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2008 Non-Incumbent Federal Candidate Surveys
2008 Congressional Arts Report Card grades for incumbents are listed as well.

District (Party) Candidate
AK-AL (D) Berkowtiz
AK-AL (R) Young (Received "D" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
AK - Senate (D) Begich
AK - Senate (R) Stevens (Senators Do Not Receive Grades from the Arts Action Fund)

District (Party) Candidate
AL 5 (D) Griffith
AL 5
(R) Parker (Did Not Respond)

District (Party) Candidate
AL - Senate (D) Figures (Did Not Respond)
AL - Senate (R) Sessions (Senators Do Not Receive Grades from the Arts Action Fund)
AL - Senate (Write-In) Perry

District (Party) Candidate
AS-AL (D) Faleomavaega (Received "B" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
AS-AL (R) Amata

District (Party) Candidate
AZ 1 (D) Kirkpatrick
AZ 1 (R) Hay (Did Not Respond)

District (Party) Candidate
AZ 3 (D) Lord
AZ 3 (R) Shadegg (Received "F" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
AZ 4 (D) Pastor (Received "A" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
(R) Karg
AZ 4

District (Party) Candidate
AZ 6 (D) Schneider
AZ 6 (R) Flake (Received "F" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
AZ 8 (D) Giffords (Received "C" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
AZ 8 (R) Bee

District (Party) Candidate
CA 3 (D) Durston
CA 3 (R) Lungren (Received "D" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
CA 7 (D) Miller (Did Not Respond)
CA 7 (R) Petersen (Did Not Respond)
CA 7 (L) McConnell

District (Party) Candidate
CA 11 (D) McNerney
CA 11 (R) Andal (Did Not Respond)

District (Party) Candidate
CA 21 (D) Johnson
CA 21 (R) Nunes (Received "D" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
CA 39 (D) Sanchez (Received "A+" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
CA 39 (R) Lenning

District (Party) Candidate
CA 41 (D) Prince
CA 41 (R) Lewis (Received "B" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
CA 49 (D) Hamilton (Did Not Respond)
CA 49 (R) Issa (Received "C" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
CA 49 (L) Grossmith

District (Party) Candidate
CA 51 (D) Filner (Received "A+" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
CA 51 (R) Joy

District (Party) Candidate
CA 52 (D) Lumpkin
CA 52 (R) Hunter (Received "D" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
CA 53 (D) Davis (Received "A+" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
CA 53 (R) Crimmins

District (Party) Candidate
CO 2 (D) Polis
CO 2 (R) Starin (Did Not Respond)

District (Party) Candidate
CT 2 (D) Courtney (Did Not Respond)
CT 2 (R) Sullivan
CT 2 (Socialist) Vachon

District (Party) Candidate
CT 4 (D) Himes
CT 4 (R) Shays (Received "A+" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
FL 1 (D) Bryan
FL 1 (R) Miller (Received "F" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
FL 6 (D) Cunha
FL 6 (R) Stearns (Received "D" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
FL 12 (D) Tudor
FL 12 (R) Putnam (Received "C" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
FL 13 (D) Jennings
FL 13 (R) Buchanan (Received "A" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
FL 13 (NPA) Schneider

District (Party) Candidate
FL 14 (D) Neeld (Did Not Respond)
FL 14 (R) Mack IV (Received "D" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
FL 14 (NPA) George

District (Party) Candidate
FL 15 (D) Blythe
FL 15 (R) Posey (Did Not Respond)

District (Party) Candidate
FL 19 (D) Wexler (Received "A" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
FL 19 (R) Lynch (Did Not Respond)
FL 19 (NPA) Graber

District (Party) Candidate
GA 1 (D) Gillespie
GA 1 (R) Kingston (Received "F" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
GA 2 (D) Bishop (Received "B+" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
GA 2 (R) Ferrell

District (Party) Candidate
IA 5 (D) Hubler
IA 5 (R) King (Received "F" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
ID 2 (D) Holmes
ID 2 (R) Simpson (Received "A" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
IL 1 (D) Rush (Received "A" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
IL 1 (R) Members

District (Party) Candidate
IL 7 (D) Davis (Received "A" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
IL 7 (R) Miller

District (Party) Candidate
IL 12 (D) Costello (Received "A" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
IL 12 (G) Jennings
IL 12 (R) Richardson (Did Not Respond)

District (Party) Candidate
IL 16 (D) Abboud
IL 16 (G) Summes
IL 16 (R) Manzullo (Received "F" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
IN 9 (D) Hill (Received "B+" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
IN 9 (R) Sodrel (Did Not Respond)
IN 9 (L) Schansberg

District (Party) Candidate
KS 1 (D) Bordonaro
KS 1 (R) Moran (Received "A" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
KY - Senate (D) Lunsford
KY - Senate (R) McConnell

District (Party) Candidate
LA 1 (D) Reed
LA 1 (R) Scalise (Did Not Respond)

District (Party) Candidate
MA 6 (D) Tierney (Received "B+" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
MA 6 (R) Baker

District (Party) Candidate
MD 6 (D) Dougherty (Did Not Respond)
MD 6 (R) Bartlett (Received "F" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
MD 6 (L) Hoover

District (Party) Candidate
MD 8 (D) Hollen (Received "A+" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
MD 8 (R) Hudson
MD 8 (NPA) Vollmer

District (Party) Candidate
ME - Senate (D) Allen (Did Not Respond)
ME - Senate (R) Collins

District (Party) Candidate
ME 1 (D) Pingree
ME 1 (R) Summers (Did Not Respond)

District (Party) Candidate
MI - Senate (D) Levin (Senators Do Not Receive Grades from the Arts Action Fund)
MI - Senate (R) Hoogendyk (Did not Respond)
MI - Senate (L) Boman

District (Party) Candidate
MI 12 (D) Levin (Received "A" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
MI 12 (R) Copple

District (Party) Candidate
MN - Senate (D) Franken
MN - Senate (R) Coleman (Senators Do Not Receive Grades from the Arts Action Fund)
MN - Senate (Constitution) Niemackl

District (Party) Candidate
MN 2 (D) Sarvi
MN 2 (R) Kline (Received "C" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
MO 2 (D) Haas
MO 2 (R) Akin (Received "F" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
MO 6 (D) Barnes
MO 6 (R) Graves (Received "D" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
MO 7 (D) Monroe
MO 7 (R) Blunt (Received "C" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
MO 7 (L) Craig

District (Party) Candidate
MS 3 (D) Gill
MS 3 (R) Harper (Did Not Respond)

District (Party) Candidate
MT-AL (D) Driscoll
MT-AL (R) Rehberg (Received "B" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
NC 2 (D) Etheridge (Received "A" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
NC 2 (R) Mansell

District (Party) Candidate
NC 6 (D) Bratton
NC 6 (R) Coble (Did Not Respond)

District (Party) Candidate
NC 8 (D) Kissell
NC 8 (R) Hayes (Received "D" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
NC 11 (D) Shuler (Received "B" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
NC 11 (R) Mumpower

District (Party) Candidate
NE 2 (D) Esch
NE 2 (R) Terry (Received "C" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
NJ 1 (D) Andrews (Received "B+" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
NJ 1 (R) Glading

District (Party) Candidate
NJ 7 (D) Stender
NJ 7 (R) Lance (Did Not Respond)
NJ 7 (I) Hsing

District (Party) Candidate
NM 1 (D) Heinrich
NM 1 (R) White (Did Not Respond)

District (Party) Candidate
NM 3 (D) Lujan (Did Not Respond)
NM 3 (R) East

District (Party) Candidate
NV 3 (D) Titus (Did Not Respond)
NV 3 (R) Porter (Received "B+" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
NV 3 (Independent American) Fitzgibbons

District (Party) Candidate
NY 25 (D) Maffei
NY 25 (R) Sweetland (Did Not Respond)

District (Party) Candidate
NY 29 (D) Massa
NY 29 (R) Kuhl (Received "B" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
OH 1 (D) Driehaus
OH 1 (R) Chabot (Received "F" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
OH 4 (D) Carroll
OH 4 (R) Jordan (Received "F" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
OH 5 (D) Mays
OH 5 (R) Latta (Did Not A Receive Grade from the Arts Action Fund)

District (Party) Candidate
OH 7 (D) Neuhardt
OH 7 (R) Austria (Did Not Respond)

District (Party) Candidate
OH 12 (D) Robinson
OH 12 (R) Tiberi (Received "B+" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
OH 13 (D) Sutton (Received "A" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
OH 13 (R) Potter

District (Party) Candidate
OH 15 (D) Kilroy
OH 15 (R) Stivers (Did Not Respond)

District (Party) Candidate
OH 16 (D) Boccieri
OH 16 (R) Schuring (Did Not Respond)

District (Party) Candidate
OH 17 (D) Ryan (Received "A" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card
OH 17 (R) Grassell

District (Party) Candidate
OK - Senate (D) Rice
OK - Senate (R) Inhofe (Senators Do Not Receive Grades from the Arts Action Fund)

District (Party) Candidate
OR - Senate (D) Merkley
OR - Senate (R) Smith

District (Party) Candidate
OR 2 (D) Lemas (Did Not Respond)
OR 2 (R) Walden (Received "B+" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
OR 2 (Pacific Green) Mock

District (Party) Candidate
SC 1 (D) Ketner
SC 1 (R) Brown (Received "B" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
SC 5 (D) Spratt (Received "A" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
SC 5 (R) Spencer
SC 5 (Constitution Party) Waggoner

District (Party) Candidate
TN - Senate (D) Tuke (Did Not Respond)
TN - Senate (R) Alexander (Senators Do Not Receive Grades from the Arts Action Fund)
TN - Senate (I) Lugo

District (Party) Candidate
TN 1 (D) Russell
TN 1 (R) Roe (Did Not Respond)

District (Party) Candidate
TX 12 (D) Smith
TX 12 (R) Granger (Received "C" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
TX 13 (D) Waun
TX 13 (R) Thornberry (Received "F" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
TX 15 (D) Hinojosa (Received "A" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
TX 15 (R) Zamora (Did Not Respond)
TX 15 (L) Raether

District (Party) Candidate
TX 18 (D) Jackson Lee (Received "A" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
TX 18 (R) Faulk (Did Not Respond)
TX 18 (L) Taylor

District (Party) Candidate
TX 20 (D) Gonzalez (Received "A" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
TX 20 (R) Litoff (Did Not Respond)
TX 20 (L) Idrogo

District (Party) Candidate
TX 22 (D) Lampson (Received "B+" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
TX 22 (R) Olson (Did Not Respond)
TX 22 (L) Weider

District (Party) Candidate
TX 24 (D) Love (Did Not Respond)
TX 24 (R) Marchant (Received "F" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
TX 24 (L) Casey

District (Party) Candidate
TX 30 (D) Johnson (Received "A" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
TX 30 (R) Wood
TX 30 (L) Woods

District (Party) Candidate
VA - Senate (D) Warner (Did Not Respond
VA - Senate (R) Gilmore (Did Not Respond)
VA - Senate (L) Redpath

District (Party) Candidate
VA 10 (D) Feder (Did Not Respond)
VA 10 (R) Wolf (Received "B+" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
VA 10 (L) Nigam

District (Party) Candidate
VA 11 (D) Connolly
VA 11 (R) Fimian (Did Not Respond)

District (Party) Candidate
WA 2 (D) Larsen (Received "A+" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
WA 2 (R) Bart

District (Party) Candidate
WA 5 (D) Mays
WA 5 (R) McMorris Rodgers (Received "D" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
WA 6 (D) Dicks (Received "A" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
WA 6 (G) Murrell
WA 6 (R) Cloud (Did Not Respond)

District (Party) Candidate
WA 8 (D) Burner
WA 8 (R) Reichert (Received "A" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)

District (Party) Candidate
WA 9 (D) Smith (Received "A" Grade in 2008 Arts Report Card)
WA 9 (R) Postma

District (Party) Candidate
WY - Senate (D) Carter
WY - Senate (R) Enzi (Senators Do Not Receive Grades from the Arts Action Fund)
WY - Senate (R) Barrasso (Senators Do Not Receive Grades from the Arts Action Fund)