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State Office Name Party Rating
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 40%
Melissa Bean 40%
Xavier Becerra 40%
Howard Berman 40%
Marion Berry 40%
Judy Biggert 40%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 40%
Tim Bishop 40%
Earl Blumenauer 40%
Mary Bono Mack 40%
Dan Boren 40%
Leonard Boswell 40%
Rick Boucher 40%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 40%
Nancy Boyda 40%
Bob Brady 40%
Corrine Brown 40%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 40%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 40%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 40%
Lois Capps 40%
Mike Capuano 40%
Dennis Cardoza 40%
Russ Carnahan 40%
Christopher Carney 40%
Mike Castle 40%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 40%
Ben Chandler III 40%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 40%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 40%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 40%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 40%
John Conyers, Jr. 40%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 40%
Jerry Costello 40%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 40%
Joe Crowley 40%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 40%
Elijah Cummings 40%
Artur Davis 40%
Susan Davis 40%
Thomas Davis III 40%
Peter DeFazio 40%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 40%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 40%
Bill Delahunt 40%
Charlie Dent 40%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 40%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 40%
Norm Dicks 40%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 40%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 40%
Chet Edwards 40%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 40%
Brad Ellsworth 40%
Rahm Emanuel 40%
Jo Ann Emerson 40%
Philip English 40%
Anna Eshoo 40%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 40%
Bob Filner 40%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 40%
Elton Gallegly 40%
Jim Gerlach 40%
Gabrielle Giffords 40%
Wayne Gilchrest 40%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 40%
Bart Gordon 40%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 40%
Gene Green 40%
Raul Grijalva 40%
John Hall 40%
Phil Hare 40%
Jane Harman 40%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 40%
Robert Hayes 40%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 40%
Baron Hill 40%
Maurice Hinchey 40%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 40%
David Lee Hobson 40%
Paul Hodes 40%
Tim Holden 40%
Rush Holt, Jr. 40%
Darlene Hooley 40%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 40%
Jay Inslee 40%
Steve Israel 40%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 40%
Sheila Jackson Lee 40%
William Jefferson 40%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 40%
Steve Kagen 40%
Paul Kanjorski 40%
Patrick Kennedy 40%
Dale Kildee 40%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 40%
Ron Kind 40%
Pete King 40%
Mark Kirk 40%
State Office Name Party Rating
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 40%
Melissa Bean 40%
Xavier Becerra 40%
Howard Berman 40%
Marion Berry 40%
Judy Biggert 40%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 40%
Tim Bishop 40%
Earl Blumenauer 40%
Mary Bono Mack 40%
Dan Boren 40%
Leonard Boswell 40%
Rick Boucher 40%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 40%
Nancy Boyda 40%
Bob Brady 40%
Corrine Brown 40%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan R 40%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 40%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 40%
Lois Capps 40%
Mike Capuano 40%
Dennis Cardoza 40%
Russ Carnahan 40%
Christopher Carney 40%
Mike Castle 40%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 40%
Ben Chandler III 40%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 40%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 40%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 40%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 40%
John Conyers, Jr. 40%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 40%
Jerry Costello 40%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 40%
Joe Crowley 40%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 40%
Elijah Cummings 40%
Artur Davis 40%
Susan Davis 40%
Thomas Davis III 40%
Peter DeFazio 40%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 40%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 40%
Bill Delahunt 40%
Charlie Dent 40%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 40%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 40%
Norm Dicks 40%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 40%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 40%
Chet Edwards 40%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 40%
Brad Ellsworth 40%
Rahm Emanuel 40%
Jo Ann Emerson 40%
Philip English 40%
Anna Eshoo 40%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 40%
Bob Filner 40%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 40%
Elton Gallegly 40%
Jim Gerlach 40%
Gabrielle Giffords 40%
Wayne Gilchrest 40%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 40%
Bart Gordon 40%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 40%
Gene Green 40%
Raul Grijalva 40%
John Hall 40%
Phil Hare 40%
Jane Harman 40%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 40%
Robert Hayes 40%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 40%
Baron Hill 40%
Maurice Hinchey 40%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono D 40%
David Lee Hobson 40%
Paul Hodes 40%
Tim Holden 40%
Rush Holt, Jr. 40%
Darlene Hooley 40%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 40%
Jay Inslee 40%
Steve Israel 40%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 40%
Sheila Jackson Lee 40%
William Jefferson 40%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 40%
Steve Kagen 40%
Paul Kanjorski 40%
Patrick Kennedy 40%
Dale Kildee 40%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 40%
Ron Kind 40%
Pete King 40%
Mark Kirk 40%
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