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State Office Name Party Rating
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 50%
Cliff Stearns 50%
John Tanner 50%
Gene Taylor 50%
Pat Toomey 50%
Ed Towns 50%
Sherrod Brown 43%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 43%
Michael Collins 43%
John Doolittle 43%
Jo Ann Emerson 43%
Michael Ferguson 43%
Gene Green 43%
Jack Kingston 43%
Jerry Lewis 43%
John Linder 43%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 43%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 43%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 43%
Edward Schrock 43%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 43%
Pat Tiberi 43%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 43%
Steve Buyer 40%
Gary Ackerman 38%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 38%
Joe Baca, Sr. 38%
Spencer Bachus 38%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 38%
Frank Ballance, Jr. 38%
Cass Ballenger 38%
J. Gresham Barrett 38%
Charlie Bass 38%
Bob Beauprez 38%
Judy Biggert 38%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 38%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn Republican 38%
Earl Blumenauer 38%
Roy Blunt 38%
John Boehner 38%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 38%
Mary Bono Mack 38%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 38%
Rick Boucher 38%
Jeb Bradley 38%
Kevin Brady 38%
Bob Brady 38%
Corrine Brown 38%
Henry Brown, Jr. 38%
GA State Senate - 23 Max Burns Republican 38%
Richard Burr 38%
Dan Burton 38%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 38%
Dave Camp 38%
Eric Cantor 38%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 38%
Julia Carson 38%
Mike Castle 38%
Chris Chocola 38%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 38%
Howard Coble 38%
Jim Cooper 38%
Ander Crenshaw 38%
Joe Crowley 38%
Elijah Cummings 38%
Randall Cunningham 38%
Artur Davis 38%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 38%
Lincoln Davis 38%
Peter DeFazio 38%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 38%
Thomas DeLay 38%
James DeMint 38%
Bill Delahunt 38%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 38%
State Office Name Party Rating
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 50%
Cliff Stearns 50%
John Tanner 50%
Gene Taylor 50%
Pat Toomey 50%
Ed Towns 50%
Sherrod Brown 43%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 43%
Michael Collins 43%
John Doolittle 43%
Jo Ann Emerson 43%
Michael Ferguson 43%
Gene Green 43%
Jack Kingston 43%
Jerry Lewis 43%
John Linder 43%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 43%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 43%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 43%
Edward Schrock 43%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 43%
Pat Tiberi 43%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. R 43%
Steve Buyer 40%
Gary Ackerman 38%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 38%
Joe Baca, Sr. 38%
Spencer Bachus 38%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 38%
Frank Ballance, Jr. 38%
Cass Ballenger 38%
J. Gresham Barrett 38%
Charlie Bass 38%
Bob Beauprez 38%
Judy Biggert 38%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 38%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn R 38%
Earl Blumenauer 38%
Roy Blunt 38%
John Boehner 38%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 38%
Mary Bono Mack 38%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 38%
Rick Boucher 38%
Jeb Bradley 38%
Kevin Brady 38%
Bob Brady 38%
Corrine Brown 38%
Henry Brown, Jr. 38%
GA State Senate - 23 Max Burns R 38%
Richard Burr 38%
Dan Burton 38%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 38%
Dave Camp 38%
Eric Cantor 38%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 38%
Julia Carson 38%
Mike Castle 38%
Chris Chocola 38%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 38%
Howard Coble 38%
Jim Cooper 38%
Ander Crenshaw 38%
Joe Crowley 38%
Elijah Cummings 38%
Randall Cunningham 38%
Artur Davis 38%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 38%
Lincoln Davis 38%
Peter DeFazio 38%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 38%
Thomas DeLay 38%
James DeMint 38%
Bill Delahunt 38%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 38%
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