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2005 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 95%
Paul Sarbanes 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%
Debbie Stabenow 95%
Ellen Tauscher 95%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 95%
Tom Udall 95%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 95%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 95%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 95%
Mel Watt 95%
Anthony Weiner 95%
Robert Wexler 95%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 95%
Neil Abercrombie 90%
Rob Andrews 90%
Brian Baird 90%
Evan Bayh 90%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 90%
Joe Biden, Jr. 90%
Tim Bishop 90%
Bob Brady 90%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 90%
Ben Cardin 90%
Russ Carnahan 90%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 90%
Peter DeFazio 90%
Norm Dicks 90%
John Dingell 90%
Eliot Engel 90%
Dianne Feinstein 90%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 90%
Darlene Hooley 90%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 90%
Daniel Inouye 90%
Steve Israel 90%
Sheila Jackson Lee 90%
William Jefferson 90%
James Merrill Jeffords 90%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 90%
Patrick Kennedy 90%
Dale Kildee 90%
Jim Langevin 90%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 90%
Joe Lieberman 90%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 90%
Carolyn McCarthy 90%
Michael McNulty 90%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 90%
Bob Menendez 90%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 90%
Brad Miller 90%
Jim Moran, Jr. 90%
Jim Oberstar 90%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 90%
Harry Reid 90%
Jay Rockefeller IV 90%
Steve Rothman 90%
Tim Ryan 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 90%
Allyson Schwartz 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 90%
Ted Strickland 90%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 90%
Ed Towns 90%
Mark Udall 90%
David Wu 90%
Joe Baca, Sr. 85%
Jeff Bingaman 85%
James Davis 85%
Byron Dorgan 85%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 85%
Bob Etheridge 85%
Charlie Gonzalez 85%
Jane Harman 85%
Brian Higgins 85%
Ron Kind 85%
Herb Kohl 85%
Dan Lipinski 85%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 85%
Nick Rahall II 85%
Dutch Ruppersberger 85%
Vic Snyder 85%
John Spratt, Jr. 85%
Bart Stupak 85%
Pete Visclosky 85%
Albert Wynn 85%
Melissa Bean 80%
Leonard Boswell 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
Jim Cooper 80%
Jerry Costello 80%
State Office Name Party Rating
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 95%
Paul Sarbanes 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%
Debbie Stabenow 95%
Ellen Tauscher 95%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 95%
Tom Udall 95%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 95%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 95%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 95%
Mel Watt 95%
Anthony Weiner 95%
Robert Wexler 95%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 95%
Neil Abercrombie 90%
Rob Andrews 90%
Brian Baird 90%
Evan Bayh 90%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 90%
Joe Biden, Jr. 90%
Tim Bishop 90%
Bob Brady 90%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 90%
Ben Cardin 90%
Russ Carnahan 90%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 90%
Peter DeFazio 90%
Norm Dicks 90%
John Dingell 90%
Eliot Engel 90%
Dianne Feinstein 90%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 90%
Darlene Hooley 90%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 90%
Daniel Inouye 90%
Steve Israel 90%
Sheila Jackson Lee 90%
William Jefferson 90%
James Merrill Jeffords 90%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 90%
Patrick Kennedy 90%
Dale Kildee 90%
Jim Langevin 90%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 90%
Joe Lieberman 90%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 90%
Carolyn McCarthy 90%
Michael McNulty 90%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 90%
Bob Menendez 90%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 90%
Brad Miller 90%
Jim Moran, Jr. 90%
Jim Oberstar 90%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 90%
Harry Reid 90%
Jay Rockefeller IV 90%
Steve Rothman 90%
Tim Ryan 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 90%
Allyson Schwartz 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 90%
Ted Strickland 90%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 90%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 90%
Ed Towns 90%
Mark Udall 90%
David Wu 90%
Joe Baca, Sr. 85%
Jeff Bingaman 85%
James Davis 85%
Byron Dorgan 85%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 85%
Bob Etheridge 85%
Charlie Gonzalez 85%
Jane Harman 85%
Brian Higgins 85%
Ron Kind 85%
Herb Kohl 85%
Dan Lipinski 85%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 85%
Nick Rahall II 85%
Dutch Ruppersberger 85%
Vic Snyder 85%
John Spratt, Jr. 85%
Bart Stupak 85%
Pete Visclosky 85%
Albert Wynn 85%
Melissa Bean 80%
Leonard Boswell 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
Jim Cooper 80%
Jerry Costello 80%
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