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State Office Name Party Rating
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 12%
Gerald Kleczka 12%
William Luther 12%
Matthew Martinez 12%
Carrie Meek 12%
Bob Menendez 12%
Donald Payne 12%
Bobby Rush 12%
Martin Olav Sabo 12%
Thomas Allen 10%
Brian Baird 10%
John Baldacci 10%
Max Baucus 10%
Howard Berman 10%
Robert Borski, Jr. 10%
William Clay, Sr. 10%
Eva Clayton 10%
Kent Conrad 10%
John Conyers, Jr. 10%
Jerry Costello 10%
William Coyne 10%
Joe Crowley 10%
Elijah Cummings 10%
John Dingell 10%
Julian Dixon 10%
John Edwards 10%
Eliot Engel 10%
Bob Filner 10%
Sam Gejdenson 10%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 10%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 10%
Maurice Hinchey 10%
Paul Kanjorski 10%
Patrick Kennedy 10%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 10%
Nita Lowey 10%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 10%
George Miller 10%
John Moakley 10%
Alan Mollohan 10%
Jack Murtha 10%
John Olver 10%
Major Owens 10%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 10%
Nick Rahall II 10%
Charles Robb 10%
Ciro Rodriguez 10%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 10%
José Serrano 10%
Bart Stupak 10%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 10%
Robert Torricelli 10%
Mark Udall 10%
Anthony Weiner 10%
Lynn Woolsey 10%
Albert Wynn 10%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 8%
Peter DeFazio 8%
Bill Delahunt 8%
Lane Evans 8%
Dennis Kucinich 8%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 8%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 8%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 8%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 8%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 8%
Pete Stark 8%
John Tierney 8%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 8%
Bruce Vento 8%
Henry Waxman 8%
Neil Abercrombie 5%
Joe Biden, Jr. 5%
Jeff Bingaman 5%
Barbara Boxer 5%
Bob Brady 5%
Sherrod Brown 5%
Robert Byrd 5%
Julia Carson 5%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 5%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 5%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 5%
Chris Dodd 5%
Byron Dorgan 5%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 5%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 5%
Russ Feingold 5%
Dianne Feinstein 5%
Daniel Graham 5%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 5%
Ernest Hollings 5%
John Kerry 5%
Ronald Klink 5%
Tom Lantos 5%
Frank Lautenberg 5%
Patrick Leahy 5%
John Lewis 5%
Joe Lieberman 5%
Blanche Lincoln 5%
Frank Mascara 5%
State Office Name Party Rating
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 12%
Gerald Kleczka 12%
William Luther 12%
Matthew Martinez 12%
Carrie Meek 12%
Bob Menendez 12%
Donald Payne 12%
Bobby Rush 12%
Martin Olav Sabo 12%
Thomas Allen 10%
Brian Baird 10%
John Baldacci 10%
Max Baucus 10%
Howard Berman 10%
Robert Borski, Jr. 10%
William Clay, Sr. 10%
Eva Clayton 10%
Kent Conrad 10%
John Conyers, Jr. 10%
Jerry Costello 10%
William Coyne 10%
Joe Crowley 10%
Elijah Cummings 10%
John Dingell 10%
Julian Dixon 10%
John Edwards 10%
Eliot Engel 10%
Bob Filner 10%
Sam Gejdenson 10%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 10%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 10%
Maurice Hinchey 10%
Paul Kanjorski 10%
Patrick Kennedy 10%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 10%
Nita Lowey 10%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 10%
George Miller 10%
John Moakley 10%
Alan Mollohan 10%
Jack Murtha 10%
John Olver 10%
Major Owens 10%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 10%
Nick Rahall II 10%
Charles Robb 10%
Ciro Rodriguez 10%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 10%
José Serrano 10%
Bart Stupak 10%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 10%
Robert Torricelli 10%
Mark Udall 10%
Anthony Weiner 10%
Lynn Woolsey 10%
Albert Wynn 10%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 8%
Peter DeFazio 8%
Bill Delahunt 8%
Lane Evans 8%
Dennis Kucinich 8%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 8%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 8%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 8%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 8%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 8%
Pete Stark 8%
John Tierney 8%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 8%
Bruce Vento 8%
Henry Waxman 8%
Neil Abercrombie 5%
Joe Biden, Jr. 5%
Jeff Bingaman 5%
Barbara Boxer 5%
Bob Brady 5%
Sherrod Brown 5%
Robert Byrd 5%
Julia Carson 5%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 5%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 5%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 5%
Chris Dodd 5%
Byron Dorgan 5%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 5%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 5%
Russ Feingold 5%
Dianne Feinstein 5%
Daniel Graham 5%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 5%
Ernest Hollings 5%
John Kerry 5%
Ronald Klink 5%
Tom Lantos 5%
Frank Lautenberg 5%
Patrick Leahy 5%
John Lewis 5%
Joe Lieberman 5%
Blanche Lincoln 5%
Frank Mascara 5%
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