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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 20% |
Steve Rothman | 20% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 18% | |||
Corrine Brown | 18% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 18% | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | 18% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 18% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 18% |
Albio Sires | 18% | |||
John Yarmuth | 18% | |||
Joe Crowley | 14% | |||
Bill Delahunt | 14% | |||
John Hall | 14% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 14% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 14% | |||
Sandy Levin | 14% | |||
Nita Lowey | 14% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 14% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 14% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 14% |
Jim Oberstar | 14% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 14% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 14% |
José Serrano | 14% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 14% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 14% |
Rob Andrews | 13% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 13% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 13% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 13% | |||
Howard Berman | 12% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 12% |
Charlie Rangel | 12% | |||
Jackie Speier | 12% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 12% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 12% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 11% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 11% |
Diane Watson | 11% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 7% |
Elijah Cummings | 7% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 7% |
Eliot Engel | 7% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 7% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 7% |
Jane Harman | 7% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 7% |
Eddie Johnson | 7% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 7% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 7% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 7% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 7% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 7% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 7% |
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 0% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 0% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 0% | |
Jeff Bingaman | 0% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 0% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 0% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 0% |
Lois Capps | 0% | |||
Mike Capuano | 0% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 0% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 0% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 0% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 0% |
Kent Conrad | 0% | |||
Chris Dodd | 0% | |||
Byron Dorgan | 0% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 0% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Sam Farr | 0% | |||
Russ Feingold | 0% | |||
Bob Filner | 0% | |||
Barney Frank | 0% | |||
Al Franken | 0% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 0% |
Tom Harkin | 0% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 0% | |||
Mike Honda | 0% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 0% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 0% | |||
John Kerry | 0% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 0% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 0% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 0% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 0% |
Carl Levin | 0% | |||
John Lewis | 0% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 0% |
Jim McDermott | 0% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 0% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 0% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 0% |
Barbara Mikulski | 0% | |||
George Miller | 0% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 0% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 0% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 20% |
Steve Rothman | 20% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 18% | |||
Corrine Brown | 18% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 18% | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | 18% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 18% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 18% |
Albio Sires | 18% | |||
John Yarmuth | 18% | |||
Joe Crowley | 14% | |||
Bill Delahunt | 14% | |||
John Hall | 14% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 14% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 14% | |||
Sandy Levin | 14% | |||
Nita Lowey | 14% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 14% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 14% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 14% |
Jim Oberstar | 14% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 14% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 14% |
José Serrano | 14% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 14% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 14% |
Rob Andrews | 13% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 13% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 13% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 13% | |||
Howard Berman | 12% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 12% |
Charlie Rangel | 12% | |||
Jackie Speier | 12% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 12% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 12% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 11% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 11% |
Diane Watson | 11% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 7% |
Elijah Cummings | 7% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 7% |
Eliot Engel | 7% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 7% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 7% |
Jane Harman | 7% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 7% |
Eddie Johnson | 7% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 7% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 7% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 7% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 7% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 7% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 7% |
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 0% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 0% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 0% | |
Jeff Bingaman | 0% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 0% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 0% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 0% |
Lois Capps | 0% | |||
Mike Capuano | 0% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 0% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 0% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 0% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 0% |
Kent Conrad | 0% | |||
Chris Dodd | 0% | |||
Byron Dorgan | 0% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 0% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 0% |
Sam Farr | 0% | |||
Russ Feingold | 0% | |||
Bob Filner | 0% | |||
Barney Frank | 0% | |||
Al Franken | 0% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 0% |
Tom Harkin | 0% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 0% | |||
Mike Honda | 0% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 0% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 0% | |||
John Kerry | 0% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 0% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 0% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 0% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 0% |
Carl Levin | 0% | |||
John Lewis | 0% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 0% |
Jim McDermott | 0% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 0% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 0% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 0% |
Barbara Mikulski | 0% | |||
George Miller | 0% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 0% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 0% |