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State Office Name Party Rating
Martin Meehan 89%
John Moakley 89%
Jack Murtha 89%
Loretta Sanchez 89%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 89%
Robert Wexler 89%
Harold Ford, Jr. 88%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 88%
Neil Abercrombie 80%
Tom Barrett 80%
Jeff Bingaman 80%
Earl Blumenauer 80%
Barbara Boxer 80%
Richard Bryan 80%
Ben Cardin 80%
Eva Clayton 80%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 80%
Thomas Daschle 80%
Chris Dodd 80%
Byron Dorgan 80%
Dianne Feinstein 80%
Daniel Graham 80%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 80%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 80%
Sheila Jackson Lee 80%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 80%
Patrick Kennedy 80%
Bob Kerrey 80%
John Kerry 80%
Herb Kohl 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
Tom Lantos 80%
Joe Lieberman 80%
Barbara Mikulski 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 80%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 80%
Jay Rockefeller IV 80%
Steve Rothman 80%
Martin Olav Sabo 80%
Thomas Sawyer 80%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 80%
Debbie Stabenow 80%
Bart Stupak 80%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 80%
Mel Watt 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 80%
Lois Capps 78%
Barney Frank 78%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 78%
William Lipinski 78%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 78%
Carolyn Maloney 78%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 78%
Tom Harkin 75%
Rob Andrews 70%
James Barcia 70%
Max Baucus 70%
Kent Conrad 70%
Norm Dicks 70%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 70%
Jonas Frost III 70%
Gene Green 70%
Darlene Hooley 70%
William Jefferson 70%
Patrick Leahy 70%
James Maloney 70%
Frank Mascara 70%
Robert Matsui 70%
Carolyn McCarthy 70%
Jim Moran, Jr. 70%
Constance Morella 70%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 70%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 70%
Ed Pastor 70%
Nick Rahall II 70%
Harry Reid 70%
Silvestre Reyes 70%
Ciro Rodriguez 70%
Timothy Roemer 70%
Marge Roukema 70%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 70%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 70%
Vic Snyder 70%
Ted Strickland 70%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 70%
Bob Weygand 70%
Bob Wise, Jr. 70%
Albert Wynn 70%
Peter Deutsch 67%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 67%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 60%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 60%
Sherwood Boehlert 60%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 60%
John Breaux 60%
John Chafee 60%
Robert Clement 60%
Chet Edwards 60%
Michael Patrick Forbes 60%
Bart Gordon 60%
State Office Name Party Rating
Martin Meehan 89%
John Moakley 89%
Jack Murtha 89%
Loretta Sanchez 89%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 89%
Robert Wexler 89%
Harold Ford, Jr. 88%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 88%
Neil Abercrombie 80%
Tom Barrett 80%
Jeff Bingaman 80%
Earl Blumenauer 80%
Barbara Boxer 80%
Richard Bryan 80%
Ben Cardin 80%
Eva Clayton 80%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 80%
Thomas Daschle 80%
Chris Dodd 80%
Byron Dorgan 80%
Dianne Feinstein 80%
Daniel Graham 80%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 80%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 80%
Sheila Jackson Lee 80%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 80%
Patrick Kennedy 80%
Bob Kerrey 80%
John Kerry 80%
Herb Kohl 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
Tom Lantos 80%
Joe Lieberman 80%
Barbara Mikulski 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 80%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 80%
Jay Rockefeller IV 80%
Steve Rothman 80%
Martin Olav Sabo 80%
Thomas Sawyer 80%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 80%
Debbie Stabenow 80%
Bart Stupak 80%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 80%
Mel Watt 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 80%
Lois Capps 78%
Barney Frank 78%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 78%
William Lipinski 78%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 78%
Carolyn Maloney 78%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 78%
Tom Harkin 75%
Rob Andrews 70%
James Barcia 70%
Max Baucus 70%
Kent Conrad 70%
Norm Dicks 70%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 70%
Jonas Frost III 70%
Gene Green 70%
Darlene Hooley 70%
William Jefferson 70%
Patrick Leahy 70%
James Maloney 70%
Frank Mascara 70%
Robert Matsui 70%
Carolyn McCarthy 70%
Jim Moran, Jr. 70%
Constance Morella 70%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 70%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 70%
Ed Pastor 70%
Nick Rahall II 70%
Harry Reid 70%
Silvestre Reyes 70%
Ciro Rodriguez 70%
Timothy Roemer 70%
Marge Roukema 70%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 70%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 70%
Vic Snyder 70%
Ted Strickland 70%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 70%
Bob Weygand 70%
Bob Wise, Jr. 70%
Albert Wynn 70%
Peter Deutsch 67%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 67%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 60%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 60%
Sherwood Boehlert 60%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 60%
John Breaux 60%
John Chafee 60%
Robert Clement 60%
Chet Edwards 60%
Michael Patrick Forbes 60%
Bart Gordon 60%
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