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State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 90%
Mark Udall 90%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 90%
Jim Webb, Jr. 90%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 90%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 89%
Barbara Mikulski 89%
Earl Blumenauer 88%
Max Baucus 80%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet Democratic 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 80%
Tom Carper 80%
Bob Casey, Jr. 80%
Ben Chandler III 80%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Coons Democratic 80%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 80%
Kay Hagan 80%
Tom Harkin 80%
John Kerry 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
Frank Lautenberg 80%
Claire McCaskill 80%
Bob Menendez 80%
Bill Owens 80%
David Pryor 80%
Harry Reid 80%
Jon Tester 80%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner Democratic 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 78%
Jim Cooper 70%
NY Governor Kathy Hochul Democratic 70%
Larry Kissell 70%
Joe Manchin III 70%
Kurt Schrader 70%
Heath Shuler 70%
Dennis Cardoza 67%
Joe Lieberman 67%
Mike Ross 67%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 63%
John Barrow 60%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 60%
Jim Matheson 60%
Collin Peterson 60%
Walter Jones, Jr. 56%
Dan Boren 50%
Scott Brown 50%
John Duncan, Jr. 50%
Mike McIntyre 50%
Ron Paul 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Dean Heller 44%
Justin Amash 40%
Chris Gibson 40%
Tim Johnson 40%
Todd Platts 40%
Joe Barton 30%
Charlie Bass 30%
Jaime Herrera Beutler 30%
Steve LaTourette 30%
Frank Wolf 30%
Louie Gohmert 22%
David Vitter 22%
Roscoe Bartlett 20%
Mike Fitzpatrick 20%
ID Attorney General Raúl Labrador Republican 20%
John McCain III 20%
David McKinley 20%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 20%
KY U.S. Senate - Jr Rand Paul Republican 20%
Ted Poe 20%
Lee Terry 20%
Ed Whitfield 20%
Kay Hutchison 13%
Kenny Marchant 13%
Steve Austria 11%
Spencer Bachus 11%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 11%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 11%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 11%
TN U.S. House - 3 Chuck Fleischmann Republican 11%
Adam Kinzinger 11%
Don Manzullo 11%
Richard Shelby 11%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 10%
Lamar Alexander 10%
Rodney Alexander 10%
Lou Barletta 10%
Judy Biggert 10%
Roy Blunt 10%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 10%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy Republican 10%
Thad Cochran 10%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 10%
Chip Cravaack 10%
AR U.S. House - 1 Rick Crawford Republican 10%
Ander Crenshaw 10%
James DeMint 10%
Charlie Dent 10%
Bob Dold 10%
David Dreier 10%
State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 90%
Mark Udall 90%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 90%
Jim Webb, Jr. 90%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 90%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 89%
Barbara Mikulski 89%
Earl Blumenauer 88%
Max Baucus 80%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet D 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 80%
Tom Carper 80%
Bob Casey, Jr. 80%
Ben Chandler III 80%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Coons D 80%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 80%
Kay Hagan 80%
Tom Harkin 80%
John Kerry 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
Frank Lautenberg 80%
Claire McCaskill 80%
Bob Menendez 80%
Bill Owens 80%
David Pryor 80%
Harry Reid 80%
Jon Tester 80%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner D 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 78%
Jim Cooper 70%
NY Governor Kathy Hochul D 70%
Larry Kissell 70%
Joe Manchin III 70%
Kurt Schrader 70%
Heath Shuler 70%
Dennis Cardoza 67%
Joe Lieberman 67%
Mike Ross 67%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 63%
John Barrow 60%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 60%
Jim Matheson 60%
Collin Peterson 60%
Walter Jones, Jr. 56%
Dan Boren 50%
Scott Brown 50%
John Duncan, Jr. 50%
Mike McIntyre 50%
Ron Paul 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Dean Heller 44%
Justin Amash 40%
Chris Gibson 40%
Tim Johnson 40%
Todd Platts 40%
Joe Barton 30%
Charlie Bass 30%
Jaime Herrera Beutler 30%
Steve LaTourette 30%
Frank Wolf 30%
Louie Gohmert 22%
David Vitter 22%
Roscoe Bartlett 20%
Mike Fitzpatrick 20%
ID Attorney General Raúl Labrador R 20%
John McCain III 20%
David McKinley 20%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 20%
KY U.S. Senate - Jr Rand Paul R 20%
Ted Poe 20%
Lee Terry 20%
Ed Whitfield 20%
Kay Hutchison 13%
Kenny Marchant 13%
Steve Austria 11%
Spencer Bachus 11%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 11%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 11%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 11%
TN U.S. House - 3 Chuck Fleischmann R 11%
Adam Kinzinger 11%
Don Manzullo 11%
Richard Shelby 11%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 10%
Lamar Alexander 10%
Rodney Alexander 10%
Lou Barletta 10%
Judy Biggert 10%
Roy Blunt 10%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 10%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy R 10%
Thad Cochran 10%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 10%
Chip Cravaack 10%
AR U.S. House - 1 Rick Crawford R 10%
Ander Crenshaw 10%
James DeMint 10%
Charlie Dent 10%
Bob Dold 10%
David Dreier 10%
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