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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%
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