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State Office Name Party Rating
Charles Boustany, Jr. 34%
Henry Brown, Jr. 34%
Thad Cochran 34%
Robert Cramer 34%
Bob Filner 34%
Gene Green 34%
Charles Hagel 34%
William Jefferson 34%
Trent Lott, Sr. 34%
Carolyn Maloney 34%
Mike McIntyre 34%
John Mica 34%
Loretta Sanchez 34%
Rick Santorum 34%
Todd Tiahrt 34%
Ed Towns 34%
Spencer Bachus 33%
Bob Bennett 33%
Henry Bonilla 33%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 33%
Kevin Brady 33%
Bob Brady 33%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter Republican 33%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 33%
Bill Delahunt 33%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 33%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 33%
Chet Edwards 33%
Sam Farr 33%
Jeff Fortenberry 33%
Luis Gutiérrez 33%
Mike Honda 33%
Dale Kildee 33%
John Kline 33%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 33%
Melquiades Martinez 33%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 33%
John McHugh 33%
Martin Meehan 33%
Candice Miller 33%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 33%
Tim Murphy 33%
Dave Obey 33%
Ed Pastor 33%
Charlie Rangel 33%
Denny Rehberg 33%
Mike Rogers 33%
José Serrano 33%
Lamar Smith 33%
Mark Souder 33%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 33%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 33%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 33%
Pete Visclosky 33%
Zach Wamp 33%
Mel Watt 33%
Albert Wynn 33%
Joe Baca, Sr. 32%
Joe Barton 32%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 32%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 32%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 32%
Lois Capps 32%
Kent Conrad 32%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 32%
Thomas DeLay 32%
Ron Kind 32%
John Lewis 32%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 32%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 32%
Alan Mollohan 32%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 32%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 32%
Diane Watson 32%
Bob Beauprez 31%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 31%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 31%
Mike Conaway 31%
John Doolittle 31%
Elton Gallegly 31%
Ralph Hall 31%
Pete Hoekstra 31%
Joseph Knollenberg 31%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 31%
Grace Napolitano 31%
John Olver 31%
Thomas William Osborne 31%
Steve Pearce 31%
John Shimkus 31%
Ted Stevens 31%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 31%
Pat Tiberi 31%
Gerald Weller 31%
Rodney Alexander 30%
Judy Biggert 30%
Roy Blunt 30%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 30%
Robert Byrd 30%
Eric Cantor 30%
Julia Carson 30%
State Office Name Party Rating
Charles Boustany, Jr. 34%
Henry Brown, Jr. 34%
Thad Cochran 34%
Robert Cramer 34%
Bob Filner 34%
Gene Green 34%
Charles Hagel 34%
William Jefferson 34%
Trent Lott, Sr. 34%
Carolyn Maloney 34%
Mike McIntyre 34%
John Mica 34%
Loretta Sanchez 34%
Rick Santorum 34%
Todd Tiahrt 34%
Ed Towns 34%
Spencer Bachus 33%
Bob Bennett 33%
Henry Bonilla 33%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 33%
Kevin Brady 33%
Bob Brady 33%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter R 33%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 33%
Bill Delahunt 33%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 33%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 33%
Chet Edwards 33%
Sam Farr 33%
Jeff Fortenberry 33%
Luis Gutiérrez 33%
Mike Honda 33%
Dale Kildee 33%
John Kline 33%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 33%
Melquiades Martinez 33%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 33%
John McHugh 33%
Martin Meehan 33%
Candice Miller 33%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore D 33%
Tim Murphy 33%
Dave Obey 33%
Ed Pastor 33%
Charlie Rangel 33%
Denny Rehberg 33%
Mike Rogers 33%
José Serrano 33%
Lamar Smith 33%
Mark Souder 33%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 33%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 33%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 33%
Pete Visclosky 33%
Zach Wamp 33%
Mel Watt 33%
Albert Wynn 33%
Joe Baca, Sr. 32%
Joe Barton 32%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 32%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 32%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 32%
Lois Capps 32%
Kent Conrad 32%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 32%
Thomas DeLay 32%
Ron Kind 32%
John Lewis 32%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 32%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 32%
Alan Mollohan 32%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 32%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 32%
Diane Watson 32%
Bob Beauprez 31%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 31%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 31%
Mike Conaway 31%
John Doolittle 31%
Elton Gallegly 31%
Ralph Hall 31%
Pete Hoekstra 31%
Joseph Knollenberg 31%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 31%
Grace Napolitano 31%
John Olver 31%
Thomas William Osborne 31%
Steve Pearce 31%
John Shimkus 31%
Ted Stevens 31%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 31%
Pat Tiberi 31%
Gerald Weller 31%
Rodney Alexander 30%
Judy Biggert 30%
Roy Blunt 30%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 30%
Robert Byrd 30%
Eric Cantor 30%
Julia Carson 30%
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