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Rating Group: People for the American Way

2001-2002 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
Steve Israel 88%
Ron Kind 88%
Gerald Kleczka 88%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 88%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 88%
Carolyn Maloney 88%
Martin Meehan 88%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 88%
Bob Menendez 88%
Grace Napolitano 88%
Major Owens 88%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 88%
David Price 88%
Ciro Rodriguez 88%
Steve Rothman 88%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 88%
Loretta Sanchez 88%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 88%
José Serrano 88%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 88%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 88%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 88%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 88%
Albert Wynn 88%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 85%
Joe Biden, Jr. 85%
Jeff Bingaman 85%
Barbara Boxer 85%
Thomas Daschle 85%
John Edwards 85%
Dianne Feinstein 85%
Daniel Graham 85%
Tom Harkin 85%
Daniel Inouye 85%
John Kerry 85%
Patrick Leahy 85%
Joe Lieberman 85%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 85%
Diane Watson 85%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 85%
Brian Baird 82%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 82%
Calvin Dooley 82%
Chet Edwards 82%
Jonas Frost III 82%
Gene Green 82%
William Jefferson 82%
Patrick Kennedy 82%
Tom Lantos 82%
Carolyn McCarthy 82%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 82%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 82%
Dennis Moore 82%
Jim Moran, Jr. 82%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 82%
Vic Snyder 82%
Joe Baca, Sr. 77%
Evan Bayh 77%
Leonard Boswell 77%
Lois Capps 77%
Tom Carper 77%
Kent Conrad 77%
James Davis 77%
Bill Delahunt 77%
John Dingell 77%
Chris Dodd 77%
Eliot Engel 77%
Harold Ford, Jr. 77%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 77%
Ernest Hollings 77%
James Merrill Jeffords 77%
Timothy Johnson 77%
Herb Kohl 77%
Jim Matheson 77%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 77%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 77%
Harry Reid 77%
Ted Strickland 77%
Brad Carson 71%
Joe Crowley 71%
Bob Etheridge 71%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 71%
Baron Hill 71%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 71%
Dennis Kucinich 71%
Nicholas Lampson 71%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 71%
Jim Oberstar 71%
Dave Obey 71%
Silvestre Reyes 71%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 71%
John Spratt, Jr. 71%
Pete Visclosky 71%
Max Baucus 69%
Byron Dorgan 69%
Mary Landrieu 69%
Blanche Lincoln 69%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 65%
Earl Pomeroy 65%
Nick Rahall II 65%
State Office Name Party Rating
Steve Israel 88%
Ron Kind 88%
Gerald Kleczka 88%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 88%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 88%
Carolyn Maloney 88%
Martin Meehan 88%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 88%
Bob Menendez 88%
Grace Napolitano 88%
Major Owens 88%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 88%
David Price 88%
Ciro Rodriguez 88%
Steve Rothman 88%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 88%
Loretta Sanchez 88%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 88%
José Serrano 88%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 88%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 88%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 88%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 88%
Albert Wynn 88%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 85%
Joe Biden, Jr. 85%
Jeff Bingaman 85%
Barbara Boxer 85%
Thomas Daschle 85%
John Edwards 85%
Dianne Feinstein 85%
Daniel Graham 85%
Tom Harkin 85%
Daniel Inouye 85%
John Kerry 85%
Patrick Leahy 85%
Joe Lieberman 85%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 85%
Diane Watson 85%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 85%
Brian Baird 82%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 82%
Calvin Dooley 82%
Chet Edwards 82%
Jonas Frost III 82%
Gene Green 82%
William Jefferson 82%
Patrick Kennedy 82%
Tom Lantos 82%
Carolyn McCarthy 82%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 82%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 82%
Dennis Moore 82%
Jim Moran, Jr. 82%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 82%
Vic Snyder 82%
Joe Baca, Sr. 77%
Evan Bayh 77%
Leonard Boswell 77%
Lois Capps 77%
Tom Carper 77%
Kent Conrad 77%
James Davis 77%
Bill Delahunt 77%
John Dingell 77%
Chris Dodd 77%
Eliot Engel 77%
Harold Ford, Jr. 77%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 77%
Ernest Hollings 77%
James Merrill Jeffords 77%
Timothy Johnson 77%
Herb Kohl 77%
Jim Matheson 77%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 77%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 77%
Harry Reid 77%
Ted Strickland 77%
Brad Carson 71%
Joe Crowley 71%
Bob Etheridge 71%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 71%
Baron Hill 71%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 71%
Dennis Kucinich 71%
Nicholas Lampson 71%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 71%
Jim Oberstar 71%
Dave Obey 71%
Silvestre Reyes 71%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 71%
John Spratt, Jr. 71%
Pete Visclosky 71%
Max Baucus 69%
Byron Dorgan 69%
Mary Landrieu 69%
Blanche Lincoln 69%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 65%
Earl Pomeroy 65%
Nick Rahall II 65%
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