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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 75% | |||
| Pete King | 75% | |||
| Jack Kingston | 75% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 75% |
| Kevin McCarthy | 75% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 75% | |||
| Joe Pitts | 75% | |||
| Dana Rohrabacher | 75% | |||
| Ed Royce | 75% | |||
| Paul Ryan | 75% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 75% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 75% |
| Mac Thornberry | 75% | |||
| Pat Toomey | 75% | |||
| Joe Barton | 71% | |||
| Steve Chabot | 71% | |||
| John Culberson | 71% | |||
| James DeMint | 71% | |||
| Jeff Flake | 71% | |||
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 67% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 67% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 67% |
| Jason Chaffetz | 67% | |||
| Thad Cochran | 67% | |||
| Gerry Connolly | 67% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 67% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 67% |
| Donna Edwards | 67% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 67% | |||
| LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 67% |
| Trent Franks | 67% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 67% |
| Phil Gingrey | 67% | |||
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 67% | |||
| Dean Heller | 67% | |||
| Jeb Hensarling | 67% | |||
| Duncan Hunter | 67% | |||
| Steve King | 67% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 67% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 67% | |||
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 67% |
| Carolyn McCarthy | 67% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 67% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 67% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 67% | |
| Pete Olson | 67% | |||
| Bill Posey | 67% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 67% | |||
| Phil Roe | 67% | |||
| Tom Rooney | 67% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 67% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 67% |
| David Scott | 67% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 67% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 67% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 67% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 67% |
| Tom Carper | 63% | |||
| John Duncan, Jr. | 63% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 63% | |||
| Mike McIntyre | 63% | |||
| Tom Petri | 63% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 63% |
| David Vitter | 63% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Mike Conaway | 60% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 60% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 60% |
| Louie Gohmert | 60% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 60% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 60% | |||
| Kenny Marchant | 60% | |||
| Tom Price | 60% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 57% |
| Max Baucus | 56% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 56% |
| Mike Enzi | 56% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 56% |
| Mary Landrieu | 56% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 56% |
| Harry Reid | 56% | |||
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 56% | |||
| Justin Amash | 50% | |||
| Michele Bachmann | 50% | |||
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 50% |
| Mark Begich | 50% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 50% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| Diane Black | 50% | |||
| Bruce Braley | 50% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 50% | |||
| Paul Broun | 50% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 50% | |||
| John Campbell III | 50% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 50% |
| David Cicilline | 50% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 50% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 50% |