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State Office Name Party Rating
Silvestre Reyes 89%
David Skaggs 89%
Louise Slaughter 89%
Esteban Edward Torres 89%
Bob Weygand 89%
Thomas Manton 88%
Ciro Rodriguez 88%
Henry Scott Baesler 80%
Tom Barrett 80%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 80%
Joe Biden, Jr. 80%
Earl Blumenauer 80%
Dale Bumpers 80%
Peter Deutsch 80%
Norm Dicks 80%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 80%
Bob Etheridge 80%
Gene Green 80%
Tony Hall 80%
Tom Harkin 80%
Willie Hefner 80%
Tim Holden 80%
Darlene Hooley 80%
Barbara Bailey Kennelly 80%
John Kerry 80%
Ron Kind 80%
Gerald Kleczka 80%
Nicholas Lampson 80%
Matthew Martinez 80%
Karen McCarthy 80%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 80%
Jim Moran, Jr. 80%
Carol Moseley Braun 80%
Ed Pastor 80%
Owen Pickett 80%
Earl Pomeroy 80%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 80%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
Karen Thurman 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 80%
Jeff Bingaman 78%
Chet Edwards 78%
Martin Meehan 78%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 78%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 70%
Robert Clement 70%
James Davis 70%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 70%
Lee Hamilton 70%
Ernest Hollings 70%
William Lipinski 70%
William Luther 70%
Carolyn McCarthy 70%
Paul McHale 70%
Collin Peterson 70%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 70%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 70%
Vic Snyder 70%
John Tanner 70%
Ellen Tauscher 70%
Rob Andrews 67%
James Barcia 60%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 60%
Kent Conrad 60%
Patsy Ann Danner 60%
Chris Dodd 60%
Calvin Dooley 60%
Dianne Feinstein 60%
Bart Gordon 60%
Nancy Johnson 60%
Herb Kohl 60%
James Maloney 60%
David McIntosh 60%
Mike McIntyre 60%
David Minge 60%
State Office Name Party Rating
Silvestre Reyes 89%
David Skaggs 89%
Louise Slaughter 89%
Esteban Edward Torres 89%
Bob Weygand 89%
Thomas Manton 88%
Ciro Rodriguez 88%
Henry Scott Baesler 80%
Tom Barrett 80%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 80%
Joe Biden, Jr. 80%
Earl Blumenauer 80%
Dale Bumpers 80%
Peter Deutsch 80%
Norm Dicks 80%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 80%
Bob Etheridge 80%
Gene Green 80%
Tony Hall 80%
Tom Harkin 80%
Willie Hefner 80%
Tim Holden 80%
Darlene Hooley 80%
Barbara Bailey Kennelly 80%
John Kerry 80%
Ron Kind 80%
Gerald Kleczka 80%
Nicholas Lampson 80%
Matthew Martinez 80%
Karen McCarthy 80%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 80%
Jim Moran, Jr. 80%
Carol Moseley Braun 80%
Ed Pastor 80%
Owen Pickett 80%
Earl Pomeroy 80%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 80%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
Karen Thurman 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 80%
Jeff Bingaman 78%
Chet Edwards 78%
Martin Meehan 78%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 78%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 70%
Robert Clement 70%
James Davis 70%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 70%
Lee Hamilton 70%
Ernest Hollings 70%
William Lipinski 70%
William Luther 70%
Carolyn McCarthy 70%
Paul McHale 70%
Collin Peterson 70%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 70%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 70%
Vic Snyder 70%
John Tanner 70%
Ellen Tauscher 70%
Rob Andrews 67%
James Barcia 60%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 60%
Kent Conrad 60%
Patsy Ann Danner 60%
Chris Dodd 60%
Calvin Dooley 60%
Dianne Feinstein 60%
Bart Gordon 60%
Nancy Johnson 60%
Herb Kohl 60%
James Maloney 60%
David McIntosh 60%
Mike McIntyre 60%
David Minge 60%
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