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State Office Name Party Rating
Mike Castle 78%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 78%
Vern Ehlers 78%
Michael Ferguson 78%
Elton Gallegly 78%
Jim Gerlach 78%
Mark Green 78%
Gene Green 78%
Jane Harman 78%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 78%
Maurice Hinchey 78%
Darlene Hooley 78%
Sheila Jackson Lee 78%
Nancy Johnson 78%
Gerald Kleczka 78%
James Leach 78%
Bob Menendez 78%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 78%
Dennis Moore 78%
Jim Moran, Jr. 78%
Jim Oberstar 78%
Major Owens 78%
Donald Payne 78%
James Ramstad 78%
Dutch Ruppersberger 78%
Martin Olav Sabo 78%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 78%
Vic Snyder 78%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 78%
Tom Udall 78%
Fred Upton 78%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 78%
Neil Abercrombie 67%
Xavier Becerra 67%
Chris Bell 67%
Judy Biggert 67%
Michael Bilirakis 67%
Rick Boucher 67%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 67%
John Conyers, Jr. 67%
James Davis 67%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 67%
Charlie Gonzalez 67%
Luis Gutiérrez 67%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 67%
Sue Kelly 67%
William Lipinski 67%
Tom Petri 67%
Todd Platts 67%
Bobby Rush 67%
Jim Saxton 67%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 67%
José Serrano 67%
John Spratt, Jr. 67%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 67%
Pete Visclosky 67%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 67%
Diane Watson 67%
Mel Watt 67%
Ed Whitfield 67%
Frank Wolf 67%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 60%
Max Baucus 60%
Evan Bayh 60%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 60%
Byron Dorgan 60%
John Edwards 60%
Daniel Inouye 60%
Timothy Johnson 60%
Ben Nelson 60%
Mark Pryor 60%
Frank Ballance, Jr. 56%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 56%
Bob Brady 56%
Artur Davis 56%
State Office Name Party Rating
Mike Castle 78%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 78%
Vern Ehlers 78%
Michael Ferguson 78%
Elton Gallegly 78%
Jim Gerlach 78%
Mark Green 78%
Gene Green 78%
Jane Harman 78%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 78%
Maurice Hinchey 78%
Darlene Hooley 78%
Sheila Jackson Lee 78%
Nancy Johnson 78%
Gerald Kleczka 78%
James Leach 78%
Bob Menendez 78%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 78%
Dennis Moore 78%
Jim Moran, Jr. 78%
Jim Oberstar 78%
Major Owens 78%
Donald Payne 78%
James Ramstad 78%
Dutch Ruppersberger 78%
Martin Olav Sabo 78%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 78%
Vic Snyder 78%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 78%
Tom Udall 78%
Fred Upton 78%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 78%
Neil Abercrombie 67%
Xavier Becerra 67%
Chris Bell 67%
Judy Biggert 67%
Michael Bilirakis 67%
Rick Boucher 67%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 67%
John Conyers, Jr. 67%
James Davis 67%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 67%
Charlie Gonzalez 67%
Luis Gutiérrez 67%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 67%
Sue Kelly 67%
William Lipinski 67%
Tom Petri 67%
Todd Platts 67%
Bobby Rush 67%
Jim Saxton 67%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 67%
José Serrano 67%
John Spratt, Jr. 67%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 67%
Pete Visclosky 67%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 67%
Diane Watson 67%
Mel Watt 67%
Ed Whitfield 67%
Frank Wolf 67%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 60%
Max Baucus 60%
Evan Bayh 60%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 60%
Byron Dorgan 60%
John Edwards 60%
Daniel Inouye 60%
Timothy Johnson 60%
Ben Nelson 60%
Mark Pryor 60%
Frank Ballance, Jr. 56%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 56%
Bob Brady 56%
Artur Davis 56%
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