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State Office Name Party Rating
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 90%
Charlie Rangel 90%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 90%
Bobby Rush 90%
Debbie Stabenow 90%
Ed Towns 90%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 90%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 90%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 90%
Diane Watson 90%
Anthony Weiner 90%
Michael McNulty 88%
Michael Arcuri 85%
Tim Bishop 85%
Bruce Braley 85%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 85%
John Dingell 85%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 85%
Charlie Gonzalez 85%
Paul Hodes 85%
Darlene Hooley 85%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 85%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 85%
Ron Kind 85%
Mark Kirk 85%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 85%
Sandy Levin 85%
Dave Loebsack 85%
Claire McCaskill 85%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 85%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 85%
Barbara Mikulski 85%
Dennis Moore 85%
Jay Rockefeller IV 85%
Tim Ryan 85%
Ken Salazar 85%
John Sarbanes 85%
Louise Slaughter 85%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 85%
Tom Udall 85%
Jim Webb, Jr. 85%
William Jefferson 83%
Gabrielle Giffords 81%
Max Baucus 80%
Melissa Bean 80%
Nancy Boyda 80%
Tom Carper 80%
Jim Cooper 80%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 80%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 80%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 80%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 80%
Dale Kildee 80%
Herb Kohl 80%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney Democratic 80%
Ed Perlmutter 80%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
John Salazar 80%
Carol Shea-Porter 80%
Jon Tester 80%
Mel Watt 80%
John Yarmuth 80%
Donna Christensen 78%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 75%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 75%
Dianne Feinstein 75%
Gene Green 75%
Joe Lieberman 75%
Jim Matheson 75%
Loretta Sanchez 75%
Gordon Smith 75%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 75%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 70%
Rick Boucher 70%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 70%
State Office Name Party Rating
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 90%
Charlie Rangel 90%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 90%
Bobby Rush 90%
Debbie Stabenow 90%
Ed Towns 90%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 90%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 90%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 90%
Diane Watson 90%
Anthony Weiner 90%
Michael McNulty 88%
Michael Arcuri 85%
Tim Bishop 85%
Bruce Braley 85%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 85%
John Dingell 85%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 85%
Charlie Gonzalez 85%
Paul Hodes 85%
Darlene Hooley 85%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 85%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 85%
Ron Kind 85%
Mark Kirk 85%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 85%
Sandy Levin 85%
Dave Loebsack 85%
Claire McCaskill 85%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 85%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 85%
Barbara Mikulski 85%
Dennis Moore 85%
Jay Rockefeller IV 85%
Tim Ryan 85%
Ken Salazar 85%
John Sarbanes 85%
Louise Slaughter 85%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 85%
Tom Udall 85%
Jim Webb, Jr. 85%
William Jefferson 83%
Gabrielle Giffords 81%
Max Baucus 80%
Melissa Bean 80%
Nancy Boyda 80%
Tom Carper 80%
Jim Cooper 80%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 80%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 80%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 80%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 80%
Dale Kildee 80%
Herb Kohl 80%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney D 80%
Ed Perlmutter 80%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
John Salazar 80%
Carol Shea-Porter 80%
Jon Tester 80%
Mel Watt 80%
John Yarmuth 80%
Donna Christensen 78%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 75%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 75%
Dianne Feinstein 75%
Gene Green 75%
Joe Lieberman 75%
Jim Matheson 75%
Loretta Sanchez 75%
Gordon Smith 75%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 75%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 70%
Rick Boucher 70%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 70%
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