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State Office Name Party Rating
Jeff Flake 100%
John Kerry 100%
John Sununu 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 91%
Judy Biggert 91%
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 91%
Mary Bono Mack 91%
Leonard Boswell 91%
Kevin Brady 91%
Dave Camp 91%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin Democratic 91%
Mike Castle 91%
Jim Cooper 91%
Joe Crowley 91%
Artur Davis 91%
Susan Davis 91%
Vern Ehlers 91%
Bob Etheridge 91%
Charlie Gonzalez 91%
Baron Hill 91%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 91%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 91%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 91%
Steve Israel 91%
Ray LaHood 91%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 91%
Tom Latham 91%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 91%
Jim Matheson 91%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui Democratic 91%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 91%
Dennis Moore 91%
Jim Moran, Jr. 91%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 91%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 91%
David Price 91%
James Ramstad 91%
CA U.S. House - 30 Adam Schiff Democratic 91%
Christopher Shays 91%
John Shimkus 91%
Ellen Tauscher 91%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 91%
Fred Upton 91%
MD U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 91%
Anthony Weiner 91%
Wayne Allard 90%
Bob Bennett 90%
Sam Brownback 90%
CA U.S. House - 16 Anna Eshoo Democratic 90%
Jane Harman 90%
William Jefferson 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Nita Lowey 90%
Don Manzullo 90%
Pat Roberts 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 90%
Vic Snyder 90%
Ed Whitfield 90%
Mike Enzi 89%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 89%
Joseph Knollenberg 89%
Mark Udall 89%
Charlie Rangel 88%
John Doolittle 86%
Howard Berman 82%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 82%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 82%
Lois Capps 82%
Robert Cramer 82%
Lincoln Davis 82%
Norm Dicks 82%
Rahm Emanuel 82%
Elton Gallegly 82%
Ralph Hall 82%
Darlene Hooley 82%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa Republican 82%
Tim Johnson 82%
Sandy Levin 82%
Carolyn Maloney 82%
John Peterson 82%
Paul Ryan 82%
John Tanner 82%
Mac Thornberry 82%
Pat Tiberi 82%
Diane Watson 82%
Thad Cochran 80%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 80%
Charles Hagel 80%
Orrin Hatch 80%
Wally Herger, Jr. 80%
Jim Inhofe 80%
Jon Kyl 80%
John McCain III 80%
Joe Pitts 80%
Mark Pryor 80%
Lee Terry 80%
John Warner 80%
Kit Bond 78%
Barbara Cubin 78%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 78%
State Office Name Party Rating
Jeff Flake 100%
John Kerry 100%
John Sununu 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 91%
Judy Biggert 91%
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer D 91%
Mary Bono Mack 91%
Leonard Boswell 91%
Kevin Brady 91%
Dave Camp 91%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin D 91%
Mike Castle 91%
Jim Cooper 91%
Joe Crowley 91%
Artur Davis 91%
Susan Davis 91%
Vern Ehlers 91%
Bob Etheridge 91%
Charlie Gonzalez 91%
Baron Hill 91%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 91%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 91%
WA Governor Jay Inslee D 91%
Steve Israel 91%
Ray LaHood 91%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 91%
Tom Latham 91%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 91%
Jim Matheson 91%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui D 91%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 91%
Dennis Moore 91%
Jim Moran, Jr. 91%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 91%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 91%
David Price 91%
James Ramstad 91%
CA U.S. House - 30 Adam Schiff D 91%
Christopher Shays 91%
John Shimkus 91%
Ellen Tauscher 91%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 91%
Fred Upton 91%
MD U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 91%
Anthony Weiner 91%
Wayne Allard 90%
Bob Bennett 90%
Sam Brownback 90%
CA U.S. House - 16 Anna Eshoo D 90%
Jane Harman 90%
William Jefferson 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Nita Lowey 90%
Don Manzullo 90%
Pat Roberts 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 90%
Vic Snyder 90%
Ed Whitfield 90%
Mike Enzi 89%
Vito Fossella, Jr. 89%
Joseph Knollenberg 89%
Mark Udall 89%
Charlie Rangel 88%
John Doolittle 86%
Howard Berman 82%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 82%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 82%
Lois Capps 82%
Robert Cramer 82%
Lincoln Davis 82%
Norm Dicks 82%
Rahm Emanuel 82%
Elton Gallegly 82%
Ralph Hall 82%
Darlene Hooley 82%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa R 82%
Tim Johnson 82%
Sandy Levin 82%
Carolyn Maloney 82%
John Peterson 82%
Paul Ryan 82%
John Tanner 82%
Mac Thornberry 82%
Pat Tiberi 82%
Diane Watson 82%
Thad Cochran 80%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 80%
Charles Hagel 80%
Orrin Hatch 80%
Wally Herger, Jr. 80%
Jim Inhofe 80%
Jon Kyl 80%
John McCain III 80%
Joe Pitts 80%
Mark Pryor 80%
Lee Terry 80%
John Warner 80%
Kit Bond 78%
Barbara Cubin 78%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 78%
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