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State Office Name Party Rating
Robert Torricelli 100%
Ed Towns 100%
James Turner 100%
Mel Watt 100%
Robert Wexler 100%
Bob Wise, Jr. 100%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
Albert Wynn 100%
Barbara Boxer 90%
Robert Byrd 90%
Dianne Feinstein 90%
Daniel Graham 90%
Mary Landrieu 90%
Frank Lautenberg 90%
Joe Lieberman 90%
Charles Robb 90%
Jay Rockefeller IV 90%
Paul Wellstone 90%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 90%
Neil Abercrombie 89%
John Baldacci 89%
James Barcia 89%
Douglas Bereuter 89%
Leonard Boswell 89%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 89%
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%
State Office Name Party Rating
Robert Torricelli 100%
Ed Towns 100%
James Turner 100%
Mel Watt 100%
Robert Wexler 100%
Bob Wise, Jr. 100%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
Albert Wynn 100%
Barbara Boxer 90%
Robert Byrd 90%
Dianne Feinstein 90%
Daniel Graham 90%
Mary Landrieu 90%
Frank Lautenberg 90%
Joe Lieberman 90%
Charles Robb 90%
Jay Rockefeller IV 90%
Paul Wellstone 90%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 90%
Neil Abercrombie 89%
John Baldacci 89%
James Barcia 89%
Douglas Bereuter 89%
Leonard Boswell 89%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 89%
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%
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