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State Office Name Party Rating
George Brown, Jr. 89%
Julia Carson 89%
Robert Clement 89%
John Conyers, Jr. 89%
James Davis 89%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 89%
Norm Dicks 89%
Anna Eshoo 89%
Lane Evans 89%
Bob Filner 89%
Sam Gejdenson 89%
Benjamin Gilman 89%
Rick Hill 89%
Maurice Hinchey 89%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 89%
Eddie Johnson 89%
Gerald Kleczka 89%
Tom Lantos 89%
James Leach 89%
Sandy Levin 89%
Jim McDermott 89%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 89%
David Minge 89%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 89%
Dave Obey 89%
Major Owens 89%
David Price 89%
Timothy Roemer 89%
Loretta Sanchez 89%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 89%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 89%
José Serrano 89%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 89%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 89%
Bob Weygand 89%
Gary Condit 88%
Jerry Costello 88%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 88%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 88%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 88%
Bob Menendez 88%
Owen Pickett 88%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 88%
Bart Stupak 88%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 88%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 88%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 86%
Matthew Martinez 83%
John Breaux 80%
Conrad Burns 80%
Patrick Leahy 80%
Thomas Allen 78%
Bill Barrett 78%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 78%
Howard Berman 78%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 78%
Lois Capps 78%
Ben Cardin 78%
Patsy Ann Danner 78%
Chet Edwards 78%
Bob Etheridge 78%
Harold Ford, Jr. 78%
Bart Gordon 78%
Lindsey Graham 78%
Luis Gutiérrez 78%
Darlene Hooley 78%
Christopher John 78%
Paul Kanjorski 78%
Patrick Kennedy 78%
Ronald Klink 78%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 78%
William Luther 78%
Carolyn Maloney 78%
Frank Mascara 78%
Jack Metcalf 78%
Jack Murtha 78%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 78%
James Nussle 78%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 78%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 78%
Collin Peterson 78%
Nick Rahall II 78%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 78%
Ike Skelton 78%
Nick Smith 78%
Vic Snyder 78%
Charles Stenholm 78%
Ted Strickland 78%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 78%
Bruce Vento 78%
James Walsh 78%
Earl Blumenauer 75%
Howard Coble 75%
Peter Deutsch 75%
Eliot Engel 75%
Alan Mollohan 75%
Pete Stark 75%
John Tanner 75%
Randall Cunningham 71%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 71%
State Office Name Party Rating
George Brown, Jr. 89%
Julia Carson 89%
Robert Clement 89%
John Conyers, Jr. 89%
James Davis 89%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 89%
Norm Dicks 89%
Anna Eshoo 89%
Lane Evans 89%
Bob Filner 89%
Sam Gejdenson 89%
Benjamin Gilman 89%
Rick Hill 89%
Maurice Hinchey 89%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 89%
Eddie Johnson 89%
Gerald Kleczka 89%
Tom Lantos 89%
James Leach 89%
Sandy Levin 89%
Jim McDermott 89%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 89%
David Minge 89%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 89%
Dave Obey 89%
Major Owens 89%
David Price 89%
Timothy Roemer 89%
Loretta Sanchez 89%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 89%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 89%
José Serrano 89%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 89%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 89%
Bob Weygand 89%
Gary Condit 88%
Jerry Costello 88%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 88%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 88%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 88%
Bob Menendez 88%
Owen Pickett 88%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 88%
Bart Stupak 88%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 88%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 88%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 86%
Matthew Martinez 83%
John Breaux 80%
Conrad Burns 80%
Patrick Leahy 80%
Thomas Allen 78%
Bill Barrett 78%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 78%
Howard Berman 78%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 78%
Lois Capps 78%
Ben Cardin 78%
Patsy Ann Danner 78%
Chet Edwards 78%
Bob Etheridge 78%
Harold Ford, Jr. 78%
Bart Gordon 78%
Lindsey Graham 78%
Luis Gutiérrez 78%
Darlene Hooley 78%
Christopher John 78%
Paul Kanjorski 78%
Patrick Kennedy 78%
Ronald Klink 78%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 78%
William Luther 78%
Carolyn Maloney 78%
Frank Mascara 78%
Jack Metcalf 78%
Jack Murtha 78%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 78%
James Nussle 78%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 78%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 78%
Collin Peterson 78%
Nick Rahall II 78%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 78%
Ike Skelton 78%
Nick Smith 78%
Vic Snyder 78%
Charles Stenholm 78%
Ted Strickland 78%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 78%
Bruce Vento 78%
James Walsh 78%
Earl Blumenauer 75%
Howard Coble 75%
Peter Deutsch 75%
Eliot Engel 75%
Alan Mollohan 75%
Pete Stark 75%
John Tanner 75%
Randall Cunningham 71%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 71%
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