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State Office Name Party Rating
Patrick Leahy 50%
Carl Levin 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
Dick Lugar 50%
Betsy Markey 50%
John McCain III 50%
Carolyn McCarthy 50%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 50%
Bob Menendez 50%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley Democratic 50%
Barbara Mikulski 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 50%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 50%
Donald Payne 50%
Tom Perriello 50%
Earl Pomeroy 50%
Nick Rahall II 50%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 50%
Dave Reichert 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch Republican 50%
Ciro Rodriguez 50%
Bobby Rush 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 50%
Jeff Sessions III 50%
NH U.S. Senate - Sr Jeanne Shaheen Democratic 50%
Richard Shelby 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 50%
Zack Space 50%
Arlen Specter 50%
Debbie Stabenow 50%
Jon Tester 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 50%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 50%
Mark Udall 50%
Tom Udall 50%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner Democratic 50%
Mel Watt 50%
Jim Webb, Jr. 50%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 50%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 50%
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 50%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 50%
Scott Brown 40%
Jim Bunning 40%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu Democratic 40%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 40%
John Ensign 40%
Marcia Fudge 40%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi Democratic 40%
Joe Lieberman 40%
Claire McCaskill 40%
Jim McDermott 40%
Patrick Murphy 40%
Steve Rothman 40%
Heath Shuler 40%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 40%
Gary Ackerman 33%
Rob Andrews 33%
Joe Baca, Sr. 33%
Xavier Becerra 33%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 33%
Howard Berman 33%
Tim Bishop 33%
Earl Blumenauer 33%
Leonard Boswell 33%
Bob Brady 33%
Bruce Braley 33%
Corrine Brown 33%
Lois Capps 33%
Russ Carnahan 33%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 33%
Mike Castle 33%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 33%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 33%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 33%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 33%
John Conyers, Jr. 33%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 33%
Joe Crowley 33%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 33%
Elijah Cummings 33%
Susan Davis 33%
Peter DeFazio 33%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 33%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 33%
Bill Delahunt 33%
Norm Dicks 33%
John Dingell 33%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 33%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 33%
Eliot Engel 33%
Anna Eshoo 33%
Bob Etheridge 33%
Sam Farr 33%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 33%
Bob Filner 33%
Barney Frank 33%
State Office Name Party Rating
Patrick Leahy 50%
Carl Levin 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
Dick Lugar 50%
Betsy Markey 50%
John McCain III 50%
Carolyn McCarthy 50%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 50%
Bob Menendez 50%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley D 50%
Barbara Mikulski 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 50%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 50%
Donald Payne 50%
Tom Perriello 50%
Earl Pomeroy 50%
Nick Rahall II 50%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 50%
Dave Reichert 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch R 50%
Ciro Rodriguez 50%
Bobby Rush 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 50%
Jeff Sessions III 50%
NH U.S. Senate - Sr Jeanne Shaheen D 50%
Richard Shelby 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 50%
Zack Space 50%
Arlen Specter 50%
Debbie Stabenow 50%
Jon Tester 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 50%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 50%
Mark Udall 50%
Tom Udall 50%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner D 50%
Mel Watt 50%
Jim Webb, Jr. 50%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse D 50%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 50%
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 50%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 50%
Scott Brown 40%
Jim Bunning 40%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu D 40%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 40%
John Ensign 40%
Marcia Fudge 40%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi D 40%
Joe Lieberman 40%
Claire McCaskill 40%
Jim McDermott 40%
Patrick Murphy 40%
Steve Rothman 40%
Heath Shuler 40%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 40%
Gary Ackerman 33%
Rob Andrews 33%
Joe Baca, Sr. 33%
Xavier Becerra 33%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 33%
Howard Berman 33%
Tim Bishop 33%
Earl Blumenauer 33%
Leonard Boswell 33%
Bob Brady 33%
Bruce Braley 33%
Corrine Brown 33%
Lois Capps 33%
Russ Carnahan 33%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 33%
Mike Castle 33%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 33%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 33%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 33%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 33%
John Conyers, Jr. 33%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 33%
Joe Crowley 33%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 33%
Elijah Cummings 33%
Susan Davis 33%
Peter DeFazio 33%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 33%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 33%
Bill Delahunt 33%
Norm Dicks 33%
John Dingell 33%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 33%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 33%
Eliot Engel 33%
Anna Eshoo 33%
Bob Etheridge 33%
Sam Farr 33%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 33%
Bob Filner 33%
Barney Frank 33%
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