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State Office Name Party Rating
Eliot Engel 90%
Sam Farr 90%
Dianne Feinstein 90%
Harold Ford, Jr. 90%
Barney Frank 90%
Jonas Frost III 90%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 90%
Charlie Gonzalez 90%
Tony Hall 90%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 90%
Rush Holt, Jr. 90%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 90%
James Merrill Jeffords 90%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 90%
John Kerry 90%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Gerald Kleczka 90%
Dennis Kucinich 90%
Mary Landrieu 90%
Tom Lantos 90%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 90%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 90%
John Lewis 90%
Blanche Lincoln 90%
Robert Matsui 90%
Karen McCarthy 90%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 90%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 90%
Michael McNulty 90%
Carrie Meek 90%
George Miller 90%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 90%
John Moakley 90%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 90%
Major Owens 90%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 90%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 90%
David Price 90%
Silvestre Reyes 90%
Ciro Rodriguez 90%
Timothy Roemer 90%
Steve Rothman 90%
Bobby Rush 90%
Thomas Sawyer 90%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 90%
Louise Slaughter 90%
Vic Snyder 90%
John Spratt, Jr. 90%
Ted Strickland 90%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 90%
Karen Thurman 90%
Robert Torricelli 90%
Mark Udall 90%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 90%
Robert Wexler 90%
David Wu 90%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 90%
Rob Andrews 80%
Brian Baird 80%
Corrine Brown 80%
Sherrod Brown 80%
Eva Clayton 80%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 80%
Gary Condit 80%
John Conyers, Jr. 80%
Jerry Costello 80%
Elijah Cummings 80%
Peter Deutsch 80%
Anna Eshoo 80%
Bob Etheridge 80%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 80%
Gene Green 80%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 80%
Baron Hill 80%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 80%
Tim Holden 80%
Darlene Hooley 80%
Jay Inslee 80%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 80%
Sheila Jackson Lee 80%
Paul Kanjorski 80%
William Lipinski 80%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 80%
Frank Mascara 80%
Carolyn McCarthy 80%
Jim McDermott 80%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 80%
Dennis Moore 80%
Jim Moran, Jr. 80%
Constance Morella 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 80%
Jack Murtha 80%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 80%
Donald Payne 80%
David Phelps 80%
Jack Quinn 80%
Nick Rahall II 80%
Charlie Rangel 80%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 80%
State Office Name Party Rating
Eliot Engel 90%
Sam Farr 90%
Dianne Feinstein 90%
Harold Ford, Jr. 90%
Barney Frank 90%
Jonas Frost III 90%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 90%
Charlie Gonzalez 90%
Tony Hall 90%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 90%
Rush Holt, Jr. 90%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 90%
James Merrill Jeffords 90%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 90%
John Kerry 90%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Gerald Kleczka 90%
Dennis Kucinich 90%
Mary Landrieu 90%
Tom Lantos 90%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 90%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 90%
John Lewis 90%
Blanche Lincoln 90%
Robert Matsui 90%
Karen McCarthy 90%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 90%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 90%
Michael McNulty 90%
Carrie Meek 90%
George Miller 90%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 90%
John Moakley 90%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 90%
Major Owens 90%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 90%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 90%
David Price 90%
Silvestre Reyes 90%
Ciro Rodriguez 90%
Timothy Roemer 90%
Steve Rothman 90%
Bobby Rush 90%
Thomas Sawyer 90%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 90%
Louise Slaughter 90%
Vic Snyder 90%
John Spratt, Jr. 90%
Ted Strickland 90%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 90%
Karen Thurman 90%
Robert Torricelli 90%
Mark Udall 90%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 90%
Robert Wexler 90%
David Wu 90%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 90%
Rob Andrews 80%
Brian Baird 80%
Corrine Brown 80%
Sherrod Brown 80%
Eva Clayton 80%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 80%
Gary Condit 80%
John Conyers, Jr. 80%
Jerry Costello 80%
Elijah Cummings 80%
Peter Deutsch 80%
Anna Eshoo 80%
Bob Etheridge 80%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 80%
Gene Green 80%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 80%
Baron Hill 80%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 80%
Tim Holden 80%
Darlene Hooley 80%
Jay Inslee 80%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 80%
Sheila Jackson Lee 80%
Paul Kanjorski 80%
William Lipinski 80%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 80%
Frank Mascara 80%
Carolyn McCarthy 80%
Jim McDermott 80%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 80%
Dennis Moore 80%
Jim Moran, Jr. 80%
Constance Morella 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 80%
Jack Murtha 80%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 80%
Donald Payne 80%
David Phelps 80%
Jack Quinn 80%
Nick Rahall II 80%
Charlie Rangel 80%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 80%
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