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State Office Name Party Rating
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%
Michael McNulty 5%
Barbara Mikulski 5%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 5%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 5%
Harry Reid 5%
Paul Sarbanes 5%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 5%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 5%
Karen Thurman 5%
Tom Udall 5%
Pete Visclosky 5%
Mel Watt 5%
Bob Weygand 5%
Bob Wise, Jr. 5%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 5%
Luis Gutiérrez 2%
Jim McDermott 2%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 0%
Evan Bayh 0%
David Edward Bonior 0%
Richard Bryan 0%
Thomas Daschle 0%
Tom Harkin 0%
Daniel Inouye 0%
Timothy Johnson 0%
State Office Name Party Rating
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%
Michael McNulty 5%
Barbara Mikulski 5%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 5%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 5%
Harry Reid 5%
Paul Sarbanes 5%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 5%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 5%
Karen Thurman 5%
Tom Udall 5%
Pete Visclosky 5%
Mel Watt 5%
Bob Weygand 5%
Bob Wise, Jr. 5%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 5%
Luis Gutiérrez 2%
Jim McDermott 2%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 0%
Evan Bayh 0%
David Edward Bonior 0%
Richard Bryan 0%
Thomas Daschle 0%
Tom Harkin 0%
Daniel Inouye 0%
Timothy Johnson 0%
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