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State Office Name Party Rating
Tom Petri 80%
Mark Pryor 80%
Jay Rockefeller IV 80%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 80%
Olympia Snowe 80%
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman Republican 80%
Cathy Rodgers 71%
Max Baucus 70%
Melissa Bean 70%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 70%
Kent Conrad 70%
Jim Cooper 70%
Lincoln Davis 70%
Brad Ellsworth 70%
Dianne Feinstein 70%
Daniel Inouye 70%
Blanche Lincoln 70%
Jim Matheson 70%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 70%
Dutch Ruppersberger 70%
Vic Snyder 70%
John Tanner 67%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 63%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 63%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 63%
Mark Udall 63%
Jason Altmire 60%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 60%
Madeleine Bordallo 60%
Rick Boucher 60%
Ben Cardin 60%
Christopher Carney 60%
Bob Casey, Jr. 60%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 60%
Artur Davis 60%
Norm Dicks 60%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 60%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 60%
Chet Edwards 60%
Bob Etheridge 60%
Bart Gordon 60%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 60%
Baron Hill 60%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 60%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 60%
Ron Klein 60%
Frank Lautenberg 60%
Carl Levin 60%
Claire McCaskill 60%
Bob Menendez 60%
Harry Mitchell 60%
Dennis Moore 60%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 60%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 60%
Ed Perlmutter 60%
Earl Pomeroy 60%
Silvestre Reyes 60%
Mike Ross 60%
John Salazar 60%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 60%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 60%
Ike Skelton 60%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 60%
Ellen Tauscher 60%
Gene Taylor 60%
Jim Webb, Jr. 60%
Eliot Engel 57%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 56%
Gene Green 56%
Carolyn McCarthy 56%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 56%
Gabrielle Giffords 55%
Michael Arcuri 50%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
Marion Berry 50%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 50%
Dennis Cardoza 50%
Mike Castle 50%
Ben Chandler III 50%
Joe Crowley 50%
Eni Faleomavaega 50%
Jane Harman 50%
Brian Higgins 50%
Tim Holden 50%
Eddie Johnson 50%
John Kerry 50%
Jim Langevin 50%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 50%
Dan Lipinski 50%
Mike McIntyre 50%
Patrick Murphy 50%
Jack Murtha 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 50%
CA State Senate - 35 Laura Richardson Democratic 50%
Ciro Rodriguez 50%
David Scott 50%
Zack Space 50%
John Spratt, Jr. 50%
Debbie Stabenow 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Tom Petri 80%
Mark Pryor 80%
Jay Rockefeller IV 80%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 80%
Olympia Snowe 80%
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman R 80%
Cathy Rodgers 71%
Max Baucus 70%
Melissa Bean 70%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 70%
Kent Conrad 70%
Jim Cooper 70%
Lincoln Davis 70%
Brad Ellsworth 70%
Dianne Feinstein 70%
Daniel Inouye 70%
Blanche Lincoln 70%
Jim Matheson 70%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 70%
Dutch Ruppersberger 70%
Vic Snyder 70%
John Tanner 67%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 63%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 63%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 63%
Mark Udall 63%
Jason Altmire 60%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 60%
Madeleine Bordallo 60%
Rick Boucher 60%
Ben Cardin 60%
Christopher Carney 60%
Bob Casey, Jr. 60%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 60%
Artur Davis 60%
Norm Dicks 60%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 60%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 60%
Chet Edwards 60%
Bob Etheridge 60%
Bart Gordon 60%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 60%
Baron Hill 60%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 60%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 60%
Ron Klein 60%
Frank Lautenberg 60%
Carl Levin 60%
Claire McCaskill 60%
Bob Menendez 60%
Harry Mitchell 60%
Dennis Moore 60%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 60%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 60%
Ed Perlmutter 60%
Earl Pomeroy 60%
Silvestre Reyes 60%
Mike Ross 60%
John Salazar 60%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 60%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 60%
Ike Skelton 60%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 60%
Ellen Tauscher 60%
Gene Taylor 60%
Jim Webb, Jr. 60%
Eliot Engel 57%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 56%
Gene Green 56%
Carolyn McCarthy 56%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 56%
Gabrielle Giffords 55%
Michael Arcuri 50%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
Marion Berry 50%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 50%
Dennis Cardoza 50%
Mike Castle 50%
Ben Chandler III 50%
Joe Crowley 50%
Eni Faleomavaega 50%
Jane Harman 50%
Brian Higgins 50%
Tim Holden 50%
Eddie Johnson 50%
John Kerry 50%
Jim Langevin 50%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 50%
Dan Lipinski 50%
Mike McIntyre 50%
Patrick Murphy 50%
Jack Murtha 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 50%
CA State Senate - 35 Laura Richardson D 50%
Ciro Rodriguez 50%
David Scott 50%
Zack Space 50%
John Spratt, Jr. 50%
Debbie Stabenow 50%
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