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State Office Name Party Rating
Allen Boyd, Jr. 80%
Corrine Brown 80%
Sherrod Brown 80%
Lois Capps 80%
Julia Carson 80%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 80%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 80%
Joe Crowley 80%
Peter DeFazio 80%
Bill Delahunt 80%
John Dingell 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
John Edwards 80%
Anna Eshoo 80%
Lane Evans 80%
Gene Green 80%
Luis Gutiérrez 80%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 80%
Mike Honda 80%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 80%
Eddie Johnson 80%
Patrick Kennedy 80%
Gerald Kleczka 80%
Dennis Kucinich 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 80%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 80%
Sandy Levin 80%
Joe Lieberman 80%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 80%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 80%
Karen McCarthy 80%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 80%
Bob Menendez 80%
Ben Nelson 80%
Dave Obey 80%
Major Owens 80%
Charlie Rangel 80%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 80%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 80%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 80%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 80%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
Gene Taylor 80%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 80%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 78%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 78%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 75%
Pete Visclosky 75%
Jack Murtha 71%
Evan Bayh 70%
Howard Berman 70%
Marion Berry 70%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 70%
Earl Blumenauer 70%
Rick Boucher 70%
John Breaux 70%
Brad Carson 70%
Lincoln Chafee 70%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 70%
Jerry Costello 70%
Norm Dicks 70%
Vern Ehlers 70%
Russ Feingold 70%
Barney Frank 70%
Jonas Frost III 70%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 70%
Bart Gordon 70%
Jane Harman 70%
Ron Kind 70%
Tom Lantos 70%
Robert Matsui 70%
John McHugh 70%
George Miller 70%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 70%
Ed Pastor 70%
Collin Peterson 70%
David Price 70%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 70%
Ralph Regula 70%
Mike Ross 70%
Martin Olav Sabo 70%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 70%
Pete Stark 70%
Ellen Tauscher 70%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 70%
John Tierney 70%
James Turner 70%
Mark Udall 70%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 70%
Henry Waxman 70%
Gary Ackerman 67%
Xavier Becerra 67%
James Merrill Jeffords 67%
Steve LaTourette 67%
William Lipinski 67%
Jack Quinn 67%
Ciro Rodriguez 67%
Steve Rothman 67%
State Office Name Party Rating
Allen Boyd, Jr. 80%
Corrine Brown 80%
Sherrod Brown 80%
Lois Capps 80%
Julia Carson 80%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 80%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 80%
Joe Crowley 80%
Peter DeFazio 80%
Bill Delahunt 80%
John Dingell 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
John Edwards 80%
Anna Eshoo 80%
Lane Evans 80%
Gene Green 80%
Luis Gutiérrez 80%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 80%
Mike Honda 80%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 80%
Eddie Johnson 80%
Patrick Kennedy 80%
Gerald Kleczka 80%
Dennis Kucinich 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 80%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 80%
Sandy Levin 80%
Joe Lieberman 80%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 80%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 80%
Karen McCarthy 80%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 80%
Bob Menendez 80%
Ben Nelson 80%
Dave Obey 80%
Major Owens 80%
Charlie Rangel 80%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 80%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 80%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 80%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 80%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
Gene Taylor 80%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 80%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 78%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 78%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 75%
Pete Visclosky 75%
Jack Murtha 71%
Evan Bayh 70%
Howard Berman 70%
Marion Berry 70%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 70%
Earl Blumenauer 70%
Rick Boucher 70%
John Breaux 70%
Brad Carson 70%
Lincoln Chafee 70%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 70%
Jerry Costello 70%
Norm Dicks 70%
Vern Ehlers 70%
Russ Feingold 70%
Barney Frank 70%
Jonas Frost III 70%
Virgil Goode, Jr. 70%
Bart Gordon 70%
Jane Harman 70%
Ron Kind 70%
Tom Lantos 70%
Robert Matsui 70%
John McHugh 70%
George Miller 70%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 70%
Ed Pastor 70%
Collin Peterson 70%
David Price 70%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 70%
Ralph Regula 70%
Mike Ross 70%
Martin Olav Sabo 70%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 70%
Pete Stark 70%
Ellen Tauscher 70%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 70%
John Tierney 70%
James Turner 70%
Mark Udall 70%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 70%
Henry Waxman 70%
Gary Ackerman 67%
Xavier Becerra 67%
James Merrill Jeffords 67%
Steve LaTourette 67%
William Lipinski 67%
Jack Quinn 67%
Ciro Rodriguez 67%
Steve Rothman 67%
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