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Rating Group: Council for a Livable World

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State Office Name Party Rating
Tom Carper 60%
Bob Casey, Jr. 60%
Carl Levin 60%
Blanche Lincoln 60%
Barbara Mikulski 60%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 60%
Evan Bayh 50%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 50%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
Mike Castle 50%
Ben Chandler III 50%
Howard Coble 50%
Jim Cooper 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
Chet Edwards 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Gabrielle Giffords 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
Bart Gordon 50%
Gene Green 50%
Baron Hill 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 50%
Dan Lipinski 50%
Jim Matheson 50%
Mike McIntyre 50%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
Dennis Moore 50%
Jack Murtha 50%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 50%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 50%
Collin Peterson 50%
Mark Pryor 50%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
Ciro Rodriguez 50%
Mike Ross 50%
Tim Ryan 50%
John Salazar 50%
David Scott 50%
Zack Space 50%
John Tanner 50%
Gene Taylor 50%
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 50%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 40%
Timothy Johnson 40%
Mary Landrieu 40%
Ben Nelson 40%
Olympia Snowe 40%
Jason Altmire 37%
Rob Andrews 37%
Melissa Bean 37%
Dan Boren 37%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 37%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 37%
Artur Davis 37%
Lincoln Davis 37%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 37%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 37%
Brad Ellsworth 37%
Jo Ann Emerson 37%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 37%
Ron Paul 37%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 37%
Dutch Ruppersberger 37%
Vic Snyder 37%
Fred Upton 37%
Robert Wexler 37%
John Barrow 25%
Judy Biggert 25%
Christopher Carney 25%
Donna Edwards 25%
Vern Ehlers 25%
Jeff Fortenberry 25%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 25%
Tom Petri 25%
Ted Poe 25%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 25%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 25%
Robert Corker 20%
Judd Gregg 20%
Joe Lieberman 20%
Dick Lugar 20%
Michael Burgess 12%
Steve Buyer 12%
John Campbell III 12%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 12%
Travis Childers 12%
Charlie Dent 12%
Jeff Flake 12%
Randy Forbes 12%
Jim Gerlach 12%
Pete Hoekstra 12%
Duncan Hunter 12%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 12%
Tim Johnson 12%
Jack Kingston 12%
Mark Kirk 12%
State Office Name Party Rating
Tom Carper 60%
Bob Casey, Jr. 60%
Carl Levin 60%
Blanche Lincoln 60%
Barbara Mikulski 60%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 60%
Evan Bayh 50%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 50%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
Mike Castle 50%
Ben Chandler III 50%
Howard Coble 50%
Jim Cooper 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
Chet Edwards 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Gabrielle Giffords 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
Bart Gordon 50%
Gene Green 50%
Baron Hill 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 50%
Dan Lipinski 50%
Jim Matheson 50%
Mike McIntyre 50%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
Dennis Moore 50%
Jack Murtha 50%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 50%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 50%
Collin Peterson 50%
Mark Pryor 50%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
Ciro Rodriguez 50%
Mike Ross 50%
Tim Ryan 50%
John Salazar 50%
David Scott 50%
Zack Space 50%
John Tanner 50%
Gene Taylor 50%
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 50%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 40%
Timothy Johnson 40%
Mary Landrieu 40%
Ben Nelson 40%
Olympia Snowe 40%
Jason Altmire 37%
Rob Andrews 37%
Melissa Bean 37%
Dan Boren 37%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 37%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 37%
Artur Davis 37%
Lincoln Davis 37%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 37%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 37%
Brad Ellsworth 37%
Jo Ann Emerson 37%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 37%
Ron Paul 37%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 37%
Dutch Ruppersberger 37%
Vic Snyder 37%
Fred Upton 37%
Robert Wexler 37%
John Barrow 25%
Judy Biggert 25%
Christopher Carney 25%
Donna Edwards 25%
Vern Ehlers 25%
Jeff Fortenberry 25%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 25%
Tom Petri 25%
Ted Poe 25%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 25%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 25%
Robert Corker 20%
Judd Gregg 20%
Joe Lieberman 20%
Dick Lugar 20%
Michael Burgess 12%
Steve Buyer 12%
John Campbell III 12%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 12%
Travis Childers 12%
Charlie Dent 12%
Jeff Flake 12%
Randy Forbes 12%
Jim Gerlach 12%
Pete Hoekstra 12%
Duncan Hunter 12%
Bob Inglis, Sr. 12%
Tim Johnson 12%
Jack Kingston 12%
Mark Kirk 12%
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