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State Office Name Party Rating
Paul Sarbanes 86%
Paul Wellstone 86%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 86%
Rob Andrews 83%
Henry Scott Baesler 83%
Tom Barrett 83%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 83%
Earl Blumenauer 83%
Rick Boucher 83%
George Brown, Jr. 83%
Sherrod Brown 83%
William Clay, Sr. 83%
Eva Clayton 83%
William Coyne 83%
Peter DeFazio 83%
Bill Delahunt 83%
Norm Dicks 83%
John Dingell 83%
Julian Dixon 83%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 83%
Eliot Engel 83%
Anna Eshoo 83%
Sam Farr 83%
Victor Fazio 83%
Bob Filner 83%
Harold Ford, Jr. 83%
Barney Frank 83%
Gene Green 83%
Lee Hamilton 83%
Jane Harman 83%
Maurice Hinchey 83%
Darlene Hooley 83%
Sheila Jackson Lee 83%
William Jefferson 83%
Eddie Johnson 83%
Paul Kanjorski 83%
Patrick Kennedy 83%
Ron Kind 83%
Gerald Kleczka 83%
Nicholas Lampson 83%
Tom Lantos 83%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 83%
Nita Lowey 83%
William Luther 83%
Thomas Manton 83%
Matthew Martinez 83%
Robert Matsui 83%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 83%
Michael McNulty 83%
Carrie Meek 83%
Bob Menendez 83%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 83%
John Moakley 83%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 83%
Robert William Ney 83%
Jim Oberstar 83%
Dave Obey 83%
John Olver 83%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 83%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 83%
Donald Payne 83%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 83%
Nick Rahall II 83%
Charlie Rangel 83%
Silvestre Reyes 83%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 83%
Timothy Roemer 83%
Martin Olav Sabo 83%
Loretta Sanchez 83%
Christopher Shays 83%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 83%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 83%
Louis Stokes 83%
Ted Strickland 83%
Ellen Tauscher 83%
State Office Name Party Rating
Paul Sarbanes 86%
Paul Wellstone 86%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 86%
Rob Andrews 83%
Henry Scott Baesler 83%
Tom Barrett 83%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 83%
Earl Blumenauer 83%
Rick Boucher 83%
George Brown, Jr. 83%
Sherrod Brown 83%
William Clay, Sr. 83%
Eva Clayton 83%
William Coyne 83%
Peter DeFazio 83%
Bill Delahunt 83%
Norm Dicks 83%
John Dingell 83%
Julian Dixon 83%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 83%
Eliot Engel 83%
Anna Eshoo 83%
Sam Farr 83%
Victor Fazio 83%
Bob Filner 83%
Harold Ford, Jr. 83%
Barney Frank 83%
Gene Green 83%
Lee Hamilton 83%
Jane Harman 83%
Maurice Hinchey 83%
Darlene Hooley 83%
Sheila Jackson Lee 83%
William Jefferson 83%
Eddie Johnson 83%
Paul Kanjorski 83%
Patrick Kennedy 83%
Ron Kind 83%
Gerald Kleczka 83%
Nicholas Lampson 83%
Tom Lantos 83%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 83%
Nita Lowey 83%
William Luther 83%
Thomas Manton 83%
Matthew Martinez 83%
Robert Matsui 83%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 83%
Michael McNulty 83%
Carrie Meek 83%
Bob Menendez 83%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 83%
John Moakley 83%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 83%
Robert William Ney 83%
Jim Oberstar 83%
Dave Obey 83%
John Olver 83%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 83%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 83%
Donald Payne 83%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 83%
Nick Rahall II 83%
Charlie Rangel 83%
Silvestre Reyes 83%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 83%
Timothy Roemer 83%
Martin Olav Sabo 83%
Loretta Sanchez 83%
Christopher Shays 83%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 83%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 83%
Louis Stokes 83%
Ted Strickland 83%
Ellen Tauscher 83%
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