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State Office Name Party Rating
Ed Towns 90%
Niki Tsongas 90%
Tom Udall 90%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 90%
Mel Watt 90%
David Wu 90%
John Yarmuth 90%
Bruce Braley 89%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 89%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 89%
Charlie Rangel 89%
Pete Visclosky 89%
Lynn Woolsey 89%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 80%
Brian Baird 80%
Tim Bishop 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 80%
Ben Cardin 80%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 80%
Joe Crowley 80%
Susan Davis 80%
Chris Dodd 80%
Byron Dorgan 80%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 80%
Eliot Engel 80%
Anna Eshoo 80%
Dianne Feinstein 80%
Jane Harman 80%
Paul Hodes 80%
Jay Inslee 80%
Eddie Johnson 80%
Patrick Kennedy 80%
John Kerry 80%
Dale Kildee 80%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic 80%
Herb Kohl 80%
Jim Langevin 80%
Frank Lautenberg 80%
Sandy Levin 80%
Nita Lowey 80%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney Democratic 80%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 80%
Bob Menendez 80%
Jim Moran, Jr. 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 80%
David Price 80%
Nick Rahall II 80%
Harry Reid 80%
CA State Senate - 35 Laura Richardson Democratic 80%
Steve Rothman 80%
Loretta Sanchez 80%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 80%
Allyson Schwartz 80%
Carol Shea-Porter 80%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 80%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 80%
Bart Stupak 80%
Betty Sutton 80%
Ellen Tauscher 80%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 80%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 80%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster Democratic 78%
Luis Gutiérrez 78%
Ed Perlmutter 78%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 75%
Howard Berman 70%
Marion Berry 70%
Corrine Brown 70%
Dennis Cardoza 70%
Bart Gordon 70%
Brian Higgins 70%
Tim Holden 70%
Steve Israel 70%
Paul Kanjorski 70%
Ron Kind 70%
Ron Klein 70%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 70%
Carolyn McCarthy 70%
Brad Miller 70%
Harry Mitchell 70%
Patrick Murphy 70%
Earl Pomeroy 70%
Tim Ryan 70%
John Sarbanes 70%
David Scott 70%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 70%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 70%
Heath Shuler 70%
Ike Skelton 70%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 70%
John Spratt, Jr. 70%
Russ Carnahan 67%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 67%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 67%
Ron Paul 67%
Michael Arcuri 60%
Max Baucus 60%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 60%
State Office Name Party Rating
Ed Towns 90%
Niki Tsongas 90%
Tom Udall 90%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 90%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 90%
Mel Watt 90%
David Wu 90%
John Yarmuth 90%
Bruce Braley 89%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 89%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 89%
Charlie Rangel 89%
Pete Visclosky 89%
Lynn Woolsey 89%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 80%
Brian Baird 80%
Tim Bishop 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 80%
Ben Cardin 80%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 80%
Joe Crowley 80%
Susan Davis 80%
Chris Dodd 80%
Byron Dorgan 80%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 80%
Eliot Engel 80%
Anna Eshoo 80%
Dianne Feinstein 80%
Jane Harman 80%
Paul Hodes 80%
Jay Inslee 80%
Eddie Johnson 80%
Patrick Kennedy 80%
John Kerry 80%
Dale Kildee 80%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar D 80%
Herb Kohl 80%
Jim Langevin 80%
Frank Lautenberg 80%
Sandy Levin 80%
Nita Lowey 80%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney D 80%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 80%
Bob Menendez 80%
Jim Moran, Jr. 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 80%
David Price 80%
Nick Rahall II 80%
Harry Reid 80%
CA State Senate - 35 Laura Richardson D 80%
Steve Rothman 80%
Loretta Sanchez 80%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 80%
Allyson Schwartz 80%
Carol Shea-Porter 80%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 80%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 80%
Bart Stupak 80%
Betty Sutton 80%
Ellen Tauscher 80%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 80%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 80%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster D 78%
Luis Gutiérrez 78%
Ed Perlmutter 78%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 75%
Howard Berman 70%
Marion Berry 70%
Corrine Brown 70%
Dennis Cardoza 70%
Bart Gordon 70%
Brian Higgins 70%
Tim Holden 70%
Steve Israel 70%
Paul Kanjorski 70%
Ron Kind 70%
Ron Klein 70%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 70%
Carolyn McCarthy 70%
Brad Miller 70%
Harry Mitchell 70%
Patrick Murphy 70%
Earl Pomeroy 70%
Tim Ryan 70%
John Sarbanes 70%
David Scott 70%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 70%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 70%
Heath Shuler 70%
Ike Skelton 70%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 70%
John Spratt, Jr. 70%
Russ Carnahan 67%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 67%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 67%
Ron Paul 67%
Michael Arcuri 60%
Max Baucus 60%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 60%
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