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Rating Group: United States Student Association

1995-1996 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Bob Kerrey 91%
John LaFalce 91%
Bob Menendez 91%
Alan Mollohan 91%
Patrick Moynihan 91%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 91%
Jim Oberstar 91%
Major Owens 91%
Ed Pastor 91%
Nick Rahall II 91%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 91%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 91%
David Skaggs 91%
Louise Slaughter 91%
Pete Stark 91%
Frank Tejeda 91%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 91%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 91%
Mel Watt 91%
Anthony Beilenson 89%
Ronald Coleman 89%
Sam Gibbons 89%
Pat Schroeder 89%
Charles Wilson 89%
Chris Dodd 87%
Mark Hatfield 87%
Paul Wellstone 87%
David Pryor 83%
John Baldacci 82%
Jeff Bingaman 82%
Robert Borski, Jr. 82%
Corrine Brown 82%
Dale Bumpers 82%
William Clay, Sr. 82%
John Dingell 82%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 82%
Russ Feingold 82%
Floyd Flake 82%
John Glenn 82%
Henry Gonzalez 82%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 82%
Barbara Bailey Kennelly 82%
John Kerry 82%
Frank Lautenberg 82%
Patrick Leahy 82%
Nita Lowey 82%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 82%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 82%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 82%
Paul Sarbanes 82%
Thomas Sawyer 82%
Louis Stokes 82%
Bruce Vento 82%
Bob Wise, Jr. 82%
Albert Wynn 82%
Earl Blumenauer 80%
Elijah Cummings 80%
Blanche Lincoln 78%
Pete Peterson 78%
Harold Volkmer 78%
Andrew Jacobs, Jr. 75%
Eligio de la Garza II 75%
Tom Harkin 74%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 73%
Rick Boucher 73%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 73%
Kent Conrad 73%
Peter DeFazio 73%
Norm Dicks 73%
Byron Dorgan 73%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 73%
Victor Fazio 73%
Bob Filner 73%
Jonas Frost III 73%
Gene Green 73%
State Office Name Party Rating
Bob Kerrey 91%
John LaFalce 91%
Bob Menendez 91%
Alan Mollohan 91%
Patrick Moynihan 91%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 91%
Jim Oberstar 91%
Major Owens 91%
Ed Pastor 91%
Nick Rahall II 91%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 91%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 91%
David Skaggs 91%
Louise Slaughter 91%
Pete Stark 91%
Frank Tejeda 91%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 91%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 91%
Mel Watt 91%
Anthony Beilenson 89%
Ronald Coleman 89%
Sam Gibbons 89%
Pat Schroeder 89%
Charles Wilson 89%
Chris Dodd 87%
Mark Hatfield 87%
Paul Wellstone 87%
David Pryor 83%
John Baldacci 82%
Jeff Bingaman 82%
Robert Borski, Jr. 82%
Corrine Brown 82%
Dale Bumpers 82%
William Clay, Sr. 82%
John Dingell 82%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 82%
Russ Feingold 82%
Floyd Flake 82%
John Glenn 82%
Henry Gonzalez 82%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 82%
Barbara Bailey Kennelly 82%
John Kerry 82%
Frank Lautenberg 82%
Patrick Leahy 82%
Nita Lowey 82%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 82%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 82%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 82%
Paul Sarbanes 82%
Thomas Sawyer 82%
Louis Stokes 82%
Bruce Vento 82%
Bob Wise, Jr. 82%
Albert Wynn 82%
Earl Blumenauer 80%
Elijah Cummings 80%
Blanche Lincoln 78%
Pete Peterson 78%
Harold Volkmer 78%
Andrew Jacobs, Jr. 75%
Eligio de la Garza II 75%
Tom Harkin 74%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 73%
Rick Boucher 73%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 73%
Kent Conrad 73%
Peter DeFazio 73%
Norm Dicks 73%
Byron Dorgan 73%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 73%
Victor Fazio 73%
Bob Filner 73%
Jonas Frost III 73%
Gene Green 73%
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