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State Office Name Party Rating
Ed Towns 90%
Tom Udall 90%
Anthony Weiner 90%
Robert Wexler 90%
Chris Dodd 87%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 87%
Dianne Feinstein 87%
John Kerry 87%
Joe Lieberman 87%
Paul Sarbanes 87%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 87%
Paul Wellstone 87%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 87%
Gary Ackerman 85%
Rob Andrews 85%
Rod Blagojevich 85%
Robert Borski, Jr. 85%
Corrine Brown 85%
Julia Carson 85%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 85%
Peter DeFazio 85%
Barney Frank 85%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 85%
Charlie Gonzalez 85%
Luis Gutiérrez 85%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 85%
William Luther 85%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 85%
Martin Olav Sabo 85%
Louise Slaughter 85%
Bart Stupak 85%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 85%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 85%
Pete Visclosky 85%
Mel Watt 85%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 80%
Thomas Allen 80%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 80%
Howard Berman 80%
Earl Blumenauer 80%
Bob Brady 80%
Richard Bryan 80%
Lois Capps 80%
Ben Cardin 80%
Eva Clayton 80%
Peter Deutsch 80%
Norm Dicks 80%
Byron Dorgan 80%
Michael Patrick Forbes 80%
Darlene Hooley 80%
Paul Kanjorski 80%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 80%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 80%
Nita Lowey 80%
Karen McCarthy 80%
Michael McNulty 80%
Carrie Meek 80%
Grace Napolitano 80%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 80%
Nick Rahall II 80%
Jay Rockefeller IV 80%
Steve Rothman 80%
Christopher Shays 80%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 80%
Debbie Stabenow 80%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 80%
Bruce Vento 80%
David Wu 80%
Brian Baird 75%
John Baldacci 75%
Harold Ford, Jr. 75%
Eddie Johnson 75%
Nicholas Lampson 75%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 75%
David Minge 75%
State Office Name Party Rating
Ed Towns 90%
Tom Udall 90%
Anthony Weiner 90%
Robert Wexler 90%
Chris Dodd 87%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 87%
Dianne Feinstein 87%
John Kerry 87%
Joe Lieberman 87%
Paul Sarbanes 87%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 87%
Paul Wellstone 87%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 87%
Gary Ackerman 85%
Rob Andrews 85%
Rod Blagojevich 85%
Robert Borski, Jr. 85%
Corrine Brown 85%
Julia Carson 85%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 85%
Peter DeFazio 85%
Barney Frank 85%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 85%
Charlie Gonzalez 85%
Luis Gutiérrez 85%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 85%
William Luther 85%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 85%
Martin Olav Sabo 85%
Louise Slaughter 85%
Bart Stupak 85%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 85%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 85%
Pete Visclosky 85%
Mel Watt 85%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 80%
Thomas Allen 80%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 80%
Howard Berman 80%
Earl Blumenauer 80%
Bob Brady 80%
Richard Bryan 80%
Lois Capps 80%
Ben Cardin 80%
Eva Clayton 80%
Peter Deutsch 80%
Norm Dicks 80%
Byron Dorgan 80%
Michael Patrick Forbes 80%
Darlene Hooley 80%
Paul Kanjorski 80%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 80%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 80%
Nita Lowey 80%
Karen McCarthy 80%
Michael McNulty 80%
Carrie Meek 80%
Grace Napolitano 80%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 80%
Nick Rahall II 80%
Jay Rockefeller IV 80%
Steve Rothman 80%
Christopher Shays 80%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 80%
Debbie Stabenow 80%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 80%
Bruce Vento 80%
David Wu 80%
Brian Baird 75%
John Baldacci 75%
Harold Ford, Jr. 75%
Eddie Johnson 75%
Nicholas Lampson 75%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 75%
David Minge 75%
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