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State Office Name Party Rating
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 89%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 89%
Carrie Meek 89%
Bob Menendez 89%
Dennis Moore 89%
Grace Napolitano 89%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 89%
Dave Obey 89%
John Olver 89%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 89%
Ed Pastor 89%
Donald Payne 89%
Nick Rahall II 89%
Ciro Rodriguez 89%
Loretta Sanchez 89%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 89%
Thomas Sawyer 89%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 89%
Ike Skelton 89%
Ted Strickland 89%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 89%
Mark Udall 89%
Tom Udall 89%
Mel Watt 89%
Anthony Weiner 89%
Neil Abercrombie 88%
Julia Carson 88%
Chet Edwards 88%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 88%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 88%
Bart Stupak 88%
John Tierney 88%
Peter Fitzgerald 86%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 86%
John Moakley 86%
Charlie Rangel 86%
José Serrano 86%
Max Baucus 80%
Joe Biden, Jr. 80%
Barbara Boxer 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
Thomas Daschle 80%
Chris Dodd 80%
Dianne Feinstein 80%
Daniel Graham 80%
Tom Harkin 80%
Ernest Hollings 80%
Patrick Leahy 80%
Carl Levin 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 80%
Jay Rockefeller IV 80%
Gary Ackerman 78%
Joe Baca, Sr. 78%
John Baldacci 78%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 78%
Marion Berry 78%
Michael Bilirakis 78%
Rick Boucher 78%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 78%
Jerry Costello 78%
Elijah Cummings 78%
James Davis 78%
John Dingell 78%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 78%
Vern Ehlers 78%
Bob Etheridge 78%
Sam Farr 78%
Bob Filner 78%
Harold Ford, Jr. 78%
Jonas Frost III 78%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 78%
Baron Hill 78%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 78%
Tim Holden 78%
Stephen Horn 78%
William Jefferson 78%
Eddie Johnson 78%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 78%
Pete King 78%
Ray LaHood 78%
William Lipinski 78%
Frank LoBiondo 78%
James Maloney 78%
Karen McCarthy 78%
Martin Meehan 78%
Jack Murtha 78%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 78%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 78%
Earl Pomeroy 78%
David Price 78%
Jack Quinn 78%
James Ramstad 78%
Silvestre Reyes 78%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 78%
Timothy Roemer 78%
Bobby Rush 78%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 78%
Christopher Shays 78%
Donald Sherwood 78%
Louise Slaughter 78%
State Office Name Party Rating
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 89%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 89%
Carrie Meek 89%
Bob Menendez 89%
Dennis Moore 89%
Grace Napolitano 89%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 89%
Dave Obey 89%
John Olver 89%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 89%
Ed Pastor 89%
Donald Payne 89%
Nick Rahall II 89%
Ciro Rodriguez 89%
Loretta Sanchez 89%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 89%
Thomas Sawyer 89%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 89%
Ike Skelton 89%
Ted Strickland 89%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 89%
Mark Udall 89%
Tom Udall 89%
Mel Watt 89%
Anthony Weiner 89%
Neil Abercrombie 88%
Julia Carson 88%
Chet Edwards 88%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 88%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 88%
Bart Stupak 88%
John Tierney 88%
Peter Fitzgerald 86%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 86%
John Moakley 86%
Charlie Rangel 86%
José Serrano 86%
Max Baucus 80%
Joe Biden, Jr. 80%
Barbara Boxer 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
Thomas Daschle 80%
Chris Dodd 80%
Dianne Feinstein 80%
Daniel Graham 80%
Tom Harkin 80%
Ernest Hollings 80%
Patrick Leahy 80%
Carl Levin 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 80%
Jay Rockefeller IV 80%
Gary Ackerman 78%
Joe Baca, Sr. 78%
John Baldacci 78%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 78%
Marion Berry 78%
Michael Bilirakis 78%
Rick Boucher 78%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 78%
Jerry Costello 78%
Elijah Cummings 78%
James Davis 78%
John Dingell 78%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 78%
Vern Ehlers 78%
Bob Etheridge 78%
Sam Farr 78%
Bob Filner 78%
Harold Ford, Jr. 78%
Jonas Frost III 78%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 78%
Baron Hill 78%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 78%
Tim Holden 78%
Stephen Horn 78%
William Jefferson 78%
Eddie Johnson 78%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 78%
Pete King 78%
Ray LaHood 78%
William Lipinski 78%
Frank LoBiondo 78%
James Maloney 78%
Karen McCarthy 78%
Martin Meehan 78%
Jack Murtha 78%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 78%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 78%
Earl Pomeroy 78%
David Price 78%
Jack Quinn 78%
James Ramstad 78%
Silvestre Reyes 78%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 78%
Timothy Roemer 78%
Bobby Rush 78%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 78%
Christopher Shays 78%
Donald Sherwood 78%
Louise Slaughter 78%
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