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State Office Name Party Rating
Charlie Rangel 95%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 95%
Jay Rockefeller IV 95%
Ciro Rodriguez 95%
Bobby Rush 95%
Martin Olav Sabo 95%
Loretta Sanchez 95%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 95%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 95%
José Serrano 95%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 95%
Louise Slaughter 95%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 95%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 95%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 95%
John Tierney 95%
Ed Towns 95%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 95%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 95%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 95%
Mel Watt 95%
Henry Waxman 95%
Robert Wexler 95%
Lynn Woolsey 95%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 95%
Neil Abercrombie 90%
Rob Andrews 90%
Joe Baca, Sr. 90%
Jeff Bingaman 90%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 90%
Earl Blumenauer 90%
Robert Byrd 90%
Ben Cardin 90%
Kent Conrad 90%
Joe Crowley 90%
Susan Davis 90%
Peter Deutsch 90%
Byron Dorgan 90%
Bob Etheridge 90%
Daniel Graham 90%
Jane Harman 90%
Joseph Hoeffel 90%
William Jefferson 90%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 90%
Nicholas Lampson 90%
Jim Langevin 90%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 90%
Sandy Levin 90%
Nita Lowey 90%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 90%
Robert Matsui 90%
Karen McCarthy 90%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 90%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 90%
Brad Miller 90%
Jim Oberstar 90%
Dave Obey 90%
David Price 90%
Harry Reid 90%
Dutch Ruppersberger 90%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 90%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 90%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 90%
Ted Strickland 90%
Mark Udall 90%
Tom Udall 90%
Pete Visclosky 90%
Anthony Weiner 90%
Albert Wynn 90%
Brian Baird 85%
Chris Bell 85%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 85%
Tim Bishop 85%
Leonard Boswell 85%
Rick Boucher 85%
Dennis Cardoza 85%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case Democratic 85%
Jim Cooper 85%
Norm Dicks 85%
Calvin Dooley 85%
Harold Ford, Jr. 85%
Charlie Gonzalez 85%
Gene Green 85%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 85%
Darlene Hooley 85%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 85%
Jay Inslee 85%
Dennis Kucinich 85%
Jim Marshall 85%
Michael McNulty 85%
Bob Menendez 85%
Jim Moran, Jr. 85%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 85%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 85%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 85%
Mark Pryor 85%
Mike Ross 85%
Tim Ryan 85%
David Scott 85%
John Spratt, Jr. 85%
State Office Name Party Rating
Charlie Rangel 95%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 95%
Jay Rockefeller IV 95%
Ciro Rodriguez 95%
Bobby Rush 95%
Martin Olav Sabo 95%
Loretta Sanchez 95%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 95%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 95%
José Serrano 95%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 95%
Louise Slaughter 95%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 95%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 95%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 95%
John Tierney 95%
Ed Towns 95%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 95%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 95%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 95%
Mel Watt 95%
Henry Waxman 95%
Robert Wexler 95%
Lynn Woolsey 95%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 95%
Neil Abercrombie 90%
Rob Andrews 90%
Joe Baca, Sr. 90%
Jeff Bingaman 90%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 90%
Earl Blumenauer 90%
Robert Byrd 90%
Ben Cardin 90%
Kent Conrad 90%
Joe Crowley 90%
Susan Davis 90%
Peter Deutsch 90%
Byron Dorgan 90%
Bob Etheridge 90%
Daniel Graham 90%
Jane Harman 90%
Joseph Hoeffel 90%
William Jefferson 90%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 90%
Nicholas Lampson 90%
Jim Langevin 90%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 90%
Sandy Levin 90%
Nita Lowey 90%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 90%
Robert Matsui 90%
Karen McCarthy 90%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 90%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 90%
Brad Miller 90%
Jim Oberstar 90%
Dave Obey 90%
David Price 90%
Harry Reid 90%
Dutch Ruppersberger 90%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 90%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 90%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 90%
Ted Strickland 90%
Mark Udall 90%
Tom Udall 90%
Pete Visclosky 90%
Anthony Weiner 90%
Albert Wynn 90%
Brian Baird 85%
Chris Bell 85%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 85%
Tim Bishop 85%
Leonard Boswell 85%
Rick Boucher 85%
Dennis Cardoza 85%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case D 85%
Jim Cooper 85%
Norm Dicks 85%
Calvin Dooley 85%
Harold Ford, Jr. 85%
Charlie Gonzalez 85%
Gene Green 85%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 85%
Darlene Hooley 85%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 85%
Jay Inslee 85%
Dennis Kucinich 85%
Jim Marshall 85%
Michael McNulty 85%
Bob Menendez 85%
Jim Moran, Jr. 85%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 85%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 85%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 85%
Mark Pryor 85%
Mike Ross 85%
Tim Ryan 85%
David Scott 85%
John Spratt, Jr. 85%
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