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Rating Group: Friends Committee on National Legislation

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State Office Name Party Rating
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 78%
Carolyn Maloney 78%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 78%
Robert Matsui 78%
Carolyn McCarthy 78%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 78%
Jim McDermott 78%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 78%
Michael McNulty 78%
Martin Meehan 78%
Bob Menendez 78%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 78%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 78%
Brad Miller 78%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 78%
Grace Napolitano 78%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 78%
John Olver 78%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 78%
Donald Payne 78%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 78%
David Price 78%
Mark Pryor 78%
Charlie Rangel 78%
Steve Rothman 78%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 78%
Tim Ryan 78%
Martin Olav Sabo 78%
Loretta Sanchez 78%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 78%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 78%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 78%
José Serrano 78%
Christopher Shays 78%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 78%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 78%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 78%
Vic Snyder 78%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 78%
John Spratt, Jr. 78%
Pete Stark 78%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 78%
Ellen Tauscher 78%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 78%
John Tierney 78%
Mark Udall 78%
Tom Udall 78%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 78%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 78%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 78%
Diane Watson 78%
Mel Watt 78%
Anthony Weiner 78%
Robert Wexler 78%
Lynn Woolsey 78%
David Wu 78%
Xavier Becerra 75%
Sherrod Brown 75%
Bill Delahunt 75%
Harold Ford, Jr. 75%
Baron Hill 75%
Joe Lieberman 75%
Jim Moran, Jr. 75%
Dave Obey 75%
Major Owens 75%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 75%
Louise Slaughter 75%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 71%
Daniel Inouye 71%
John Lewis 71%
Neil Abercrombie 67%
Max Baucus 67%
Leonard Boswell 67%
Rick Boucher 67%
Corrine Brown 67%
Dennis Cardoza 67%
Julia Carson 67%
John Conyers, Jr. 67%
Joe Crowley 67%
Peter Deutsch 67%
John Dingell 67%
Vern Ehlers 67%
Jonas Frost III 67%
Tim Holden 67%
Ernest Hollings 67%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 67%
Sheila Jackson Lee 67%
Dale Kildee 67%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 67%
Nicholas Lampson 67%
Mary Landrieu 67%
Sandy Levin 67%
Denise Majette 67%
Jim Matheson 67%
Mike McIntyre 67%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 67%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 67%
Dennis Moore 67%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 67%
Earl Pomeroy 67%
State Office Name Party Rating
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 78%
Carolyn Maloney 78%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 78%
Robert Matsui 78%
Carolyn McCarthy 78%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 78%
Jim McDermott 78%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 78%
Michael McNulty 78%
Martin Meehan 78%
Bob Menendez 78%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 78%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 78%
Brad Miller 78%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 78%
Grace Napolitano 78%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 78%
John Olver 78%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 78%
Donald Payne 78%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 78%
David Price 78%
Mark Pryor 78%
Charlie Rangel 78%
Steve Rothman 78%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 78%
Tim Ryan 78%
Martin Olav Sabo 78%
Loretta Sanchez 78%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 78%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 78%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 78%
José Serrano 78%
Christopher Shays 78%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 78%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 78%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 78%
Vic Snyder 78%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 78%
John Spratt, Jr. 78%
Pete Stark 78%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 78%
Ellen Tauscher 78%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 78%
John Tierney 78%
Mark Udall 78%
Tom Udall 78%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 78%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 78%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 78%
Diane Watson 78%
Mel Watt 78%
Anthony Weiner 78%
Robert Wexler 78%
Lynn Woolsey 78%
David Wu 78%
Xavier Becerra 75%
Sherrod Brown 75%
Bill Delahunt 75%
Harold Ford, Jr. 75%
Baron Hill 75%
Joe Lieberman 75%
Jim Moran, Jr. 75%
Dave Obey 75%
Major Owens 75%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 75%
Louise Slaughter 75%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 71%
Daniel Inouye 71%
John Lewis 71%
Neil Abercrombie 67%
Max Baucus 67%
Leonard Boswell 67%
Rick Boucher 67%
Corrine Brown 67%
Dennis Cardoza 67%
Julia Carson 67%
John Conyers, Jr. 67%
Joe Crowley 67%
Peter Deutsch 67%
John Dingell 67%
Vern Ehlers 67%
Jonas Frost III 67%
Tim Holden 67%
Ernest Hollings 67%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 67%
Sheila Jackson Lee 67%
Dale Kildee 67%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 67%
Nicholas Lampson 67%
Mary Landrieu 67%
Sandy Levin 67%
Denise Majette 67%
Jim Matheson 67%
Mike McIntyre 67%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 67%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 67%
Dennis Moore 67%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 67%
Earl Pomeroy 67%
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