert Byrd 44
Arlen Specter 44
Mark Kirk 43
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 43
Todd Platts 43
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 39
Timothy Johnson 39
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 35
Donald Cazayoux, Jr. 35
Jo Ann Emerson 35
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster Democratic 35
Tim Johnson 35
Candice Miller 35
Tim Murphy 35
Fred Upton 35
Donald Young 35
Melquiades Martinez 33
George Voinovich 33
Walter Jones, Jr. 30
Pete King 30
State Office Name Party Rating
Tim Holden 91
Rush Holt, Jr. 91
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 91
Dan Lipinski 91
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 91
Ike Skelton 91
Zack Space 91
Anthony Weiner 91
Joe Biden, Jr. 89
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar D 89
Harry Reid 89
Jay Rockefeller IV 89
Ken Salazar 89
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 89
Jim Webb, Jr. 89
Jason Altmire 87
Melissa Bean 87
Christopher Carney 87
Jim Cooper 87
Gabrielle Giffords 87
Eddie Johnson 87
Dennis Kucinich 87
Dave Loebsack 87
Patrick Murphy 87
Jim Oberstar 87
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 87
Collin Peterson 87
John Spratt, Jr. 87
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 83
Hillary Clinton 83
Dianne Feinstein 83
Daniel Inouye 83
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 83
Harry Mitchell 83
Bill Nelson, Sr. 83
Mike Ross 83
John Tanner 83
John Barrow 78
Evan Bayh 78
Kent Conrad 78
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 78
Bart Gordon 78
Baron Hill 78
Paul Kanjorski 78
Joe Lieberman 78
Blanche Lincoln 78
Jim Matheson 78
Lincoln Davis 74
Barbara Boxer 72
Claire McCaskill 72
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 70
Brad Ellsworth 70
Mike McIntyre 70
Gene Taylor 70
Tom Carper 67
Chris Dodd 67
Byron Dorgan 67
Jim Marshall 65
Ben Nelson 61
Mark Pryor 61
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 61
Jon Tester 61
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 57
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 57
Frank LoBiondo 57
Heath Shuler 57
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 57
Max Baucus 56
Mary Landrieu 56
Olympia Snowe 56
Dan Boren 52
Charlie Dent 52
Steve LaTourette 52
Dave Reichert 52
Niki Tsongas 52
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 50
Mike Castle 48
Jim Gerlach 48
John McHugh 48
CA State Senate - 35 Laura Richardson D 48
Robert Byrd 44
Arlen Specter 44
Mark Kirk 43
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 43
Todd Platts 43
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 39
Timothy Johnson 39
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 35
Donald Cazayoux, Jr. 35
Jo Ann Emerson 35
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster D 35
Tim Johnson 35
Candice Miller 35
Tim Murphy 35
Fred Upton 35
Donald Young 35
Melquiades Martinez 33
George Voinovich 33
Walter Jones, Jr. 30
Pete King 30
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