Grade Level of U.S. 112th Congressmen's Speeches
 

statecode chamber party Name Years_in_Congress Grade_Level__since_1996_ Grade_Level__112th_Congress_
CA House Republican Dan Lungren 7 16.0 20.5
PA House Republican Jim Gerlach 9 14.2 15.7
HI Senate Democrat Daniel Akaka 19 14.2 15.1
FL House Republican John Mica 19 11.4 14.8
ID Senate Republican Mike Crapo 11 13.0 14.5
IN Senate Republican Richard Lugar 33 13.4 14.4
CA House Democrat Lucille Roybal-Allard 19 14.9 14.4
GA House Democrat Hank Johnson 5 13.0 14.4
CA House Republican Wally Herger 25 12.1 14.3
CA House Republican Buck McKeon 19 12.3 14.2
NM Senate Democrat Jeff Bingaman 27 13.1 14.1
WI Senate Democrat Herb Kohl 21 12.9 13.9
NV House Republican Mark Amodei 1 13.8 13.8
IL House Democrat Danny Davis 15 12.2 13.8
ME Senate Republican Olympia Snowe 15 14.0 13.8
IN House Democrat Andre Carson 5 12.9 13.8
CA House Republican Mary Bono Mack 15 13.6 13.8
CA House Republican Duncan Hunter 3 12.0 13.7
VA House Democrat Gerry Connolly 3 13.5 13.7
NJ House Democrat Steve Rothman 15 12.2 13.6
CA House Democrat Doris Matsui 5 12.2 13.6
OK House Democrat Dan Boren 5 11.8 13.6
NY House Democrat Nita Lowey 23 11.7 13.6
OH House Republican Mike Turner 9 11.8 13.6
IL House Democrat Daniel Lipinski 5 12.8 13.5
CA House Democrat Dennis Cardoza 9 11.7 13.5
MD House Democrat John Sarbanes 5 12.6 13.4
LA House Republican Rodney Alexander 1 13.9 13.4
MI House Democrat Gary Peters 3 13.6 13.4
MA House Democrat John Olver 21 12.4 13.4
RI House Democrat Jim Langevin 11 13.3 13.4
MS Senate Republican Thad Cochran 31 12.9 13.4
OH House Republican Steve Austria 3 12.3 13.3
CA House Republican Brian Bilbray 5 12.6 13.3
CA House Democrat Jim Costa 5 12.7 13.2
CA House Republican Devin Nunes 9 11.0 13.2
NJ House Democrat Donald Payne 23 12.2 13.2
ME Senate Republican Susan Collins 13 13.2 13.1
NJ House Republican Frank LoBiondo 17 13.0 13.1
SD Senate Democrat Tim Johnson 13 13.3 13.1
NJ House Democrat Albio Sires 5 12.1 13.1
NC Senate Democrat Kay Hagan 3 12.6 13.1
DE Senate Democrat Chris Coons 1 13.1 13.0
NY House Democrat Carolyn Maloney 19 12.5 13.0
CA House Democrat Adam Schiff 11 13.0 13.0
AL House Republican Jo Bonner 9 12.9 13.0
RI House Democrat David Cicilline 1 13.0 13.0
HI Senate Democrat Daniel Inouye 47 13.2 13.0
MS House Democrat Bennie Thompson 19 12.5 13.0
TX House Democrat Eddie Johnson 19 12.2 13.0
CT Senate Independent Joseph Lieberman 21 13.5 13.0
GA Senate Republican C. Saxby Chambliss 7 12.4 12.9
TX House Democrat Silver Reyes 15 12.8 12.9
FL House Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 23 13.1 12.9
WI House Democrat Tammy Baldwin 13 11.8 12.9
TX House Republican Ron Paul 23 12.2 12.9
CA House Democrat Mike Thompson 13 13.0 12.9
IL Senate Republican Mark Kirk 1 12.4 12.9
TX House Republican Bill Flores 1 12.9 12.9
OR Senate Democrat Ron Wyden 14 12.3 12.9
NC House Democrat Heath Shuler 5 12.0 12.8
CA House Democrat Laura Richardson 5 12.4 12.8
NJ House Republican Chris Smith 31 13.1 12.8
VT Senate Democrat Patrick Leahy 35 12.8 12.8
MI House Republican Thad McCotter 9 12.7 12.8
IN House Democrat Pete Visclosky 27 13.5 12.8
NY House Democrat Bill Owens 3 12.8 12.8
IN House Democrat Joe Donnelly 5 12.0 12.8
NC House Democrat Larry Kissell 3 11.1 12.8
RI Senate Democrat Jack Reed 13 12.5 12.8
CA House Democrat Zoe Lofgren 17 11.9 12.8
KS Senate Republican Jerry Moran 1 11.9 12.8
MI Senate Democrat Carl Levin 31 12.9 12.8
GA House Democrat Sanford Bishop 19 12.2 12.7
NY House Democrat Charlie Rangel 41 12.2 12.7
TN House Republican Stephen Fincher 1 12.7 12.7
OH House Republican Bob Latta 5 9.6 12.7
SC House Republican Joe Wilson 11 12.5 12.7
TN House Democrat Jim Cooper 9 10.4 12.6
CT Senate Democrat Richard Blumenthal 1 12.6 12.6
NV House Democrat Shelley Berkley 13 11.4 12.6
TX House Republican Kenny Marchant 5 12.2 12.6
IA House Republican Tom Latham 17 11.8 12.6
PA House Democrat Chaka Fattah 17 12.4 12.6
CA House Republican Ken Calvert 19 12.9 12.6
PA House Republican Bill Shuster 11 12.1 12.6
OH House Republican Jim Renacci 1 12.5 12.5
CA House Republican Elton Gallegly 25 12.3 12.5
CT House Democrat Joe Courtney 5 12.9 12.5
TX House Republican Kay Granger 15 11.3 12.5
NY House NA Kathy Hochul 1 12.5 12.5
PA House Republican Mike Fitzpatrick 1 12.0 12.5
PA House Democrat Jason Altmire 5 10.6 12.5
WA House Democrat Jay Inslee 13 11.0 12.5
VA Senate Democrat Jim Webb 3 12.1 12.5
FL House Republican Allen West 1 12.5 12.5
CA House Democrat Mike Honda 11 13.3 12.5
PA House Democrat Bob Brady 15 12.7 12.5
AZ House Democrat Ed Pastor 21 12.6 12.5
MA House Democrat John Tierney 15 12.3 12.5
NY House Democrat Yvette Clarke 5 11.6 12.5
CA House Democrat Barbara Lee 15 12.3 12.5
PA House Republican Todd Platts 11 12.8 12.4
NY House Democrat Timothy Bishop 9 12.5 12.4
IL House Republican Tim Johnson 11 11.2 12.4
TX Senate Republican John Cornyn 7 13.0 12.4
MO House Democrat Russ Carnahan 5 12.6 12.4
NY House Democrat Brian Higgins 5 12.5 12.4
NY House Democrat Ed Towns 29 12.3 12.4
MA House Democrat Bill Keating 1 12.4 12.4
NH Senate Republican Kelly Ayotte 1 12.4 12.4
NC House Democrat Mel Watt 19 11.3 12.4
VA Senate Democrat Mark Warner 3 12.5 12.4
FL House Republican David Rivera 1 12.4 12.4
IL House Democrat Jerry Costello 25 12.0 12.4
CA House Republican Gary Miller 13 11.9 12.4
TX House Democrat Henry Cuellar 5 12.6 12.4
OK House Republican John Sullivan 11 11.8 12.4
PA House Republican Thomas Marino 1 12.4 12.4
CA House Democrat Pete Stark 39 12.4 12.3
NY House Democrat Gary Ackerman 29 12.1 12.3
WV House Democrat Nick Rahall 35 12.3 12.3
UT Senate Republican Mike Lee 1 12.3 12.3
MI House Republican Dave Camp 21 11.3 12.3
FL House Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz 5 11.9 12.3
VA House Republican Frank Wolf 31 11.6 12.3
CA House Republican Jeff Denham 1 12.3 12.3
FL House Democrat Alcee Hastings 19 12.6 12.3
CO House Democrat Diana DeGette 15 12.3 12.3
NE House Republican Jeff Fortenberry 5 12.8 12.3
CO Senate Democrat Mark Udall 3 13.3 12.3
WI House Republican Tom Petri 33 14.2 12.3
CA House NA Janice Hahn 1 12.3 12.3
ME House Democrat Mike Michaud 9 11.2 12.3
AZ House Republican Trent Franks 9 12.0 12.3
NC House Republican Howard Coble 27 12.1 12.3
FL House Democrat Ted Deutch 3 12.3 12.2
NJ House Republican Leonard Lance 3 13.4 12.2
FL House Republican Cliff Stearns 23 11.6 12.2
NE Senate Democrat Ben Nelson 9 12.2 12.2
MA House Democrat Niki Tsongas 5 12.4 12.2
OH House Republican Pat Tiberi 11 11.6 12.2
FL House Republican Jeff Miller 11 12.4 12.2
MI House Republican Fred Upton 25 11.8 12.2
NY House Republican Richard Hanna 1 12.2 12.2
CA Senate Democrat Dianne Feinstein 17 12.4 12.2
MI House Democrat John Conyers 47 12.2 12.2
CA House Democrat Karen Bass 1 12.2 12.2
AZ Senate Republican John McCain 23 12.6 12.2
NC House Democrat G.K. Butterfield 9 12.0 12.2
PA House Democrat Mark Critz 3 12.2 12.1
NE House Republican Adrian Smith 5 11.8 12.1
NY House Republican Christopher Gibson 1 12.1 12.1
TX House Republican Ralph Hall 31 13.7 12.1
FL House Republican Mario Diaz-Balart 19 11.3 12.1
VA House Republican Robert Hurt 1 12.1 12.1
MN House Democrat Betty McCollum 11 12.7 12.1
KY House Republican Geoff Davis 5 11.9 12.1
CA House Democrat Xavier Becerra 19 11.6 12.1
NJ House Republican Jon Runyan 1 12.1 12.1
WA Senate Democrat Maria Cantwell 9 12.8 12.1
MI House Democrat Dale Kildee 35 11.9 12.0
WA Senate Democrat Patty Murray 17 10.9 12.0
TX House Democrat Charlie Gonzalez 13 11.6 12.0
NC House Democrat Mike McIntyre 15 12.2 12.0
MO House Republican Sam Graves 11 13.0 12.0
NY House Democrat Maurice Hinchey 19 12.3 12.0
TX House Republican Pete Sessions 15 12.5 12.0
IL House Democrat Jesse Jackson 17 12.2 12.0
MS House Republican Gregg Harper 3 12.7 11.9
MA House Democrat Richard Neal 23 11.5 11.9
IA House Democrat Leonard Boswell 15 10.2 11.9
MD Senate Democrat Ben Cardin 3 11.9 11.9
VA House Republican Bob Goodlatte 19 12.4 11.9
KS House Republican Lynn Jenkins 3 12.3 11.9
NY House Democrat Jose Serrano 23 11.6 11.9
MI House Republican Mike Rogers 11 11.3 11.9
IN House Republican Mike Pence 11 12.6 11.9
OR House Democrat Earl Blumenauer 17 12.6 11.9
PA House Democrat Mike Doyle 17 12.2 11.9
GA House Democrat David Scott 9 10.3 11.9
KS House Republican Kevin Yoder 1 11.9 11.9
OH House Republican Steven Stivers 1 11.9 11.9
NJ House Democrat Rush Holt 13 12.3 11.9
OH House Democrat Dennis Kucinich 15 12.1 11.9
SC House Democrat Jim Clyburn 19 12.1 11.9
AZ House Democrat Raul Grijalva 9 11.9 11.9
ME House Democrat Chellie Pingree 3 10.7 11.8
FL House Republican Tom Rooney 3 11.5 11.8
AL House Democrat Terri Sewell 1 11.8 11.8
IL House Democrat Mike Quigley 3 11.9 11.8
AR House Democrat Mike Ross 11 11.0 11.8
AZ Senate Republican Jon Kyl 15 11.8 11.8
NY Senate Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand 3 12.2 11.8
NJ Senate Democrat Robert Menendez 3 12.6 11.8
CA House Republican Tom McClintock 3 11.6 11.8
PA House Republican Patrick Meehan 1 11.8 11.8
FL House Republican Bill Posey 3 11.5 11.7
IL House Democrat Bobby Rush 19 11.3 11.7
FL House Republican C. W. Bill Young 41 11.1 11.7
IL House Republican Bobby Schilling 1 11.7 11.7
WI House Democrat Gwen Moore 5 12.6 11.7
TX House Republican Mike Conaway 5 10.9 11.7
MO House Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer 3 11.6 11.7
MI House Republican Candice Miller 9 11.5 11.7
CA House Democrat Brad Sherman 15 11.8 11.7
CO House Democrat Jared Polis 3 11.7 11.7
CO House Republican Mike Coffman 3 11.4 11.7
CA House Republican Darrell Issa 11 11.7 11.7
MN House Republican Erik Paulsen 3 11.9 11.7
WI House Democrat Ron Kind 15 12.7 11.7
MD House Democrat Donna Edwards 5 11.3 11.6
IL House Democrat Luis Gutierrez 19 11.1 11.6
NY House Democrat Gregory Meeks 15 12.1 11.6
HI House Democrat Mazie Hirono 5 12.2 11.6
TX House Democrat Lloyd Doggett 17 12.7 11.6
NC House Democrat David Price 23 12.7 11.6
CO House Republican Scott Tipton 1 11.6 11.6
NY House Republican Mike Grimm 1 11.6 11.6
TX House Democrat Ruben Hinojosa 15 11.9 11.6
WI House Republican Jim Sensenbrenner 33 13.7 11.6
MI House Democrat John Dingell 57 12.1 11.6
NY House Republican Nan Hayworth 1 11.6 11.6
IL House Republican Aaron Schock 3 12.0 11.5
CA House Democrat Lynn Woolsey 19 11.3 11.5
PA Senate Democrat Bob Casey 3 11.5 11.5
NC House Republican Virginia Foxx 5 10.7 11.5
NY House Republican Ann Buerkle 1 11.5 11.5
IA House Democrat Dave Loebsack 5 12.2 11.5
CT House Democrat Rosa DeLauro 21 11.3 11.5
PA House Republican Lou Barletta 1 11.5 11.5
WA House Democrat Rick Larsen 11 11.8 11.5
MO House Democrat Lacy Clay 11 12.0 11.5
MA House Democrat Stephen Lynch 11 12.7 11.5
NV House Republican Joe Heck 1 11.5 11.5
MS House Republican Steven Palazzo 1 11.5 11.5
FL House Republican Gus Bilirakis 5 12.6 11.5
NJ House Republican E. Scott Garrett 9 11.6 11.5
TX House Republican Michael McCaul 5 10.9 11.5
TN House Republican Chuck Fleischmann 1 11.5 11.5
IL House Republican Randy Hultgren 1 11.4 11.4
CT House Democrat Chris Murphy 5 11.3 11.4
TX House Republican Quico Canseco 1 11.4 11.4
TX House Republican Lamar Smith 25 12.1 11.4
MS Senate Republican Roger Wicker 3 11.3 11.4
TX House Republican John Culberson 11 12.6 11.4
RI Senate Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse 3 11.3 11.4
KY House Democrat Ben Chandler 9 12.1 11.4
CA House Republican Jerry Lewis 33 12.1 11.4
MD House Democrat Chris Van Hollen 9 12.6 11.4
FL House Republican Daniel Webster 1 11.4 11.4
AR Senate Republican John Boozman 1 11.8 11.4
IA Senate Republican Chuck Grassley 29 11.4 11.4
FL House Democrat Corrine Brown 19 11.2 11.4
IL House Republican Peter Roskam 5 11.0 11.4
FL House Democrat Kathy Castor 5 11.8 11.3
AL House Republican Mo Brooks 1 11.3 11.3
IA House Democrat Bruce Braley 5 12.1 11.3
NY House Republican Pete King 19 12.1 11.3
AL Senate Republican Richard Shelby 23 12.9 11.3
IL House Republican Judy Biggert 13 11.5 11.3
NV Senate Republican Dean Heller 3 10.9 11.3
NY House Democrat Louise Slaughter 25 11.5 11.3
IN Senate Republican Dan Coats 1 12.2 11.3
AK Senate Republican Lisa Murkowski 9 11.9 11.3
IN House Republican Marlin Stutzman 3 11.2 11.3
MI House Republican Dan Benishek 1 11.3 11.3
WV House Republican David McKinley 1 11.3 11.3
NH Senate Democrat Jeanne Shaheen 3 11.4 11.3
WV House Republican Shelley Capito 11 11.7 11.3
SD Senate Republican John Thune 5 11.8 11.3
GA House Democrat John Barrow 5 10.9 11.3
ID House Republican Raul Labrador 1 11.2 11.2
NJ House Democrat Frank Pallone 25 12.7 11.2
IL House Democrat Jan Schakowsky 13 11.6 11.2
NY House Republican Tom Reed 3 11.2 11.2
OH House Republican Bob Gibbs 1 11.2 11.2
IN House Republican Dan Burton 29 11.3 11.2
OH Senate Republican Rob Portman 1 11.1 11.2
CA House Democrat Jerry McNerney 5 11.7 11.2
CA House Democrat George Miller 37 12.1 11.2
NM House Democrat Martin Heinrich 3 12.1 11.2
MN Senate Democrat Amy Klobuchar 3 10.2 11.2
MN House Republican Chip Cravaack 1 11.2 11.2
NJ House Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen 17 12.4 11.2
PA House Democrat Allyson Schwartz 5 12.1 11.1
NY House Democrat Steve Israel 11 10.6 11.1
OH House Republican Bill Johnson 1 11.1 11.1
SC House Republican Trey Gowdy 1 11.1 11.1
AL House Republican Mike Rogers 11 12.6 11.1
PA House Democrat Tim Holden 19 11.7 11.1
FL House Republican Dennis Ross 1 11.1 11.1
CA House Democrat Grace Napolitano 13 11.8 11.1
NC House Republican Sue Myrick 17 10.5 11.1
KY House Democrat John Yarmuth 5 11.2 11.1
KS Senate Republican Pat Roberts 13 11.4 11.1
IN House Republican Larry Bucshon 1 11.1 11.1
MI House Republican Tim Walberg 1 11.9 11.1
CO House Democrat Ed Perlmutter 5 10.7 11.0
SC House Republican Tim Scott 1 11.0 11.0
FL Senate Democrat Bill Nelson 9 11.5 11.0
KY House Republican Hal Rogers 31 11.0 11.0
TX House Republican Sam Johnson 21 10.7 11.0
VA House Democrat Jim Moran 21 11.9 11.0
MA Senate Democrat John Kerry 25 12.2 11.0
FL House Republican Vern Buchanan 5 11.2 11.0
OH House Republican Steve Chabot 1 11.3 11.0
GA House Republican Lynn Westmoreland 5 9.5 11.0
AR House Republican Rick Crawford 1 11.0 11.0
CO Senate Democrat Michael Bennet 3 10.7 11.0
NY House Democrat Eliot Engel 23 11.3 11.0
GA Senate Republican Johnny Isakson 5 11.3 11.0
CA House Republican David Dreier 31 12.9 11.0
VA House Democrat Bobby Scott 19 11.7 11.0
CO House Republican Cory Gardner 1 11.0 11.0
NM House Democrat Ben Lujan 3 11.8 10.9
NH House Republican Frank Guinta 1 10.9 10.9
MA House Democrat Barney Frank 31 10.6 10.9
PA House Republican G.T. Thompson 3 10.5 10.9
TX House Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee 17 12.5 10.9
MD House Democrat Elijah Cummings 17 11.9 10.9
GA House Republican Phil Gingrey 9 11.3 10.9
UT House Republican Rob Bishop 9 10.9 10.9
TX House Democrat Gene Green 19 11.6 10.9
OH Senate Democrat Sherrod Brown 3 11.0 10.9
TX House Republican Mac Thornberry 17 14.1 10.9
TX House Republican Joe Barton 27 10.7 10.9
CA House Democrat Jackie Speier 5 11.3 10.9
CA House Democrat Lois Capps 15 11.6 10.9
CA House Democrat Maxine Waters 21 11.1 10.9
GA House Republican James Scott 1 10.9 10.9
FL House Republican Sandra Adams 1 10.8 10.8
PA House Republican Tim Murphy 9 11.1 10.8
VT Senate Independent Bernie Sanders 3 10.9 10.8
NY House Democrat Jerrold Nadler 21 12.4 10.8
NM Senate Democrat Tom Udall 3 11.6 10.8
UT Senate Republican Orrin Hatch 33 11.7 10.8
VA House Republican Scott Rigell 1 10.8 10.8
CT House Democrat John Larson 13 12.5 10.8
AZ House Republican Ben Quayle 1 10.8 10.8
MI Senate Democrat Debbie Stabenow 9 10.7 10.8
WV Senate Democrat Joe Manchin 1 10.7 10.8
OH House Democrat Betty Sutton 5 11.4 10.8
VA House Republican Eric Cantor 11 11.4 10.8
CA House Democrat Judy Chu 3 10.9 10.7
ND House Republican Rick Berg 1 10.7 10.7
SC House Republican Jeff Duncan 1 10.7 10.7
OR Senate Democrat Jeff Merkley 3 10.9 10.7
TX House Republican Kevin Brady 15 11.1 10.7
MO Senate Republican Roy Blunt 1 10.9 10.7
CT House Democrat Jim Himes 3 11.2 10.7
MN House Republican Michele Bachmann 5 9.5 10.7
MA Senate Republican Scott Brown 1 10.5 10.7
CA House Democrat Anna Eshoo 19 11.9 10.7
CA House Republican Dana Rohrabacher 23 11.1 10.6
OH House Republican John Boehner 21 12.6 10.6
LA House Republican Steve Scalise 5 10.8 10.6
WY House Republican Cynthia Lummis 3 10.8 10.6
VA House Republican Rob Wittman 5 12.3 10.6
TX House Republican Michael Burgess 9 11.1 10.6
CA House Republican Ed Royce 19 11.5 10.6
MO House Republican Jo Ann Emerson 17 12.0 10.6
OH House Democrat Marcia Fudge 3 11.2 10.6
LA House Republican Charles Boustany 5 11.2 10.6
AL House Republican Martha Roby 1 10.6 10.6
CO House Republican Doug Lamborn 5 11.4 10.6
CA House Democrat Henry Waxman 37 11.8 10.6
OR House Republican Greg Walden 13 11.4 10.6
KY Senate Republican Mitch McConnell 25 11.2 10.6
NJ House Democrat Rob Andrews 23 11.3 10.6
KY House Republican Ed Whitfield 17 12.0 10.6
PA Senate Republican Pat Toomey 1 10.6 10.5
TN House Republican John Duncan 25 11.7 10.5
TX House Republican Pete Olson 3 10.8 10.5
FL House Democrat Frederica Wilson 1 10.5 10.5
TN House Republican Diane Black 1 10.5 10.5
TN House Democrat Steve Cohen 5 11.0 10.5
OK House Republican Frank Lucas 19 11.7 10.5
NY House Democrat Nydia Velazquez 19 11.1 10.5
AR House Republican Steve Womack 1 10.5 10.5
NH House Republican Charlie Bass 1 12.8 10.5
IA Senate Democrat Tom Harkin 25 10.1 10.5
SC Senate Republican Jim DeMint 5 10.9 10.5
CA House Democrat Loretta Sanchez 15 10.9 10.5
IL House Republican Robert Dold 1 10.4 10.4
OH House Democrat Tim Ryan 9 9.4 10.4
MN House Republican John Kline 9 11.1 10.4
IN House Republican Todd Rokita 1 10.4 10.4
CA House Democrat Bob Filner 19 11.4 10.4
CA House Democrat Nancy Pelosi 25 11.5 10.4
MO House Democrat Emanuel Cleaver 5 11.6 10.4
NY House Democrat Paul Tonko 3 11.1 10.4
CA House Democrat Joe Baca 13 11.1 10.4
CA House Democrat Susan Davis 11 11.7 10.4
MS House Republican Alan Nunnelee 1 10.3 10.3
CA House Democrat Sam Farr 19 11.4 10.3
KY House Republican Steven Guthrie 3 11.7 10.3
MD House Democrat C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger 9 11.8 10.3
TX Senate Republican Kay Hutchison 17 10.9 10.3
OH House Republican Jean Schmidt 5 10.5 10.3
GA House Republican Tom Price 5 10.4 10.3
NC Senate Republican Richard Burr 5 11.0 10.3
AR Senate Democrat Mark Pryor 7 10.6 10.2
WA House Democrat Adam Smith 15 10.0 10.2
KS House Republican Tim Huelskamp 1 10.2 10.2
WV Senate Democrat Jay Rockefeller 25 12.2 10.2
AL House Republican Robert Aderholt 15 12.3 10.2
PA House Republican Joe Pitts 15 10.8 10.2
WA House Republican Doc Hastings 17 11.7 10.2
OH House Democrat Marcy Kaptur 29 11.1 10.2
WA House Republican Dave Reichert 5 11.4 10.2
LA Senate Republican David Vitter 5 11.4 10.2
TX House Democrat Al Green 19 11.5 10.2
MD House Democrat Steny Hoyer 31 10.8 10.2
TN Senate Republican Bob Corker 3 10.1 10.2
WI House Republican Reid Ribble 1 10.2 10.2
LA House Democrat Cedric Richmond 1 10.1 10.1
MA House Democrat Jim McGovern 15 11.1 10.1
SD House Republican Kristi Noem 1 10.1 10.1
TX House Republican Louie Gohmert 5 9.4 10.1
TX House Republican Jeb Hensarling 9 10.5 10.1
LA Senate Democrat Mary Landrieu 13 10.8 10.1
OK House Republican Tom Cole 9 11.3 10.0
WY Senate Republican John Barrasso 3 9.9 10.0
TN Senate Republican Lamar Alexander 7 10.4 10.0
NJ House Democrat Bill Pascrell 15 11.0 10.0
VA House Republican Randy Forbes 11 11.8 10.0
MI House Republican Justin Amash 1 10.0 10.0
MT Senate Democrat Jon Tester 3 9.9 10.0
FL House Republican Steve Southerland 1 9.9 9.9
NY Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer 11 9.6 9.9
TN House Republican Marsha Blackburn 9 10.2 9.9
UT House Democrat Jim Matheson 11 11.0 9.9
CA House Republican Kevin McCarthy 5 11.2 9.9
WY Senate Republican Mike Enzi 13 10.5 9.9
NV Senate Democrat Harry Reid 23 9.7 9.9
AK Senate Democrat Mark Begich 3 10.4 9.9
IL Senate Democrat Dick Durbin 13 10.3 9.9
TN House Republican Scott DesJarlais 1 9.9 9.9
MD House Republican Andy Harris 1 9.9 9.9
WA House Democrat Jim McDermott 23 9.7 9.8
NC House Democrat Brad Miller 9 10.7 9.8
OK House Republican James Lankford 1 9.8 9.8
NE House Republican Lee Terry 13 11.3 9.8
OH House Republican Jim Jordan 5 9.5 9.8
MI House Democrat Hansen Clarke 1 9.8 9.8
VT House Democrat Peter Welch 5 10.8 9.8
MN Senate Democrat Al Franken 3 10.0 9.8
DE House Democrat John Carney 1 9.8 9.8
IA House Republican Steve King 9 10.1 9.8
NY House NA Bob Turner 1 9.7 9.7
GA House Republican Paul Broun 5 9.3 9.7
MO House Republican Billy Long 1 9.7 9.7
WI House Republican Paul Ryan 13 9.7 9.7
IL House Republican John Shimkus 15 10.1 9.7
MI House Democrat Sandy Levin 29 10.7 9.6
PA House Republican Mike Kelly 1 9.6 9.6
LA House Republican John Fleming 3 10.0 9.6
IL House Republican Don Manzullo 19 11.4 9.6
VA House Republican Morgan Griffith 1 9.6 9.6
TX House Republican Randy Neugebauer 9 11.2 9.6
NC House Republican Renee Ellmers 1 9.6 9.6
OH House Republican Steven LaTourette 17 10.7 9.6
NC House Republican Walter Jones 17 11.0 9.6
ND Senate Democrat Kent Conrad 23 9.5 9.6
TX House Republican Blake Farenthold 1 9.6 9.6
MA House Democrat Ed Markey 37 12.4 9.5
MT Senate Democrat Max Baucus 31 9.8 9.5
MA House Democrat Mike Capuano 13 10.9 9.5
NE Senate Republican Mike Johanns 3 9.5 9.5
FL House Republican Richard Nugent 1 9.5 9.5
WA House Republican Jaime Herrera 1 9.5 9.5
KS House Republican Mike Pompeo 1 9.5 9.5
ID House Republican Mike Simpson 13 12.3 9.5
MN House Democrat Tim Walz 5 10.1 9.5
PA House Republican Charles Dent 5 12.2 9.4
ND Senate Republican John Hoeven 1 9.4 9.4
MO Senate Democrat Claire McCaskill 3 9.6 9.4
DE Senate Democrat Tom Carper 9 10.5 9.4
IN House Republican Todd Young 1 9.4 9.4
WA House Democrat Norm Dicks 35 10.8 9.4
FL Senate Republican Marco Rubio 1 9.4 9.4
MI House Republican Bill Huizenga 1 9.4 9.4
SC Senate Republican Lindsey Graham 7 9.4 9.4
NC House Republican Patrick McHenry 5 10.2 9.3
LA House Republican Bill Cassidy 3 9.4 9.3
NY House Democrat Joe Crowley 13 11.9 9.3
OK Senate Republican Tom Coburn 5 9.1 9.2
OR House Democrat Kurt Schrader 3 10.6 9.2
TX House Republican John Carter 9 9.3 9.2
ID Senate Republican Jim Risch 3 9.4 9.1
NY House Democrat Carolyn McCarthy 15 10.0 9.1
MT House Republican Denny Rehberg 11 11.0 9.0
HI House Democrat Colleen Hanabusa 1 9.0 9.0
AZ House Republican Paul Gosar 1 9.0 9.0
IL House Republican Adam Kinzinger 1 9.0 9.0
AK House Republican Don Young 39 12.3 9.0
TX House Republican Ted Poe 5 9.7 9.0
AZ House Republican Jeff Flake 11 9.1 9.0
CA House Democrat John Garamendi 3 8.9 8.9
IL House Republican Joe Walsh 1 8.9 8.9
NJ Senate Democrat Frank Lautenberg 25 10.5 8.9
MN House Democrat Keith Ellison 5 9.3 8.9
UT House Republican Jason Chaffetz 3 9.3 8.9
OK Senate Republican Jim Inhofe 17 10.1 8.9
MD Senate Democrat Barbara Mikulski 23 9.8 8.8
AL House Republican Spencer Bachus 19 10.6 8.7
NM House Republican Steve Pearce 1 10.4 8.7
AL Senate Republican Jeff Sessions 13 9.4 8.7
LA House Republican Jeff Landry 1 8.6 8.6
WI Senate Republican Ron Johnson 1 8.6 8.6
AZ House Republican David Schweikert 1 8.6 8.6
TN House Republican Phil Roe 3 8.6 8.5
CA Senate Democrat Barbara Boxer 17 9.4 8.5
MO House Republican Vicky Hartzler 1 8.4 8.4
GA House Republican Tom Graves 3 8.6 8.4
FL House Republican Ander Crenshaw 11 11.2 8.3
GA House Republican Jack Kingston 19 9.2 8.2
CA House Republican John Campbell 5 8.9 8.2
AR House Republican Tim Griffin 1 8.1 8.1
OR House Democrat Peter DeFazio 25 9.8 8.1
WI House Republican Sean Duffy 1 8.1 8.1
KY Senate Republican Rand Paul 1 8.0 8.0
GA House Republican Rob Woodall 1 8.0 8.0
SC House Republican Mick Mulvaney 1 7.9 7.9
MD House Republican Roscoe Bartlett 19 8.9 7.8
MO House Republican W. Todd Akin 11 8.1 7.7
MN House Democrat Collin Peterson 21 10.4 7.4
GA House Democrat John Lewis 25 8.9 7.0
FL House Republican Connie Mack 5 12.0 6.7

Data Source: Sunlight Foundation (2012)