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Rating Group: Radical Middle

2003-2004 Positions

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Issues: Liberal

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State Office Name Party Rating
Earl Blumenauer 75%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 65%
Joe Lieberman 65%
Anna Eshoo 60%
James Leach 60%
Jim Moran, Jr. 60%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 60%
Lynn Woolsey 60%
Jim McDermott 55%
David Price 55%
Christopher Shays 55%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 55%
Sherwood Boehlert 50%
Lois Capps 50%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 50%
Sam Farr 50%
Barney Frank 50%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 50%
Tom Lantos 50%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 50%
Dick Lugar 50%
Carolyn Maloney 50%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 50%
John Olver 50%
Todd Platts 50%
Ellen Tauscher 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 50%
Henry Waxman 50%
Thomas Allen 45%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 45%
Mike Castle 45%
Bob Filner 45%
Maurice Hinchey 45%
Nancy Johnson 45%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 45%
George Miller 45%
Donald Payne 45%
Olympia Snowe 45%
John Tierney 45%
Robert Wexler 45%
Sherrod Brown 40%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case Democratic 40%
Lincoln Chafee 40%
Hillary Clinton 40%
OH Governor Mike DeWine Republican 40%
Vern Ehlers 40%
Philip English 40%
Wayne Gilchrest 40%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 40%
Sheila Jackson Lee 40%
Timothy Johnson 40%
Sue Kelly 40%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 40%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 40%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 40%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 40%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 40%
Vic Snyder 40%
Ed Towns 40%
Mark Udall 40%
Fred Upton 40%
Brian Baird 35%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 35%
Tom Carper 35%
Jim Cooper 35%
Jon Corzine 35%
Elijah Cummings 35%
Dianne Feinstein 35%
Raul Grijalva 35%
Mike Honda 35%
Jay Inslee 35%
Mark Kirk 35%
Mary Landrieu 35%
Patrick Leahy 35%
Carl Levin 35%
John McCain III 35%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 35%
Dennis Moore 35%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 35%
Grace Napolitano 35%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 35%
Charlie Rangel 35%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 35%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 35%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 35%
Tom Udall 35%
Diane Watson 35%
Albert Wynn 35%
Neil Abercrombie 30%
Gary Ackerman 30%
Max Baucus 30%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 30%
Howard Berman 30%
Michael Bilirakis 30%
Leonard Boswell 30%
Barbara Boxer 30%
Sam Brownback 30%
Dennis Cardoza 30%
Norm Coleman 30%
Joe Crowley 30%
State Office Name Party Rating
Earl Blumenauer 75%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 65%
Joe Lieberman 65%
Anna Eshoo 60%
James Leach 60%
Jim Moran, Jr. 60%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 60%
Lynn Woolsey 60%
Jim McDermott 55%
David Price 55%
Christopher Shays 55%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 55%
Sherwood Boehlert 50%
Lois Capps 50%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 50%
Sam Farr 50%
Barney Frank 50%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 50%
Tom Lantos 50%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 50%
Dick Lugar 50%
Carolyn Maloney 50%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 50%
John Olver 50%
Todd Platts 50%
Ellen Tauscher 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 50%
Henry Waxman 50%
Thomas Allen 45%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 45%
Mike Castle 45%
Bob Filner 45%
Maurice Hinchey 45%
Nancy Johnson 45%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 45%
George Miller 45%
Donald Payne 45%
Olympia Snowe 45%
John Tierney 45%
Robert Wexler 45%
Sherrod Brown 40%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case D 40%
Lincoln Chafee 40%
Hillary Clinton 40%
OH Governor Mike DeWine R 40%
Vern Ehlers 40%
Philip English 40%
Wayne Gilchrest 40%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 40%
Sheila Jackson Lee 40%
Timothy Johnson 40%
Sue Kelly 40%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 40%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 40%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 40%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 40%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 40%
Vic Snyder 40%
Ed Towns 40%
Mark Udall 40%
Fred Upton 40%
Brian Baird 35%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 35%
Tom Carper 35%
Jim Cooper 35%
Jon Corzine 35%
Elijah Cummings 35%
Dianne Feinstein 35%
Raul Grijalva 35%
Mike Honda 35%
Jay Inslee 35%
Mark Kirk 35%
Mary Landrieu 35%
Patrick Leahy 35%
Carl Levin 35%
John McCain III 35%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 35%
Dennis Moore 35%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 35%
Grace Napolitano 35%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 35%
Charlie Rangel 35%
Robert Ruhl Simmons 35%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 35%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 35%
Tom Udall 35%
Diane Watson 35%
Albert Wynn 35%
Neil Abercrombie 30%
Gary Ackerman 30%
Max Baucus 30%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 30%
Howard Berman 30%
Michael Bilirakis 30%
Leonard Boswell 30%
Barbara Boxer 30%
Sam Brownback 30%
Dennis Cardoza 30%
Norm Coleman 30%
Joe Crowley 30%
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