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State Office Name Party Rating
Louise Slaughter 90%
Ed Towns 90%
Anthony Weiner 90%
Robert Wexler 90%
Lynn Woolsey 90%
Joe Biden, Jr. 89%
Barbara Boxer 89%
John Edwards 89%
Daniel Graham 89%
Patrick Leahy 89%
Harry Reid 89%
Gary Ackerman 85%
Rob Andrews 85%
Xavier Becerra 85%
Rod Blagojevich 85%
Corrine Brown 85%
Sherrod Brown 85%
Julia Carson 85%
Eva Clayton 85%
Joe Crowley 85%
Barney Frank 85%
Darlene Hooley 85%
Dale Kildee 85%
Gerald Kleczka 85%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 85%
Nita Lowey 85%
William Luther 85%
Jim McDermott 85%
Michael McNulty 85%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 85%
Dave Obey 85%
Steve Rothman 85%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 85%
Bobby Rush 85%
José Serrano 85%
Christopher Shays 85%
Pete Stark 85%
Ellen Tauscher 85%
John Tierney 85%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 85%
Pete Visclosky 85%
Mel Watt 85%
David Wu 85%
Max Baucus 83%
Dianne Feinstein 83%
Jay Rockefeller IV 83%
Robert Torricelli 83%
Howard Berman 80%
Lincoln Chafee 80%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 80%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 80%
Charlie Gonzalez 80%
Sheila Jackson Lee 80%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 80%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 80%
Karen McCarthy 80%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 80%
Constance Morella 80%
Jim Oberstar 80%
Ciro Rodriguez 80%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 80%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 78%
Evan Bayh 78%
Timothy Johnson 78%
Carl Levin 78%
Joe Lieberman 78%
John Baldacci 75%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 75%
Bob Brady 75%
Lois Capps 75%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 75%
Peter Deutsch 75%
Norm Dicks 75%
John Dingell 75%
Eddie Johnson 75%
State Office Name Party Rating
Louise Slaughter 90%
Ed Towns 90%
Anthony Weiner 90%
Robert Wexler 90%
Lynn Woolsey 90%
Joe Biden, Jr. 89%
Barbara Boxer 89%
John Edwards 89%
Daniel Graham 89%
Patrick Leahy 89%
Harry Reid 89%
Gary Ackerman 85%
Rob Andrews 85%
Xavier Becerra 85%
Rod Blagojevich 85%
Corrine Brown 85%
Sherrod Brown 85%
Julia Carson 85%
Eva Clayton 85%
Joe Crowley 85%
Barney Frank 85%
Darlene Hooley 85%
Dale Kildee 85%
Gerald Kleczka 85%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 85%
Nita Lowey 85%
William Luther 85%
Jim McDermott 85%
Michael McNulty 85%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 85%
Dave Obey 85%
Steve Rothman 85%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 85%
Bobby Rush 85%
José Serrano 85%
Christopher Shays 85%
Pete Stark 85%
Ellen Tauscher 85%
John Tierney 85%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 85%
Pete Visclosky 85%
Mel Watt 85%
David Wu 85%
Max Baucus 83%
Dianne Feinstein 83%
Jay Rockefeller IV 83%
Robert Torricelli 83%
Howard Berman 80%
Lincoln Chafee 80%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 80%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 80%
Charlie Gonzalez 80%
Sheila Jackson Lee 80%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 80%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 80%
Karen McCarthy 80%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 80%
Constance Morella 80%
Jim Oberstar 80%
Ciro Rodriguez 80%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 80%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 78%
Evan Bayh 78%
Timothy Johnson 78%
Carl Levin 78%
Joe Lieberman 78%
John Baldacci 75%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 75%
Bob Brady 75%
Lois Capps 75%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 75%
Peter Deutsch 75%
Norm Dicks 75%
John Dingell 75%
Eddie Johnson 75%
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