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Rating Group: Friends Committee on National Legislation

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State Office Name Party Rating
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 90%
Eddie Johnson 90%
Dennis Kucinich 90%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 90%
Bart Stupak 90%
Henry Waxman 90%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 89%
Nita Lowey 89%
Brian Baird 88%
Max Baucus 88%
Evan Bayh 88%
Tom Carper 88%
Bob Casey, Jr. 88%
Dianne Feinstein 88%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic 88%
Barbara Mikulski 88%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 88%
Harry Reid 88%
Jon Tester 88%
Jim Webb, Jr. 88%
Byron Dorgan 86%
Daniel Inouye 86%
Blanche Lincoln 86%
Joe Baca, Sr. 82%
Howard Berman 82%
Corrine Brown 82%
Dennis Cardoza 82%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 82%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 82%
Susan Davis 82%
Norm Dicks 82%
John Dingell 82%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 82%
Steve Israel 82%
Paul Kanjorski 82%
Dale Kildee 82%
Ron Kind 82%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 82%
Carolyn McCarthy 82%
Brad Miller 82%
Dennis Moore 82%
Silvestre Reyes 82%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 82%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 82%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 82%
Gene Green 80%
Loretta Sanchez 80%
Robert Byrd 75%
Kent Conrad 75%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 75%
State Office Name Party Rating
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 90%
Eddie Johnson 90%
Dennis Kucinich 90%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 90%
Bart Stupak 90%
Henry Waxman 90%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 89%
Nita Lowey 89%
Brian Baird 88%
Max Baucus 88%
Evan Bayh 88%
Tom Carper 88%
Bob Casey, Jr. 88%
Dianne Feinstein 88%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar D 88%
Barbara Mikulski 88%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 88%
Harry Reid 88%
Jon Tester 88%
Jim Webb, Jr. 88%
Byron Dorgan 86%
Daniel Inouye 86%
Blanche Lincoln 86%
Joe Baca, Sr. 82%
Howard Berman 82%
Corrine Brown 82%
Dennis Cardoza 82%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 82%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 82%
Susan Davis 82%
Norm Dicks 82%
John Dingell 82%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 82%
Steve Israel 82%
Paul Kanjorski 82%
Dale Kildee 82%
Ron Kind 82%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 82%
Carolyn McCarthy 82%
Brad Miller 82%
Dennis Moore 82%
Silvestre Reyes 82%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 82%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 82%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 82%
Gene Green 80%
Loretta Sanchez 80%
Robert Byrd 75%
Kent Conrad 75%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 75%
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