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State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 100%
Diane Watson 100%
Mel Watt 100%
Henry Waxman 100%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
Albert Wynn 100%
Evan Bayh 88%
Hillary Clinton 88%
Chris Dodd 88%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 88%
Dianne Feinstein 88%
Tom Harkin 88%
Daniel Inouye 88%
Carl Levin 88%
Barack Obama II 88%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 88%
Paul Sarbanes 88%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 88%
Barbara Boxer 87%
Sam Brownback 77%
Tom Carper 77%
Lincoln Chafee 77%
Mark Dayton 77%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 77%
Charles Hagel 77%
Timothy Johnson 77%
Blanche Lincoln 77%
Dick Lugar 77%
Mark Pryor 77%
Arlen Specter 77%
Ted Stevens 77%
George Voinovich 77%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 77%
Lindsey Graham 75%
John McCain III 75%
Max Baucus 66%
Larry Craig 66%
Mary Landrieu 66%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 66%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 66%
Debbie Stabenow 66%
John Warner 66%
Norm Coleman 55%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 55%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 55%
Olympia Snowe 55%
Thomas Allen 50%
Rob Andrews 50%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 50%
Mike Capuano 50%
Ben Cardin 50%
Russ Carnahan 50%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 50%
Mike Conaway 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 50%
Susan Davis 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 50%
Bill Delahunt 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 50%
Barney Frank 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 50%
Gene Green 50%
Jane Harman 50%
Brian Higgins 50%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 50%
Jay Inslee 50%
Steve Israel 50%
William Jefferson 50%
Eddie Johnson 50%
Patrick Kennedy 50%
Jim Langevin 50%
Tom Lantos 50%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 50%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 50%
Sandy Levin 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 50%
Carolyn Maloney 50%
Michael McNulty 50%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 50%
Jack Murtha 50%
Jim Oberstar 50%
Dave Obey 50%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 50%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
Steve Rothman 50%
John Salazar 50%
Loretta Sanchez 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 50%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 50%
Allyson Schwartz 50%
Louise Slaughter 50%
Vic Snyder 50%
Ellen Tauscher 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 100%
Diane Watson 100%
Mel Watt 100%
Henry Waxman 100%
Lynn Woolsey 100%
Albert Wynn 100%
Evan Bayh 88%
Hillary Clinton 88%
Chris Dodd 88%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 88%
Dianne Feinstein 88%
Tom Harkin 88%
Daniel Inouye 88%
Carl Levin 88%
Barack Obama II 88%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 88%
Paul Sarbanes 88%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 88%
Barbara Boxer 87%
Sam Brownback 77%
Tom Carper 77%
Lincoln Chafee 77%
Mark Dayton 77%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 77%
Charles Hagel 77%
Timothy Johnson 77%
Blanche Lincoln 77%
Dick Lugar 77%
Mark Pryor 77%
Arlen Specter 77%
Ted Stevens 77%
George Voinovich 77%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 77%
Lindsey Graham 75%
John McCain III 75%
Max Baucus 66%
Larry Craig 66%
Mary Landrieu 66%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 66%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 66%
Debbie Stabenow 66%
John Warner 66%
Norm Coleman 55%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 55%
Pete Domenici, Jr. 55%
Olympia Snowe 55%
Thomas Allen 50%
Rob Andrews 50%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 50%
Mike Capuano 50%
Ben Cardin 50%
Russ Carnahan 50%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 50%
Mike Conaway 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 50%
Susan Davis 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 50%
Bill Delahunt 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 50%
Barney Frank 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 50%
Gene Green 50%
Jane Harman 50%
Brian Higgins 50%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 50%
Jay Inslee 50%
Steve Israel 50%
William Jefferson 50%
Eddie Johnson 50%
Patrick Kennedy 50%
Jim Langevin 50%
Tom Lantos 50%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 50%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 50%
Sandy Levin 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 50%
Carolyn Maloney 50%
Michael McNulty 50%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 50%
Jack Murtha 50%
Jim Oberstar 50%
Dave Obey 50%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 50%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
Steve Rothman 50%
John Salazar 50%
Loretta Sanchez 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 50%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 50%
Allyson Schwartz 50%
Louise Slaughter 50%
Vic Snyder 50%
Ellen Tauscher 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 50%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 50%
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