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State Office Name Party Rating
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%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 78%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 78%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 78%
Ed Towns 78%
James Traficant, Jr. 78%
David Wu 78%
Daniel Inouye 75%
Vic Snyder 75%
Ellen Tauscher 75%
Evan Bayh 70%
Jeff Bingaman 70%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 70%
Timothy Johnson 70%
Robert Torricelli 70%
Sherwood Boehlert 67%
Mary Bono Mack 67%
Mike Castle 67%
Eva Clayton 67%
Howard Coble 67%
Peter DeFazio 67%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 67%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 67%
Barney Frank 67%
Wayne Gilchrest 67%
Charlie Gonzalez 67%
State Office Name Party Rating
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%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 78%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 78%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 78%
Ed Towns 78%
James Traficant, Jr. 78%
David Wu 78%
Daniel Inouye 75%
Vic Snyder 75%
Ellen Tauscher 75%
Evan Bayh 70%
Jeff Bingaman 70%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 70%
Timothy Johnson 70%
Robert Torricelli 70%
Sherwood Boehlert 67%
Mary Bono Mack 67%
Mike Castle 67%
Eva Clayton 67%
Howard Coble 67%
Peter DeFazio 67%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 67%
Bob Ehrlich, Jr. 67%
Barney Frank 67%
Wayne Gilchrest 67%
Charlie Gonzalez 67%
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