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State Office Name Party Rating
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 56%
Bill Delahunt 56%
John Dingell 56%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 56%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 56%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster Democratic 56%
Luis Gutiérrez 56%
John Hall 56%
Phil Hare 56%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 56%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 56%
Paul Hodes 56%
Eddie Johnson 56%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 56%
Dave Loebsack 56%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 56%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 56%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui Democratic 56%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 56%
Jim Oberstar 56%
Dave Obey 56%
John Olver 56%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 56%
Ted Poe 56%
Steve Rothman 56%
Allyson Schwartz 56%
Heath Shuler 56%
Bart Stupak 56%
Gene Taylor 56%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 56%
Ed Towns 56%
Niki Tsongas 56%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch Democratic 56%
Lynn Woolsey 56%
Robert Wexler 54%
Earl Blumenauer 53%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 53%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 53%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 53%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 53%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 53%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 53%
Pete Visclosky 53%
Diane Watson 53%
Neil Abercrombie 50%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 50%
Brian Baird 50%
Xavier Becerra 50%
Jeff Bingaman 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 50%
John Conyers, Jr. 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
Peter DeFazio 50%
Chris Dodd 50%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
Tom Harkin 50%
Maurice Hinchey 50%
Mike Honda 50%
Steve Kagen 50%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 50%
Patrick Leahy 50%
John Lewis 50%
Jim McDermott 50%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 50%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 50%
George Miller 50%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 50%
Ed Pastor 50%
Collin Peterson 50%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 50%
Jeff Sessions III 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 56%
Bill Delahunt 56%
John Dingell 56%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 56%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 56%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster D 56%
Luis Gutiérrez 56%
John Hall 56%
Phil Hare 56%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 56%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono D 56%
Paul Hodes 56%
Eddie Johnson 56%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 56%
Dave Loebsack 56%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 56%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 56%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui D 56%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 56%
Jim Oberstar 56%
Dave Obey 56%
John Olver 56%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 56%
Ted Poe 56%
Steve Rothman 56%
Allyson Schwartz 56%
Heath Shuler 56%
Bart Stupak 56%
Gene Taylor 56%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 56%
Ed Towns 56%
Niki Tsongas 56%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch D 56%
Lynn Woolsey 56%
Robert Wexler 54%
Earl Blumenauer 53%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 53%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 53%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 53%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 53%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 53%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 53%
Pete Visclosky 53%
Diane Watson 53%
Neil Abercrombie 50%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 50%
Brian Baird 50%
Xavier Becerra 50%
Jeff Bingaman 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 50%
John Conyers, Jr. 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
Peter DeFazio 50%
Chris Dodd 50%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
Tom Harkin 50%
Maurice Hinchey 50%
Mike Honda 50%
Steve Kagen 50%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 50%
Patrick Leahy 50%
John Lewis 50%
Jim McDermott 50%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 50%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 50%
George Miller 50%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore D 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 50%
Ed Pastor 50%
Collin Peterson 50%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 50%
Jeff Sessions III 50%
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