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State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 90%
Gary Ackerman 90%
Thomas Allen 90%
John Baldacci 90%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 90%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 90%
Rod Blagojevich 90%
Earl Blumenauer 90%
Robert Borski, Jr. 90%
John Breaux 90%
Lois Capps 90%
Ben Cardin 90%
Julia Carson 90%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 90%
Thomas Daschle 90%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 90%
James Davis 90%
Peter DeFazio 90%
Bill Delahunt 90%
Norm Dicks 90%
John Dingell 90%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 90%
Calvin Dooley 90%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 90%
Chet Edwards 90%
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%
State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 90%
Gary Ackerman 90%
Thomas Allen 90%
John Baldacci 90%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 90%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 90%
Rod Blagojevich 90%
Earl Blumenauer 90%
Robert Borski, Jr. 90%
John Breaux 90%
Lois Capps 90%
Ben Cardin 90%
Julia Carson 90%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 90%
Thomas Daschle 90%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 90%
James Davis 90%
Peter DeFazio 90%
Bill Delahunt 90%
Norm Dicks 90%
John Dingell 90%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 90%
Calvin Dooley 90%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 90%
Chet Edwards 90%
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%
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