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State Office Name Party Rating
Howard Berman 33%
Marion Berry 33%
Michael Bilirakis 33%
Jeff Bingaman 33%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 33%
Tim Bishop 33%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn Republican 33%
Roy Blunt 33%
Dan Boren 33%
Leonard Boswell 33%
Rick Boucher 33%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 33%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 33%
TX U.S. House - 26 Michael Burgess Republican 33%
Dan Burton 33%
Steve Buyer 33%
Lois Capps 33%
Mike Capuano 33%
Steve Chabot 33%
Saxby Chambliss 33%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 33%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 33%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 33%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 33%
John Conyers, Jr. 33%
Jerry Costello 33%
Larry Craig 33%
Robert Cramer 33%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 33%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 33%
John Culberson 33%
Elijah Cummings 33%
Susan Davis 33%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 33%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 33%
Bill Delahunt 33%
Charlie Dent 33%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 33%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 33%
John Dingell 33%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 33%
Elizabeth Dole 33%
John Doolittle 33%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 33%
John Ensign 33%
Terry Everett 33%
Sam Farr 33%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 33%
Tom Feeney 33%
Bob Filner 33%
Randy Forbes 33%
Jeff Fortenberry 33%
Barney Frank 33%
Elton Gallegly 33%
Jim Gerlach 33%
Louie Gohmert 33%
Charlie Gonzalez 33%
Bart Gordon 33%
SC U.S. Senate - Sr Lindsey Graham Republican 33%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 33%
Doc Hastings 33%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 33%
Maurice Hinchey 33%
Rush Holt, Jr. 33%
Jim Inhofe 33%
Daniel Inouye 33%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 33%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 33%
TX U.S. House - 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 33%
Eddie Johnson 33%
Sam Johnson 33%
Paul Kanjorski 33%
Richard Keller 33%
John Kerry 33%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 33%
Steve King 33%
Herb Kohl 33%
Steve LaTourette 33%
Mary Landrieu 33%
Jim Langevin 33%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 33%
CA U.S. House - 12 Barbara Lee Democratic 33%
Joe Lieberman 33%
John Linder 33%
Nita Lowey 33%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 33%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 33%
Carolyn Maloney 33%
Kenny Marchant 33%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 33%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui Democratic 33%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul Republican 33%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic 33%
Michael McNulty 33%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 33%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 33%
Gary Miller 33%
Brad Miller 33%
Dennis Moore 33%
Marilyn Musgrave 33%
State Office Name Party Rating
Howard Berman 33%
Marion Berry 33%
Michael Bilirakis 33%
Jeff Bingaman 33%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 33%
Tim Bishop 33%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn R 33%
Roy Blunt 33%
Dan Boren 33%
Leonard Boswell 33%
Rick Boucher 33%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 33%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 33%
TX U.S. House - 26 Michael Burgess R 33%
Dan Burton 33%
Steve Buyer 33%
Lois Capps 33%
Mike Capuano 33%
Steve Chabot 33%
Saxby Chambliss 33%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 33%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 33%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 33%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 33%
John Conyers, Jr. 33%
Jerry Costello 33%
Larry Craig 33%
Robert Cramer 33%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 33%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 33%
John Culberson 33%
Elijah Cummings 33%
Susan Davis 33%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 33%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 33%
Bill Delahunt 33%
Charlie Dent 33%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 33%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 33%
John Dingell 33%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 33%
Elizabeth Dole 33%
John Doolittle 33%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 33%
John Ensign 33%
Terry Everett 33%
Sam Farr 33%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 33%
Tom Feeney 33%
Bob Filner 33%
Randy Forbes 33%
Jeff Fortenberry 33%
Barney Frank 33%
Elton Gallegly 33%
Jim Gerlach 33%
Louie Gohmert 33%
Charlie Gonzalez 33%
Bart Gordon 33%
SC U.S. Senate - Sr Lindsey Graham R 33%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 33%
Doc Hastings 33%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 33%
Maurice Hinchey 33%
Rush Holt, Jr. 33%
Jim Inhofe 33%
Daniel Inouye 33%
WA Governor Jay Inslee D 33%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 33%
TX U.S. House - 18 Sheila Jackson Lee D 33%
Eddie Johnson 33%
Sam Johnson 33%
Paul Kanjorski 33%
Richard Keller 33%
John Kerry 33%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 33%
Steve King 33%
Herb Kohl 33%
Steve LaTourette 33%
Mary Landrieu 33%
Jim Langevin 33%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 33%
CA U.S. House - 12 Barbara Lee D 33%
Joe Lieberman 33%
John Linder 33%
Nita Lowey 33%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 33%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 33%
Carolyn Maloney 33%
Kenny Marchant 33%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 33%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui D 33%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul R 33%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum D 33%
Michael McNulty 33%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 33%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 33%
Gary Miller 33%
Brad Miller 33%
Dennis Moore 33%
Marilyn Musgrave 33%
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