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State Office Name Party Rating
Marion Berry 40%
Jeff Bingaman 40%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 40%
Rod Blagojevich 40%
Sherwood Boehlert 40%
David Edward Bonior 40%
Leonard Boswell 40%
Barbara Boxer 40%
Walter Holden Capps 40%
Ben Cardin 40%
Julia Carson 40%
Eva Clayton 40%
Robert Clement 40%
Gary Condit 40%
Kent Conrad 40%
Jerry Costello 40%
Robert Cramer 40%
Patsy Ann Danner 40%
Thomas Daschle 40%
James Davis 40%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 40%
Peter Deutsch 40%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 40%
Norm Dicks 40%
John Dingell 40%
Chris Dodd 40%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 40%
Byron Dorgan 40%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 40%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 40%
Chet Edwards 40%
Philip English 40%
Anna Eshoo 40%
Bob Etheridge 40%
Sam Farr 40%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 40%
Victor Fazio 40%
Dianne Feinstein 40%
Thomas Foglietta 40%
Michael Patrick Forbes 40%
Harold Ford, Jr. 40%
Wendell Ford 40%
Jonas Frost III 40%
Elizabeth Furse 40%
Sam Gejdenson 40%
Benjamin Gilman 40%
Bart Gordon 40%
Gene Green 40%
Tony Hall 40%
Lee Hamilton 40%
Rick Hill 40%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 40%
Tim Holden 40%
Darlene Hooley 40%
Stephen Horn 40%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 40%
Daniel Inouye 40%
Jay Johnson 40%
Timothy Johnson 40%
Barbara Bailey Kennelly 40%
Bob Kerrey 40%
Dale Kildee 40%
Ron Kind 40%
Gerald Kleczka 40%
Ronald Klink 40%
John LaFalce 40%
Nicholas Lampson 40%
Tom Lantos 40%
Frank Lautenberg 40%
Patrick Leahy 40%
Carl Levin 40%
Sandy Levin 40%
Joe Lieberman 40%
Frank LoBiondo 40%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 40%
Nita Lowey 40%
William Luther 40%
Carolyn Maloney 40%
James Maloney 40%
Thomas Manton 40%
Matthew Martinez 40%
Frank Mascara 40%
Carolyn McCarthy 40%
Karen McCarthy 40%
Joseph McDade 40%
Paul McHale 40%
John McHugh 40%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 40%
Martin Meehan 40%
Bob Menendez 40%
Jack Metcalf 40%
Barbara Mikulski 40%
Jim Moran, Jr. 40%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 40%
Jack Murtha 40%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 40%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 40%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 40%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 40%
Ed Pastor 40%
State Office Name Party Rating
Marion Berry 40%
Jeff Bingaman 40%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 40%
Rod Blagojevich 40%
Sherwood Boehlert 40%
David Edward Bonior 40%
Leonard Boswell 40%
Barbara Boxer 40%
Walter Holden Capps 40%
Ben Cardin 40%
Julia Carson 40%
Eva Clayton 40%
Robert Clement 40%
Gary Condit 40%
Kent Conrad 40%
Jerry Costello 40%
Robert Cramer 40%
Patsy Ann Danner 40%
Thomas Daschle 40%
James Davis 40%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 40%
Peter Deutsch 40%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 40%
Norm Dicks 40%
John Dingell 40%
Chris Dodd 40%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 40%
Byron Dorgan 40%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 40%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 40%
Chet Edwards 40%
Philip English 40%
Anna Eshoo 40%
Bob Etheridge 40%
Sam Farr 40%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 40%
Victor Fazio 40%
Dianne Feinstein 40%
Thomas Foglietta 40%
Michael Patrick Forbes 40%
Harold Ford, Jr. 40%
Wendell Ford 40%
Jonas Frost III 40%
Elizabeth Furse 40%
Sam Gejdenson 40%
Benjamin Gilman 40%
Bart Gordon 40%
Gene Green 40%
Tony Hall 40%
Lee Hamilton 40%
Rick Hill 40%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 40%
Tim Holden 40%
Darlene Hooley 40%
Stephen Horn 40%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 40%
Daniel Inouye 40%
Jay Johnson 40%
Timothy Johnson 40%
Barbara Bailey Kennelly 40%
Bob Kerrey 40%
Dale Kildee 40%
Ron Kind 40%
Gerald Kleczka 40%
Ronald Klink 40%
John LaFalce 40%
Nicholas Lampson 40%
Tom Lantos 40%
Frank Lautenberg 40%
Patrick Leahy 40%
Carl Levin 40%
Sandy Levin 40%
Joe Lieberman 40%
Frank LoBiondo 40%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 40%
Nita Lowey 40%
William Luther 40%
Carolyn Maloney 40%
James Maloney 40%
Thomas Manton 40%
Matthew Martinez 40%
Frank Mascara 40%
Carolyn McCarthy 40%
Karen McCarthy 40%
Joseph McDade 40%
Paul McHale 40%
John McHugh 40%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 40%
Martin Meehan 40%
Bob Menendez 40%
Jack Metcalf 40%
Barbara Mikulski 40%
Jim Moran, Jr. 40%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 40%
Jack Murtha 40%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 40%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 40%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 40%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 40%
Ed Pastor 40%
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