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State Office Name Party Rating
Thomas Coburn 91
Thad Cochran 100
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 60
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 89
Norm Coleman 100
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 100
Mike Conaway 90
Kent Conrad 45
John Conyers, Jr. 60
Jim Cooper 50
Robert Corker 91
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 100
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 70
Jerry Costello 56
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 60
Larry Craig 91
Robert Cramer 78
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 91
Ander Crenshaw 90
Joe Crowley 60
Barbara Cubin 60
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 70
John Culberson 100
Elijah Cummings 60
Artur Davis 60
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 60
David Davis 90
Geoff Davis 90
Lincoln Davis 67
Susan Davis 60
Thomas Davis III 80
Peter DeFazio 60
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 60
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 60
James DeMint 91
Nathan Deal 78
Bill Delahunt 50
Charlie Dent 80
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 90
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 90
Norm Dicks 60
John Dingell 60
Chris Dodd 50
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 60
Elizabeth Dole 100
Pete Domenici, Jr. 100
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 60
John Doolittle 88
Byron Dorgan 45
Mike Doyle, Jr. 60
Thelma Drake 90
David Dreier 90
John Duncan, Jr. 80
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 55
Donna Edwards 100
Chet Edwards 60
Vern Ehlers 90
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 67
Brad Ellsworth 60
Rahm Emanuel 60
Jo Ann Emerson 90
Eliot Engel 50
Philip English 78
John Ensign 90
Mike Enzi 91
Anna Eshoo 60
Bob Etheridge 60
Terry Everett 90
Mary Fallin 90
Sam Farr 60
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 56
Tom Feeney 100
Russ Feingold 36
Dianne Feinstein 55
Michael Ferguson 70
Bob Filner 63
Jeff Flake 50
Randy Forbes 80
Jeff Fortenberry 90
Vito Fossella, Jr. 80
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster Democratic 75
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 80
Barney Frank 60
Trent Franks 80
Rodney Frelinghuysen 90
Elton Gallegly 89
Scott Garrett 90
Jim Gerlach 80
Gabrielle Giffords 60
Wayne Gilchrest 100
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 67
Phil Gingrey 80
Louie Gohmert 88
Charlie Gonzalez 60
Virgil Goode, Jr. 80
Bob Goodlatte 90
Bart Gordon 60
Lindsey Graham 100
Kay Granger 89
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 100
State Office Name Party Rating
Thomas Coburn 91
Thad Cochran 100
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 60
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 89
Norm Coleman 100
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 100
Mike Conaway 90
Kent Conrad 45
John Conyers, Jr. 60
Jim Cooper 50
Robert Corker 91
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 100
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 70
Jerry Costello 56
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 60
Larry Craig 91
Robert Cramer 78
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 91
Ander Crenshaw 90
Joe Crowley 60
Barbara Cubin 60
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 70
John Culberson 100
Elijah Cummings 60
Artur Davis 60
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 60
David Davis 90
Geoff Davis 90
Lincoln Davis 67
Susan Davis 60
Thomas Davis III 80
Peter DeFazio 60
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 60
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 60
James DeMint 91
Nathan Deal 78
Bill Delahunt 50
Charlie Dent 80
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 90
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 90
Norm Dicks 60
John Dingell 60
Chris Dodd 50
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 60
Elizabeth Dole 100
Pete Domenici, Jr. 100
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 60
John Doolittle 88
Byron Dorgan 45
Mike Doyle, Jr. 60
Thelma Drake 90
David Dreier 90
John Duncan, Jr. 80
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 55
Donna Edwards 100
Chet Edwards 60
Vern Ehlers 90
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 67
Brad Ellsworth 60
Rahm Emanuel 60
Jo Ann Emerson 90
Eliot Engel 50
Philip English 78
John Ensign 90
Mike Enzi 91
Anna Eshoo 60
Bob Etheridge 60
Terry Everett 90
Mary Fallin 90
Sam Farr 60
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 56
Tom Feeney 100
Russ Feingold 36
Dianne Feinstein 55
Michael Ferguson 70
Bob Filner 63
Jeff Flake 50
Randy Forbes 80
Jeff Fortenberry 90
Vito Fossella, Jr. 80
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster D 75
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx R 80
Barney Frank 60
Trent Franks 80
Rodney Frelinghuysen 90
Elton Gallegly 89
Scott Garrett 90
Jim Gerlach 80
Gabrielle Giffords 60
Wayne Gilchrest 100
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 67
Phil Gingrey 80
Louie Gohmert 88
Charlie Gonzalez 60
Virgil Goode, Jr. 80
Bob Goodlatte 90
Bart Gordon 60
Lindsey Graham 100
Kay Granger 89
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 100
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