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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 33% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 14% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 14% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 0% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 0% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 0% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 0% |
FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 100% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 0% |
LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 100% |
LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 14% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 0% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 14% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 0% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 0% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 14% | |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 0% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 0% | |
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 100% |
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 0% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 0% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 0% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 0% |
OH | Council Member - 2 | John Schmidt | 100% | |
OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 43% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 14% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 0% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 0% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 0% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 0% |
Jason Altmire | 43% | |||
Michael Arcuri | 0% | |||
Steve Austria | 100% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 14% | |||
Mark Begich | 0% | |||
Brian Bilbray | 86% | |||
Tim Bishop | 0% | |||
John Boccieri | 50% | |||
John Boehner | 100% | |||
Kevin Brady | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 0% | |||
Ginny Brown-Waite | 57% | |||
Sam Brownback | 100% | |||
Jim Bunning | 100% | |||
Dave Camp | 100% | |||
Joseph Cao | 100% | |||
Dennis Cardoza | 14% | |||
Christopher Carney | 29% | |||
Mike Castle | 14% | |||
Jerry Costello | 100% | |||
Joe Crowley | 0% | |||
Kathy Dahlkemper | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 0% | |||
Bill Delahunt | 0% | |||
Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 100% | |||
John Dingell | 14% | |||
Chris Dodd | 0% | |||
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 100% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 14% | |||
Steve Driehaus | 50% | |||
Brad Ellsworth | 100% | |||
Jeff Fortenberry | 100% | |||
Phil Gingrey | 100% | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | 0% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 0% | |||
John Hall | 0% | |||
Phil Hare | 0% | |||
Tom Harkin | 0% | |||
Doc Hastings | 100% | |||
Brian Higgins | 0% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 0% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 0% | |||
Tim Holden | 33% | |||
Mike Johanns | 100% | |||
Walter Jones, Sr. | 100% | |||
Paul Kanjorski | 29% | |||
Ted Kaufman | 0% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 0% | |||
John Kerry | 0% | |||
Dale Kildee | 43% | |||
Mary Jo Kilroy | 0% | |||
Pete King | 100% | |||
Steve King | 100% | |||
Ann Kirkpatrick | 25% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 14% | |||
Leonard Lance | 50% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 33% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 14% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 14% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 0% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 0% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 0% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 0% |
FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 100% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 0% |
LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 100% |
LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | R | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 14% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 0% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 14% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 0% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 0% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 14% | |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 0% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 0% | |
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 100% |
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | R | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 0% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 0% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 0% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 0% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 0% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 0% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 0% |
OH | Council Member - 2 | John Schmidt | 100% | |
OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 43% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 83% |
TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 14% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 0% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 0% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 0% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 0% |
Jason Altmire | 43% | |||
Michael Arcuri | 0% | |||
Steve Austria | 100% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 14% | |||
Mark Begich | 0% | |||
Brian Bilbray | 86% | |||
Tim Bishop | 0% | |||
John Boccieri | 50% | |||
John Boehner | 100% | |||
Kevin Brady | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 0% | |||
Ginny Brown-Waite | 57% | |||
Sam Brownback | 100% | |||
Jim Bunning | 100% | |||
Dave Camp | 100% | |||
Joseph Cao | 100% | |||
Dennis Cardoza | 14% | |||
Christopher Carney | 29% | |||
Mike Castle | 14% | |||
Jerry Costello | 100% | |||
Joe Crowley | 0% | |||
Kathy Dahlkemper | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 0% | |||
Bill Delahunt | 0% | |||
Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 100% | |||
John Dingell | 14% | |||
Chris Dodd | 0% | |||
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 100% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 14% | |||
Steve Driehaus | 50% | |||
Brad Ellsworth | 100% | |||
Jeff Fortenberry | 100% | |||
Phil Gingrey | 100% | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | 0% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 0% | |||
John Hall | 0% | |||
Phil Hare | 0% | |||
Tom Harkin | 0% | |||
Doc Hastings | 100% | |||
Brian Higgins | 0% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 0% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 0% | |||
Tim Holden | 33% | |||
Mike Johanns | 100% | |||
Walter Jones, Sr. | 100% | |||
Paul Kanjorski | 29% | |||
Ted Kaufman | 0% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 0% | |||
John Kerry | 0% | |||
Dale Kildee | 43% | |||
Mary Jo Kilroy | 0% | |||
Pete King | 100% | |||
Steve King | 100% | |||
Ann Kirkpatrick | 25% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 14% | |||
Leonard Lance | 50% |