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State Office Name Party Rating
Rob Andrews 88%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 88%
Ed Royce 88%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 88%
Dennis Kucinich 75%
Dana Rohrabacher 75%
Bobby Rush 75%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 75%
Barbara Boxer 70%
Jon Corzine 70%
Russ Feingold 70%
Frank Lautenberg 70%
John McCain III 70%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 70%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 62%
Charlie Bass 62%
Howard Berman 62%
Jeb Bradley 62%
Sherrod Brown 62%
Ben Cardin 62%
Steve Chabot 62%
Jim Cooper 62%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 62%
James Davis 62%
Susan Davis 62%
Peter DeFazio 62%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 62%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 62%
Anna Eshoo 62%
Jeff Flake 62%
Barney Frank 62%
Jane Harman 62%
Jay Inslee 62%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 62%
Jim McDermott 62%
Brad Miller 62%
Dave Obey 62%
Ron Paul 62%
Tom Petri 62%
David Price 62%
James Ramstad 62%
Dutch Ruppersberger 62%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 62%
Christopher Shays 62%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 62%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 62%
Vic Snyder 62%
Pete Stark 62%
Mark Udall 62%
Henry Waxman 62%
Joe Biden, Jr. 60%
Hillary Clinton 60%
Judd Gregg 60%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 60%
Herb Kohl 60%
John Sununu 60%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 60%
Thomas Allen 50%
Brian Baird 50%
Xavier Becerra 50%
Bob Brady 50%
Corrine Brown 50%
Robert Byrd 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 50%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case Democratic 50%
Mike Castle 50%
Ben Chandler III 50%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 50%
John Conyers, Jr. 50%
Christopher Cox 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 50%
John Dingell 50%
Chris Dodd 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
Rahm Emanuel 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
John Ensign 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Dianne Feinstein 50%
Scott Garrett 50%
Mark Green 50%
Raul Grijalva 50%
Luis Gutiérrez 50%
J. Dennis Hastert 50%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 50%
Jeb Hensarling 50%
Rush Holt, Jr. 50%
Mike Honda 50%
Darlene Hooley 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 50%
Steve Israel 50%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 50%
James Merrill Jeffords 50%
Eddie Johnson 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 50%
Ron Kind 50%
Mark Kirk 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Rob Andrews 88%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 88%
Ed Royce 88%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 88%
Dennis Kucinich 75%
Dana Rohrabacher 75%
Bobby Rush 75%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 75%
Barbara Boxer 70%
Jon Corzine 70%
Russ Feingold 70%
Frank Lautenberg 70%
John McCain III 70%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 70%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 62%
Charlie Bass 62%
Howard Berman 62%
Jeb Bradley 62%
Sherrod Brown 62%
Ben Cardin 62%
Steve Chabot 62%
Jim Cooper 62%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 62%
James Davis 62%
Susan Davis 62%
Peter DeFazio 62%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 62%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 62%
Anna Eshoo 62%
Jeff Flake 62%
Barney Frank 62%
Jane Harman 62%
Jay Inslee 62%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 62%
Jim McDermott 62%
Brad Miller 62%
Dave Obey 62%
Ron Paul 62%
Tom Petri 62%
David Price 62%
James Ramstad 62%
Dutch Ruppersberger 62%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 62%
Christopher Shays 62%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 62%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 62%
Vic Snyder 62%
Pete Stark 62%
Mark Udall 62%
Henry Waxman 62%
Joe Biden, Jr. 60%
Hillary Clinton 60%
Judd Gregg 60%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 60%
Herb Kohl 60%
John Sununu 60%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 60%
Thomas Allen 50%
Brian Baird 50%
Xavier Becerra 50%
Bob Brady 50%
Corrine Brown 50%
Robert Byrd 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 50%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case D 50%
Mike Castle 50%
Ben Chandler III 50%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 50%
John Conyers, Jr. 50%
Christopher Cox 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 50%
John Dingell 50%
Chris Dodd 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
Rahm Emanuel 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
John Ensign 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Dianne Feinstein 50%
Scott Garrett 50%
Mark Green 50%
Raul Grijalva 50%
Luis Gutiérrez 50%
J. Dennis Hastert 50%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 50%
Jeb Hensarling 50%
Rush Holt, Jr. 50%
Mike Honda 50%
Darlene Hooley 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 50%
Steve Israel 50%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 50%
James Merrill Jeffords 50%
Eddie Johnson 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 50%
Ron Kind 50%
Mark Kirk 50%
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