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State Office Name Party Rating
James Davis 89%
Bill Delahunt 89%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 89%
Vern Ehlers 89%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 89%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 89%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 89%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 89%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 89%
Eddie Johnson 89%
Jay Johnson 89%
Paul Kanjorski 89%
Joseph Kennedy II 89%
Patrick Kennedy 89%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 89%
Ronald Klink 89%
Nicholas Lampson 89%
Sandy Levin 89%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 89%
Carolyn Maloney 89%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 89%
Frank Mascara 89%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 89%
Bob Menendez 89%
David Minge 89%
Alan Mollohan 89%
Jack Murtha 89%
Jim Oberstar 89%
Dave Obey 89%
Major Owens 89%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 89%
Ed Pastor 89%
Donald Payne 89%
David Price 89%
Nick Rahall II 89%
Charlie Rangel 89%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 89%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 89%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 89%
José Serrano 89%
John Spratt, Jr. 89%
Debbie Stabenow 89%
Louis Stokes 89%
Bart Stupak 89%
Ed Towns 89%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 89%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 89%
Mel Watt 89%
Henry Waxman 89%
Max Baucus 82%
Robert Byrd 82%
John Chafee 82%
Daniel Graham 82%
Tom Harkin 82%
Herb Kohl 82%
Joe Lieberman 82%
Patrick Moynihan 82%
Charles Robb 82%
Neil Abercrombie 78%
James Barcia 78%
Xavier Becerra 78%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 78%
Rod Blagojevich 78%
Earl Blumenauer 78%
Leonard Boswell 78%
Thomas Campbell 78%
Ben Cardin 78%
Robert Clement 78%
John Conyers, Jr. 78%
Peter DeFazio 78%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 78%
Peter Deutsch 78%
Norm Dicks 78%
John Dingell 78%
Jonas Frost III 78%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 78%
Gene Green 78%
Tony Hall 78%
Lee Hamilton 78%
Tim Holden 78%
Darlene Hooley 78%
Dale Kildee 78%
Ron Kind 78%
Gerald Kleczka 78%
Nita Lowey 78%
William Luther 78%
Thomas Manton 78%
Robert Matsui 78%
Carolyn McCarthy 78%
Jim McDermott 78%
Paul McHale 78%
Michael McNulty 78%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 78%
John Moakley 78%
Jim Moran, Jr. 78%
Constance Morella 78%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 78%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 78%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 78%
Owen Pickett 78%
State Office Name Party Rating
James Davis 89%
Bill Delahunt 89%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 89%
Vern Ehlers 89%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 89%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 89%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 89%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 89%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 89%
Eddie Johnson 89%
Jay Johnson 89%
Paul Kanjorski 89%
Joseph Kennedy II 89%
Patrick Kennedy 89%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 89%
Ronald Klink 89%
Nicholas Lampson 89%
Sandy Levin 89%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 89%
Carolyn Maloney 89%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 89%
Frank Mascara 89%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 89%
Bob Menendez 89%
David Minge 89%
Alan Mollohan 89%
Jack Murtha 89%
Jim Oberstar 89%
Dave Obey 89%
Major Owens 89%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 89%
Ed Pastor 89%
Donald Payne 89%
David Price 89%
Nick Rahall II 89%
Charlie Rangel 89%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 89%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 89%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 89%
José Serrano 89%
John Spratt, Jr. 89%
Debbie Stabenow 89%
Louis Stokes 89%
Bart Stupak 89%
Ed Towns 89%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 89%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 89%
Mel Watt 89%
Henry Waxman 89%
Max Baucus 82%
Robert Byrd 82%
John Chafee 82%
Daniel Graham 82%
Tom Harkin 82%
Herb Kohl 82%
Joe Lieberman 82%
Patrick Moynihan 82%
Charles Robb 82%
Neil Abercrombie 78%
James Barcia 78%
Xavier Becerra 78%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 78%
Rod Blagojevich 78%
Earl Blumenauer 78%
Leonard Boswell 78%
Thomas Campbell 78%
Ben Cardin 78%
Robert Clement 78%
John Conyers, Jr. 78%
Peter DeFazio 78%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 78%
Peter Deutsch 78%
Norm Dicks 78%
John Dingell 78%
Jonas Frost III 78%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 78%
Gene Green 78%
Tony Hall 78%
Lee Hamilton 78%
Tim Holden 78%
Darlene Hooley 78%
Dale Kildee 78%
Ron Kind 78%
Gerald Kleczka 78%
Nita Lowey 78%
William Luther 78%
Thomas Manton 78%
Robert Matsui 78%
Carolyn McCarthy 78%
Jim McDermott 78%
Paul McHale 78%
Michael McNulty 78%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 78%
John Moakley 78%
Jim Moran, Jr. 78%
Constance Morella 78%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 78%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 78%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 78%
Owen Pickett 78%
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