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Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

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State Office Name Party Rating
Joe Lieberman 20%
Dennis Moore 20%
Silvestre Reyes 19%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 18%
Jeff Bingaman 17%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 16%
Gene Green 16%
John Spratt, Jr. 16%
Bart Stupak 16%
David Wu 16%
Robert Byrd 15%
Tom Harkin 15%
Ernest Hollings 15%
Timothy Johnson 15%
Herb Kohl 15%
Jay Rockefeller IV 15%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 15%
Joe Baca, Sr. 13%
Norm Dicks 13%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 13%
Neil Abercrombie 12%
Brian Baird 12%
Lois Capps 12%
Peter DeFazio 12%
Peter Deutsch 12%
Eliot Engel 12%
Darlene Hooley 12%
Michael McNulty 12%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 12%
Steve Rothman 12%
Vic Snyder 12%
Ted Strickland 12%
Pete Visclosky 12%
Mark Dayton 11%
Howard Berman 10%
Joe Biden, Jr. 10%
Hillary Clinton 10%
Kent Conrad 10%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 10%
Harry Reid 10%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 10%
Martin Meehan 9%
Robert Wexler 9%
Rob Andrews 8%
Joe Crowley 8%
Susan Davis 8%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 8%
Barney Frank 8%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 8%
Rush Holt, Jr. 8%
Patrick Kennedy 8%
Dale Kildee 8%
Ron Kind 8%
Jim Langevin 8%
Bob Menendez 8%
Dave Obey 8%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 8%
Ellen Tauscher 8%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 8%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 8%
Anthony Weiner 8%
Albert Wynn 8%
James Merrill Jeffords 6%
Barbara Boxer 5%
Jon Corzine 5%
Chris Dodd 5%
Russ Feingold 5%
Henry Waxman 5%
Gary Ackerman 4%
Earl Blumenauer 4%
Bob Brady 4%
Sherrod Brown 4%
Mike Capuano 4%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 4%
John Dingell 4%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 4%
Jonas Frost III 4%
Maurice Hinchey 4%
Joseph Hoeffel 4%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 4%
Jay Inslee 4%
Sheila Jackson Lee 4%
Gerald Kleczka 4%
Tom Lantos 4%
Nita Lowey 4%
Carolyn Maloney 4%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 4%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 4%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 4%
George Miller 4%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 4%
Jim Oberstar 4%
Major Owens 4%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 4%
Loretta Sanchez 4%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 4%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 4%
Ed Towns 4%
Mark Udall 4%
Mel Watt 4%
State Office Name Party Rating
Joe Lieberman 20%
Dennis Moore 20%
Silvestre Reyes 19%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 18%
Jeff Bingaman 17%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 16%
Gene Green 16%
John Spratt, Jr. 16%
Bart Stupak 16%
David Wu 16%
Robert Byrd 15%
Tom Harkin 15%
Ernest Hollings 15%
Timothy Johnson 15%
Herb Kohl 15%
Jay Rockefeller IV 15%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 15%
Joe Baca, Sr. 13%
Norm Dicks 13%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 13%
Neil Abercrombie 12%
Brian Baird 12%
Lois Capps 12%
Peter DeFazio 12%
Peter Deutsch 12%
Eliot Engel 12%
Darlene Hooley 12%
Michael McNulty 12%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 12%
Steve Rothman 12%
Vic Snyder 12%
Ted Strickland 12%
Pete Visclosky 12%
Mark Dayton 11%
Howard Berman 10%
Joe Biden, Jr. 10%
Hillary Clinton 10%
Kent Conrad 10%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 10%
Harry Reid 10%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 10%
Martin Meehan 9%
Robert Wexler 9%
Rob Andrews 8%
Joe Crowley 8%
Susan Davis 8%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 8%
Barney Frank 8%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 8%
Rush Holt, Jr. 8%
Patrick Kennedy 8%
Dale Kildee 8%
Ron Kind 8%
Jim Langevin 8%
Bob Menendez 8%
Dave Obey 8%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 8%
Ellen Tauscher 8%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 8%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 8%
Anthony Weiner 8%
Albert Wynn 8%
James Merrill Jeffords 6%
Barbara Boxer 5%
Jon Corzine 5%
Chris Dodd 5%
Russ Feingold 5%
Henry Waxman 5%
Gary Ackerman 4%
Earl Blumenauer 4%
Bob Brady 4%
Sherrod Brown 4%
Mike Capuano 4%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 4%
John Dingell 4%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 4%
Jonas Frost III 4%
Maurice Hinchey 4%
Joseph Hoeffel 4%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 4%
Jay Inslee 4%
Sheila Jackson Lee 4%
Gerald Kleczka 4%
Tom Lantos 4%
Nita Lowey 4%
Carolyn Maloney 4%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 4%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 4%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 4%
George Miller 4%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 4%
Jim Oberstar 4%
Major Owens 4%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 4%
Loretta Sanchez 4%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 4%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 4%
Ed Towns 4%
Mark Udall 4%
Mel Watt 4%
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