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State Office Name Party Rating
Mike Capuano 10%
Dennis Cardoza 10%
Russ Carnahan 10%
Christopher Carney 10%
Julia Carson 10%
Mike Castle 10%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 10%
Steve Chabot 10%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 10%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 10%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 10%
John Conyers, Jr. 10%
Jim Cooper 10%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 10%
Jerry Costello 10%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 10%
Robert Cramer 10%
Ander Crenshaw 10%
Joe Crowley 10%
Barbara Cubin 10%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 10%
John Culberson 10%
Artur Davis 10%
Lincoln Davis 10%
Susan Davis 10%
Thomas Davis III 10%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 10%
Charlie Dent 10%
Norm Dicks 10%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 10%
John Doolittle 10%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 10%
John Duncan, Jr. 10%
Chet Edwards 10%
Brad Ellsworth 10%
Rahm Emanuel 10%
Jo Ann Emerson 10%
Eliot Engel 10%
Anna Eshoo 10%
Bob Etheridge 10%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 10%
Michael Ferguson 10%
Jeff Flake 10%
Barney Frank 10%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 10%
Elton Gallegly 10%
Jim Gerlach 10%
Gabrielle Giffords 10%
Wayne Gilchrest 10%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 10%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 10%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 10%
John Hall 10%
Wally Herger, Jr. 10%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 10%
Baron Hill 10%
Maurice Hinchey 10%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 10%
David Lee Hobson 10%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 10%
Kenny Hulshof 10%
Steve Israel 10%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 10%
William Jefferson 10%
Bobby Jindal 10%
Eddie Johnson 10%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 10%
Walter Jones, Jr. 10%
Steve Kagen 10%
Paul Kanjorski 10%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 10%
Dale Kildee 10%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 10%
Steve King 10%
Mark Kirk 10%
Ron Klein 10%
John Kline 10%
John Kuhl, Jr. 10%
Ray LaHood 10%
Steve LaTourette 10%
Nicholas Lampson 10%
Jim Langevin 10%
Tom Lantos 10%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 10%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 10%
OH U.S. House - 5 Bob Latta Republican 10%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 10%
Sandy Levin 10%
Jerry Lewis 10%
John Lewis 10%
Dan Lipinski 10%
Frank LoBiondo 10%
Nita Lowey 10%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 10%
Connie Mack IV 10%
Tim Mahoney 10%
Carolyn McCarthy 10%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul Republican 10%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 10%
Jim McDermott 10%
State Office Name Party Rating
Mike Capuano 10%
Dennis Cardoza 10%
Russ Carnahan 10%
Christopher Carney 10%
Julia Carson 10%
Mike Castle 10%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 10%
Steve Chabot 10%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 10%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 10%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 10%
John Conyers, Jr. 10%
Jim Cooper 10%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 10%
Jerry Costello 10%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 10%
Robert Cramer 10%
Ander Crenshaw 10%
Joe Crowley 10%
Barbara Cubin 10%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 10%
John Culberson 10%
Artur Davis 10%
Lincoln Davis 10%
Susan Davis 10%
Thomas Davis III 10%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 10%
Charlie Dent 10%
Norm Dicks 10%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 10%
John Doolittle 10%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 10%
John Duncan, Jr. 10%
Chet Edwards 10%
Brad Ellsworth 10%
Rahm Emanuel 10%
Jo Ann Emerson 10%
Eliot Engel 10%
Anna Eshoo 10%
Bob Etheridge 10%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 10%
Michael Ferguson 10%
Jeff Flake 10%
Barney Frank 10%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 10%
Elton Gallegly 10%
Jim Gerlach 10%
Gabrielle Giffords 10%
Wayne Gilchrest 10%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 10%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 10%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 10%
John Hall 10%
Wally Herger, Jr. 10%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 10%
Baron Hill 10%
Maurice Hinchey 10%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 10%
David Lee Hobson 10%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 10%
Kenny Hulshof 10%
Steve Israel 10%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 10%
William Jefferson 10%
Bobby Jindal 10%
Eddie Johnson 10%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 10%
Walter Jones, Jr. 10%
Steve Kagen 10%
Paul Kanjorski 10%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 10%
Dale Kildee 10%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 10%
Steve King 10%
Mark Kirk 10%
Ron Klein 10%
John Kline 10%
John Kuhl, Jr. 10%
Ray LaHood 10%
Steve LaTourette 10%
Nicholas Lampson 10%
Jim Langevin 10%
Tom Lantos 10%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 10%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 10%
OH U.S. House - 5 Bob Latta R 10%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 10%
Sandy Levin 10%
Jerry Lewis 10%
John Lewis 10%
Dan Lipinski 10%
Frank LoBiondo 10%
Nita Lowey 10%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 10%
Connie Mack IV 10%
Tim Mahoney 10%
Carolyn McCarthy 10%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul R 10%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 10%
Jim McDermott 10%
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