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State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 80%
Thomas Allen 80%
Joe Baca, Sr. 80%
Tim Bishop 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
Mike Capuano 80%
Ben Chandler III 80%
Jim Cooper 80%
Jerry Costello 80%
Artur Davis 80%
Norm Dicks 80%
Harold Ford, Jr. 80%
Bart Gordon 80%
Tim Holden 80%
Steve Israel 80%
Ron Kind 80%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 80%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 80%
Dennis Moore 80%
Earl Pomeroy 80%
Dutch Ruppersberger 80%
Loretta Sanchez 80%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 80%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 80%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 80%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 80%
Mike Castle 60%
Lincoln Davis 60%
Vern Ehlers 60%
Bob Etheridge 60%
Michael Ferguson 60%
Nancy Johnson 60%
Tim Johnson 60%
Paul Kanjorski 60%
Sue Kelly 60%
Mark Kirk 60%
Frank LoBiondo 60%
Jim Marshall 60%
Jim Matheson 60%
Mike McIntyre 60%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 60%
Alan Mollohan 60%
Jim Saxton 60%
David Scott 60%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 60%
Ike Skelton 60%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 60%
Joe Biden, Jr. 50%
Sam Brownback 50%
Tom Carper 50%
Lincoln Chafee 50%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 50%
Kent Conrad 50%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 50%
Mark Dayton 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 50%
John Ensign 50%
Lindsey Graham 50%
Judd Gregg 50%
Tom Harkin 50%
Kay Hutchison 50%
Timothy Johnson 50%
Mary Landrieu 50%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
Trent Lott, Sr. 50%
John McCain III 50%
Mark Pryor 50%
Harry Reid 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
John Sununu 50%
Marion Berry 40%
Judy Biggert 40%
Leonard Boswell 40%
State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 80%
Thomas Allen 80%
Joe Baca, Sr. 80%
Tim Bishop 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
Mike Capuano 80%
Ben Chandler III 80%
Jim Cooper 80%
Jerry Costello 80%
Artur Davis 80%
Norm Dicks 80%
Harold Ford, Jr. 80%
Bart Gordon 80%
Tim Holden 80%
Steve Israel 80%
Ron Kind 80%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 80%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 80%
Dennis Moore 80%
Earl Pomeroy 80%
Dutch Ruppersberger 80%
Loretta Sanchez 80%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 80%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 80%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 80%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 80%
Mike Castle 60%
Lincoln Davis 60%
Vern Ehlers 60%
Bob Etheridge 60%
Michael Ferguson 60%
Nancy Johnson 60%
Tim Johnson 60%
Paul Kanjorski 60%
Sue Kelly 60%
Mark Kirk 60%
Frank LoBiondo 60%
Jim Marshall 60%
Jim Matheson 60%
Mike McIntyre 60%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 60%
Alan Mollohan 60%
Jim Saxton 60%
David Scott 60%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 60%
Ike Skelton 60%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 60%
Joe Biden, Jr. 50%
Sam Brownback 50%
Tom Carper 50%
Lincoln Chafee 50%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 50%
Kent Conrad 50%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 50%
Mark Dayton 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 50%
John Ensign 50%
Lindsey Graham 50%
Judd Gregg 50%
Tom Harkin 50%
Kay Hutchison 50%
Timothy Johnson 50%
Mary Landrieu 50%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
Trent Lott, Sr. 50%
John McCain III 50%
Mark Pryor 50%
Harry Reid 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
John Sununu 50%
Marion Berry 40%
Judy Biggert 40%
Leonard Boswell 40%
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