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Rating Group: Alliance for Retired Americans

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State Office Name Party Rating
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 90%
Anna Eshoo 90%
Bob Etheridge 90%
Russ Feingold 90%
Bart Gordon 90%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 90%
Rush Holt, Jr. 90%
Mike Honda 90%
William Jefferson 90%
Eddie Johnson 90%
Timothy Johnson 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Frank Lautenberg 90%
Patrick Leahy 90%
Carolyn McCarthy 90%
Karen McCarthy 90%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 90%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 90%
Bob Menendez 90%
Barbara Mikulski 90%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 90%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 90%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 90%
Donald Payne 90%
David Price 90%
Mark Pryor 90%
Nick Rahall II 90%
Harry Reid 90%
Mike Ross 90%
Steve Rothman 90%
Dutch Ruppersberger 90%
Bobby Rush 90%
Tim Ryan 90%
Martin Olav Sabo 90%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 90%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 90%
Ike Skelton 90%
Vic Snyder 90%
Debbie Stabenow 90%
Gene Taylor 90%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 90%
Ed Towns 90%
Henry Waxman 90%
David Wu 90%
Albert Wynn 90%
Chris Bell 89%
Joe Biden, Jr. 89%
Daniel Inouye 89%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 89%
Nicholas Lampson 89%
William Lipinski 89%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 89%
Robert Matsui 89%
James Turner 89%
Pete Visclosky 89%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 88%
Harold Ford, Jr. 88%
Leonard Boswell 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case Democratic 80%
Jerry Costello 80%
James Davis 80%
Lincoln Davis 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
Sam Farr 80%
Steve Israel 80%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 80%
Dennis Moore 80%
Earl Pomeroy 80%
Loretta Sanchez 80%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 80%
Ellen Tauscher 80%
Mark Udall 78%
State Office Name Party Rating
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 90%
Anna Eshoo 90%
Bob Etheridge 90%
Russ Feingold 90%
Bart Gordon 90%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 90%
Rush Holt, Jr. 90%
Mike Honda 90%
William Jefferson 90%
Eddie Johnson 90%
Timothy Johnson 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Frank Lautenberg 90%
Patrick Leahy 90%
Carolyn McCarthy 90%
Karen McCarthy 90%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 90%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 90%
Bob Menendez 90%
Barbara Mikulski 90%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 90%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 90%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 90%
Donald Payne 90%
David Price 90%
Mark Pryor 90%
Nick Rahall II 90%
Harry Reid 90%
Mike Ross 90%
Steve Rothman 90%
Dutch Ruppersberger 90%
Bobby Rush 90%
Tim Ryan 90%
Martin Olav Sabo 90%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 90%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 90%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 90%
Ike Skelton 90%
Vic Snyder 90%
Debbie Stabenow 90%
Gene Taylor 90%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 90%
Ed Towns 90%
Henry Waxman 90%
David Wu 90%
Albert Wynn 90%
Chris Bell 89%
Joe Biden, Jr. 89%
Daniel Inouye 89%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 89%
Nicholas Lampson 89%
William Lipinski 89%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 89%
Robert Matsui 89%
James Turner 89%
Pete Visclosky 89%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 88%
Harold Ford, Jr. 88%
Leonard Boswell 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case D 80%
Jerry Costello 80%
James Davis 80%
Lincoln Davis 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
Sam Farr 80%
Steve Israel 80%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 80%
Dennis Moore 80%
Earl Pomeroy 80%
Loretta Sanchez 80%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 80%
Ellen Tauscher 80%
Mark Udall 78%
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