Rating Group: AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations)
2003 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Clinton | 85% | |||
| Thomas Daschle | 85% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 85% |
| Anna Eshoo | 85% | |||
| Patrick Leahy | 85% | |||
| Carl Levin | 85% | |||
| William Lipinski | 85% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 85% |
| Mark Pryor | 85% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 85% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 85% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 85% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 83% | |||
| Mark Udall | 83% | |||
| Leonard Boswell | 80% | |||
| Joe Crowley | 80% | |||
| Chet Edwards | 80% | |||
| Charlie Gonzalez | 80% | |||
| Daniel Graham | 80% | |||
| Baron Hill | 80% | |||
| Steve Israel | 80% | |||
| Ron Kind | 80% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 80% | |||
| Dennis Moore | 80% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 80% |
| David Price | 80% | |||
| Max Sandlin, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Ike Skelton | 80% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 80% |
| John Tanner | 80% | |||
| Ellen Tauscher | 80% | |||
| David Wu | 80% | |||
| Lincoln Davis | 79% | |||
| Vic Snyder | 79% | |||
| Tom Carper | 77% | |||
| Kent Conrad | 77% | |||
| Mary Landrieu | 77% | |||
| Blanche Lincoln | 77% | |||
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 77% | |||
| Jane Harman | 75% | |||
| Brad Carson | 73% | |||
| Ken Lucas | 73% | |||
| Jim Matheson | 73% | |||
| Earl Pomeroy | 73% | |||
| James Turner | 73% | |||
| Allen Boyd, Jr. | 71% | |||
| John McHugh | 67% | |||
| Calvin Dooley | 64% | |||
| Christopher John | 64% | |||
| Max Baucus | 62% |