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State Office Name Party Rating
Sheila Jackson Lee 90%
Harry Johnston 90%
J. Bennett Johnston 90%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 90%
Joseph Kennedy II 90%
Barbara Bailey Kennelly 90%
John Kerry 90%
Herb Kohl 90%
Tom Lantos 90%
Frank Lautenberg 90%
Rick Lazio 90%
Carl Levin 90%
Sandy Levin 90%
Joe Lieberman 90%
William Lipinski 90%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 90%
William Luther 90%
Carolyn Maloney 90%
Thomas Manton 90%
Frank Mascara 90%
Jim McDermott 90%
Michael McNulty 90%
Martin Meehan 90%
George Miller 90%
Alan Mollohan 90%
Jim Oberstar 90%
Dave Obey 90%
Bill Orton 90%
Pete Peterson 90%
Earl Pomeroy 90%
Jack Quinn 90%
Nick Rahall II 90%
Charlie Rangel 90%
Bill Richardson 90%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 90%
Paul Sarbanes 90%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 90%
Paul Simon 90%
Esteban Edward Torres 90%
Pete Visclosky 90%
Charles Wilson 90%
Bob Wise, Jr. 90%
Lynn Woolsey 90%
Neil Abercrombie 89%
Joe Biden, Jr. 89%
John Dingell 89%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 89%
Clay Pell, Jr. 89%
Pat Schroeder 89%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 89%
Pete Stark 89%
Bill Bradley 88%
Jane Harman 88%
Charles Rose III 88%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 88%
Donald Young 86%
Henry Scott Baesler 80%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 80%
Tom Bevill 80%
Barbara Boxer 80%
Gary Condit 80%
Robert Cramer 80%
Philip English 80%
Anna Eshoo 80%
Russ Feingold 80%
Daniel Graham 80%
Lee Hamilton 80%
Tom Harkin 80%
Andrew Jacobs, Jr. 80%
Pete King 80%
Gerald Kleczka 80%
Karen McCarthy 80%
David Minge 80%
Carol Moseley Braun 80%
Robert William Ney 80%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 80%
Collin Peterson 80%
Glenn Poshard 80%
Ike Skelton 80%
Louise Slaughter 80%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 80%
Bart Stupak 80%
Frank Tejeda 80%
Paul Wellstone 80%
Eligio de la Garza II 80%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 70%
James Barcia 70%
Peter Blute 70%
Robert Byrd 70%
Thomas Daschle 70%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 70%
Calvin Dooley 70%
Byron Dorgan 70%
Chet Edwards 70%
Dianne Feinstein 70%
Wendell Ford 70%
John Glenn 70%
Ernest Hollings 70%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 70%
Daniel Inouye 70%
State Office Name Party Rating
Sheila Jackson Lee 90%
Harry Johnston 90%
J. Bennett Johnston 90%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 90%
Joseph Kennedy II 90%
Barbara Bailey Kennelly 90%
John Kerry 90%
Herb Kohl 90%
Tom Lantos 90%
Frank Lautenberg 90%
Rick Lazio 90%
Carl Levin 90%
Sandy Levin 90%
Joe Lieberman 90%
William Lipinski 90%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 90%
William Luther 90%
Carolyn Maloney 90%
Thomas Manton 90%
Frank Mascara 90%
Jim McDermott 90%
Michael McNulty 90%
Martin Meehan 90%
George Miller 90%
Alan Mollohan 90%
Jim Oberstar 90%
Dave Obey 90%
Bill Orton 90%
Pete Peterson 90%
Earl Pomeroy 90%
Jack Quinn 90%
Nick Rahall II 90%
Charlie Rangel 90%
Bill Richardson 90%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 90%
Paul Sarbanes 90%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 90%
Paul Simon 90%
Esteban Edward Torres 90%
Pete Visclosky 90%
Charles Wilson 90%
Bob Wise, Jr. 90%
Lynn Woolsey 90%
Neil Abercrombie 89%
Joe Biden, Jr. 89%
John Dingell 89%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 89%
Clay Pell, Jr. 89%
Pat Schroeder 89%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 89%
Pete Stark 89%
Bill Bradley 88%
Jane Harman 88%
Charles Rose III 88%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 88%
Donald Young 86%
Henry Scott Baesler 80%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 80%
Tom Bevill 80%
Barbara Boxer 80%
Gary Condit 80%
Robert Cramer 80%
Philip English 80%
Anna Eshoo 80%
Russ Feingold 80%
Daniel Graham 80%
Lee Hamilton 80%
Tom Harkin 80%
Andrew Jacobs, Jr. 80%
Pete King 80%
Gerald Kleczka 80%
Karen McCarthy 80%
David Minge 80%
Carol Moseley Braun 80%
Robert William Ney 80%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 80%
Collin Peterson 80%
Glenn Poshard 80%
Ike Skelton 80%
Louise Slaughter 80%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 80%
Bart Stupak 80%
Frank Tejeda 80%
Paul Wellstone 80%
Eligio de la Garza II 80%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 70%
James Barcia 70%
Peter Blute 70%
Robert Byrd 70%
Thomas Daschle 70%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 70%
Calvin Dooley 70%
Byron Dorgan 70%
Chet Edwards 70%
Dianne Feinstein 70%
Wendell Ford 70%
John Glenn 70%
Ernest Hollings 70%
Amory Houghton, Jr. 70%
Daniel Inouye 70%
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