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State Office Name Party Rating
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 17
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 100
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 14
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn Republican 6
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 100
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 14
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 100
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul Republican 28
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 11
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 100
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter Republican 12
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 100
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner Democratic 93
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman Republican 39
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 100
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 100
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch Democratic 100
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 100
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 100
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 100
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 100
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 100
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 44
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso Republican 14
WY U.S. Senate - Jr Cynthia Lummis Republican 11
Neil Abercrombie 100
Gary Ackerman 100
John Adler 83
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 100
Todd Akin 6
Lamar Alexander 29
Rodney Alexander 22
Jason Altmire 83
Rob Andrews 100
Michael Arcuri 89
Steve Austria 39
Joe Baca, Sr. 100
Michele Bachmann 12
Spencer Bachus 22
Brian Baird 88
J. Gresham Barrett 7
John Barrow 89
Roscoe Bartlett 17
Joe Barton 11
Max Baucus 71
Evan Bayh 86
Melissa Bean 94
Xavier Becerra 100
Mark Begich 93
Bob Bennett 21
Howard Berman 100
Marion Berry 87
Judy Biggert 33
Brian Bilbray 33
Jeff Bingaman 93
Rob Bishop 18
Tim Bishop 100
Earl Blumenauer 100
Roy Blunt 19
John Boccieri 94
John Boehner 11
Kit Bond 31
Jo Bonner, Jr. 17
Mary Bono Mack 44
Dan Boren 72
Leonard Boswell 100
Rick Boucher 94
Charles Boustany, Jr. 24
Barbara Boxer 93
Allen Boyd, Jr. 81
Kevin Brady 6
Bob Brady 100
Bruce Braley 100
Bobby Bright 44
Paul Broun 0
Corrine Brown 100
Henry Brown, Jr. 24
Sherrod Brown 100
Ginny Brown-Waite 41
Sam Brownback 14
Jim Bunning 8
Michael Burgess 17
Richard Burr 21
Roland Burris 100
Dan Burton 17
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 100
Steve Buyer 38
Robert Byrd 80
Dave Camp 29
John Campbell III 6
Eric Cantor 17
Joseph Cao 67
Lois Capps 100
Mike Capuano 100
Ben Cardin 100
Dennis Cardoza 100
Russ Carnahan 100
Christopher Carney 89
Tom Carper 93
State Office Name Party Rating
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. R 17
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 100
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 14
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn R 6
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 100
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 14
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 100
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul R 28
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 11
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 100
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter R 12
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 100
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner D 93
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman R 39
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 100
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 100
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch D 100
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 100
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 100
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 100
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 100
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 100
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore D 100
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 44
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso R 14
WY U.S. Senate - Jr Cynthia Lummis R 11
Neil Abercrombie 100
Gary Ackerman 100
John Adler 83
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 100
Todd Akin 6
Lamar Alexander 29
Rodney Alexander 22
Jason Altmire 83
Rob Andrews 100
Michael Arcuri 89
Steve Austria 39
Joe Baca, Sr. 100
Michele Bachmann 12
Spencer Bachus 22
Brian Baird 88
J. Gresham Barrett 7
John Barrow 89
Roscoe Bartlett 17
Joe Barton 11
Max Baucus 71
Evan Bayh 86
Melissa Bean 94
Xavier Becerra 100
Mark Begich 93
Bob Bennett 21
Howard Berman 100
Marion Berry 87
Judy Biggert 33
Brian Bilbray 33
Jeff Bingaman 93
Rob Bishop 18
Tim Bishop 100
Earl Blumenauer 100
Roy Blunt 19
John Boccieri 94
John Boehner 11
Kit Bond 31
Jo Bonner, Jr. 17
Mary Bono Mack 44
Dan Boren 72
Leonard Boswell 100
Rick Boucher 94
Charles Boustany, Jr. 24
Barbara Boxer 93
Allen Boyd, Jr. 81
Kevin Brady 6
Bob Brady 100
Bruce Braley 100
Bobby Bright 44
Paul Broun 0
Corrine Brown 100
Henry Brown, Jr. 24
Sherrod Brown 100
Ginny Brown-Waite 41
Sam Brownback 14
Jim Bunning 8
Michael Burgess 17
Richard Burr 21
Roland Burris 100
Dan Burton 17
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 100
Steve Buyer 38
Robert Byrd 80
Dave Camp 29
John Campbell III 6
Eric Cantor 17
Joseph Cao 67
Lois Capps 100
Mike Capuano 100
Ben Cardin 100
Dennis Cardoza 100
Russ Carnahan 100
Christopher Carney 89
Tom Carper 93
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