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State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui Democratic 60%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 60%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 60%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 60%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 60%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 60%
Major Owens 60%
Ron Paul 60%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 60%
Martin Olav Sabo 60%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 60%
CA U.S. House - 30 Adam Schiff Democratic 60%
José Serrano 60%
Louise Slaughter 60%
Arlen Specter 60%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 60%
Tom Udall 60%
MD U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 60%
Brian Baird 57%
Barbara Boxer 57%
Mark Dayton 57%
Peter DeFazio 57%
Dianne Feinstein 57%
Charles Hagel 57%
Tom Harkin 57%
Herb Kohl 57%
Frank Lautenberg 57%
Bob Menendez 57%
Barbara Mikulski 57%
John Warner 57%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
Bob Brady 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin Democratic 50%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper Democratic 50%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 50%
Hillary Clinton 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 50%
Larry Craig 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 50%
James Davis 50%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 50%
Bill Delahunt 50%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
Rahm Emanuel 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 50%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 50%
Henry Hyde 50%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa Republican 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
Mary Landrieu 50%
Tom Lantos 50%
James Leach 50%
Sandy Levin 50%
Joe Lieberman 50%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 50%
Nita Lowey 50%
Carolyn Maloney 50%
Michael McNulty 50%
Martin Meehan 50%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 50%
Jack Murtha 50%
Jim Oberstar 50%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 50%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 50%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
Jay Rockefeller IV 50%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 50%
Steve Rothman 50%
Allyson Schwartz 50%
GA U.S. House - 13 David Scott Democratic 50%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Ellen Tauscher 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 50%
John Tierney 50%
Ed Towns 50%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 50%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 50%
Henry Waxman 50%
David Wu 50%
Albert Wynn 50%
Byron Dorgan 43%
SC U.S. Senate - Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 43%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 43%
Gary Ackerman 40%
Bob Bennett 40%
Joe Crowley 40%
Artur Davis 40%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 40%
State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui D 60%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 60%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 60%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 60%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 60%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 60%
Major Owens 60%
Ron Paul 60%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 60%
Martin Olav Sabo 60%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 60%
CA U.S. House - 30 Adam Schiff D 60%
José Serrano 60%
Louise Slaughter 60%
Arlen Specter 60%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 60%
Tom Udall 60%
MD U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 60%
Brian Baird 57%
Barbara Boxer 57%
Mark Dayton 57%
Peter DeFazio 57%
Dianne Feinstein 57%
Charles Hagel 57%
Tom Harkin 57%
Herb Kohl 57%
Frank Lautenberg 57%
Bob Menendez 57%
Barbara Mikulski 57%
John Warner 57%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
Bob Brady 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin D 50%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper D 50%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 50%
Hillary Clinton 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 50%
Larry Craig 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 50%
James Davis 50%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 50%
Bill Delahunt 50%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
Rahm Emanuel 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 50%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 50%
Henry Hyde 50%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa R 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
Mary Landrieu 50%
Tom Lantos 50%
James Leach 50%
Sandy Levin 50%
Joe Lieberman 50%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 50%
Nita Lowey 50%
Carolyn Maloney 50%
Michael McNulty 50%
Martin Meehan 50%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 50%
Jack Murtha 50%
Jim Oberstar 50%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 50%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 50%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
Jay Rockefeller IV 50%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 50%
Steve Rothman 50%
Allyson Schwartz 50%
GA U.S. House - 13 David Scott D 50%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 50%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
Ellen Tauscher 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 50%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 50%
John Tierney 50%
Ed Towns 50%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 50%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 50%
Henry Waxman 50%
David Wu 50%
Albert Wynn 50%
Byron Dorgan 43%
SC U.S. Senate - Sr Lindsey Graham R 43%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 43%
Gary Ackerman 40%
Bob Bennett 40%
Joe Crowley 40%
Artur Davis 40%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 40%
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