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State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 100%
Mel Watt 100%
Henry Waxman 100%
Robert Wexler 100%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
Albert Wynn 100%
Gary Ackerman 90%
Rob Andrews 90%
John Baldacci 90%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 90%
Thomas Campbell 90%
Eva Clayton 90%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 90%
Eliot Engel 90%
Bob Filner 90%
Barney Frank 90%
Jonas Frost III 90%
Nancy Johnson 90%
Paul Kanjorski 90%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 90%
Patrick Kennedy 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Nicholas Lampson 90%
Matthew Martinez 90%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 90%
Ed Pastor 90%
David Price 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
Christopher Shays 90%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 90%
Karen Thurman 90%
Bob Weygand 90%
Mark Foley 88%
Harold Ford, Jr. 88%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 88%
John Conyers, Jr. 87%
John Ganske 81%
Ellen Tauscher 81%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 80%
Max Baucus 80%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 80%
Marion Berry 80%
Joe Biden, Jr. 80%
Jeff Bingaman 80%
Rod Blagojevich 80%
Sherwood Boehlert 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
Barbara Boxer 80%
John Breaux 80%
Richard Bryan 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
John Chafee 80%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 80%
Kent Conrad 80%
Thomas Daschle 80%
James Davis 80%
Chris Dodd 80%
Byron Dorgan 80%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 80%
Russ Feingold 80%
Dianne Feinstein 80%
Daniel Graham 80%
James Greenwood 80%
Tom Harkin 80%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 80%
Ernest Hollings 80%
James Merrill Jeffords 80%
Timothy Johnson 80%
Bob Kerrey 80%
John Kerry 80%
Gerald Kleczka 80%
Herb Kohl 80%
James Kolbe 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
Frank Lautenberg 80%
Patrick Leahy 80%
Joe Lieberman 80%
Karen McCarthy 80%
Barbara Mikulski 80%
Patrick Moynihan 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 80%
Jim Oberstar 80%
Harry Reid 80%
Charles Robb 80%
Jay Rockefeller IV 80%
Paul Sarbanes 80%
Robert Torricelli 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 80%
Daniel Inouye 75%
Carl Levin 75%
Arlen Specter 75%
Paul Wellstone 75%
Gary Condit 72%
Mike Castle 70%
Robert Clement 70%
Chet Edwards 70%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 70%
Stephen Horn 70%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 70%
Dale Kildee 70%
State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 100%
Mel Watt 100%
Henry Waxman 100%
Robert Wexler 100%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
Albert Wynn 100%
Gary Ackerman 90%
Rob Andrews 90%
John Baldacci 90%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 90%
Thomas Campbell 90%
Eva Clayton 90%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 90%
Eliot Engel 90%
Bob Filner 90%
Barney Frank 90%
Jonas Frost III 90%
Nancy Johnson 90%
Paul Kanjorski 90%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 90%
Patrick Kennedy 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Nicholas Lampson 90%
Matthew Martinez 90%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 90%
Ed Pastor 90%
David Price 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
Christopher Shays 90%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 90%
Karen Thurman 90%
Bob Weygand 90%
Mark Foley 88%
Harold Ford, Jr. 88%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 88%
John Conyers, Jr. 87%
John Ganske 81%
Ellen Tauscher 81%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 80%
Max Baucus 80%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 80%
Marion Berry 80%
Joe Biden, Jr. 80%
Jeff Bingaman 80%
Rod Blagojevich 80%
Sherwood Boehlert 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
Barbara Boxer 80%
John Breaux 80%
Richard Bryan 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
John Chafee 80%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 80%
Kent Conrad 80%
Thomas Daschle 80%
James Davis 80%
Chris Dodd 80%
Byron Dorgan 80%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 80%
Russ Feingold 80%
Dianne Feinstein 80%
Daniel Graham 80%
James Greenwood 80%
Tom Harkin 80%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 80%
Ernest Hollings 80%
James Merrill Jeffords 80%
Timothy Johnson 80%
Bob Kerrey 80%
John Kerry 80%
Gerald Kleczka 80%
Herb Kohl 80%
James Kolbe 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
Frank Lautenberg 80%
Patrick Leahy 80%
Joe Lieberman 80%
Karen McCarthy 80%
Barbara Mikulski 80%
Patrick Moynihan 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 80%
Jim Oberstar 80%
Harry Reid 80%
Charles Robb 80%
Jay Rockefeller IV 80%
Paul Sarbanes 80%
Robert Torricelli 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 80%
Daniel Inouye 75%
Carl Levin 75%
Arlen Specter 75%
Paul Wellstone 75%
Gary Condit 72%
Mike Castle 70%
Robert Clement 70%
Chet Edwards 70%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 70%
Stephen Horn 70%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 70%
Dale Kildee 70%
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