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2000 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Benjamin Gilman 89%
Gene Green 89%
Luis Gutiérrez 89%
Maurice Hinchey 89%
Joseph Hoeffel 89%
Rush Holt, Jr. 89%
Darlene Hooley 89%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 89%
Sheila Jackson Lee 89%
Paul Kanjorski 89%
Patrick Kennedy 89%
Dale Kildee 89%
Ron Kind 89%
Gerald Kleczka 89%
Dennis Kucinich 89%
John LaFalce 89%
Nicholas Lampson 89%
Tom Lantos 89%
Sandy Levin 89%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 89%
Carolyn Maloney 89%
Frank Mascara 89%
Robert Matsui 89%
Carolyn McCarthy 89%
Jim McDermott 89%
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%
State Office Name Party Rating
Benjamin Gilman 89%
Gene Green 89%
Luis Gutiérrez 89%
Maurice Hinchey 89%
Joseph Hoeffel 89%
Rush Holt, Jr. 89%
Darlene Hooley 89%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 89%
Sheila Jackson Lee 89%
Paul Kanjorski 89%
Patrick Kennedy 89%
Dale Kildee 89%
Ron Kind 89%
Gerald Kleczka 89%
Dennis Kucinich 89%
John LaFalce 89%
Nicholas Lampson 89%
Tom Lantos 89%
Sandy Levin 89%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 89%
Carolyn Maloney 89%
Frank Mascara 89%
Robert Matsui 89%
Carolyn McCarthy 89%
Jim McDermott 89%
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%
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