| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Abercrombie | 80% | ||||
| Gary Ackerman | 70% | ||||
| AL | U.S. House | 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 55% |
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 60% | ||||
| Todd Akin | 50% | ||||
| TN | U.S. Senate | Sr | Lamar Alexander | Republican | 50% |
| Rodney Alexander | 70% | ||||
| Jason Altmire | 60% | ||||
| Rob Andrews | 70% | ||||
| Michael Arcuri | 70% | ||||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 70% | ||||
| Michele Bachmann | 40% | ||||
| Spencer Bachus | 55% | ||||
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | 66% | ||||
| Brian Baird | 55% | ||||
| WI | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 70% |
| WY | U.S. Senate | Jr | John Barrasso | Republican | 33% |
| J. Gresham Barrett | 50% | ||||
| John Barrow | 50% | ||||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 30% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 6 | Joe Barton | Republican | 50% |
| Max Baucus | 70% | ||||
| Evan Bayh | 60% | ||||
| Melissa Bean | 80% | ||||
| CA | Attorney General | Xavier Becerra | Democratic | 60% | |
| Bob Bennett | 70% | ||||
| Shelley Berkley | 70% | ||||
| Howard Berman | 66% | ||||
| Marion Berry | 60% | ||||
| Judy Biggert | 60% | ||||
| Brian Bilbray | 50% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 40% |
| Jeff Bingaman | 70% | ||||
| UT | U.S. House | 1 | Rob Bishop | Republican | 50% |
| GA | U.S. House | 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 70% |
| Tim Bishop | 70% | ||||
| TN | U.S. House | 7 | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 50% |
| OR | U.S. House | 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 60% |
| MO | U.S. Senate | Jr | Roy Blunt | Republican | 50% |
| John Boehner | 55% | ||||
| Kit Bond | 60% | ||||
| Jo Bonner, Jr. | 50% | ||||
| Mary Bono Mack | 66% | ||||
| AR | U.S. Senate | Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 60% |
| Dan Boren | 77% | ||||
| Leonard Boswell | 80% | ||||
| Rick Boucher | 66% | ||||
| Charles Boustany, Jr. | 60% | ||||
| Barbara Boxer | 55% | ||||
| Allen Boyd, Jr. | 55% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 8 | Kevin Brady | Republican | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House | 1 | Bob Brady | Democratic | 70% |
| Bruce Braley | 70% | ||||
| Paul Broun | 0% | ||||
| Corrine Brown | 70% | ||||
| Henry Brown, Jr. | 60% | ||||
| OH | U.S. Senate | Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
| Sam Brownback | 75% | ||||
| Ginny Brown-Waite | 55% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 70% |
| Jim Bunning | 40% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 26 | Michael Burgess | Republican | 40% |
| NC | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Burr | Republican | 60% |
| Dan Burton | 70% | ||||
| NC | U.S. House | 1 | G.K. Butterfield, Jr. | Democratic | 60% |
| Steve Buyer | 55% | ||||
| Robert Byrd | 30% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 42 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 66% |
| Dave Camp | 66% | ||||
| John Campbell III | 30% | ||||
| Eric Cantor | 50% | ||||
| WA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 60% |
| WV | U.S. Senate | Jr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 60% |
| Lois Capps | 70% | ||||
| MA | U.S. House | 7 | Mike Capuano | Democratic | 70% |
| MD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
| Dennis Cardoza | 70% | ||||
| Russ Carnahan | 70% | ||||
| Christopher Carney | 60% | ||||
| DE | U.S. Senate | Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 60% |
| IN | U.S. House | 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House | 31 | John Carter | Republican | 40% |
| PA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
| Mike Castle | 80% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 60% |
| Saxby Chambliss | 60% | ||||
| Ben Chandler III | 60% | ||||
| Travis Childers | 0% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 75% |
| MO | U.S. House | 1 | Lacy Clay, Jr. | Democratic | 66% |
| MO | U.S. House | 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 70% |
| SC | U.S. House | 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 70% |
| Howard Coble | 44% | ||||
| Thomas Coburn | 66% | ||||
| Thad Cochran | 50% | ||||
| TN | U.S. House | 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 70% |
| OK | U.S. House | 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 66% |
| ME | U.S. Senate | Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House | 11 | Mike Conaway | Republican | 50% |
| Kent Conrad | 70% | ||||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 60% | ||||
| TN | U.S. House | 5 | Jim Cooper | Democratic | 70% |
| TN | U.S. Senate | Jr | Robert Corker | Republican | 40% |
| TX | U.S. Senate | Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 60% |
| CA | U.S. House | 16 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 70% |
| Jerry Costello | 60% | ||||
| CT | U.S. House | 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 60% |
| ID | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 60% |
| Ander Crenshaw | 37% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 14 | Joe Crowley | Democratic | 70% |
| TX | U.S. House | 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 70% |
| TX | U.S. House | 7 | John Culberson | Republican | 50% |
| MD | U.S. House | 7 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 70% |
| Artur Davis | 70% | ||||
| IL | U.S. House | 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 70% |
| Geoff Davis | 44% | ||||
| Lincoln Davis | 70% | ||||
| CA | U.S. House | 53 | Susan Davis | Democratic | 70% |
| GA | Governor | Nathan Deal | Republican | 30% | |
| OR | U.S. House | 4 | Peter DeFazio | Democratic | 60% |
| CO | U.S. House | 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 70% |
| Bill Delahunt | 60% | ||||
| CT | U.S. House | 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 70% |
| James DeMint | 50% | ||||
| PA | U.S. House | 15 | Charlie Dent | Republican | 60% |
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 50% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 25 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 55% |
| Norm Dicks | 66% | ||||
| John Dingell | 70% | ||||
| Chris Dodd | 60% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 35 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 50% |
| IN | U.S. Senate | Sr | Joe Donnelly, Sr. | Democratic | 70% |
| Byron Dorgan | 40% | ||||
| PA | U.S. House | 14 | Mike Doyle, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
| David Dreier | 50% | ||||
| TN | U.S. House | 2 | John Duncan, Jr. | Republican | 30% |
| IL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 60% |
| Donna Edwards | 100% | ||||
| Chet Edwards | 90% | ||||
| Vern Ehlers | 60% | ||||
| MN | U.S. House | 5 | Keith Ellison | Democratic | 70% |
| Brad Ellsworth | 70% | ||||
| Jo Ann Emerson | 80% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 16 | Eliot Engel | Democratic | 70% |
| John Ensign | 66% | ||||
| WY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Enzi | Republican | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House | 18 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 66% |
| Bob Etheridge | 70% | ||||
| OK | Governor | Mary Fallin | Republican | 60% | |
| Sam Farr | 66% | ||||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 70% | ||||
| Russ Feingold | 50% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | 70% |
| Bob Filner | 60% | ||||
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jeff Flake | Republican | 30% |
| Randy Forbes | 40% | ||||
| NE | U.S. House | 1 | Jeff Fortenberry | Republican | 55% |
| IL | U.S. House | 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 100% |
| NC | U.S. House | 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 40% |
| Barney Frank | 70% | ||||
| Trent Franks | 40% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. House | 11 | Rodney Frelinghuysen | Republican | 40% |
| Elton Gallegly | 50% | ||||
| Scott Garrett | 33% | ||||
| Jim Gerlach | 70% | ||||
| Gabrielle Giffords | 70% | ||||
| Phil Gingrey | 40% | ||||
| TX | U.S. House | 1 | Louie Gohmert | Republican | 40% |
| Charlie Gonzalez | 80% | ||||
| VA | U.S. House | 6 | Bob Goodlatte | Republican | 60% |
| Bart Gordon | 80% | ||||
| SC | U.S. Senate | Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 70% |
| TX | U.S. House | 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 55% |
| IA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 70% |
| MO | U.S. House | 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 60% |
| TX | U.S. House | 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House | 29 | Gene Green | Democratic | 50% |
| Judd Gregg | 70% | ||||
| AZ | U.S. House | 3 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 60% |
| IL | U.S. House | 4 | Luis Gutiérrez | Democratic | 66% |
| John Hall | 70% | ||||
| Ralph Hall | 50% | ||||
| Phil Hare | 70% | ||||
| Tom Harkin | 60% | ||||
| Jane Harman | 70% | ||||
| FL | U.S. House | 20 | Alcee Hastings, Sr. | Democratic | 70% |
| Doc Hastings | 55% | ||||
| UT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Orrin Hatch | Republican | 60% |
| NV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dean Heller | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House | 5 | Jeb Hensarling | Republican | 40% |
| Wally Herger, Jr. | 50% | ||||
| Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | 70% | ||||
| NY | U.S. House | 26 | Brian Higgins | Democratic | 70% |
| Baron Hill | 60% | ||||
| Maurice Hinchey | 60% | ||||
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 88% | ||||
| HI | U.S. Senate | Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 70% |
| Paul Hodes | 60% | ||||
| Pete Hoekstra | 60% | ||||
| Tim Holden | 70% |
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