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State Office Name Party Rating
Jon Tester 79
Ann Kirkpatrick 78
Jim Marshall 78
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 76
Byron Dorgan 75
Dan Boren 72
Travis Childers 72
Parker Griffith, Jr. 72
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 72
Max Baucus 71
Joseph Cao 67
Dave Reichert 67
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 64
Olympia Snowe 64
Leonard Lance 61
Frank LoBiondo 61
Walt Minnick 61
Tim Murphy 61
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 61
Gene Taylor 61
Mike Castle 56
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 56
Tim Johnson 56
Mark Kirk 56
Steve LaTourette 56
Todd Platts 56
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 56
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 53
Charlie Dent 50
Jim Gerlach 50
Pete King 50
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 50
Pat Tiberi 47
Mary Bono Mack 44
Bobby Bright 44
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 44
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 44
Vern Ehlers 44
Jeff Fortenberry 44
Thaddeus McCotter 44
Candice Miller 44
Tom Petri 44
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 44
Fred Upton 44
Frank Wolf 44
Thad Cochran 43
Kay Hutchison 43
Dick Lugar 43
Ginny Brown-Waite 41
Bill Young 41
Donald Young 41
Steve Austria 39
Jo Ann Emerson 39
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 39
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman Republican 39
Steve Buyer 38
George Voinovich 38
Orrin Hatch 36
Walter Jones, Jr. 35
Chris Lee 35
Mike Rogers 35
Judy Biggert 33
Brian Bilbray 33
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 33
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 33
Rodney Frelinghuysen 33
Tom Latham 33
Erik Paulsen 33
Denny Rehberg 33
Tom Rooney 33
Aaron Schock 33
John Shimkus 33
Mark Souder 33
Lee Terry 33
Greg Walden 33
Kit Bond 31
Jeff Sessions III 31
Lamar Alexander 29
Dave Camp 29
Robert Corker 29
Elton Gallegly 29
Mike Johanns 29
John McCain III 29
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 29
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy Republican 28
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 28
Ander Crenshaw 28
David Dreier 28
Randy Forbes 28
KY U.S. House - 2 Brett Guthrie Republican 28
Jerry Lewis 28
Dan Lungren 28
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul Republican 28
Buck McKeon 28
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 28
Bill Posey 28
Adam Putnam 28
Phil Roe 28
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 28
Lamar Smith 28
State Office Name Party Rating
Jon Tester 79
Ann Kirkpatrick 78
Jim Marshall 78
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 76
Byron Dorgan 75
Dan Boren 72
Travis Childers 72
Parker Griffith, Jr. 72
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 72
Max Baucus 71
Joseph Cao 67
Dave Reichert 67
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 64
Olympia Snowe 64
Leonard Lance 61
Frank LoBiondo 61
Walt Minnick 61
Tim Murphy 61
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 61
Gene Taylor 61
Mike Castle 56
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 56
Tim Johnson 56
Mark Kirk 56
Steve LaTourette 56
Todd Platts 56
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 56
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 53
Charlie Dent 50
Jim Gerlach 50
Pete King 50
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 50
Pat Tiberi 47
Mary Bono Mack 44
Bobby Bright 44
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan R 44
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 44
Vern Ehlers 44
Jeff Fortenberry 44
Thaddeus McCotter 44
Candice Miller 44
Tom Petri 44
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 44
Fred Upton 44
Frank Wolf 44
Thad Cochran 43
Kay Hutchison 43
Dick Lugar 43
Ginny Brown-Waite 41
Bill Young 41
Donald Young 41
Steve Austria 39
Jo Ann Emerson 39
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 39
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman R 39
Steve Buyer 38
George Voinovich 38
Orrin Hatch 36
Walter Jones, Jr. 35
Chris Lee 35
Mike Rogers 35
Judy Biggert 33
Brian Bilbray 33
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis R 33
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 33
Rodney Frelinghuysen 33
Tom Latham 33
Erik Paulsen 33
Denny Rehberg 33
Tom Rooney 33
Aaron Schock 33
John Shimkus 33
Mark Souder 33
Lee Terry 33
Greg Walden 33
Kit Bond 31
Jeff Sessions III 31
Lamar Alexander 29
Dave Camp 29
Robert Corker 29
Elton Gallegly 29
Mike Johanns 29
John McCain III 29
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 29
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy R 28
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 28
Ander Crenshaw 28
David Dreier 28
Randy Forbes 28
KY U.S. House - 2 Brett Guthrie R 28
Jerry Lewis 28
Dan Lungren 28
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul R 28
Buck McKeon 28
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 28
Bill Posey 28
Adam Putnam 28
Phil Roe 28
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 28
Lamar Smith 28
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