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State Office Name Party Rating
Sandy Levin 90%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 90%
Robert Matsui 90%
Karen McCarthy 90%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 90%
Michael McNulty 90%
Carrie Meek 90%
Bob Menendez 90%
Barbara Mikulski 90%
John Moakley 90%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 90%
Dave Obey 90%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 90%
Jay Rockefeller IV 90%
Martin Olav Sabo 90%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 90%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 90%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 90%
Robert Torricelli 90%
Ed Towns 90%
Robert Wexler 90%
Howard Berman 85%
Joe Biden, Jr. 85%
Rod Blagojevich 85%
Robert Borski, Jr. 85%
Ben Cardin 85%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 85%
Kent Conrad 85%
John Dingell 85%
Chris Dodd 85%
Dianne Feinstein 85%
Jonas Frost III 85%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 85%
Darlene Hooley 85%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 85%
Bob Kerrey 85%
Ron Kind 85%
John LaFalce 85%
Nicholas Lampson 85%
James Maloney 85%
Matthew Martinez 85%
Carolyn McCarthy 85%
Jim Oberstar 85%
Ed Pastor 85%
David Price 85%
Harry Reid 85%
Ciro Rodriguez 85%
Steve Rothman 85%
Loretta Sanchez 85%
Vic Snyder 85%
Debbie Stabenow 85%
Ted Strickland 85%
Bart Stupak 85%
Ellen Tauscher 85%
Karen Thurman 85%
Bob Weygand 85%
Bob Wise, Jr. 85%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 85%
Albert Wynn 85%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
James Davis 80%
Norm Dicks 80%
Bob Etheridge 80%
Ernest Hollings 80%
Paul Kanjorski 80%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 80%
Dale Kildee 80%
Gerald Kleczka 80%
Dennis Kucinich 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
William Luther 80%
Jim Moran, Jr. 80%
Patrick Moynihan 80%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 80%
Earl Pomeroy 80%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 80%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 80%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
Pete Visclosky 80%
Max Baucus 75%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 75%
Richard Bryan 75%
Robert Clement 75%
Jerry Costello 75%
Calvin Dooley 75%
Chet Edwards 75%
Daniel Graham 75%
Gene Green 75%
Herb Kohl 75%
Joe Lieberman 75%
David Minge 75%
Nick Rahall II 75%
Charles Robb 75%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 75%
Marion Berry 70%
Leonard Boswell 70%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 70%
State Office Name Party Rating
Sandy Levin 90%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 90%
Robert Matsui 90%
Karen McCarthy 90%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 90%
Michael McNulty 90%
Carrie Meek 90%
Bob Menendez 90%
Barbara Mikulski 90%
John Moakley 90%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 90%
Dave Obey 90%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 90%
Jay Rockefeller IV 90%
Martin Olav Sabo 90%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 90%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 90%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 90%
Robert Torricelli 90%
Ed Towns 90%
Robert Wexler 90%
Howard Berman 85%
Joe Biden, Jr. 85%
Rod Blagojevich 85%
Robert Borski, Jr. 85%
Ben Cardin 85%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 85%
Kent Conrad 85%
John Dingell 85%
Chris Dodd 85%
Dianne Feinstein 85%
Jonas Frost III 85%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 85%
Darlene Hooley 85%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 85%
Bob Kerrey 85%
Ron Kind 85%
John LaFalce 85%
Nicholas Lampson 85%
James Maloney 85%
Matthew Martinez 85%
Carolyn McCarthy 85%
Jim Oberstar 85%
Ed Pastor 85%
David Price 85%
Harry Reid 85%
Ciro Rodriguez 85%
Steve Rothman 85%
Loretta Sanchez 85%
Vic Snyder 85%
Debbie Stabenow 85%
Ted Strickland 85%
Bart Stupak 85%
Ellen Tauscher 85%
Karen Thurman 85%
Bob Weygand 85%
Bob Wise, Jr. 85%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 85%
Albert Wynn 85%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
James Davis 80%
Norm Dicks 80%
Bob Etheridge 80%
Ernest Hollings 80%
Paul Kanjorski 80%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 80%
Dale Kildee 80%
Gerald Kleczka 80%
Dennis Kucinich 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
William Luther 80%
Jim Moran, Jr. 80%
Patrick Moynihan 80%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 80%
Earl Pomeroy 80%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 80%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 80%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
Pete Visclosky 80%
Max Baucus 75%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 75%
Richard Bryan 75%
Robert Clement 75%
Jerry Costello 75%
Calvin Dooley 75%
Chet Edwards 75%
Daniel Graham 75%
Gene Green 75%
Herb Kohl 75%
Joe Lieberman 75%
David Minge 75%
Nick Rahall II 75%
Charles Robb 75%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 75%
Marion Berry 70%
Leonard Boswell 70%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 70%
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