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State Office Name Party Rating
Tim Holden 80%
Darlene Hooley 80%
Steve Kagen 80%
Mark Kirk 80%
Ron Klein 80%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic 80%
Patrick Leahy 80%
Carl Levin 80%
Joe Lieberman 80%
Tim Mahoney 80%
Claire McCaskill 80%
Mike McIntyre 80%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 80%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 80%
Barbara Mikulski 80%
Alan Mollohan 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 80%
Jack Murtha 80%
Dave Obey 80%
Donald Payne 80%
Ed Perlmutter 80%
Earl Pomeroy 80%
James Ramstad 80%
Dave Reichert 80%
Jay Rockefeller IV 80%
Ciro Rodriguez 80%
Dutch Ruppersberger 80%
John Sarbanes 80%
José Serrano 80%
Christopher Shays 80%
Gordon Smith 80%
Vic Snyder 80%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 80%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 80%
Jim Webb, Jr. 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 80%
Neil Abercrombie 70%
Jason Altmire 70%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 70%
Leonard Boswell 70%
Nancy Boyda 70%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 70%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 70%
Vern Ehlers 70%
Barney Frank 70%
Jim Gerlach 70%
Gene Green 70%
Dennis Kucinich 70%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 70%
Jim Oberstar 70%
Silvestre Reyes 70%
Ike Skelton 70%
Zack Space 70%
John Tanner 70%
Gene Taylor 70%
Marion Berry 60%
Madeleine Bordallo 60%
Robert Byrd 60%
Dennis Cardoza 60%
Tom Carper 60%
Kent Conrad 60%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 60%
Charlie Dent 60%
Chet Edwards 60%
Brad Ellsworth 60%
Daniel Inouye 60%
Tim Johnson 60%
Timothy Johnson 60%
Paul Kanjorski 60%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 60%
Patrick Murphy 60%
Ben Nelson 60%
DC U.S. House - Delegate Eleanor Norton Democratic 60%
Collin Peterson 60%
Todd Platts 60%
John Salazar 60%
Ken Salazar 60%
Jim Saxton 60%
Heath Shuler 60%
Arlen Specter 60%
Debbie Stabenow 60%
Bart Stupak 60%
Jon Tester 60%
Frank Wolf 60%
Roscoe Bartlett 50%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 50%
Jim Matheson 50%
John McHugh 50%
Mike Ross 50%
Fred Upton 50%
James Walsh 50%
Lamar Alexander 40%
Max Baucus 40%
Judy Biggert 40%
Steve Chabot 40%
Philip English 40%
Jeff Fortenberry 40%
Judd Gregg 40%
State Office Name Party Rating
Tim Holden 80%
Darlene Hooley 80%
Steve Kagen 80%
Mark Kirk 80%
Ron Klein 80%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar D 80%
Patrick Leahy 80%
Carl Levin 80%
Joe Lieberman 80%
Tim Mahoney 80%
Claire McCaskill 80%
Mike McIntyre 80%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 80%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 80%
Barbara Mikulski 80%
Alan Mollohan 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 80%
Jack Murtha 80%
Dave Obey 80%
Donald Payne 80%
Ed Perlmutter 80%
Earl Pomeroy 80%
James Ramstad 80%
Dave Reichert 80%
Jay Rockefeller IV 80%
Ciro Rodriguez 80%
Dutch Ruppersberger 80%
John Sarbanes 80%
José Serrano 80%
Christopher Shays 80%
Gordon Smith 80%
Vic Snyder 80%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 80%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 80%
Jim Webb, Jr. 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 80%
Neil Abercrombie 70%
Jason Altmire 70%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 70%
Leonard Boswell 70%
Nancy Boyda 70%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 70%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 70%
Vern Ehlers 70%
Barney Frank 70%
Jim Gerlach 70%
Gene Green 70%
Dennis Kucinich 70%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 70%
Jim Oberstar 70%
Silvestre Reyes 70%
Ike Skelton 70%
Zack Space 70%
John Tanner 70%
Gene Taylor 70%
Marion Berry 60%
Madeleine Bordallo 60%
Robert Byrd 60%
Dennis Cardoza 60%
Tom Carper 60%
Kent Conrad 60%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 60%
Charlie Dent 60%
Chet Edwards 60%
Brad Ellsworth 60%
Daniel Inouye 60%
Tim Johnson 60%
Timothy Johnson 60%
Paul Kanjorski 60%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 60%
Patrick Murphy 60%
Ben Nelson 60%
DC U.S. House - Delegate Eleanor Norton D 60%
Collin Peterson 60%
Todd Platts 60%
John Salazar 60%
Ken Salazar 60%
Jim Saxton 60%
Heath Shuler 60%
Arlen Specter 60%
Debbie Stabenow 60%
Bart Stupak 60%
Jon Tester 60%
Frank Wolf 60%
Roscoe Bartlett 50%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 50%
Jim Matheson 50%
John McHugh 50%
Mike Ross 50%
Fred Upton 50%
James Walsh 50%
Lamar Alexander 40%
Max Baucus 40%
Judy Biggert 40%
Steve Chabot 40%
Philip English 40%
Jeff Fortenberry 40%
Judd Gregg 40%
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