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State Office Name Party Rating
Lacy Clay, Jr. 90%
Eva Clayton 90%
Elijah Cummings 90%
Thomas Daschle 90%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 90%
John Dingell 90%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 90%
Eliot Engel 90%
Anna Eshoo 90%
Lane Evans 90%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 90%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 90%
Luis Gutiérrez 90%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 90%
Ernest Hollings 90%
Rush Holt, Jr. 90%
Jay Inslee 90%
Sheila Jackson Lee 90%
Eddie Johnson 90%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 90%
Patrick Kennedy 90%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 90%
Gerald Kleczka 90%
Dennis Kucinich 90%
John LaFalce 90%
Tom Lantos 90%
Sandy Levin 90%
Joe Lieberman 90%
Nita Lowey 90%
William Luther 90%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 90%
Carolyn Maloney 90%
Robert Matsui 90%
Karen McCarthy 90%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 90%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 90%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 90%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 90%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 90%
Grace Napolitano 90%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 90%
Jim Oberstar 90%
Dave Obey 90%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 90%
Charlie Rangel 90%
Harry Reid 90%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 90%
Bobby Rush 90%
Martin Olav Sabo 90%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 90%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 90%
José Serrano 90%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 90%
Debbie Stabenow 90%
Ed Towns 90%
Henry Waxman 90%
Anthony Weiner 90%
Rob Andrews 85%
Joe Baca, Sr. 85%
Brian Baird 85%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 85%
Jeff Bingaman 85%
Rod Blagojevich 85%
Robert Borski, Jr. 85%
Ben Cardin 85%
Jean Carnahan 85%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 85%
Kent Conrad 85%
Joe Crowley 85%
Susan Davis 85%
Peter Deutsch 85%
Byron Dorgan 85%
John Edwards 85%
Russ Feingold 85%
State Office Name Party Rating
Lacy Clay, Jr. 90%
Eva Clayton 90%
Elijah Cummings 90%
Thomas Daschle 90%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 90%
John Dingell 90%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 90%
Eliot Engel 90%
Anna Eshoo 90%
Lane Evans 90%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 90%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 90%
Luis Gutiérrez 90%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 90%
Ernest Hollings 90%
Rush Holt, Jr. 90%
Jay Inslee 90%
Sheila Jackson Lee 90%
Eddie Johnson 90%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 90%
Patrick Kennedy 90%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 90%
Gerald Kleczka 90%
Dennis Kucinich 90%
John LaFalce 90%
Tom Lantos 90%
Sandy Levin 90%
Joe Lieberman 90%
Nita Lowey 90%
William Luther 90%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 90%
Carolyn Maloney 90%
Robert Matsui 90%
Karen McCarthy 90%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 90%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 90%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 90%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 90%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 90%
Grace Napolitano 90%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 90%
Jim Oberstar 90%
Dave Obey 90%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 90%
Charlie Rangel 90%
Harry Reid 90%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 90%
Bobby Rush 90%
Martin Olav Sabo 90%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 90%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 90%
José Serrano 90%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 90%
Debbie Stabenow 90%
Ed Towns 90%
Henry Waxman 90%
Anthony Weiner 90%
Rob Andrews 85%
Joe Baca, Sr. 85%
Brian Baird 85%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 85%
Jeff Bingaman 85%
Rod Blagojevich 85%
Robert Borski, Jr. 85%
Ben Cardin 85%
Jean Carnahan 85%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 85%
Kent Conrad 85%
Joe Crowley 85%
Susan Davis 85%
Peter Deutsch 85%
Byron Dorgan 85%
John Edwards 85%
Russ Feingold 85%
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