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State Office Name Party Rating
John Tanner 90%
Karen Thurman 90%
Ed Towns 90%
James Traficant, Jr. 90%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 90%
James Turner 90%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 90%
Mel Watt 90%
Anthony Weiner 90%
Paul Wellstone 90%
Robert Wexler 90%
Bob Weygand 90%
Bob Wise, Jr. 90%
Howard Berman 88%
Gene Green 88%
Luis Gutiérrez 88%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 88%
Michael McNulty 88%
Martin Meehan 88%
David Minge 88%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 88%
Louise Slaughter 88%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 88%
Mark Udall 88%
Henry Waxman 88%
Albert Wynn 88%
William Jefferson 87%
Tom Lantos 87%
Frank Mascara 87%
Karen McCarthy 87%
Carolyn McCarthy 85%
Xavier Becerra 80%
David Edward Bonior 80%
Robert Borski, Jr. 80%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 80%
Bob Brady 80%
Corrine Brown 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
William Clay, Sr. 80%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 80%
John Conyers, Jr. 80%
William Coyne 80%
Robert Cramer 80%
Joe Crowley 80%
Elijah Cummings 80%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 80%
John Dingell 80%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 80%
Eliot Engel 80%
Anna Eshoo 80%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 80%
Bob Filner 80%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 80%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 80%
Rush Holt, Jr. 80%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 80%
Paul Kanjorski 80%
Ron Kind 80%
Dennis Kucinich 80%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 80%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 80%
Mike McIntyre 80%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 80%
Carrie Meek 80%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 80%
Bob Menendez 80%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 80%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 80%
Jim Oberstar 80%
John Olver 80%
Major Owens 80%
Ed Pastor 80%
Donald Payne 80%
Collin Peterson 80%
Jack Quinn 80%
State Office Name Party Rating
John Tanner 90%
Karen Thurman 90%
Ed Towns 90%
James Traficant, Jr. 90%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 90%
James Turner 90%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 90%
Mel Watt 90%
Anthony Weiner 90%
Paul Wellstone 90%
Robert Wexler 90%
Bob Weygand 90%
Bob Wise, Jr. 90%
Howard Berman 88%
Gene Green 88%
Luis Gutiérrez 88%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 88%
Michael McNulty 88%
Martin Meehan 88%
David Minge 88%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 88%
Louise Slaughter 88%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 88%
Mark Udall 88%
Henry Waxman 88%
Albert Wynn 88%
William Jefferson 87%
Tom Lantos 87%
Frank Mascara 87%
Karen McCarthy 87%
Carolyn McCarthy 85%
Xavier Becerra 80%
David Edward Bonior 80%
Robert Borski, Jr. 80%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 80%
Bob Brady 80%
Corrine Brown 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
William Clay, Sr. 80%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 80%
John Conyers, Jr. 80%
William Coyne 80%
Robert Cramer 80%
Joe Crowley 80%
Elijah Cummings 80%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 80%
John Dingell 80%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 80%
Eliot Engel 80%
Anna Eshoo 80%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 80%
Bob Filner 80%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 80%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 80%
Rush Holt, Jr. 80%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 80%
Paul Kanjorski 80%
Ron Kind 80%
Dennis Kucinich 80%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 80%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 80%
Mike McIntyre 80%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 80%
Carrie Meek 80%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 80%
Bob Menendez 80%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 80%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 80%
Jim Oberstar 80%
John Olver 80%
Major Owens 80%
Ed Pastor 80%
Donald Payne 80%
Collin Peterson 80%
Jack Quinn 80%
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