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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 85% |
Barbara Boxer | 85% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 85% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 85% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 85% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 85% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 85% |
Al Franken | 85% | |||
Tom Harkin | 85% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 85% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 85% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 85% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 85% |
Harry Reid | 85% | |||
Tom Udall | 85% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 82% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 82% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 82% |
Jay Rockefeller IV | 81% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 68% | |||
Mark Begich | 68% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 68% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 68% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 68% |
Kent Conrad | 68% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 68% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 68% |
Patrick Leahy | 68% | |||
Carl Levin | 68% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 68% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 68% |
Mark Udall | 68% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 63% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 63% | |||
John Kerry | 63% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 63% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 63% |
Herb Kohl | 62% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 61% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 60% |
Mary Landrieu | 57% | |||
Jim Webb, Jr. | 57% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 57% |
Kay Hagan | 53% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 53% |
Ben Nelson | 53% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 53% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 52% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 51% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 49% |
Scott Brown | 48% | |||
Max Baucus | 46% | |||
Joe Lieberman | 46% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 45% |
Dick Lugar | 43% | |||
Mark Pryor | 43% | |||
Olympia Snowe | 42% | |||
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 41% |
Dean Heller | 40% | |||
Roy Blunt | 39% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 38% |
Kelly Ayotte | 35% | |||
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 35% |
Rob Portman | 35% | |||
Pat Roberts | 34% | |||
John McCain III | 33% | |||
Mike Johanns | 32% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 30% |
Thad Cochran | 30% | |||
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 29% |
Dan Coats | 28% | |||
Orrin Hatch | 26% | |||
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 26% |
Lamar Alexander | 25% | |||
Robert Corker | 24% | |||
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 23% |
Saxby Chambliss | 16% | |||
Thomas Coburn | 16% | |||
Kay Hutchison | 16% | |||
Johnny Isakson | 16% | |||
Jeff Sessions III | 16% | |||
Pat Toomey | 16% | |||
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 16% |
Richard Burr | 15% | |||
Mike Enzi | 10% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 10% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 10% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 10% |
Richard Shelby | 10% | |||
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | Republican | 9% |
Jim Inhofe | 8% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 6% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 6% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 3% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 3% |
Jon Kyl | 3% | |||
James DeMint | 2% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 1% |
David Vitter | 0% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 85% |
Barbara Boxer | 85% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 85% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 85% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 85% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 85% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 85% |
Al Franken | 85% | |||
Tom Harkin | 85% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 85% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 85% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 85% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 85% |
Harry Reid | 85% | |||
Tom Udall | 85% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 82% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 82% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 82% |
Jay Rockefeller IV | 81% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 68% | |||
Mark Begich | 68% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 68% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 68% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 68% |
Kent Conrad | 68% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 68% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 68% |
Patrick Leahy | 68% | |||
Carl Levin | 68% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 68% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 68% |
Mark Udall | 68% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 63% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 63% | |||
John Kerry | 63% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 63% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 63% |
Herb Kohl | 62% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 61% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 60% |
Mary Landrieu | 57% | |||
Jim Webb, Jr. | 57% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 57% |
Kay Hagan | 53% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 53% |
Ben Nelson | 53% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 53% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 52% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 51% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 49% |
Scott Brown | 48% | |||
Max Baucus | 46% | |||
Joe Lieberman | 46% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 45% |
Dick Lugar | 43% | |||
Mark Pryor | 43% | |||
Olympia Snowe | 42% | |||
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 41% |
Dean Heller | 40% | |||
Roy Blunt | 39% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 38% |
Kelly Ayotte | 35% | |||
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 35% |
Rob Portman | 35% | |||
Pat Roberts | 34% | |||
John McCain III | 33% | |||
Mike Johanns | 32% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 30% |
Thad Cochran | 30% | |||
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 29% |
Dan Coats | 28% | |||
Orrin Hatch | 26% | |||
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 26% |
Lamar Alexander | 25% | |||
Robert Corker | 24% | |||
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 23% |
Saxby Chambliss | 16% | |||
Thomas Coburn | 16% | |||
Kay Hutchison | 16% | |||
Johnny Isakson | 16% | |||
Jeff Sessions III | 16% | |||
Pat Toomey | 16% | |||
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 16% |
Richard Burr | 15% | |||
Mike Enzi | 10% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 10% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 10% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 10% |
Richard Shelby | 10% | |||
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | R | 9% |
Jim Inhofe | 8% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 6% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 6% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 3% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 3% |
Jon Kyl | 3% | |||
James DeMint | 2% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 1% |
David Vitter | 0% |