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State Office Name Party Rating
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%
Ellen Tauscher 85%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 85%
Evan Bayh 80%
Jerry Costello 80%
Artur Davis 80%
James Davis 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
Jonas Frost III 80%
Baron Hill 80%
Ernest Hollings 80%
Steve Israel 80%
Dale Kildee 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 80%
Blanche Lincoln 80%
William Lipinski 80%
Carolyn McCarthy 80%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 80%
Dennis Moore 80%
Collin Peterson 80%
Nick Rahall II 80%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
Steve Rothman 80%
David Wu 80%
State Office Name Party Rating
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%
Ellen Tauscher 85%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 85%
Evan Bayh 80%
Jerry Costello 80%
Artur Davis 80%
James Davis 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
Jonas Frost III 80%
Baron Hill 80%
Ernest Hollings 80%
Steve Israel 80%
Dale Kildee 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 80%
Blanche Lincoln 80%
William Lipinski 80%
Carolyn McCarthy 80%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 80%
Dennis Moore 80%
Collin Peterson 80%
Nick Rahall II 80%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
Steve Rothman 80%
David Wu 80%
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