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State Office Name Party Rating
Esteban Edward Torres 80%
Bob Wise, Jr. 80%
Julia Carson 75%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 75%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 67%
Rob Andrews 67%
Tom Barrett 67%
Max Baucus 67%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 67%
Jeff Bingaman 67%
Rod Blagojevich 67%
Sherwood Boehlert 67%
Rick Boucher 67%
Barbara Boxer 67%
Sherrod Brown 67%
Richard Bryan 67%
Dale Bumpers 67%
Thomas Campbell 67%
John Chafee 67%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 67%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 67%
Peter Deutsch 67%
John Dingell 67%
Chris Dodd 67%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 67%
Russ Feingold 67%
Dianne Feinstein 67%
Harold Ford, Jr. 67%
Jonas Frost III 67%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 67%
John Glenn 67%
Daniel Graham 67%
Tom Harkin 67%
Jane Harman 67%
Darlene Hooley 67%
Daniel Inouye 67%
William Jefferson 67%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 67%
Bob Kerrey 67%
John Kerry 67%
Ron Kind 67%
Gerald Kleczka 67%
Ronald Klink 67%
Herb Kohl 67%
Frank Lautenberg 67%
Carl Levin 67%
William Luther 67%
Matthew Martinez 67%
Barbara Mikulski 67%
David Minge 67%
Carol Moseley Braun 67%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 67%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 67%
Jim Oberstar 67%
Dave Obey 67%
Owen Pickett 67%
David Price 67%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 67%
Charles Robb 67%
Jay Rockefeller IV 67%
Steve Rothman 67%
Paul Sarbanes 67%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 67%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 67%
Robert Torricelli 67%
Paul Wellstone 67%
Robert Wexler 67%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 67%
Albert Wynn 67%
Calvin Dooley 60%
Chet Edwards 60%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 60%
John Moakley 60%
Ted Strickland 60%
Ed Towns 60%
Marion Berry 50%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 50%
Robert Borski, Jr. 50%
Leonard Boswell 50%
Benjamin Gilman 50%
Gene Green 50%
James Greenwood 50%
Stephen Horn 50%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
James Kolbe 50%
Dennis Kucinich 50%
John LaFalce 50%
James Leach 50%
Frank Mascara 50%
Paul McHale 50%
Michael McNulty 50%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 50%
Earl Pomeroy 50%
Ciro Rodriguez 50%
Loretta Sanchez 50%
Debbie Stabenow 50%
Bart Stupak 50%
John Tanner 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
John Edward Porter 40%
State Office Name Party Rating
Esteban Edward Torres 80%
Bob Wise, Jr. 80%
Julia Carson 75%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 75%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 67%
Rob Andrews 67%
Tom Barrett 67%
Max Baucus 67%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 67%
Jeff Bingaman 67%
Rod Blagojevich 67%
Sherwood Boehlert 67%
Rick Boucher 67%
Barbara Boxer 67%
Sherrod Brown 67%
Richard Bryan 67%
Dale Bumpers 67%
Thomas Campbell 67%
John Chafee 67%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 67%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 67%
Peter Deutsch 67%
John Dingell 67%
Chris Dodd 67%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 67%
Russ Feingold 67%
Dianne Feinstein 67%
Harold Ford, Jr. 67%
Jonas Frost III 67%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 67%
John Glenn 67%
Daniel Graham 67%
Tom Harkin 67%
Jane Harman 67%
Darlene Hooley 67%
Daniel Inouye 67%
William Jefferson 67%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 67%
Bob Kerrey 67%
John Kerry 67%
Ron Kind 67%
Gerald Kleczka 67%
Ronald Klink 67%
Herb Kohl 67%
Frank Lautenberg 67%
Carl Levin 67%
William Luther 67%
Matthew Martinez 67%
Barbara Mikulski 67%
David Minge 67%
Carol Moseley Braun 67%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 67%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 67%
Jim Oberstar 67%
Dave Obey 67%
Owen Pickett 67%
David Price 67%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 67%
Charles Robb 67%
Jay Rockefeller IV 67%
Steve Rothman 67%
Paul Sarbanes 67%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 67%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 67%
Robert Torricelli 67%
Paul Wellstone 67%
Robert Wexler 67%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 67%
Albert Wynn 67%
Calvin Dooley 60%
Chet Edwards 60%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 60%
John Moakley 60%
Ted Strickland 60%
Ed Towns 60%
Marion Berry 50%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 50%
Robert Borski, Jr. 50%
Leonard Boswell 50%
Benjamin Gilman 50%
Gene Green 50%
James Greenwood 50%
Stephen Horn 50%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
James Kolbe 50%
Dennis Kucinich 50%
John LaFalce 50%
James Leach 50%
Frank Mascara 50%
Paul McHale 50%
Michael McNulty 50%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 50%
Earl Pomeroy 50%
Ciro Rodriguez 50%
Loretta Sanchez 50%
Debbie Stabenow 50%
Bart Stupak 50%
John Tanner 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
John Edward Porter 40%
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