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Rating Group: Friends Committee on National Legislation

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State Office Name Party Rating
Lois Capps 50%
Dennis Cardoza 50%
Russ Carnahan 50%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 50%
Hansen Clarke 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 50%
Joe Crowley 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 50%
Susan Davis 50%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 50%
Ted Deutch 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 50%
Colleen Hanabusa 50%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich Democratic 50%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes Democratic 50%
Maurice Hinchey 50%
Tim Holden 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 50%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 50%
Jim Langevin 50%
Nita Lowey 50%
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Ben Luján, Jr. Democratic 50%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney Democratic 50%
Jim Moran, Jr. 50%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 50%
Ed Perlmutter 50%
Collin Peterson 50%
Tom Petri 50%
Nick Rahall II 50%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
CA State Senate - 35 Laura Richardson Democratic 50%
Ed Royce 50%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 50%
Kurt Schrader 50%
Allyson Schwartz 50%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 50%
Heath Shuler 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 50%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko Democratic 50%
Niki Tsongas 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50%
Scott Brown 40%
Kent Conrad 40%
Lindsey Graham 40%
Timothy Johnson 40%
MA U.S. House - 9 Bill Keating Democratic 40%
Mary Landrieu 40%
Ben Nelson 40%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters Democratic 40%
Mark Pryor 40%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 40%
Rob Andrews 33%
John Barrow 33%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 33%
DE Mayor - 1 John Carney, Jr. Democratic 33%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 33%
Ben Chandler III 33%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 33%
Gerry Connolly 33%
Jim Cooper 33%
Mark Critz 33%
Charlie Dent 33%
Eliot Engel 33%
Blake Farenthold 33%
Mike Fitzpatrick 33%
Scott Garrett 33%
Kay Granger 33%
Gene Green 33%
Nan Hayworth 33%
Brian Higgins 33%
Steve Israel 33%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 33%
Dale Kildee 33%
Ron Kind 33%
ID Attorney General Raúl Labrador Republican 33%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 33%
Sandy Levin 33%
Dan Lipinski 33%
Dave Loebsack 33%
Carolyn McCarthy 33%
Brad Miller 33%
Bill Owens 33%
Bill Posey 33%
David Price 33%
Cedric Richmond 33%
IN Attorney General Todd Rokita Republican 33%
Steve Rothman 33%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 33%
Paul Ryan 33%
Tim Ryan 33%
John Sarbanes 33%
David Scott 33%
State Office Name Party Rating
Lois Capps 50%
Dennis Cardoza 50%
Russ Carnahan 50%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 50%
Hansen Clarke 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 50%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 50%
Joe Crowley 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 50%
Susan Davis 50%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 50%
Ted Deutch 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 50%
Colleen Hanabusa 50%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich D 50%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes D 50%
Maurice Hinchey 50%
Tim Holden 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 50%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 50%
Jim Langevin 50%
Nita Lowey 50%
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Ben Luján, Jr. D 50%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney D 50%
Jim Moran, Jr. 50%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 50%
Ed Perlmutter 50%
Collin Peterson 50%
Tom Petri 50%
Nick Rahall II 50%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
CA State Senate - 35 Laura Richardson D 50%
Ed Royce 50%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 50%
Kurt Schrader 50%
Allyson Schwartz 50%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 50%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 50%
Heath Shuler 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 50%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko D 50%
Niki Tsongas 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 50%
Scott Brown 40%
Kent Conrad 40%
Lindsey Graham 40%
Timothy Johnson 40%
MA U.S. House - 9 Bill Keating D 40%
Mary Landrieu 40%
Ben Nelson 40%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters D 40%
Mark Pryor 40%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 40%
Rob Andrews 33%
John Barrow 33%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 33%
DE Mayor - 1 John Carney, Jr. D 33%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 33%
Ben Chandler III 33%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 33%
Gerry Connolly 33%
Jim Cooper 33%
Mark Critz 33%
Charlie Dent 33%
Eliot Engel 33%
Blake Farenthold 33%
Mike Fitzpatrick 33%
Scott Garrett 33%
Kay Granger 33%
Gene Green 33%
Nan Hayworth 33%
Brian Higgins 33%
Steve Israel 33%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 33%
Dale Kildee 33%
Ron Kind 33%
ID Attorney General Raúl Labrador R 33%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 33%
Sandy Levin 33%
Dan Lipinski 33%
Dave Loebsack 33%
Carolyn McCarthy 33%
Brad Miller 33%
Bill Owens 33%
Bill Posey 33%
David Price 33%
Cedric Richmond 33%
IN Attorney General Todd Rokita R 33%
Steve Rothman 33%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 33%
Paul Ryan 33%
Tim Ryan 33%
John Sarbanes 33%
David Scott 33%
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