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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 75 |
Patrick Kennedy | 75 | |||
Dale Kildee | 75 | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 75 | |||
Ron Kind | 75 | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 75 | |||
Jim Langevin | 75 | |||
Tom Lantos | 75 | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 75 |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 75 |
Sandy Levin | 75 | |||
John Lewis | 75 | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 75 |
Nita Lowey | 75 | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 75 |
Carolyn Maloney | 75 | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 75 |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 75 |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 75 |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 75 |
Michael McNulty | 75 | |||
Kendrick Meek, Sr. | 75 | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 75 |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 75 |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 75 | |
George Miller | 75 | |||
Brad Miller | 75 | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 75 |
Jack Murtha | 75 | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 75 |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 75 |
Jim Oberstar | 75 | |||
Dave Obey | 75 | |||
John Olver | 75 | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 75 |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 75 |
Ed Pastor | 75 | |||
Donald Payne | 75 | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 75 |
David Price | 75 | |||
Charlie Rangel | 75 | |||
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 75 |
Bobby Rush | 75 | |||
Tim Ryan | 75 | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 75 |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 75 |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 75 |
Allyson Schwartz | 75 | |||
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 75 |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 75 |
José Serrano | 75 | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 75 |
Louise Slaughter | 75 | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 75 |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 75 |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 75 | |
John Spratt, Jr. | 75 | |||
Pete Stark | 75 | |||
Bart Stupak | 75 | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 75 |
Ellen Tauscher | 75 | |||
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 75 |
John Tierney | 75 | |||
Ed Towns | 75 | |||
Stephanie Tubbs Jones | 75 | |||
Tom Udall | 75 | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 75 |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 75 |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 75 |
Diane Watson | 75 | |||
Mel Watt | 75 | |||
Anthony Weiner | 75 | |||
Robert Wexler | 75 | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 75 | |||
David Wu | 75 | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 66 | |||
Rahm Emanuel | 66 | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 66 | |||
Carolyn McCarthy | 66 | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 66 |
George Radanovich | 66 | |||
Silvestre Reyes | 66 | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 66 | |||
Henry Waxman | 66 | |||
Brian Baird | 50 | |||
John Barrow | 50 | |||
Roscoe Bartlett | 50 | |||
Marion Berry | 50 | |||
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 50 |
John Boehner | 50 | |||
Leonard Boswell | 50 | |||
Rick Boucher | 50 | |||
Steve Buyer | 50 | |||
Ben Chandler III | 50 | |||
Jim Cooper | 50 | |||
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 50 |
Artur Davis | 50 | |||
Peter DeFazio | 50 | |||
Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 50 | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | 50 |