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Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

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State Office Name Party Rating
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 8%
John LaFalce 8%
Mary Landrieu 8%
Tom Lantos 8%
Sandy Levin 8%
Nita Lowey 8%
Carolyn Maloney 8%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 8%
George Miller 8%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 8%
Jim Moran, Jr. 8%
Patrick Moynihan 8%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 8%
David Price 8%
Steve Rothman 8%
Bobby Rush 8%
Loretta Sanchez 8%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 8%
Louise Slaughter 8%
Pete Stark 8%
Karen Thurman 8%
Robert Torricelli 8%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 8%
Bruce Vento 8%
Lynn Woolsey 8%
Max Baucus 5%
Howard Berman 5%
William Clay, Sr. 5%
Tom Harkin 5%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 5%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 5%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 5%
John Baldacci 4%
Tom Barrett 4%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 4%
Joe Biden, Jr. 4%
Earl Blumenauer 4%
Rick Boucher 4%
Barbara Boxer 4%
Corrine Brown 4%
Sherrod Brown 4%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 4%
William Coyne 4%
Elijah Cummings 4%
Thomas Daschle 4%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 4%
Peter Deutsch 4%
Chris Dodd 4%
Calvin Dooley 4%
Eliot Engel 4%
Dianne Feinstein 4%
Bob Filner 4%
Barney Frank 4%
Daniel Graham 4%
Maurice Hinchey 4%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 4%
Sheila Jackson Lee 4%
Eddie Johnson 4%
Timothy Johnson 4%
John Kerry 4%
Herb Kohl 4%
Frank Lautenberg 4%
William Luther 4%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 4%
Robert Matsui 4%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 4%
Martin Meehan 4%
Carrie Meek 4%
Barbara Mikulski 4%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 4%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 4%
Ed Pastor 4%
Ciro Rodriguez 4%
Paul Sarbanes 4%
John Tierney 4%
State Office Name Party Rating
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 8%
John LaFalce 8%
Mary Landrieu 8%
Tom Lantos 8%
Sandy Levin 8%
Nita Lowey 8%
Carolyn Maloney 8%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 8%
George Miller 8%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 8%
Jim Moran, Jr. 8%
Patrick Moynihan 8%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 8%
David Price 8%
Steve Rothman 8%
Bobby Rush 8%
Loretta Sanchez 8%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 8%
Louise Slaughter 8%
Pete Stark 8%
Karen Thurman 8%
Robert Torricelli 8%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 8%
Bruce Vento 8%
Lynn Woolsey 8%
Max Baucus 5%
Howard Berman 5%
William Clay, Sr. 5%
Tom Harkin 5%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 5%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 5%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 5%
John Baldacci 4%
Tom Barrett 4%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 4%
Joe Biden, Jr. 4%
Earl Blumenauer 4%
Rick Boucher 4%
Barbara Boxer 4%
Corrine Brown 4%
Sherrod Brown 4%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 4%
William Coyne 4%
Elijah Cummings 4%
Thomas Daschle 4%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 4%
Peter Deutsch 4%
Chris Dodd 4%
Calvin Dooley 4%
Eliot Engel 4%
Dianne Feinstein 4%
Bob Filner 4%
Barney Frank 4%
Daniel Graham 4%
Maurice Hinchey 4%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 4%
Sheila Jackson Lee 4%
Eddie Johnson 4%
Timothy Johnson 4%
John Kerry 4%
Herb Kohl 4%
Frank Lautenberg 4%
William Luther 4%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 4%
Robert Matsui 4%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 4%
Martin Meehan 4%
Carrie Meek 4%
Barbara Mikulski 4%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 4%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 4%
Ed Pastor 4%
Ciro Rodriguez 4%
Paul Sarbanes 4%
John Tierney 4%
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