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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 25% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 25% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 25% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 25% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 25% |
Silvestre Reyes | 25% | |||
Mike Ross | 25% | |||
Bobby Rush | 25% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 25% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 25% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 25% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 25% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 25% |
Louise Slaughter | 25% | |||
Olympia Snowe | 25% | |||
Tom Udall | 25% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 25% |
Henry Waxman | 25% | |||
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 25% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 25% |
Justin Amash | 13% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 13% |
John Barrow | 13% | |||
Max Baucus | 13% | |||
Shelley Berkley | 13% | |||
Howard Berman | 13% | |||
Judy Biggert | 13% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 13% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 13% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 13% |
Dan Boren | 13% | |||
Leonard Boswell | 13% | |||
Bob Brady | 13% | |||
Corrine Brown | 13% | |||
Dan Burton | 13% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 13% | |||
Walter Holden Capps | 13% | |||
Dennis Cardoza | 13% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 13% |
Ben Chandler III | 13% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 13% |
Hansen Clarke | 13% | |||
Howard Coble | 13% | |||
Thomas Coburn | 13% | |||
Thad Cochran | 13% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 13% |
Kent Conrad | 13% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 13% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 13% |
Jerry Costello | 13% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 13% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 13% |
John Dingell | 13% | |||
Bob Dold | 13% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 13% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 13% |
Sam Farr | 13% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 13% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 13% | |||
Mike Fitzpatrick | 13% | |||
LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 13% |
Bill Flores | 13% | |||
Barney Frank | 13% | |||
Al Franken | 13% | |||
Trent Franks | 13% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 13% | |
Cory Gardner | 13% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 13% |
Louie Gohmert | 13% | |||
Henry Gonzalez | 13% | |||
Trey Gowdy III | 13% | |||
Gene Green | 13% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 13% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 13% | |
Tom Harkin | 13% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 25% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 25% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 25% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 25% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 25% |
Silvestre Reyes | 25% | |||
Mike Ross | 25% | |||
Bobby Rush | 25% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 25% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 25% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 25% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 25% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 25% |
Louise Slaughter | 25% | |||
Olympia Snowe | 25% | |||
Tom Udall | 25% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 25% |
Henry Waxman | 25% | |||
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 25% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 25% |
Justin Amash | 13% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 13% |
John Barrow | 13% | |||
Max Baucus | 13% | |||
Shelley Berkley | 13% | |||
Howard Berman | 13% | |||
Judy Biggert | 13% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 13% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 13% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 13% |
Dan Boren | 13% | |||
Leonard Boswell | 13% | |||
Bob Brady | 13% | |||
Corrine Brown | 13% | |||
Dan Burton | 13% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 13% | |||
Walter Holden Capps | 13% | |||
Dennis Cardoza | 13% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 13% |
Ben Chandler III | 13% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 13% |
Hansen Clarke | 13% | |||
Howard Coble | 13% | |||
Thomas Coburn | 13% | |||
Thad Cochran | 13% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 13% |
Kent Conrad | 13% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 13% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 13% |
Jerry Costello | 13% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 13% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 13% |
John Dingell | 13% | |||
Bob Dold | 13% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 13% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 13% |
Sam Farr | 13% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 13% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 13% | |||
Mike Fitzpatrick | 13% | |||
LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | R | 13% |
Bill Flores | 13% | |||
Barney Frank | 13% | |||
Al Franken | 13% | |||
Trent Franks | 13% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 13% | |
Cory Gardner | 13% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 13% |
Louie Gohmert | 13% | |||
Henry Gonzalez | 13% | |||
Trey Gowdy III | 13% | |||
Gene Green | 13% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 13% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 13% | |
Tom Harkin | 13% |