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State Office Name Party Rating
Kent Conrad 90%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 90%
Bill Delahunt 90%
Eliot Engel 90%
Luis Gutiérrez 90%
Tom Harkin 90%
Tim Holden 90%
Jay Inslee 90%
Joe Lieberman 90%
Carolyn Maloney 90%
Jim Matheson 90%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney Democratic 90%
Patrick Murphy 90%
Jim Oberstar 90%
Harry Reid 90%
Silvestre Reyes 90%
John Salazar 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
Louise Slaughter 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 90%
John Spratt, Jr. 90%
Jon Tester 90%
Pete Visclosky 90%
John Barrow 88%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 88%
Dennis Cardoza 88%
Artur Davis 88%
Gabrielle Giffords 88%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 88%
Paul Kanjorski 88%
Harry Mitchell 88%
Nick Rahall II 88%
Mike Ross 88%
John Tanner 88%
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 88%
Max Baucus 86%
Tom Carper 86%
Jason Altmire 85%
Lincoln Davis 85%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 85%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 85%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 85%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 85%
Leonard Boswell 83%
Bart Gordon 83%
Eddie Johnson 83%
Blanche Lincoln 83%
Ben Nelson 83%
Collin Peterson 83%
Robert Byrd 80%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 80%
Jim Cooper 80%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 80%
Olympia Snowe 80%
Christopher Carney 78%
Brad Ellsworth 78%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 78%
Bobby Rush 78%
Arlen Specter 76%
Dan Boren 75%
Steve LaTourette 75%
Jim Marshall 75%
Heath Shuler 75%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 75%
Mike Castle 73%
Mike McIntyre 73%
Gene Taylor 73%
Norm Coleman 69%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 68%
John McHugh 68%
Tim Murphy 68%
Timothy Johnson 66%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 66%
Jim Gerlach 65%
Mark Kirk 65%
Charlie Dent 63%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 63%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 63%
Jo Ann Emerson 63%
Dave Reichert 63%
Fred Upton 63%
Pete King 60%
Frank LoBiondo 60%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 60%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 60%
Dick Lugar 59%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 59%
George Voinovich 59%
Ray LaHood 55%
Todd Platts 55%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 53%
Frank Wolf 53%
Judy Biggert 50%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 50%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Thaddeus McCotter 50%
Candice Miller 50%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 50%
John Shimkus 50%
Greg Walden 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Kent Conrad 90%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 90%
Bill Delahunt 90%
Eliot Engel 90%
Luis Gutiérrez 90%
Tom Harkin 90%
Tim Holden 90%
Jay Inslee 90%
Joe Lieberman 90%
Carolyn Maloney 90%
Jim Matheson 90%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney D 90%
Patrick Murphy 90%
Jim Oberstar 90%
Harry Reid 90%
Silvestre Reyes 90%
John Salazar 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
Louise Slaughter 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 90%
John Spratt, Jr. 90%
Jon Tester 90%
Pete Visclosky 90%
John Barrow 88%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 88%
Dennis Cardoza 88%
Artur Davis 88%
Gabrielle Giffords 88%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 88%
Paul Kanjorski 88%
Harry Mitchell 88%
Nick Rahall II 88%
Mike Ross 88%
John Tanner 88%
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 88%
Max Baucus 86%
Tom Carper 86%
Jason Altmire 85%
Lincoln Davis 85%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 85%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 85%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 85%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 85%
Leonard Boswell 83%
Bart Gordon 83%
Eddie Johnson 83%
Blanche Lincoln 83%
Ben Nelson 83%
Collin Peterson 83%
Robert Byrd 80%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 80%
Jim Cooper 80%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 80%
Olympia Snowe 80%
Christopher Carney 78%
Brad Ellsworth 78%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 78%
Bobby Rush 78%
Arlen Specter 76%
Dan Boren 75%
Steve LaTourette 75%
Jim Marshall 75%
Heath Shuler 75%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 75%
Mike Castle 73%
Mike McIntyre 73%
Gene Taylor 73%
Norm Coleman 69%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 68%
John McHugh 68%
Tim Murphy 68%
Timothy Johnson 66%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 66%
Jim Gerlach 65%
Mark Kirk 65%
Charlie Dent 63%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 63%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 63%
Jo Ann Emerson 63%
Dave Reichert 63%
Fred Upton 63%
Pete King 60%
Frank LoBiondo 60%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 60%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 60%
Dick Lugar 59%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 59%
George Voinovich 59%
Ray LaHood 55%
Todd Platts 55%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 53%
Frank Wolf 53%
Judy Biggert 50%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan R 50%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Thaddeus McCotter 50%
Candice Miller 50%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 50%
John Shimkus 50%
Greg Walden 50%
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