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State Office Name Party Rating
Robert Matsui 91%
Jack Murtha 91%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 91%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 91%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 91%
Harry Reid 91%
Jay Rockefeller IV 91%
Paul Sarbanes 91%
Ed Towns 91%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 91%
Diane Watson 91%
Henry Waxman 91%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 91%
Mike Capuano 90%
Robert Cramer 90%
Dennis Kucinich 90%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 90%
Lynn Woolsey 89%
Vic Snyder 88%
Joe Lieberman 86%
Neil Abercrombie 83%
Brian Baird 83%
Calvin Dooley 83%
John Edwards 83%
Tim Holden 83%
George Miller 83%
Dave Obey 83%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 83%
John Tanner 83%
John Tierney 83%
Anthony Weiner 83%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 82%
Jeff Bingaman 82%
Tom Carper 82%
Hillary Clinton 82%
Mark Dayton 82%
Chris Dodd 82%
Anna Eshoo 82%
James Merrill Jeffords 82%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 82%
Ron Kind 82%
Herb Kohl 82%
Frank Lautenberg 82%
Carl Levin 82%
Earl Pomeroy 82%
Mark Pryor 82%
Mark Udall 80%
Jim Cooper 75%
Martin Olav Sabo 75%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 75%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 67%
Ron Paul 67%
Ralph Hall 58%
Tim Johnson 58%
James Ramstad 58%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 58%
Gordon Smith 57%
Lincoln Chafee 55%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 55%
James Leach 55%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 55%
Olympia Snowe 55%
Judy Biggert 50%
Nancy Johnson 50%
William Lipinski 50%
John McHugh 50%
Todd Platts 50%
Gene Taylor 50%
Sherwood Boehlert 45%
Ben Campbell 45%
Norm Coleman 45%
John McCain III 45%
Frank LoBiondo 42%
Robert William Ney 42%
Thomas William Osborne 42%
Richard Burr 40%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 36%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 36%
Charles Hagel 36%
Kay Hutchison 36%
Pat Roberts 36%
Jim Saxton 36%
Arlen Specter 36%
Ted Stevens 36%
Henry Bonilla 33%
Michael Burgess 33%
GA State Senate - 23 Max Burns Republican 33%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter Republican 33%
John Culberson 33%
Philip English 33%
Kay Granger 33%
Joel Hefley 33%
Steve LaTourette 33%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 33%
Jack Quinn 33%
Ed Whitfield 33%
Heather Wilson 33%
Lamar Alexander 27%
Wayne Allard 27%
George Allen 27%
State Office Name Party Rating
Robert Matsui 91%
Jack Murtha 91%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 91%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 91%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 91%
Harry Reid 91%
Jay Rockefeller IV 91%
Paul Sarbanes 91%
Ed Towns 91%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 91%
Diane Watson 91%
Henry Waxman 91%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 91%
Mike Capuano 90%
Robert Cramer 90%
Dennis Kucinich 90%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 90%
Lynn Woolsey 89%
Vic Snyder 88%
Joe Lieberman 86%
Neil Abercrombie 83%
Brian Baird 83%
Calvin Dooley 83%
John Edwards 83%
Tim Holden 83%
George Miller 83%
Dave Obey 83%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 83%
John Tanner 83%
John Tierney 83%
Anthony Weiner 83%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 82%
Jeff Bingaman 82%
Tom Carper 82%
Hillary Clinton 82%
Mark Dayton 82%
Chris Dodd 82%
Anna Eshoo 82%
James Merrill Jeffords 82%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 82%
Ron Kind 82%
Herb Kohl 82%
Frank Lautenberg 82%
Carl Levin 82%
Earl Pomeroy 82%
Mark Pryor 82%
Mark Udall 80%
Jim Cooper 75%
Martin Olav Sabo 75%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 75%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 67%
Ron Paul 67%
Ralph Hall 58%
Tim Johnson 58%
James Ramstad 58%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 58%
Gordon Smith 57%
Lincoln Chafee 55%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 55%
James Leach 55%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 55%
Olympia Snowe 55%
Judy Biggert 50%
Nancy Johnson 50%
William Lipinski 50%
John McHugh 50%
Todd Platts 50%
Gene Taylor 50%
Sherwood Boehlert 45%
Ben Campbell 45%
Norm Coleman 45%
John McCain III 45%
Frank LoBiondo 42%
Robert William Ney 42%
Thomas William Osborne 42%
Richard Burr 40%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 36%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 36%
Charles Hagel 36%
Kay Hutchison 36%
Pat Roberts 36%
Jim Saxton 36%
Arlen Specter 36%
Ted Stevens 36%
Henry Bonilla 33%
Michael Burgess 33%
GA State Senate - 23 Max Burns R 33%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter R 33%
John Culberson 33%
Philip English 33%
Kay Granger 33%
Joel Hefley 33%
Steve LaTourette 33%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 33%
Jack Quinn 33%
Ed Whitfield 33%
Heather Wilson 33%
Lamar Alexander 27%
Wayne Allard 27%
George Allen 27%
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