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State Office Name Party Rating
Leonard Boswell 50%
Joseph Cao 50%
Dennis Cardoza 50%
Russ Carnahan 50%
Christopher Carney 50%
Jason Chaffetz 50%
Ben Chandler III 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 50%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 40%
Gerry Connolly 50%
Kent Conrad 40%
Jim Cooper 50%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 50%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 50%
Kathy Dahlkemper 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 50%
Lincoln Davis 50%
Ted Deutch 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
Charles Djou 50%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 50%
Byron Dorgan 40%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
Steve Driehaus 50%
John Duncan, Jr. 50%
Chet Edwards 50%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Brad Ellsworth 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster Democratic 50%
Al Franken 40%
Jim Gerlach 50%
Gabrielle Giffords 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 40%
Bart Gordon 50%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 50%
Alan Grayson 50%
Luis Gutiérrez 50%
Kay Hagan 40%
John Hall 50%
Debbie Halvorson 50%
Dean Heller 50%
Brian Higgins 50%
Baron Hill 50%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes Democratic 50%
Paul Hodes 50%
Tim Holden 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 50%
Kay Hutchison 40%
Jay Inslee 50%
Tim Johnson 38%
Timothy Johnson 40%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
Mary Jo Kilroy 50%
Ron Kind 50%
Paul Kirk, Jr. 40%
Ann Kirkpatrick 50%
Larry Kissell 50%
Ron Klein 50%
Suzanne Kosmas 50%
Frank Kratovil, Jr. 50%
Mary Landrieu 40%
Dan Lipinski 50%
Dick Lugar 40%
Betsy Markey 50%
Jim Marshall 50%
Eric Massa 50%
Jim Matheson 50%
Claire McCaskill 40%
Mike McIntyre 50%
Michael McMahon 50%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney Democratic 50%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 50%
Gary Miller 50%
Brad Miller 50%
Harry Mitchell 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
Jim Moran, Jr. 50%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 40%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 50%
Patrick Murphy 50%
Scott Murphy 50%
Jack Murtha 50%
Ben Nelson 40%
Glenn Nye III 50%
Dave Obey 50%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 50%
Ron Paul 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 50%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters Democratic 50%
Collin Peterson 50%
Earl Pomeroy 50%
Mark Pryor 40%
Nick Rahall II 50%
Jay Rockefeller IV 40%
Mike Ross 50%
Dutch Ruppersberger 50%
Bobby Rush 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Leonard Boswell 50%
Joseph Cao 50%
Dennis Cardoza 50%
Russ Carnahan 50%
Christopher Carney 50%
Jason Chaffetz 50%
Ben Chandler III 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 50%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 40%
Gerry Connolly 50%
Kent Conrad 40%
Jim Cooper 50%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 50%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 50%
Kathy Dahlkemper 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 50%
Lincoln Davis 50%
Ted Deutch 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
Charles Djou 50%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 50%
Byron Dorgan 40%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
Steve Driehaus 50%
John Duncan, Jr. 50%
Chet Edwards 50%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Brad Ellsworth 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster D 50%
Al Franken 40%
Jim Gerlach 50%
Gabrielle Giffords 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 40%
Bart Gordon 50%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 50%
Alan Grayson 50%
Luis Gutiérrez 50%
Kay Hagan 40%
John Hall 50%
Debbie Halvorson 50%
Dean Heller 50%
Brian Higgins 50%
Baron Hill 50%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes D 50%
Paul Hodes 50%
Tim Holden 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 50%
Kay Hutchison 40%
Jay Inslee 50%
Tim Johnson 38%
Timothy Johnson 40%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
Mary Jo Kilroy 50%
Ron Kind 50%
Paul Kirk, Jr. 40%
Ann Kirkpatrick 50%
Larry Kissell 50%
Ron Klein 50%
Suzanne Kosmas 50%
Frank Kratovil, Jr. 50%
Mary Landrieu 40%
Dan Lipinski 50%
Dick Lugar 40%
Betsy Markey 50%
Jim Marshall 50%
Eric Massa 50%
Jim Matheson 50%
Claire McCaskill 40%
Mike McIntyre 50%
Michael McMahon 50%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney D 50%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 50%
Gary Miller 50%
Brad Miller 50%
Harry Mitchell 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
Jim Moran, Jr. 50%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 40%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy D 50%
Patrick Murphy 50%
Scott Murphy 50%
Jack Murtha 50%
Ben Nelson 40%
Glenn Nye III 50%
Dave Obey 50%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 50%
Ron Paul 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 50%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters D 50%
Collin Peterson 50%
Earl Pomeroy 50%
Mark Pryor 40%
Nick Rahall II 50%
Jay Rockefeller IV 40%
Mike Ross 50%
Dutch Ruppersberger 50%
Bobby Rush 50%
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