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State Office Name Party Rating
Barbara Boxer 90%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 90%
Robert Byrd 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 90%
Tom Carper 90%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 90%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 90%
Kent Conrad 90%
Lincoln Davis 90%
Peter DeFazio 90%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 90%
Bill Delahunt 90%
Byron Dorgan 90%
Eliot Engel 90%
Gene Green 90%
Jane Harman 90%
Maurice Hinchey 90%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 90%
Tim Holden 90%
Darlene Hooley 90%
Steve Israel 90%
Eddie Johnson 90%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 90%
John Kerry 90%
Nicholas Lampson 90%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 90%
Sandy Levin 90%
Tim Mahoney 90%
Carolyn McCarthy 90%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 90%
George Miller 90%
Patrick Murphy 90%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 90%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 90%
Ben Nelson 90%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 90%
Mark Pryor 90%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 90%
John Salazar 90%
Ken Salazar 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 90%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 90%
Olympia Snowe 90%
Pete Stark 90%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 90%
Jim Webb, Jr. 90%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 90%
Albert Wynn 90%
John Barrow 80%
Max Baucus 80%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 80%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 80%
Norm Coleman 80%
Jim Cooper 80%
Norm Dicks 80%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
Bob Etheridge 80%
Michael Ferguson 80%
Gabrielle Giffords 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
Blanche Lincoln 80%
Frank LoBiondo 80%
Dick Lugar 80%
Jim Matheson 80%
Claire McCaskill 80%
Jim McDermott 80%
Mike McIntyre 80%
Heath Shuler 80%
Jon Tester 80%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 80%
Diane Watson 80%
Lynn Woolsey 80%
Melissa Bean 70%
Mike Castle 70%
Hillary Clinton 70%
Charlie Dent 70%
Brad Ellsworth 70%
Jim Gerlach 70%
Wayne Gilchrest 70%
Orrin Hatch 70%
Kay Hutchison 70%
Mark Kirk 70%
Dennis Kucinich 70%
Ray LaHood 70%
Jim Marshall 70%
John McHugh 70%
Candice Miller 70%
Tim Murphy 70%
Jim Oberstar 70%
Deborah Pryce 70%
James Ramstad 70%
Christopher Shays 70%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 70%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 70%
Gordon Smith 70%
Arlen Specter 70%
Ted Stevens 70%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 70%
State Office Name Party Rating
Barbara Boxer 90%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 90%
Robert Byrd 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 90%
Tom Carper 90%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 90%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 90%
Kent Conrad 90%
Lincoln Davis 90%
Peter DeFazio 90%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 90%
Bill Delahunt 90%
Byron Dorgan 90%
Eliot Engel 90%
Gene Green 90%
Jane Harman 90%
Maurice Hinchey 90%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 90%
Tim Holden 90%
Darlene Hooley 90%
Steve Israel 90%
Eddie Johnson 90%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 90%
John Kerry 90%
Nicholas Lampson 90%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 90%
Sandy Levin 90%
Tim Mahoney 90%
Carolyn McCarthy 90%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 90%
George Miller 90%
Patrick Murphy 90%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 90%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 90%
Ben Nelson 90%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 90%
Mark Pryor 90%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 90%
John Salazar 90%
Ken Salazar 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 90%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 90%
Olympia Snowe 90%
Pete Stark 90%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 90%
Jim Webb, Jr. 90%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 90%
Albert Wynn 90%
John Barrow 80%
Max Baucus 80%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 80%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 80%
Norm Coleman 80%
Jim Cooper 80%
Norm Dicks 80%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
Bob Etheridge 80%
Michael Ferguson 80%
Gabrielle Giffords 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
Blanche Lincoln 80%
Frank LoBiondo 80%
Dick Lugar 80%
Jim Matheson 80%
Claire McCaskill 80%
Jim McDermott 80%
Mike McIntyre 80%
Heath Shuler 80%
Jon Tester 80%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 80%
Diane Watson 80%
Lynn Woolsey 80%
Melissa Bean 70%
Mike Castle 70%
Hillary Clinton 70%
Charlie Dent 70%
Brad Ellsworth 70%
Jim Gerlach 70%
Wayne Gilchrest 70%
Orrin Hatch 70%
Kay Hutchison 70%
Mark Kirk 70%
Dennis Kucinich 70%
Ray LaHood 70%
Jim Marshall 70%
John McHugh 70%
Candice Miller 70%
Tim Murphy 70%
Jim Oberstar 70%
Deborah Pryce 70%
James Ramstad 70%
Christopher Shays 70%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 70%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 70%
Gordon Smith 70%
Arlen Specter 70%
Ted Stevens 70%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 70%
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