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Rating Group: Friends Committee on National Legislation

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State Office Name Party Rating
Sandy Levin 64%
Karen McCarthy 64%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 64%
Michael McNulty 64%
Martin Meehan 64%
Grace Napolitano 64%
David Price 64%
Bobby Rush 64%
Loretta Sanchez 64%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 64%
Louise Slaughter 64%
Anthony Weiner 64%
David Wu 64%
Albert Wynn 64%
Thomas Allen 62%
Darlene Hooley 62%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 58%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 58%
Ben Cardin 57%
Susan Davis 57%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 57%
Charlie Gonzalez 57%
Joseph Hoeffel 57%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 57%
James Leach 57%
Carolyn Maloney 57%
Robert Matsui 57%
Ed Pastor 57%
Ciro Rodriguez 57%
Ted Strickland 57%
Bart Stupak 57%
Henry Waxman 56%
Joe Crowley 54%
Eliot Engel 54%
Luis Gutiérrez 54%
William Jefferson 54%
Jim Moran, Jr. 54%
Ron Paul 54%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
Howard Berman 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Bob Brady 50%
Tom Carper 50%
Lincoln Chafee 50%
Hillary Clinton 50%
Thomas Daschle 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
John Edwards 50%
Dianne Feinstein 50%
Jonas Frost III 50%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 50%
Tom Harkin 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 50%
John Kerry 50%
Jim Langevin 50%
Nita Lowey 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 50%
Dennis Moore 50%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 50%
Harry Reid 50%
Jay Rockefeller IV 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 50%
Vic Snyder 50%
Arlen Specter 50%
Ellen Tauscher 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 50%
Silvestre Reyes 44%
Gary Ackerman 43%
Baron Hill 43%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 43%
Dale Kildee 43%
Tom Lantos 43%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 43%
Jim Matheson 43%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 43%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 43%
Alan Mollohan 38%
Rob Andrews 36%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 36%
Leonard Boswell 36%
Norm Dicks 36%
Bob Etheridge 36%
Harold Ford, Jr. 36%
Bob Menendez 36%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 36%
Earl Pomeroy 36%
John Spratt, Jr. 36%
Peter Deutsch 31%
Calvin Dooley 31%
Nicholas Lampson 31%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 31%
Robert Wexler 31%
James Davis 29%
Gene Green 29%
Jane Harman 29%
Paul Kanjorski 29%
Patrick Kennedy 29%
State Office Name Party Rating
Sandy Levin 64%
Karen McCarthy 64%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 64%
Michael McNulty 64%
Martin Meehan 64%
Grace Napolitano 64%
David Price 64%
Bobby Rush 64%
Loretta Sanchez 64%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 64%
Louise Slaughter 64%
Anthony Weiner 64%
David Wu 64%
Albert Wynn 64%
Thomas Allen 62%
Darlene Hooley 62%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 58%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 58%
Ben Cardin 57%
Susan Davis 57%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 57%
Charlie Gonzalez 57%
Joseph Hoeffel 57%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 57%
James Leach 57%
Carolyn Maloney 57%
Robert Matsui 57%
Ed Pastor 57%
Ciro Rodriguez 57%
Ted Strickland 57%
Bart Stupak 57%
Henry Waxman 56%
Joe Crowley 54%
Eliot Engel 54%
Luis Gutiérrez 54%
William Jefferson 54%
Jim Moran, Jr. 54%
Ron Paul 54%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
Howard Berman 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Bob Brady 50%
Tom Carper 50%
Lincoln Chafee 50%
Hillary Clinton 50%
Thomas Daschle 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
John Edwards 50%
Dianne Feinstein 50%
Jonas Frost III 50%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 50%
Tom Harkin 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 50%
John Kerry 50%
Jim Langevin 50%
Nita Lowey 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 50%
Dennis Moore 50%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 50%
Harry Reid 50%
Jay Rockefeller IV 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 50%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 50%
Vic Snyder 50%
Arlen Specter 50%
Ellen Tauscher 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 50%
Silvestre Reyes 44%
Gary Ackerman 43%
Baron Hill 43%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 43%
Dale Kildee 43%
Tom Lantos 43%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 43%
Jim Matheson 43%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 43%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 43%
Alan Mollohan 38%
Rob Andrews 36%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 36%
Leonard Boswell 36%
Norm Dicks 36%
Bob Etheridge 36%
Harold Ford, Jr. 36%
Bob Menendez 36%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 36%
Earl Pomeroy 36%
John Spratt, Jr. 36%
Peter Deutsch 31%
Calvin Dooley 31%
Nicholas Lampson 31%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 31%
Robert Wexler 31%
James Davis 29%
Gene Green 29%
Jane Harman 29%
Paul Kanjorski 29%
Patrick Kennedy 29%
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