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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 20% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 20% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 40% |
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 20% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 60% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 60% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 20% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 60% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 20% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 40% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 60% |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 80% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 60% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 20% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 20% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 80% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 40% |
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 40% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 20% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 40% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 60% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 20% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 20% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 80% | |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 20% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 20% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 20% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 60% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 40% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 20% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 20% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 20% |
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 60% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 80% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 80% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 40% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 20% |
TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 40% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 60% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 40% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 80% |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 60% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 20% |
Gary Ackerman | 60% | |||
Rob Andrews | 20% | |||
Spencer Bachus | 60% | |||
Brian Baird | 60% | |||
Roscoe Bartlett | 0% | |||
Max Baucus | 80% | |||
Evan Bayh | 60% | |||
Bob Bennett | 40% | |||
Shelley Berkley | 60% | |||
Marion Berry | 60% | |||
Judy Biggert | 100% | |||
Michael Bilirakis | 20% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
Roy Blunt | 60% | |||
John Boehner | 80% | |||
Kit Bond | 80% | |||
Mary Bono Mack | 60% | |||
Leonard Boswell | 60% | |||
Rick Boucher | 60% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 40% | |||
Allen Boyd, Jr. | 40% | |||
Kevin Brady | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 20% | |||
Corrine Brown | 40% | |||
Sam Brownback | 60% | |||
Jim Bunning | 20% | |||
Steve Buyer | 20% | |||
Dave Camp | 100% | |||
Lois Capps | 60% | |||
Mike Capuano | 20% | |||
Mike Castle | 80% | |||
Howard Coble | 20% | |||
Thad Cochran | 80% | |||
Kent Conrad | 60% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 20% | |||
Jerry Costello | 20% | |||
Joe Crowley | 40% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 60% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 20% | |||
Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 20% | |||
Norm Dicks | 80% | |||
John Dingell | 60% | |||
Chris Dodd | 80% | |||
Byron Dorgan | 60% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 20% | |||
David Dreier | 100% | |||
John Duncan, Jr. | 0% | |||
Chet Edwards | 60% | |||
Vern Ehlers | 80% | |||
Jo Ann Emerson | 40% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 20% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 20% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 40% |
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 20% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 60% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 60% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 20% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 60% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 20% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 40% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 60% |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 80% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 60% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 20% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 20% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 80% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 40% |
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 40% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 20% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 40% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 60% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 20% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 20% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 80% | |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 20% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 20% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 20% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 60% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 40% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 20% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 20% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 20% |
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 60% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 80% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 80% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 40% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 20% |
TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | R | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 40% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 60% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 40% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 80% |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 60% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 20% |
Gary Ackerman | 60% | |||
Rob Andrews | 20% | |||
Spencer Bachus | 60% | |||
Brian Baird | 60% | |||
Roscoe Bartlett | 0% | |||
Max Baucus | 80% | |||
Evan Bayh | 60% | |||
Bob Bennett | 40% | |||
Shelley Berkley | 60% | |||
Marion Berry | 60% | |||
Judy Biggert | 100% | |||
Michael Bilirakis | 20% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
Roy Blunt | 60% | |||
John Boehner | 80% | |||
Kit Bond | 80% | |||
Mary Bono Mack | 60% | |||
Leonard Boswell | 60% | |||
Rick Boucher | 60% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 40% | |||
Allen Boyd, Jr. | 40% | |||
Kevin Brady | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 20% | |||
Corrine Brown | 40% | |||
Sam Brownback | 60% | |||
Jim Bunning | 20% | |||
Steve Buyer | 20% | |||
Dave Camp | 100% | |||
Lois Capps | 60% | |||
Mike Capuano | 20% | |||
Mike Castle | 80% | |||
Howard Coble | 20% | |||
Thad Cochran | 80% | |||
Kent Conrad | 60% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 20% | |||
Jerry Costello | 20% | |||
Joe Crowley | 40% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 60% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 20% | |||
Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 20% | |||
Norm Dicks | 80% | |||
John Dingell | 60% | |||
Chris Dodd | 80% | |||
Byron Dorgan | 60% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 20% | |||
David Dreier | 100% | |||
John Duncan, Jr. | 0% | |||
Chet Edwards | 60% | |||
Vern Ehlers | 80% | |||
Jo Ann Emerson | 40% |