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State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 60
Gary Ackerman 60
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 90
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 55
Todd Akin 90
Lamar Alexander 100
Rodney Alexander 89
Wayne Allard 82
Thomas Allen 50
Jason Altmire 60
Rob Andrews 57
Michael Arcuri 60
Joe Baca, Sr. 60
Michele Bachmann 90
Spencer Bachus 90
Brian Baird 50
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 60
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso Republican 83
J. Gresham Barrett 80
John Barrow 67
Roscoe Bartlett 90
Joe Barton 90
Max Baucus 73
Evan Bayh 73
Melissa Bean 60
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 50
Bob Bennett 100
Shelley Berkley 60
Howard Berman 60
Marion Berry 50
NA President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 56
Judy Biggert 90
Brian Bilbray 90
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 90
Jeff Bingaman 55
Rob Bishop 90
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 56
Tim Bishop 60
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn Republican 89
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 60
Roy Blunt 90
John Boehner 89
Kit Bond 100
Jo Bonner, Jr. 90
Mary Bono Mack 90
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 90
Dan Boren 90
Leonard Boswell 60
Rick Boucher 67
Charles Boustany, Jr. 90
Barbara Boxer 60
Allen Boyd, Jr. 70
Nancy Boyda 70
Kevin Brady 90
Bob Brady 56
Bruce Braley 56
Paul Broun 75
Corrine Brown 43
Henry Brown, Jr. 90
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 55
Ginny Brown-Waite 89
Sam Brownback 100
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 90
Jim Bunning 100
TX U.S. House - 26 Michael Burgess Republican 80
Richard Burr 100
Dan Burton 90
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 56
Steve Buyer 89
Robert Byrd 64
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 90
Dave Camp 90
John Campbell III 67
Chris Cannon 80
Eric Cantor 90
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 64
WV U.S. Senate - Jr Shelley Capito Republican 100
Lois Capps 60
Mike Capuano 56
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin Democratic 55
Dennis Cardoza 60
Russ Carnahan 60
Christopher Carney 60
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper Democratic 70
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 75
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter Republican 90
PA U.S. Senate - Sr Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic 55
Mike Castle 90
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 60
Donald Cazayoux, Jr. 50
Steve Chabot 89
Saxby Chambliss 100
Ben Chandler III 56
Travis Childers 50
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 67
Lacy Clay, Jr. 60
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 67
Hillary Clinton 50
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 60
Howard Coble 80
State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 60
Gary Ackerman 60
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 90
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 55
Todd Akin 90
Lamar Alexander 100
Rodney Alexander 89
Wayne Allard 82
Thomas Allen 50
Jason Altmire 60
Rob Andrews 57
Michael Arcuri 60
Joe Baca, Sr. 60
Michele Bachmann 90
Spencer Bachus 90
Brian Baird 50
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 60
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso R 83
J. Gresham Barrett 80
John Barrow 67
Roscoe Bartlett 90
Joe Barton 90
Max Baucus 73
Evan Bayh 73
Melissa Bean 60
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 50
Bob Bennett 100
Shelley Berkley 60
Howard Berman 60
Marion Berry 50
NA President Joe Biden, Jr. D 56
Judy Biggert 90
Brian Bilbray 90
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis R 90
Jeff Bingaman 55
Rob Bishop 90
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 56
Tim Bishop 60
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn R 89
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer D 60
Roy Blunt 90
John Boehner 89
Kit Bond 100
Jo Bonner, Jr. 90
Mary Bono Mack 90
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 90
Dan Boren 90
Leonard Boswell 60
Rick Boucher 67
Charles Boustany, Jr. 90
Barbara Boxer 60
Allen Boyd, Jr. 70
Nancy Boyda 70
Kevin Brady 90
Bob Brady 56
Bruce Braley 56
Paul Broun 75
Corrine Brown 43
Henry Brown, Jr. 90
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown D 55
Ginny Brown-Waite 89
Sam Brownback 100
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan R 90
Jim Bunning 100
TX U.S. House - 26 Michael Burgess R 80
Richard Burr 100
Dan Burton 90
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 56
Steve Buyer 89
Robert Byrd 64
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 90
Dave Camp 90
John Campbell III 67
Chris Cannon 80
Eric Cantor 90
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 64
WV U.S. Senate - Jr Shelley Capito R 100
Lois Capps 60
Mike Capuano 56
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin D 55
Dennis Cardoza 60
Russ Carnahan 60
Christopher Carney 60
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper D 70
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 75
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter R 90
PA U.S. Senate - Sr Bob Casey, Jr. D 55
Mike Castle 90
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 60
Donald Cazayoux, Jr. 50
Steve Chabot 89
Saxby Chambliss 100
Ben Chandler III 56
Travis Childers 50
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 67
Lacy Clay, Jr. 60
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 67
Hillary Clinton 50
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 60
Howard Coble 80
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