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State Office Name Party Rating
Charles Boustany, Jr. 33%
Paul Broun 33%
Corrine Brown 33%
Scott Brown 20%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 33%
John Campbell III 33%
Tom Carper 20%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 33%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 33%
Susan Davis 33%
Norm Dicks 33%
John Dingell 33%
Bob Dold 33%
NA U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy Republican 33%
Jeff Duncan 33%
Renee Ellmers 33%
Dianne Feinstein 20%
Mike Fitzpatrick 33%
Jeff Flake 33%
Jim Gerlach 33%
Tom Graves, Jr. 33%
Michael Grimm 33%
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris Republican 33%
Doc Hastings 33%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 33%
NY Governor Kathy Hochul Democratic 33%
Tim Huelskamp 33%
Daniel Inouye 20%
Steve Israel 33%
Walter Jones, Jr. 33%
Pete King 33%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic 20%
Herb Kohl 20%
Steve LaTourette 33%
Jim Langevin 33%
Sandy Levin 33%
Joe Lieberman 20%
Dan Lipinski 33%
Billy Long 33%
Don Manzullo 33%
Mike McIntyre 33%
Brad Miller 33%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 20%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 20%
Devin Nunes 33%
Bill Owens 33%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters Democratic 33%
Mike Pompeo 33%
Bill Posey 33%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 20%
Pat Roberts 20%
Phil Roe 33%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 33%
Steve Rothman 33%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 33%
Bobby Schilling 33%
Aaron Schock 33%
NH U.S. Senate - Sr Jeanne Shaheen Democratic 20%
Debbie Stabenow 20%
John Sullivan 33%
Pat Tiberi 33%
Niki Tsongas 33%
Allen West 33%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 20%
Frank Wolf 33%
Rob Woodall 33%
Kevin Yoder 33%
Todd Akin 17%
Lamar Alexander 0%
Jason Altmire 17%
Rob Andrews 17%
Steve Austria 17%
NH Governor Kelly Ayotte Republican 0%
Michele Bachmann 17%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso Republican 0%
John Barrow 17%
Joe Barton 17%
Charlie Bass 17%
Rick Berg 17%
Judy Biggert 17%
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 17%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 17%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn Republican 17%
John Boehner 17%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 17%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 0%
Dan Boren 17%
Leonard Boswell 17%
Larry Bucshon 17%
Ann Marie Buerkle 17%
Richard Burr 0%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 17%
Dave Camp 17%
Quico Canseco 17%
Eric Cantor 17%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 17%
Dennis Cardoza 17%
DE Mayor - 1 John Carney, Jr. Democratic 17%
Bob Casey, Jr. 0%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy Republican 17%
State Office Name Party Rating
Charles Boustany, Jr. 33%
Paul Broun 33%
Corrine Brown 33%
Scott Brown 20%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan R 33%
John Campbell III 33%
Tom Carper 20%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 33%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 33%
Susan Davis 33%
Norm Dicks 33%
John Dingell 33%
Bob Dold 33%
NA U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy R 33%
Jeff Duncan 33%
Renee Ellmers 33%
Dianne Feinstein 20%
Mike Fitzpatrick 33%
Jeff Flake 33%
Jim Gerlach 33%
Tom Graves, Jr. 33%
Michael Grimm 33%
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris R 33%
Doc Hastings 33%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 33%
NY Governor Kathy Hochul D 33%
Tim Huelskamp 33%
Daniel Inouye 20%
Steve Israel 33%
Walter Jones, Jr. 33%
Pete King 33%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar D 20%
Herb Kohl 20%
Steve LaTourette 33%
Jim Langevin 33%
Sandy Levin 33%
Joe Lieberman 20%
Dan Lipinski 33%
Billy Long 33%
Don Manzullo 33%
Mike McIntyre 33%
Brad Miller 33%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 20%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 20%
Devin Nunes 33%
Bill Owens 33%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters D 33%
Mike Pompeo 33%
Bill Posey 33%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 20%
Pat Roberts 20%
Phil Roe 33%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 33%
Steve Rothman 33%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 33%
Bobby Schilling 33%
Aaron Schock 33%
NH U.S. Senate - Sr Jeanne Shaheen D 20%
Debbie Stabenow 20%
John Sullivan 33%
Pat Tiberi 33%
Niki Tsongas 33%
Allen West 33%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse D 20%
Frank Wolf 33%
Rob Woodall 33%
Kevin Yoder 33%
Todd Akin 17%
Lamar Alexander 0%
Jason Altmire 17%
Rob Andrews 17%
Steve Austria 17%
NH Governor Kelly Ayotte R 0%
Michele Bachmann 17%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso R 0%
John Barrow 17%
Joe Barton 17%
Charlie Bass 17%
Rick Berg 17%
Judy Biggert 17%
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis R 17%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 17%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn R 17%
John Boehner 17%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 17%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 0%
Dan Boren 17%
Leonard Boswell 17%
Larry Bucshon 17%
Ann Marie Buerkle 17%
Richard Burr 0%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 17%
Dave Camp 17%
Quico Canseco 17%
Eric Cantor 17%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 17%
Dennis Cardoza 17%
DE Mayor - 1 John Carney, Jr. D 17%
Bob Casey, Jr. 0%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy R 17%
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