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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Howard Berman | 100% | |||
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Jeff Fortenberry | 100% | |||
Jim Inhofe | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 100% | |||
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
Brad Miller | 100% | |||
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 100% |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 100% | |||
Ed Royce | 100% | |||
OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | Republican | 100% |
Aaron Schock | 100% | |||
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 75% |
Barbara Boxer | 75% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 75% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 75% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
Susan Davis | 75% | |||
Eliot Engel | 75% | |||
Bob Filner | 75% | |||
Al Franken | 75% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 75% |
Johnny Isakson | 75% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 75% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 75% | |||
John Lewis | 75% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 75% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 75% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 75% | |||
John Olver | 75% | |||
Bobby Rush | 75% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 75% |
Allyson Schwartz | 75% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 75% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 75% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 75% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 75% |
Pete Stark | 75% | |||
Mark Udall | 75% | |||
Frank Wolf | 75% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 50% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 50% |
Mark Begich | 50% | |||
Shelley Berkley | 50% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 50% |
Roy Blunt | 50% | |||
Bob Brady | 50% | |||
Ann Marie Buerkle | 50% | |||
Dan Burton | 50% | |||
Lois Capps | 50% | |||
Mike Capuano | 50% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 50% |
Russ Carnahan | 50% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 50% |
Steve Chabot | 50% | |||
Saxby Chambliss | 50% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 50% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 50% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 50% |
Peter DeFazio | 50% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 50% |
SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | Republican | 50% |
Sam Farr | 50% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 50% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 50% | |||
Barney Frank | 50% | |||
Elton Gallegly | 50% | |||
Scott Garrett | 50% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 50% |
TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 50% |
AR | Attorney General | Tim Griffin | Republican | 50% |
Kay Hagan | 50% | |||
Tom Harkin | 50% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 50% |
Dean Heller | 50% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 50% |
Duncan Hunter | 50% | |||
Lynn Jenkins | 50% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 50% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 50% |
Dennis Kucinich | 50% | |||
Leonard Lance | 50% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 50% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 50% |
Carl Levin | 50% | |||
Joe Lieberman | 50% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 50% |
Tom Marino | 50% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 50% |
Bill McCollum | 50% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 50% | |||
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 50% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Howard Berman | 100% | |||
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Jeff Fortenberry | 100% | |||
Jim Inhofe | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 100% |
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 100% | |||
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
Brad Miller | 100% | |||
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 100% |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 100% | |||
Ed Royce | 100% | |||
OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | R | 100% |
Aaron Schock | 100% | |||
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 75% |
Barbara Boxer | 75% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 75% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 75% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 75% |
Susan Davis | 75% | |||
Eliot Engel | 75% | |||
Bob Filner | 75% | |||
Al Franken | 75% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 75% |
Johnny Isakson | 75% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 75% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 75% | |||
John Lewis | 75% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 75% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 75% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 75% | |||
John Olver | 75% | |||
Bobby Rush | 75% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 75% |
Allyson Schwartz | 75% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 75% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 75% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 75% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 75% |
Pete Stark | 75% | |||
Mark Udall | 75% | |||
Frank Wolf | 75% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 50% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 50% |
Mark Begich | 50% | |||
Shelley Berkley | 50% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 50% |
Roy Blunt | 50% | |||
Bob Brady | 50% | |||
Ann Marie Buerkle | 50% | |||
Dan Burton | 50% | |||
Lois Capps | 50% | |||
Mike Capuano | 50% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 50% |
Russ Carnahan | 50% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 50% |
Steve Chabot | 50% | |||
Saxby Chambliss | 50% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 50% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 50% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 50% |
Peter DeFazio | 50% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 50% |
SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | R | 50% |
Sam Farr | 50% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 50% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 50% | |||
Barney Frank | 50% | |||
Elton Gallegly | 50% | |||
Scott Garrett | 50% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 50% |
TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | R | 50% |
AR | Attorney General | Tim Griffin | R | 50% |
Kay Hagan | 50% | |||
Tom Harkin | 50% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 50% |
Dean Heller | 50% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 50% |
Duncan Hunter | 50% | |||
Lynn Jenkins | 50% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 50% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 50% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 50% |
Dennis Kucinich | 50% | |||
Leonard Lance | 50% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 50% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 50% |
Carl Levin | 50% | |||
Joe Lieberman | 50% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 50% |
Tom Marino | 50% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 50% |
Bill McCollum | 50% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 50% | |||
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 50% |