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State Office Name Party Rating
Bob Casey, Jr. 100
Mike Castle 56
Jason Chaffetz 6
Saxby Chambliss 21
Ben Chandler III 94
Travis Childers 72
Lacy Clay, Jr. 100
Howard Coble 17
Thomas Coburn 8
Thad Cochran 43
Mike Conaway 6
Gerry Connolly 100
Kent Conrad 86
John Conyers, Jr. 100
Jim Cooper 94
Robert Corker 29
Jerry Costello 89
Ander Crenshaw 28
Joe Crowley 100
John Culberson 22
Elijah Cummings 100
Kathy Dahlkemper 89
Artur Davis 89
Geoff Davis 17
Lincoln Davis 89
Susan Davis 100
Peter DeFazio 89
James DeMint 8
Nathan Deal 6
Bill Delahunt 100
Charlie Dent 50
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 56
Norm Dicks 100
John Dingell 100
Chris Dodd 93
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 83
Byron Dorgan 75
Mike Doyle, Jr. 100
David Dreier 28
Steve Driehaus 89
John Duncan, Jr. 11
Donna Edwards 100
Chet Edwards 89
Vern Ehlers 44
Brad Ellsworth 89
Jo Ann Emerson 39
Eliot Engel 100
John Ensign 8
Mike Enzi 21
Anna Eshoo 100
Bob Etheridge 100
Mary Fallin 22
Sam Farr 100
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 100
Russ Feingold 86
Dianne Feinstein 93
Bob Filner 100
Jeff Flake 0
Randy Forbes 28
Jeff Fortenberry 44
Barney Frank 100
Trent Franks 6
Rodney Frelinghuysen 33
Marcia Fudge 100
Elton Gallegly 29
Scott Garrett 6
Jim Gerlach 50
Gabrielle Giffords 100
Phil Gingrey 11
Louie Gohmert 12
Charlie Gonzalez 100
Bob Goodlatte 22
Bart Gordon 89
Lindsey Graham 21
Kay Granger 25
Alan Grayson 100
Gene Green 100
Judd Gregg 21
Parker Griffith, Jr. 72
Raul Grijalva 100
Luis Gutiérrez 100
Kay Hagan 86
John Hall 100
Ralph Hall 17
Debbie Halvorson 100
Phil Hare 100
Tom Harkin 100
Jane Harman 100
Gregg Harper 17
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 100
Doc Hastings 11
Orrin Hatch 36
Dean Heller 25
Jeb Hensarling 0
Wally Herger, Jr. 17
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 76
Brian Higgins 100
Baron Hill 100
Maurice Hinchey 100
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 100
State Office Name Party Rating
Bob Casey, Jr. 100
Mike Castle 56
Jason Chaffetz 6
Saxby Chambliss 21
Ben Chandler III 94
Travis Childers 72
Lacy Clay, Jr. 100
Howard Coble 17
Thomas Coburn 8
Thad Cochran 43
Mike Conaway 6
Gerry Connolly 100
Kent Conrad 86
John Conyers, Jr. 100
Jim Cooper 94
Robert Corker 29
Jerry Costello 89
Ander Crenshaw 28
Joe Crowley 100
John Culberson 22
Elijah Cummings 100
Kathy Dahlkemper 89
Artur Davis 89
Geoff Davis 17
Lincoln Davis 89
Susan Davis 100
Peter DeFazio 89
James DeMint 8
Nathan Deal 6
Bill Delahunt 100
Charlie Dent 50
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 56
Norm Dicks 100
John Dingell 100
Chris Dodd 93
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 83
Byron Dorgan 75
Mike Doyle, Jr. 100
David Dreier 28
Steve Driehaus 89
John Duncan, Jr. 11
Donna Edwards 100
Chet Edwards 89
Vern Ehlers 44
Brad Ellsworth 89
Jo Ann Emerson 39
Eliot Engel 100
John Ensign 8
Mike Enzi 21
Anna Eshoo 100
Bob Etheridge 100
Mary Fallin 22
Sam Farr 100
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 100
Russ Feingold 86
Dianne Feinstein 93
Bob Filner 100
Jeff Flake 0
Randy Forbes 28
Jeff Fortenberry 44
Barney Frank 100
Trent Franks 6
Rodney Frelinghuysen 33
Marcia Fudge 100
Elton Gallegly 29
Scott Garrett 6
Jim Gerlach 50
Gabrielle Giffords 100
Phil Gingrey 11
Louie Gohmert 12
Charlie Gonzalez 100
Bob Goodlatte 22
Bart Gordon 89
Lindsey Graham 21
Kay Granger 25
Alan Grayson 100
Gene Green 100
Judd Gregg 21
Parker Griffith, Jr. 72
Raul Grijalva 100
Luis Gutiérrez 100
Kay Hagan 86
John Hall 100
Ralph Hall 17
Debbie Halvorson 100
Phil Hare 100
Tom Harkin 100
Jane Harman 100
Gregg Harper 17
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 100
Doc Hastings 11
Orrin Hatch 36
Dean Heller 25
Jeb Hensarling 0
Wally Herger, Jr. 17
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 76
Brian Higgins 100
Baron Hill 100
Maurice Hinchey 100
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 100
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