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State Office Name Party Rating
Sheila Jackson Lee 10%
Nicholas Lampson 10%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 10%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 10%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 10%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 10%
David Phelps 10%
Nick Rahall II 10%
Silvestre Reyes 10%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 10%
Karen Thurman 10%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 10%
Albert Wynn 10%
Barbara Boxer 9%
Thomas Daschle 9%
Daniel Inouye 9%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 8%
Joe Biden, Jr. 8%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 8%
John Edwards 8%
Timothy Johnson 8%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 8%
Frank Lautenberg 8%
Carl Levin 8%
Jim McDermott 8%
Barbara Mikulski 8%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 8%
Harry Reid 8%
Paul Sarbanes 8%
Paul Wellstone 8%
William Clay, Sr. 6%
Eddie Johnson 6%
Carolyn Maloney 6%
Donald Payne 6%
Bobby Rush 6%
John Spratt, Jr. 6%
John Tierney 6%
Gary Ackerman 5%
Thomas Allen 5%
John Baldacci 5%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 5%
Tom Barrett 5%
Xavier Becerra 5%
Howard Berman 5%
David Edward Bonior 5%
Robert Borski, Jr. 5%
Bob Brady 5%
Corrine Brown 5%
Mike Capuano 5%
Julia Carson 5%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 5%
John Conyers, Jr. 5%
William Coyne 5%
Joe Crowley 5%
Elijah Cummings 5%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 5%
Peter DeFazio 5%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 5%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 5%
Norm Dicks 5%
John Dingell 5%
Julian Dixon 5%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 5%
Eliot Engel 5%
Lane Evans 5%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 5%
Bob Filner 5%
Sam Gejdenson 5%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 5%
Charlie Gonzalez 5%
Luis Gutiérrez 5%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 5%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 5%
Maurice Hinchey 5%
Joseph Hoeffel 5%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 5%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 5%
Paul Kanjorski 5%
Patrick Kennedy 5%
Dale Kildee 5%
Gerald Kleczka 5%
Ronald Klink 5%
Dennis Kucinich 5%
John LaFalce 5%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 5%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 5%
Sandy Levin 5%
John Lewis 5%
Nita Lowey 5%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 5%
Frank Mascara 5%
Robert Matsui 5%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 5%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 5%
Martin Meehan 5%
Carrie Meek 5%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 5%
Bob Menendez 5%
George Miller 5%
John Moakley 5%
State Office Name Party Rating
Sheila Jackson Lee 10%
Nicholas Lampson 10%
Patsy Takemoto Mink 10%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 10%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 10%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 10%
David Phelps 10%
Nick Rahall II 10%
Silvestre Reyes 10%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 10%
Karen Thurman 10%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 10%
Albert Wynn 10%
Barbara Boxer 9%
Thomas Daschle 9%
Daniel Inouye 9%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 8%
Joe Biden, Jr. 8%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 8%
John Edwards 8%
Timothy Johnson 8%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 8%
Frank Lautenberg 8%
Carl Levin 8%
Jim McDermott 8%
Barbara Mikulski 8%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 8%
Harry Reid 8%
Paul Sarbanes 8%
Paul Wellstone 8%
William Clay, Sr. 6%
Eddie Johnson 6%
Carolyn Maloney 6%
Donald Payne 6%
Bobby Rush 6%
John Spratt, Jr. 6%
John Tierney 6%
Gary Ackerman 5%
Thomas Allen 5%
John Baldacci 5%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 5%
Tom Barrett 5%
Xavier Becerra 5%
Howard Berman 5%
David Edward Bonior 5%
Robert Borski, Jr. 5%
Bob Brady 5%
Corrine Brown 5%
Mike Capuano 5%
Julia Carson 5%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 5%
John Conyers, Jr. 5%
William Coyne 5%
Joe Crowley 5%
Elijah Cummings 5%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 5%
Peter DeFazio 5%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 5%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 5%
Norm Dicks 5%
John Dingell 5%
Julian Dixon 5%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 5%
Eliot Engel 5%
Lane Evans 5%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 5%
Bob Filner 5%
Sam Gejdenson 5%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 5%
Charlie Gonzalez 5%
Luis Gutiérrez 5%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 5%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 5%
Maurice Hinchey 5%
Joseph Hoeffel 5%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 5%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 5%
Paul Kanjorski 5%
Patrick Kennedy 5%
Dale Kildee 5%
Gerald Kleczka 5%
Ronald Klink 5%
Dennis Kucinich 5%
John LaFalce 5%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 5%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 5%
Sandy Levin 5%
John Lewis 5%
Nita Lowey 5%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 5%
Frank Mascara 5%
Robert Matsui 5%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 5%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 5%
Martin Meehan 5%
Carrie Meek 5%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 5%
Bob Menendez 5%
George Miller 5%
John Moakley 5%
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