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Rating Group: Council for a Livable World

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State Office Name Party Rating
Charlie Rangel 92%
Steve Rothman 92%
Bobby Rush 92%
Tim Ryan 92%
John Sarbanes 92%
Betty Sutton 92%
Tom Udall 92%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 92%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 92%
Diane Watson 92%
Mel Watt 92%
Anthony Weiner 92%
David Wu 92%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 90%
Robert Byrd 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 90%
Ben Cardin 90%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 90%
Sherrod Brown 86%
Hillary Clinton 86%
Harry Reid 86%
Jay Rockefeller IV 86%
Michael Arcuri 85%
Marion Berry 85%
Leonard Boswell 85%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 85%
Joe Crowley 85%
John Dingell 85%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 85%
Charlie Gonzalez 85%
Phil Hare 85%
Jane Harman 85%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 85%
Steve Israel 85%
William Jefferson 85%
Steve Kagen 85%
Patrick Kennedy 85%
Dale Kildee 85%
Jim Langevin 85%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 85%
Jim Moran, Jr. 85%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 85%
Ed Pastor 85%
Nick Rahall II 85%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 85%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 85%
Carol Shea-Porter 85%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 85%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 85%
Pete Stark 85%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 85%
Pete Visclosky 85%
Henry Waxman 85%
Lynn Woolsey 85%
Albert Wynn 85%
Dianne Feinstein 81%
Daniel Inouye 81%
Barack Obama II 81%
Neil Abercrombie 78%
Joe Baca, Sr. 78%
Bob Brady 78%
Dennis Cardoza 78%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 78%
Brian Higgins 78%
Eddie Johnson 78%
Ron Kind 78%
Ron Klein 78%
Sandy Levin 78%
Carolyn McCarthy 78%
Michael McNulty 78%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 78%
Brad Miller 78%
Patrick Murphy 78%
Jack Murtha 78%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 78%
Ed Perlmutter 78%
Allyson Schwartz 78%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 78%
Ellen Tauscher 78%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 78%
Ed Towns 78%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 78%
Robert Wexler 78%
Joe Biden, Jr. 77%
Jeff Bingaman 77%
Chris Dodd 77%
Barbara Mikulski 77%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 77%
Max Baucus 72%
Evan Bayh 72%
Tom Carper 72%
Bob Casey, Jr. 72%
Kent Conrad 72%
Byron Dorgan 72%
Carl Levin 72%
Claire McCaskill 72%
Jon Tester 72%
Jim Webb, Jr. 72%
Rob Andrews 71%
Howard Berman 71%
State Office Name Party Rating
Charlie Rangel 92%
Steve Rothman 92%
Bobby Rush 92%
Tim Ryan 92%
John Sarbanes 92%
Betty Sutton 92%
Tom Udall 92%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 92%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 92%
Diane Watson 92%
Mel Watt 92%
Anthony Weiner 92%
David Wu 92%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 90%
Robert Byrd 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 90%
Ben Cardin 90%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 90%
Sherrod Brown 86%
Hillary Clinton 86%
Harry Reid 86%
Jay Rockefeller IV 86%
Michael Arcuri 85%
Marion Berry 85%
Leonard Boswell 85%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 85%
Joe Crowley 85%
John Dingell 85%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 85%
Charlie Gonzalez 85%
Phil Hare 85%
Jane Harman 85%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 85%
Steve Israel 85%
William Jefferson 85%
Steve Kagen 85%
Patrick Kennedy 85%
Dale Kildee 85%
Jim Langevin 85%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 85%
Jim Moran, Jr. 85%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy D 85%
Ed Pastor 85%
Nick Rahall II 85%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 85%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 85%
Carol Shea-Porter 85%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 85%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 85%
Pete Stark 85%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 85%
Pete Visclosky 85%
Henry Waxman 85%
Lynn Woolsey 85%
Albert Wynn 85%
Dianne Feinstein 81%
Daniel Inouye 81%
Barack Obama II 81%
Neil Abercrombie 78%
Joe Baca, Sr. 78%
Bob Brady 78%
Dennis Cardoza 78%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 78%
Brian Higgins 78%
Eddie Johnson 78%
Ron Kind 78%
Ron Klein 78%
Sandy Levin 78%
Carolyn McCarthy 78%
Michael McNulty 78%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 78%
Brad Miller 78%
Patrick Murphy 78%
Jack Murtha 78%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 78%
Ed Perlmutter 78%
Allyson Schwartz 78%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 78%
Ellen Tauscher 78%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 78%
Ed Towns 78%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 78%
Robert Wexler 78%
Joe Biden, Jr. 77%
Jeff Bingaman 77%
Chris Dodd 77%
Barbara Mikulski 77%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 77%
Max Baucus 72%
Evan Bayh 72%
Tom Carper 72%
Bob Casey, Jr. 72%
Kent Conrad 72%
Byron Dorgan 72%
Carl Levin 72%
Claire McCaskill 72%
Jon Tester 72%
Jim Webb, Jr. 72%
Rob Andrews 71%
Howard Berman 71%
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