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State Office Name Party Rating
Bill Nelson, Sr. 64
Ben Nelson 80
Randy Neugebauer 90
Devin Nunes 90
Barack Obama II 50
Jim Oberstar 60
Dave Obey 60
John Olver 60
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 56
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 56
Ed Pastor 60
Ron Paul 67
Donald Payne 56
Steve Pearce 89
Mike Pence 80
Ed Perlmutter 60
Collin Peterson 44
John Peterson 100
Tom Petri 90
Charles Pickering, Jr. 75
Joe Pitts 90
Todd Platts 80
Ted Poe 67
Earl Pomeroy 60
Jon Porter, Sr. 80
David Price 60
Tom Price 80
Deborah Pryce 88
Mark Pryor 64
Adam Putnam 90
George Radanovich 100
Nick Rahall II 60
James Ramstad 80
Charlie Rangel 60
Ralph Regula 89
Denny Rehberg 90
Dave Reichert 80
Harry Reid 55
Richard Renzi 78
Silvestre Reyes 56
Thomas Reynolds 90
Pat Roberts 100
Jay Rockefeller IV 55
Cathy Rodgers 90
Ciro Rodriguez 60
Mike Rogers 90
Dana Rohrabacher 67
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 89
Peter Roskam 89
Mike Ross 60
Steve Rothman 60
Lucille Roybal-Allard 60
Ed Royce 70
Dutch Ruppersberger 60
Bobby Rush 50
Paul Ryan 90
Tim Ryan 60
John Salazar 60
Ken Salazar 64
William Sali 90
Loretta Sanchez 50
John Sarbanes 60
Jim Saxton 67
Allyson Schwartz 56
David Scott 60
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 80
José Serrano 60
Jeff Sessions III 91
Joe Sestak, Jr. 60
John Shadegg 70
Christopher Shays 56
Carol Shea-Porter 60
Richard Shelby 82
John Shimkus 90
Heath Shuler 78
Bill Shuster 88
Ike Skelton 60
Louise Slaughter 60
Gordon Smith 100
Lamar Smith 90
Olympia Snowe 100
Vic Snyder 60
Mark Souder 89
Zack Space 60
Arlen Specter 91
John Spratt, Jr. 60
Debbie Stabenow 55
Pete Stark 60
Cliff Stearns 80
Ted Stevens 100
Bart Stupak 60
John Sullivan 88
John Sununu 100
Betty Sutton 56
Tom Tancredo 63
John Tanner 60
Ellen Tauscher 60
Gene Taylor 60
Lee Terry 90
Jon Tester 73
State Office Name Party Rating
Bill Nelson, Sr. 64
Ben Nelson 80
Randy Neugebauer 90
Devin Nunes 90
Barack Obama II 50
Jim Oberstar 60
Dave Obey 60
John Olver 60
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 56
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 56
Ed Pastor 60
Ron Paul 67
Donald Payne 56
Steve Pearce 89
Mike Pence 80
Ed Perlmutter 60
Collin Peterson 44
John Peterson 100
Tom Petri 90
Charles Pickering, Jr. 75
Joe Pitts 90
Todd Platts 80
Ted Poe 67
Earl Pomeroy 60
Jon Porter, Sr. 80
David Price 60
Tom Price 80
Deborah Pryce 88
Mark Pryor 64
Adam Putnam 90
George Radanovich 100
Nick Rahall II 60
James Ramstad 80
Charlie Rangel 60
Ralph Regula 89
Denny Rehberg 90
Dave Reichert 80
Harry Reid 55
Richard Renzi 78
Silvestre Reyes 56
Thomas Reynolds 90
Pat Roberts 100
Jay Rockefeller IV 55
Cathy Rodgers 90
Ciro Rodriguez 60
Mike Rogers 90
Dana Rohrabacher 67
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 89
Peter Roskam 89
Mike Ross 60
Steve Rothman 60
Lucille Roybal-Allard 60
Ed Royce 70
Dutch Ruppersberger 60
Bobby Rush 50
Paul Ryan 90
Tim Ryan 60
John Salazar 60
Ken Salazar 64
William Sali 90
Loretta Sanchez 50
John Sarbanes 60
Jim Saxton 67
Allyson Schwartz 56
David Scott 60
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 80
José Serrano 60
Jeff Sessions III 91
Joe Sestak, Jr. 60
John Shadegg 70
Christopher Shays 56
Carol Shea-Porter 60
Richard Shelby 82
John Shimkus 90
Heath Shuler 78
Bill Shuster 88
Ike Skelton 60
Louise Slaughter 60
Gordon Smith 100
Lamar Smith 90
Olympia Snowe 100
Vic Snyder 60
Mark Souder 89
Zack Space 60
Arlen Specter 91
John Spratt, Jr. 60
Debbie Stabenow 55
Pete Stark 60
Cliff Stearns 80
Ted Stevens 100
Bart Stupak 60
John Sullivan 88
John Sununu 100
Betty Sutton 56
Tom Tancredo 63
John Tanner 60
Ellen Tauscher 60
Gene Taylor 60
Lee Terry 90
Jon Tester 73
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