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State Office Name Party Rating
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 59%
Dave Obey 59%
Nick Rahall II 59%
Henry Waxman 59%
Brian Higgins 57%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 57%
Tim Ryan 57%
Allyson Schwartz 57%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 57%
Susan Davis 56%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 56%
Michael McNulty 56%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 56%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 56%
Bart Stupak 56%
Thomas Allen 56%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 56%
Joe Crowley 56%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 56%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 56%
Nita Lowey 56%
George Miller 56%
Jim Oberstar 56%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 56%
Earl Pomeroy 56%
David Price 56%
Dana Rohrabacher 56%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 56%
Fred Upton 56%
John Ensign 55%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 55%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 55%
Melissa Bean 54%
Artur Davis 54%
Tom Feeney 54%
Ted Poe 54%
Tim Bishop 53%
Chris Cannon 53%
Ben Chandler III 53%
Tim Johnson 53%
Jon Porter, Sr. 53%
David Scott 53%
Bob Brady 53%
Corrine Brown 53%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 53%
Larry Craig 53%
Robert Cramer 53%
Philip English 53%
Russ Feingold 53%
Walter Jones, Jr. 53%
Carolyn Maloney 53%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 53%
Jack Murtha 53%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 53%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 53%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 53%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 53%
Donald Young 53%
Lamar Alexander 50%
Wayne Allard 50%
Joe Biden, Jr. 50%
Dan Boren 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Paul Broun 50%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 50%
Jim Bunning 50%
Donald Cazayoux, Jr. 50%
Saxby Chambliss 50%
Norm Coleman 50%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 50%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 50%
David Davis 50%
Peter DeFazio 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 59%
Dave Obey 59%
Nick Rahall II 59%
Henry Waxman 59%
Brian Higgins 57%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore D 57%
Tim Ryan 57%
Allyson Schwartz 57%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 57%
Susan Davis 56%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 56%
Michael McNulty 56%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 56%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 56%
Bart Stupak 56%
Thomas Allen 56%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 56%
Joe Crowley 56%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 56%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 56%
Nita Lowey 56%
George Miller 56%
Jim Oberstar 56%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 56%
Earl Pomeroy 56%
David Price 56%
Dana Rohrabacher 56%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 56%
Fred Upton 56%
John Ensign 55%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 55%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 55%
Melissa Bean 54%
Artur Davis 54%
Tom Feeney 54%
Ted Poe 54%
Tim Bishop 53%
Chris Cannon 53%
Ben Chandler III 53%
Tim Johnson 53%
Jon Porter, Sr. 53%
David Scott 53%
Bob Brady 53%
Corrine Brown 53%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 53%
Larry Craig 53%
Robert Cramer 53%
Philip English 53%
Russ Feingold 53%
Walter Jones, Jr. 53%
Carolyn Maloney 53%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 53%
Jack Murtha 53%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 53%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 53%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 53%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 53%
Donald Young 53%
Lamar Alexander 50%
Wayne Allard 50%
Joe Biden, Jr. 50%
Dan Boren 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Paul Broun 50%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan R 50%
Jim Bunning 50%
Donald Cazayoux, Jr. 50%
Saxby Chambliss 50%
Norm Coleman 50%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 50%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 50%
David Davis 50%
Peter DeFazio 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 50%
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