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State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 100
Gary Ackerman 100
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 0
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 86
Todd Akin 0
Lamar Alexander 33
Rodney Alexander 0
Wayne Allard 14
Thomas Allen 100
Jason Altmire 67
Rob Andrews 100
Michael Arcuri 83
Joe Baca, Sr. 100
Michele Bachmann 0
Spencer Bachus 0
Brian Baird 100
Richard Hugh Baker 0
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso Republican 20
J. Gresham Barrett 0
John Barrow 50
Roscoe Bartlett 33
Joe Barton 0
Max Baucus 100
Evan Bayh 86
Melissa Bean 83
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 100
Bob Bennett 14
Shelley Berkley 83
Howard Berman 100
Marion Berry 83
NA President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 75
Judy Biggert 17
Brian Bilbray 0
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 0
Jeff Bingaman 86
Rob Bishop 0
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 83
Tim Bishop 100
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn Republican 0
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 100
Roy Blunt 0
John Boehner 0
Kit Bond 14
Jo Bonner, Jr. 0
Mary Bono Mack 17
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 0
Dan Boren 33
Leonard Boswell 83
Rick Boucher 100
Charles Boustany, Jr. 0
Barbara Boxer 67
Allen Boyd, Jr. 67
Nancy Boyda 67
Kevin Brady 0
Bob Brady 100
Bruce Braley 100
Paul Broun 0
Corrine Brown 100
Henry Brown, Jr. 0
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 86
Ginny Brown-Waite 0
Sam Brownback 0
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 0
Jim Bunning 33
TX U.S. House - 26 Michael Burgess Republican 0
Richard Burr 14
Dan Burton 0
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 100
Steve Buyer 0
Robert Byrd 71
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 0
Dave Camp 0
John Campbell III 0
Chris Cannon 0
Eric Cantor 0
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 86
WV U.S. Senate - Jr Shelley Capito Republican 0
Lois Capps 100
Mike Capuano 100
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin Democratic 86
Dennis Cardoza 100
Russ Carnahan 100
Christopher Carney 50
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper Democratic 57
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter Republican 0
PA U.S. Senate - Sr Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic 71
Mike Castle 33
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 100
Steve Chabot 0
Saxby Chambliss 17
Ben Chandler III 67
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 100
Lacy Clay, Jr. 100
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 100
Hillary Clinton 67
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 100
Howard Coble 0
Thomas Coburn 29
Thad Cochran 14
State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 100
Gary Ackerman 100
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 0
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 86
Todd Akin 0
Lamar Alexander 33
Rodney Alexander 0
Wayne Allard 14
Thomas Allen 100
Jason Altmire 67
Rob Andrews 100
Michael Arcuri 83
Joe Baca, Sr. 100
Michele Bachmann 0
Spencer Bachus 0
Brian Baird 100
Richard Hugh Baker 0
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 100
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso R 20
J. Gresham Barrett 0
John Barrow 50
Roscoe Bartlett 33
Joe Barton 0
Max Baucus 100
Evan Bayh 86
Melissa Bean 83
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 100
Bob Bennett 14
Shelley Berkley 83
Howard Berman 100
Marion Berry 83
NA President Joe Biden, Jr. D 75
Judy Biggert 17
Brian Bilbray 0
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis R 0
Jeff Bingaman 86
Rob Bishop 0
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 83
Tim Bishop 100
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn R 0
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer D 100
Roy Blunt 0
John Boehner 0
Kit Bond 14
Jo Bonner, Jr. 0
Mary Bono Mack 17
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 0
Dan Boren 33
Leonard Boswell 83
Rick Boucher 100
Charles Boustany, Jr. 0
Barbara Boxer 67
Allen Boyd, Jr. 67
Nancy Boyda 67
Kevin Brady 0
Bob Brady 100
Bruce Braley 100
Paul Broun 0
Corrine Brown 100
Henry Brown, Jr. 0
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown D 86
Ginny Brown-Waite 0
Sam Brownback 0
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan R 0
Jim Bunning 33
TX U.S. House - 26 Michael Burgess R 0
Richard Burr 14
Dan Burton 0
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 100
Steve Buyer 0
Robert Byrd 71
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 0
Dave Camp 0
John Campbell III 0
Chris Cannon 0
Eric Cantor 0
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 86
WV U.S. Senate - Jr Shelley Capito R 0
Lois Capps 100
Mike Capuano 100
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin D 86
Dennis Cardoza 100
Russ Carnahan 100
Christopher Carney 50
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper D 57
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter R 0
PA U.S. Senate - Sr Bob Casey, Jr. D 71
Mike Castle 33
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 100
Steve Chabot 0
Saxby Chambliss 17
Ben Chandler III 67
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 100
Lacy Clay, Jr. 100
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 100
Hillary Clinton 67
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 100
Howard Coble 0
Thomas Coburn 29
Thad Cochran 14
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