Rating Group: The American Geriatrics Society
2007-2008 Elderly Health Advocacy Score
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Tauscher | 78% | |||
| Jon Tester | 78% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 78% |
| John Tierney | 78% | |||
| Ed Towns | 78% | |||
| Mark Udall | 78% | |||
| Tom Udall | 78% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 78% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 78% |
| Pete Visclosky | 78% | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 78% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 78% |
| Diane Watson | 78% | |||
| Mel Watt | 78% | |||
| Henry Waxman | 78% | |||
| Jim Webb, Jr. | 78% | |||
| Anthony Weiner | 78% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 78% |
| Robert Wexler | 78% | |||
| Charlie Wilson, Jr. | 78% | |||
| Lynn Woolsey | 78% | |||
| David Wu | 78% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 78% | |||
| Thomas Allen | 89% | |||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 89% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 89% |
| NV | Mayor | Shelley Berkley | Democratic | 89% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 89% | |||
| Sherrod Brown | 89% | |||
| Christopher Carney | 89% | |||
| Tom Carper | 89% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 89% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 89% |
| Dianne Feinstein | 89% | |||
| Barney Frank | 89% | |||
| Tom Harkin | 89% | |||
| Mike Honda | 89% | |||
| Timothy Johnson | 89% | |||
| John Kerry | 89% | |||
| Ron Klein | 89% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 89% |
| Nita Lowey | 89% | |||
| Bob Menendez | 89% | |||
| Barbara Mikulski | 89% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 89% |
| Ed Pastor | 89% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 89% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 89% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 89% |
| Joe Sestak, Jr. | 89% | |||
| Ike Skelton | 89% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 89% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 89% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 89% |
| Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 100% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
| Gene Green | 100% | |||
| William Jefferson | 100% | |||
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | 100% | |||
| Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
| Blanche Lincoln | 100% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |