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Rating Group: Friends Committee on National Legislation

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State Office Name Party Rating
Jerry Costello 50%
Robert Cramer 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
Artur Davis 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 50%
James Davis 50%
Lincoln Davis 50%
Susan Davis 50%
Mark Dayton 50%
Peter DeFazio 50%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 50%
Bill Delahunt 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
John Dingell 50%
Chris Dodd 50%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 50%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Rahm Emanuel 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
Anna Eshoo 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Lane Evans 50%
Sam Farr 50%
Russ Feingold 50%
Dianne Feinstein 50%
Bob Filner 50%
Harold Ford, Jr. 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
Bart Gordon 50%
Gene Green 50%
Tom Harkin 50%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 50%
Tim Holden 50%
Rush Holt, Jr. 50%
Darlene Hooley 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 50%
Daniel Inouye 50%
Jay Inslee 50%
Steve Israel 50%
Sheila Jackson Lee 50%
William Jefferson 50%
Eddie Johnson 50%
Timothy Johnson 50%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 50%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 50%
Patrick Kennedy 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
Ron Kind 50%
Herb Kohl 50%
Mary Landrieu 50%
Jim Langevin 50%
Tom Lantos 50%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 50%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 50%
Frank Lautenberg 50%
Carl Levin 50%
Sandy Levin 50%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
Nita Lowey 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 50%
Carolyn Maloney 50%
Jim Matheson 50%
Robert Matsui 50%
Carolyn McCarthy 50%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 50%
Mike McIntyre 50%
Michael McNulty 50%
Martin Meehan 50%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Jerry Costello 50%
Robert Cramer 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
Artur Davis 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 50%
James Davis 50%
Lincoln Davis 50%
Susan Davis 50%
Mark Dayton 50%
Peter DeFazio 50%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 50%
Bill Delahunt 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
John Dingell 50%
Chris Dodd 50%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 50%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Rahm Emanuel 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
Anna Eshoo 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Lane Evans 50%
Sam Farr 50%
Russ Feingold 50%
Dianne Feinstein 50%
Bob Filner 50%
Harold Ford, Jr. 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
Bart Gordon 50%
Gene Green 50%
Tom Harkin 50%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 50%
Tim Holden 50%
Rush Holt, Jr. 50%
Darlene Hooley 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 50%
Daniel Inouye 50%
Jay Inslee 50%
Steve Israel 50%
Sheila Jackson Lee 50%
William Jefferson 50%
Eddie Johnson 50%
Timothy Johnson 50%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 50%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 50%
Patrick Kennedy 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
Ron Kind 50%
Herb Kohl 50%
Mary Landrieu 50%
Jim Langevin 50%
Tom Lantos 50%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 50%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 50%
Frank Lautenberg 50%
Carl Levin 50%
Sandy Levin 50%
Blanche Lincoln 50%
Nita Lowey 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 50%
Carolyn Maloney 50%
Jim Matheson 50%
Robert Matsui 50%
Carolyn McCarthy 50%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 50%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 50%
Mike McIntyre 50%
Michael McNulty 50%
Martin Meehan 50%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 50%
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