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State Office Name Party Rating
Karen McCarthy 90%
Martin Meehan 90%
Carol Moseley Braun 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 90%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 90%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 90%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 90%
Paul Sarbanes 90%
Thomas Sawyer 90%
David Skaggs 90%
Bruce Vento 90%
Albert Wynn 90%
Sam Gejdenson 89%
William Jefferson 89%
Daniel Inouye 88%
John Moakley 88%
John Baldacci 80%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 80%
Robert Borski, Jr. 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
Thomas Daschle 80%
Chris Dodd 80%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 80%
Russ Feingold 80%
Elizabeth Furse 80%
Tom Harkin 80%
Jane Harman 80%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 80%
John Kerry 80%
Dale Kildee 80%
William Luther 80%
Barbara Mikulski 80%
Alan Mollohan 80%
Patrick Moynihan 80%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 80%
Jim Oberstar 80%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 80%
Earl Pomeroy 80%
Nick Rahall II 80%
Charles Robb 80%
Karen Thurman 80%
Bob Wise, Jr. 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 80%
Michael McNulty 78%
Henry Scott Baesler 70%
Max Baucus 70%
Kent Conrad 70%
John Dingell 70%
Byron Dorgan 70%
Chet Edwards 70%
Jonas Frost III 70%
James Merrill Jeffords 70%
Gerald Kleczka 70%
Carl Levin 70%
Thomas Manton 70%
Jim Moran, Jr. 70%
Dave Obey 70%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 70%
Olympia Snowe 70%
John Spratt, Jr. 70%
James Barcia 60%
Joe Biden, Jr. 60%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 60%
Richard Bryan 60%
Ben Cardin 60%
Peter Deutsch 60%
Wendell Ford 60%
Benjamin Gilman 60%
Tony Hall 60%
Willie Hefner 60%
Ernest Hollings 60%
Paul Kanjorski 60%
Herb Kohl 60%
Joe Lieberman 60%
David Minge 60%
Constance Morella 60%
Harry Reid 60%
Jay Rockefeller IV 60%
Arlen Specter 60%
Bart Stupak 60%
Pete Visclosky 60%
Steven Schiff 56%
Robert Torricelli 56%
Sherwood Boehlert 50%
John Breaux 50%
John Chafee 50%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 50%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 50%
Ronald Klink 50%
James Leach 50%
Jack Murtha 50%
Marge Roukema 44%
John Tanner 44%
Thomas Campbell 40%
Robert Clement 40%
Jerry Costello 40%
Robert Cramer 40%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 40%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 40%
State Office Name Party Rating
Karen McCarthy 90%
Martin Meehan 90%
Carol Moseley Braun 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 90%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 90%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 90%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 90%
Paul Sarbanes 90%
Thomas Sawyer 90%
David Skaggs 90%
Bruce Vento 90%
Albert Wynn 90%
Sam Gejdenson 89%
William Jefferson 89%
Daniel Inouye 88%
John Moakley 88%
John Baldacci 80%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 80%
Robert Borski, Jr. 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
Thomas Daschle 80%
Chris Dodd 80%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 80%
Russ Feingold 80%
Elizabeth Furse 80%
Tom Harkin 80%
Jane Harman 80%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 80%
John Kerry 80%
Dale Kildee 80%
William Luther 80%
Barbara Mikulski 80%
Alan Mollohan 80%
Patrick Moynihan 80%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 80%
Jim Oberstar 80%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 80%
Earl Pomeroy 80%
Nick Rahall II 80%
Charles Robb 80%
Karen Thurman 80%
Bob Wise, Jr. 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 80%
Michael McNulty 78%
Henry Scott Baesler 70%
Max Baucus 70%
Kent Conrad 70%
John Dingell 70%
Byron Dorgan 70%
Chet Edwards 70%
Jonas Frost III 70%
James Merrill Jeffords 70%
Gerald Kleczka 70%
Carl Levin 70%
Thomas Manton 70%
Jim Moran, Jr. 70%
Dave Obey 70%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 70%
Olympia Snowe 70%
John Spratt, Jr. 70%
James Barcia 60%
Joe Biden, Jr. 60%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 60%
Richard Bryan 60%
Ben Cardin 60%
Peter Deutsch 60%
Wendell Ford 60%
Benjamin Gilman 60%
Tony Hall 60%
Willie Hefner 60%
Ernest Hollings 60%
Paul Kanjorski 60%
Herb Kohl 60%
Joe Lieberman 60%
David Minge 60%
Constance Morella 60%
Harry Reid 60%
Jay Rockefeller IV 60%
Arlen Specter 60%
Bart Stupak 60%
Pete Visclosky 60%
Steven Schiff 56%
Robert Torricelli 56%
Sherwood Boehlert 50%
John Breaux 50%
John Chafee 50%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 50%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 50%
Ronald Klink 50%
James Leach 50%
Jack Murtha 50%
Marge Roukema 44%
John Tanner 44%
Thomas Campbell 40%
Robert Clement 40%
Jerry Costello 40%
Robert Cramer 40%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 40%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 40%
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