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State Office Name Party Rating
Carl Levin 70%
Joe Manchin III 70%
Ben Nelson 70%
Bill Owens 70%
Collin Peterson 70%
Heath Shuler 70%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 70%
Rob Woodall 70%
Silvestre Reyes 67%
Bob Turner 67%
Justin Amash 62%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 62%
Gary Ackerman 60%
Joe Baca, Sr. 60%
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal Democratic 60%
Gerry Connolly 60%
Norm Dicks 60%
John Dingell 60%
Charlie Gonzalez 60%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 60%
Daniel Inouye 60%
Ron Kind 60%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 60%
UT U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Lee Republican 60%
Jim Moran, Jr. 60%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 60%
Ron Paul 60%
Ed Perlmutter 60%
Nick Rahall II 60%
Dutch Ruppersberger 60%
David Scott 60%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 60%
Debbie Stabenow 60%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 60%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 56%
Mark Begich 55%
Brian Higgins 55%
Sheila Jackson Lee 55%
Eddie Johnson 55%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 55%
Jim Webb, Jr. 55%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet Democratic 50%
Dennis Cardoza 50%
Russ Carnahan 50%
Tom Carper 50%
Bob Casey, Jr. 50%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 50%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich Democratic 50%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes Democratic 50%
Maurice Hinchey 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 50%
Steve Israel 50%
Timothy Johnson 50%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic 50%
Herb Kohl 50%
Dan Lipinski 50%
Dave Loebsack 50%
Carolyn McCarthy 50%
Claire McCaskill 50%
Bob Menendez 50%
Brad Miller 50%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters Democratic 50%
David Price 50%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 50%
CA State Senate - 35 Laura Richardson Democratic 50%
Cedric Richmond 50%
Tim Ryan 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 50%
AL U.S. House - 7 Terri Sewell Democratic 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 50%
Niki Tsongas 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Carl Levin 70%
Joe Manchin III 70%
Ben Nelson 70%
Bill Owens 70%
Collin Peterson 70%
Heath Shuler 70%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 70%
Rob Woodall 70%
Silvestre Reyes 67%
Bob Turner 67%
Justin Amash 62%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 62%
Gary Ackerman 60%
Joe Baca, Sr. 60%
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal D 60%
Gerry Connolly 60%
Norm Dicks 60%
John Dingell 60%
Charlie Gonzalez 60%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 60%
Daniel Inouye 60%
Ron Kind 60%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 60%
UT U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Lee R 60%
Jim Moran, Jr. 60%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 60%
Ron Paul 60%
Ed Perlmutter 60%
Nick Rahall II 60%
Dutch Ruppersberger 60%
David Scott 60%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 60%
Debbie Stabenow 60%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 60%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 56%
Mark Begich 55%
Brian Higgins 55%
Sheila Jackson Lee 55%
Eddie Johnson 55%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 55%
Jim Webb, Jr. 55%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet D 50%
Dennis Cardoza 50%
Russ Carnahan 50%
Tom Carper 50%
Bob Casey, Jr. 50%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 50%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 50%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich D 50%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes D 50%
Maurice Hinchey 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 50%
Steve Israel 50%
Timothy Johnson 50%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar D 50%
Herb Kohl 50%
Dan Lipinski 50%
Dave Loebsack 50%
Carolyn McCarthy 50%
Claire McCaskill 50%
Bob Menendez 50%
Brad Miller 50%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters D 50%
David Price 50%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 50%
CA State Senate - 35 Laura Richardson D 50%
Cedric Richmond 50%
Tim Ryan 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 50%
AL U.S. House - 7 Terri Sewell D 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 50%
Niki Tsongas 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 50%
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