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State Office Name Party Rating
Mel Watt 100%
Henry Waxman 100%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
Albert Wynn 100%
Neil Abercrombie 90%
Rob Andrews 90%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 90%
Tim Bishop 90%
Earl Blumenauer 90%
John Conyers, Jr. 90%
Joe Crowley 90%
Norm Dicks 90%
John Dingell 90%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 90%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 90%
Charlie Gonzalez 90%
Jane Harman 90%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 90%
Darlene Hooley 90%
Steve Israel 90%
Dale Kildee 90%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 90%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 90%
Dan Lipinski 90%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 90%
Carolyn Maloney 90%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 90%
Carolyn McCarthy 90%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 90%
George Miller 90%
Jack Murtha 90%
Jim Oberstar 90%
Dave Obey 90%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 90%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 90%
Earl Pomeroy 90%
Bobby Rush 90%
Tim Ryan 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
Allyson Schwartz 90%
David Scott 90%
Bart Stupak 90%
Ellen Tauscher 90%
Ed Towns 90%
Anthony Weiner 90%
David Wu 90%
Joe Biden, Jr. 88%
Barbara Boxer 88%
Corrine Brown 88%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 88%
Tom Carper 88%
Kent Conrad 88%
Jerry Costello 88%
Susan Davis 88%
Chris Dodd 88%
Byron Dorgan 88%
Dianne Feinstein 88%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 88%
Timothy Johnson 88%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 88%
John Kerry 88%
Herb Kohl 88%
Martin Meehan 88%
Barbara Mikulski 88%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 88%
Harry Reid 88%
John Salazar 88%
Ken Salazar 88%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 88%
Debbie Stabenow 88%
Pete Stark 88%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 88%
Evan Bayh 87%
Tom Harkin 87%
Joe Lieberman 87%
Jay Rockefeller IV 85%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 80%
Marion Berry 80%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
Sherrod Brown 80%
Mike Capuano 80%
Ben Chandler III 80%
Jim Cooper 80%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 80%
Artur Davis 80%
Peter DeFazio 80%
Bill Delahunt 80%
Bob Etheridge 80%
Barney Frank 80%
Tim Holden 80%
Paul Kanjorski 80%
Ron Kind 80%
Brad Miller 80%
Alan Mollohan 80%
Nick Rahall II 80%
Mike Ross 80%
Dutch Ruppersberger 80%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
Gene Taylor 80%
State Office Name Party Rating
Mel Watt 100%
Henry Waxman 100%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
Albert Wynn 100%
Neil Abercrombie 90%
Rob Andrews 90%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 90%
Tim Bishop 90%
Earl Blumenauer 90%
John Conyers, Jr. 90%
Joe Crowley 90%
Norm Dicks 90%
John Dingell 90%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 90%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 90%
Charlie Gonzalez 90%
Jane Harman 90%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 90%
Darlene Hooley 90%
Steve Israel 90%
Dale Kildee 90%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 90%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 90%
Dan Lipinski 90%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 90%
Carolyn Maloney 90%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 90%
Carolyn McCarthy 90%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 90%
George Miller 90%
Jack Murtha 90%
Jim Oberstar 90%
Dave Obey 90%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 90%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 90%
Earl Pomeroy 90%
Bobby Rush 90%
Tim Ryan 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
Allyson Schwartz 90%
David Scott 90%
Bart Stupak 90%
Ellen Tauscher 90%
Ed Towns 90%
Anthony Weiner 90%
David Wu 90%
Joe Biden, Jr. 88%
Barbara Boxer 88%
Corrine Brown 88%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 88%
Tom Carper 88%
Kent Conrad 88%
Jerry Costello 88%
Susan Davis 88%
Chris Dodd 88%
Byron Dorgan 88%
Dianne Feinstein 88%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 88%
Timothy Johnson 88%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 88%
John Kerry 88%
Herb Kohl 88%
Martin Meehan 88%
Barbara Mikulski 88%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 88%
Harry Reid 88%
John Salazar 88%
Ken Salazar 88%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 88%
Debbie Stabenow 88%
Pete Stark 88%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 88%
Evan Bayh 87%
Tom Harkin 87%
Joe Lieberman 87%
Jay Rockefeller IV 85%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 80%
Marion Berry 80%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
Sherrod Brown 80%
Mike Capuano 80%
Ben Chandler III 80%
Jim Cooper 80%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 80%
Artur Davis 80%
Peter DeFazio 80%
Bill Delahunt 80%
Bob Etheridge 80%
Barney Frank 80%
Tim Holden 80%
Paul Kanjorski 80%
Ron Kind 80%
Brad Miller 80%
Alan Mollohan 80%
Nick Rahall II 80%
Mike Ross 80%
Dutch Ruppersberger 80%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
Gene Taylor 80%
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