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State Office Name Party Rating
Byron Dorgan 50%
Rahm Emanuel 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
John Ensign 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Dianne Feinstein 50%
Scott Garrett 50%
Mark Green 50%
AZ U.S. House - 7 Raul Grijalva Democratic 50%
Luis Gutiérrez 50%
J. Dennis Hastert 50%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 50%
Jeb Hensarling 50%
Rush Holt, Jr. 50%
Mike Honda 50%
Darlene Hooley 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 50%
Steve Israel 50%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 50%
James Merrill Jeffords 50%
Eddie Johnson 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 50%
Ron Kind 50%
Mark Kirk 50%
Jon Kyl 50%
Jim Langevin 50%
Tom Lantos 50%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 50%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 50%
Patrick Leahy 50%
CA U.S. House - 12 Barbara Lee Democratic 50%
Carl Levin 50%
Sandy Levin 50%
John Lewis 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 50%
Nita Lowey 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 50%
Carolyn Maloney 50%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 50%
Carolyn McCarthy 50%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 50%
Michael McNulty 50%
Martin Meehan 50%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 50%
NJ U.S. Senate - Sr Bob Menendez Democratic 50%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 50%
George Miller 50%
Jim Moran, Jr. 50%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 31 Grace Napolitano Democratic 50%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 50%
John Olver 50%
Major Owens 50%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 50%
NJ U.S. House - 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 50%
Ed Pastor 50%
Donald Payne 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 50%
Nick Rahall II 50%
Jay Rockefeller IV 50%
Steve Rothman 50%
Tim Ryan 50%
Martin Olav Sabo 50%
Loretta Sanchez 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 50%
Paul Sarbanes 50%
CA U.S. House - 30 Adam Schiff Democratic 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 50%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 50%
José Serrano 50%
John Shadegg 50%
Louise Slaughter 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Byron Dorgan 50%
Rahm Emanuel 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
John Ensign 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Dianne Feinstein 50%
Scott Garrett 50%
Mark Green 50%
AZ U.S. House - 7 Raul Grijalva D 50%
Luis Gutiérrez 50%
J. Dennis Hastert 50%
J.D. Hayworth, Jr. 50%
Jeb Hensarling 50%
Rush Holt, Jr. 50%
Mike Honda 50%
Darlene Hooley 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 50%
Steve Israel 50%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 50%
James Merrill Jeffords 50%
Eddie Johnson 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 50%
Ron Kind 50%
Mark Kirk 50%
Jon Kyl 50%
Jim Langevin 50%
Tom Lantos 50%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 50%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 50%
Patrick Leahy 50%
CA U.S. House - 12 Barbara Lee D 50%
Carl Levin 50%
Sandy Levin 50%
John Lewis 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 50%
Nita Lowey 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 50%
Carolyn Maloney 50%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 50%
Carolyn McCarthy 50%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 50%
Michael McNulty 50%
Martin Meehan 50%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 50%
NJ U.S. Senate - Sr Bob Menendez D 50%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 50%
George Miller 50%
Jim Moran, Jr. 50%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 50%
CA U.S. House - 31 Grace Napolitano D 50%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 50%
John Olver 50%
Major Owens 50%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 50%
NJ U.S. House - 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. D 50%
Ed Pastor 50%
Donald Payne 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 50%
Nick Rahall II 50%
Jay Rockefeller IV 50%
Steve Rothman 50%
Tim Ryan 50%
Martin Olav Sabo 50%
Loretta Sanchez 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 50%
Paul Sarbanes 50%
CA U.S. House - 30 Adam Schiff D 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 50%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 50%
José Serrano 50%
John Shadegg 50%
Louise Slaughter 50%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 50%
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