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State Office Name Party Rating
Bart Stupak 90%
Frank Tejeda 90%
Ray Thornton 90%
Pete Visclosky 90%
Michael Ward 90%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 90%
Bob Wise, Jr. 90%
Lynn Woolsey 90%
Albert Wynn 90%
Dale Bumpers 89%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 89%
Victor Fazio 89%
Gene Green 89%
Tony Hall 89%
Harry Johnston 89%
Ronald Klink 89%
Robert Matsui 89%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 89%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 89%
Louise Slaughter 89%
Sidney Yates 89%
John Tanner 88%
Henry Scott Baesler 80%
Max Baucus 80%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 80%
Howard Berman 80%
Joe Biden, Jr. 80%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 80%
George Brown, Jr. 80%
Peter Deutsch 80%
John Dingell 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
Anna Eshoo 80%
Dianne Feinstein 80%
Barney Frank 80%
Willie Hefner 80%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 80%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 80%
Joe Lieberman 80%
William Lipinski 80%
Frank Mascara 80%
Paul McHale 80%
Michael McNulty 80%
George Miller 80%
Patrick Moynihan 80%
Jack Murtha 80%
Sam Nunn 80%
Lewis Payne, Jr. 80%
Pete Peterson 80%
Earl Pomeroy 80%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 80%
Bill Richardson 80%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
Charles Wilson 80%
Eligio de la Garza II 80%
James Barcia 78%
Timothy Johnson 78%
Blanche Lincoln 78%
Harold Volkmer 75%
John Breaux 70%
Richard Bryan 70%
Robert Cramer 70%
Patsy Ann Danner 70%
Calvin Dooley 70%
Chet Edwards 70%
Elizabeth Furse 70%
Bart Gordon 70%
Daniel Graham 70%
Lee Hamilton 70%
Tim Holden 70%
Barbara Bailey Kennelly 70%
Herb Kohl 70%
Karen McCarthy 70%
David Minge 70%
Jim Moran, Jr. 70%
State Office Name Party Rating
Bart Stupak 90%
Frank Tejeda 90%
Ray Thornton 90%
Pete Visclosky 90%
Michael Ward 90%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 90%
Bob Wise, Jr. 90%
Lynn Woolsey 90%
Albert Wynn 90%
Dale Bumpers 89%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 89%
Victor Fazio 89%
Gene Green 89%
Tony Hall 89%
Harry Johnston 89%
Ronald Klink 89%
Robert Matsui 89%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 89%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 89%
Louise Slaughter 89%
Sidney Yates 89%
John Tanner 88%
Henry Scott Baesler 80%
Max Baucus 80%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 80%
Howard Berman 80%
Joe Biden, Jr. 80%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 80%
George Brown, Jr. 80%
Peter Deutsch 80%
John Dingell 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
Anna Eshoo 80%
Dianne Feinstein 80%
Barney Frank 80%
Willie Hefner 80%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 80%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 80%
Joe Lieberman 80%
William Lipinski 80%
Frank Mascara 80%
Paul McHale 80%
Michael McNulty 80%
George Miller 80%
Patrick Moynihan 80%
Jack Murtha 80%
Sam Nunn 80%
Lewis Payne, Jr. 80%
Pete Peterson 80%
Earl Pomeroy 80%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 80%
Bill Richardson 80%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
Charles Wilson 80%
Eligio de la Garza II 80%
James Barcia 78%
Timothy Johnson 78%
Blanche Lincoln 78%
Harold Volkmer 75%
John Breaux 70%
Richard Bryan 70%
Robert Cramer 70%
Patsy Ann Danner 70%
Calvin Dooley 70%
Chet Edwards 70%
Elizabeth Furse 70%
Bart Gordon 70%
Daniel Graham 70%
Lee Hamilton 70%
Tim Holden 70%
Barbara Bailey Kennelly 70%
Herb Kohl 70%
Karen McCarthy 70%
David Minge 70%
Jim Moran, Jr. 70%
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