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2005 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
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%
Artur Davis 80%
Harold Ford, Jr. 80%
Gene Green 80%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 80%
Timothy Johnson 80%
Paul Kanjorski 80%
Blanche Lincoln 80%
Dennis Moore 80%
Mark Pryor 80%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
John Salazar 80%
Ken Salazar 80%
John Barrow 75%
Max Baucus 75%
Marion Berry 75%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 75%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 75%
Dennis Cardoza 75%
Tom Carper 75%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case Democratic 75%
Ben Chandler III 75%
Kent Conrad 75%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 75%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 75%
Mary Landrieu 75%
State Office Name Party Rating
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%
Artur Davis 80%
Harold Ford, Jr. 80%
Gene Green 80%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 80%
Timothy Johnson 80%
Paul Kanjorski 80%
Blanche Lincoln 80%
Dennis Moore 80%
Mark Pryor 80%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
John Salazar 80%
Ken Salazar 80%
John Barrow 75%
Max Baucus 75%
Marion Berry 75%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 75%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 75%
Dennis Cardoza 75%
Tom Carper 75%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case D 75%
Ben Chandler III 75%
Kent Conrad 75%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 75%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 75%
Mary Landrieu 75%
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