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State Office Name Party Rating
Bob Etheridge 83
Charlie Gonzalez 83
Tom Harkin 83
Brian Higgins 83
Baron Hill 83
Tim Holden 83
John Kerry 83
Jim Langevin 83
Dan Lipinski 83
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 83
Harry Mitchell 83
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 83
Patrick Murphy 83
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 83
Ed Perlmutter 83
Silvestre Reyes 83
MD U.S. House - 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 83
John Salazar 83
Loretta Sanchez 83
GA U.S. House - 13 David Scott Democratic 83
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 83
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch Democratic 83
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 83
Barack Obama II 80
NA President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 75
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 75
Robert Byrd 71
PA U.S. Senate - Sr Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic 71
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 71
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 71
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 71
Herb Kohl 71
Claire McCaskill 71
Barbara Mikulski 71
Ben Nelson 71
Mark Pryor 71
Harry Reid 71
Ken Salazar 71
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 71
Jim Webb, Jr. 71
Jason Altmire 67
Barbara Boxer 67
Allen Boyd, Jr. 67
Nancy Boyda 67
Ben Chandler III 67
Hillary Clinton 67
Jim Cooper 67
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 67
Artur Davis 67
Chris Dodd 67
Chet Edwards 67
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 67
Blanche Lincoln 67
Tim Mahoney 67
Jim Matheson 67
Ron Paul 67
Collin Peterson 67
Earl Pomeroy 67
Ciro Rodriguez 67
Vic Snyder 67
Zack Space 67
Wayne Gilchrest 60
Christopher Shays 60
John Tanner 60
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper Democratic 57
Dianne Feinstein 57
Daniel Inouye 57
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic 57
Bill Nelson, Sr. 57
Gordon Smith 57
Arlen Specter 57
John Sununu 57
John Barrow 50
Christopher Carney 50
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 50
Brad Ellsworth 50
Bart Gordon 50
Tim Johnson 50
Mark Kirk 50
Dick Lugar 50
John McCain III 50
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 50
Mike Ross 50
Gene Taylor 50
Charles Hagel 43
Joe Lieberman 43
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 43
George Voinovich 43
John Warner 43
Lamar Alexander 33
Roscoe Bartlett 33
Dan Boren 33
Jim Bunning 33
Mike Castle 33
Larry Craig 33
Robert Cramer 33
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 33
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 33
Judd Gregg 33
Bob Inglis, Sr. 33
State Office Name Party Rating
Bob Etheridge 83
Charlie Gonzalez 83
Tom Harkin 83
Brian Higgins 83
Baron Hill 83
Tim Holden 83
John Kerry 83
Jim Langevin 83
Dan Lipinski 83
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 83
Harry Mitchell 83
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy D 83
Patrick Murphy 83
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 83
Ed Perlmutter 83
Silvestre Reyes 83
MD U.S. House - 2 Dutch Ruppersberger D 83
John Salazar 83
Loretta Sanchez 83
GA U.S. House - 13 David Scott D 83
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 83
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch D 83
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 83
Barack Obama II 80
NA President Joe Biden, Jr. D 75
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 75
Robert Byrd 71
PA U.S. Senate - Sr Bob Casey, Jr. D 71
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 71
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 71
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 71
Herb Kohl 71
Claire McCaskill 71
Barbara Mikulski 71
Ben Nelson 71
Mark Pryor 71
Harry Reid 71
Ken Salazar 71
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 71
Jim Webb, Jr. 71
Jason Altmire 67
Barbara Boxer 67
Allen Boyd, Jr. 67
Nancy Boyda 67
Ben Chandler III 67
Hillary Clinton 67
Jim Cooper 67
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 67
Artur Davis 67
Chris Dodd 67
Chet Edwards 67
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 67
Blanche Lincoln 67
Tim Mahoney 67
Jim Matheson 67
Ron Paul 67
Collin Peterson 67
Earl Pomeroy 67
Ciro Rodriguez 67
Vic Snyder 67
Zack Space 67
Wayne Gilchrest 60
Christopher Shays 60
John Tanner 60
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper D 57
Dianne Feinstein 57
Daniel Inouye 57
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar D 57
Bill Nelson, Sr. 57
Gordon Smith 57
Arlen Specter 57
John Sununu 57
John Barrow 50
Christopher Carney 50
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 50
Brad Ellsworth 50
Bart Gordon 50
Tim Johnson 50
Mark Kirk 50
Dick Lugar 50
John McCain III 50
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 50
Mike Ross 50
Gene Taylor 50
Charles Hagel 43
Joe Lieberman 43
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 43
George Voinovich 43
John Warner 43
Lamar Alexander 33
Roscoe Bartlett 33
Dan Boren 33
Jim Bunning 33
Mike Castle 33
Larry Craig 33
Robert Cramer 33
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 33
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 33
Judd Gregg 33
Bob Inglis, Sr. 33
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