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State Office Name Party Rating
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 100%
Bruce Vento 100%
Mel Watt 100%
Henry Waxman 100%
Paul Wellstone 100%
Pat Williams 100%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 100%
Neil Abercrombie 90%
Gary Ackerman 90%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 90%
Rob Andrews 90%
John Baldacci 90%
Anthony Beilenson 90%
Tom Bevill 90%
Jeff Bingaman 90%
Rick Boucher 90%
Barbara Boxer 90%
Sherrod Brown 90%
TX State House - 114 John Bryant Democratic 90%
Ben Cardin 90%
Eva Clayton 90%
Robert Clement 90%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 90%
Kent Conrad 90%
John Conyers, Jr. 90%
William Coyne 90%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 90%
Ronald Dellums 90%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 90%
Jim Exon 90%
Sam Farr 90%
Thomas Foglietta 90%
Jonas Frost III 90%
Sam Gejdenson 90%
Sam Gibbons 90%
Henry Gonzalez 90%
Tom Harkin 90%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 90%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 90%
Ernest Hollings 90%
Daniel Inouye 90%
Andrew Jacobs, Jr. 90%
Paul Kanjorski 90%
Joseph Kennedy II 90%
Patrick Kennedy 90%
Gerald Kleczka 90%
Tom Lantos 90%
Patrick Leahy 90%
Carl Levin 90%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 90%
Nita Lowey 90%
William Luther 90%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 90%
Matthew Martinez 90%
Martin Meehan 90%
Carrie Meek 90%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 90%
John Moakley 90%
Carol Moseley Braun 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 90%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 90%
Dave Obey 90%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 90%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 90%
Glenn Poshard 90%
Harry Reid 90%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 90%
Charles Rose III 90%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 90%
Thomas Sawyer 90%
Pat Schroeder 90%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 90%
Paul Simon 90%
David Skaggs 90%
Pete Stark 90%
State Office Name Party Rating
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 100%
Bruce Vento 100%
Mel Watt 100%
Henry Waxman 100%
Paul Wellstone 100%
Pat Williams 100%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 100%
Neil Abercrombie 90%
Gary Ackerman 90%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 90%
Rob Andrews 90%
John Baldacci 90%
Anthony Beilenson 90%
Tom Bevill 90%
Jeff Bingaman 90%
Rick Boucher 90%
Barbara Boxer 90%
Sherrod Brown 90%
TX State House - 114 John Bryant D 90%
Ben Cardin 90%
Eva Clayton 90%
Robert Clement 90%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 90%
Kent Conrad 90%
John Conyers, Jr. 90%
William Coyne 90%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 90%
Ronald Dellums 90%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 90%
Jim Exon 90%
Sam Farr 90%
Thomas Foglietta 90%
Jonas Frost III 90%
Sam Gejdenson 90%
Sam Gibbons 90%
Henry Gonzalez 90%
Tom Harkin 90%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 90%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 90%
Ernest Hollings 90%
Daniel Inouye 90%
Andrew Jacobs, Jr. 90%
Paul Kanjorski 90%
Joseph Kennedy II 90%
Patrick Kennedy 90%
Gerald Kleczka 90%
Tom Lantos 90%
Patrick Leahy 90%
Carl Levin 90%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 90%
Nita Lowey 90%
William Luther 90%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 90%
Matthew Martinez 90%
Martin Meehan 90%
Carrie Meek 90%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 90%
John Moakley 90%
Carol Moseley Braun 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 90%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 90%
Dave Obey 90%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 90%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 90%
Glenn Poshard 90%
Harry Reid 90%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 90%
Charles Rose III 90%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 90%
Thomas Sawyer 90%
Pat Schroeder 90%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 90%
Paul Simon 90%
David Skaggs 90%
Pete Stark 90%
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