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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 96% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 94% |
James DeMint | 94% | |||
Pat Toomey | 93% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 92% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 91% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 90% |
Mike Enzi | 88% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 87% |
Orrin Hatch | 87% | |||
Saxby Chambliss | 86% | |||
Thomas Coburn | 85% | |||
David Vitter | 85% | |||
Jim Inhofe | 85% | |||
Jon Kyl | 83% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 83% |
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | Republican | 83% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 83% |
Richard Shelby | 82% | |||
Johnny Isakson | 82% | |||
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 81% |
Jeff Sessions III | 81% | |||
Richard Burr | 80% | |||
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 76% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 75% |
Pat Roberts | 74% | |||
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 74% |
John McCain III | 73% | |||
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 72% |
Dan Coats | 72% | |||
Kay Hutchison | 72% | |||
Roy Blunt | 72% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 72% |
Rob Portman | 72% | |||
Robert Corker | 71% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 69% | |||
Mike Johanns | 69% | |||
Thad Cochran | 68% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 67% | |||
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 62% |
Dean Heller | 62% | |||
Dick Lugar | 59% | |||
Olympia Snowe | 57% | |||
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 57% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 55% |
Scott Brown | 54% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 52% |
Ben Nelson | 49% | |||
Mark Pryor | 48% | |||
Joe Lieberman | 46% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 45% |
Kay Hagan | 45% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 45% | |||
Max Baucus | 44% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 43% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 42% |
Claire McCaskill | 38% | |||
Jim Webb, Jr. | 37% | |||
Mark Begich | 37% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 36% |
Mark Udall | 34% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 33% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 32% |
Kent Conrad | 32% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 32% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 31% |
Herb Kohl | 30% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 30% |
John Kerry | 29% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 28% |
Jeff Bingaman | 25% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 25% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 24% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 24% | |||
Carl Levin | 23% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 23% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 22% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 22% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 21% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 21% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 20% |
Jay Rockefeller IV | 20% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 19% | |||
Tom Harkin | 17% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 17% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 15% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 15% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 15% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 15% |
Barbara Boxer | 13% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 13% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 13% |
Harry Reid | 13% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 12% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 11% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 11% |
Al Franken | 11% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 9% |
Tom Udall | 9% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 96% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 94% |
James DeMint | 94% | |||
Pat Toomey | 93% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 92% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 91% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 90% |
Mike Enzi | 88% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 87% |
Orrin Hatch | 87% | |||
Saxby Chambliss | 86% | |||
Thomas Coburn | 85% | |||
David Vitter | 85% | |||
Jim Inhofe | 85% | |||
Jon Kyl | 83% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 83% |
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | R | 83% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 83% |
Richard Shelby | 82% | |||
Johnny Isakson | 82% | |||
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 81% |
Jeff Sessions III | 81% | |||
Richard Burr | 80% | |||
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 76% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 75% |
Pat Roberts | 74% | |||
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 74% |
John McCain III | 73% | |||
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 72% |
Dan Coats | 72% | |||
Kay Hutchison | 72% | |||
Roy Blunt | 72% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 72% |
Rob Portman | 72% | |||
Robert Corker | 71% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 69% | |||
Mike Johanns | 69% | |||
Thad Cochran | 68% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 67% | |||
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 62% |
Dean Heller | 62% | |||
Dick Lugar | 59% | |||
Olympia Snowe | 57% | |||
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 57% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 55% |
Scott Brown | 54% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 52% |
Ben Nelson | 49% | |||
Mark Pryor | 48% | |||
Joe Lieberman | 46% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 45% |
Kay Hagan | 45% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 45% | |||
Max Baucus | 44% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 43% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 42% |
Claire McCaskill | 38% | |||
Jim Webb, Jr. | 37% | |||
Mark Begich | 37% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 36% |
Mark Udall | 34% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 33% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 32% |
Kent Conrad | 32% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 32% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 31% |
Herb Kohl | 30% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 30% |
John Kerry | 29% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 28% |
Jeff Bingaman | 25% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 25% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 24% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 24% | |||
Carl Levin | 23% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 23% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 22% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 22% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 21% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 21% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 20% |
Jay Rockefeller IV | 20% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 19% | |||
Tom Harkin | 17% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 17% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 15% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 15% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 15% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 15% |
Barbara Boxer | 13% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 13% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 13% |
Harry Reid | 13% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 12% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 11% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 11% |
Al Franken | 11% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 9% |
Tom Udall | 9% |