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State Office Name Party Rating
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 100%
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 100%
David Wu 100%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 100%
Albert Wynn 100%
John Yarmuth 100%
Rob Andrews 90%
Max Baucus 90%
Evan Bayh 90%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 90%
Robert Byrd 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 90%
Christopher Carney 90%
Tom Carper 90%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 90%
Jim Cooper 90%
Lincoln Davis 90%
John Dingell 90%
Anna Eshoo 90%
Rush Holt, Jr. 90%
Mike Honda 90%
William Jefferson 90%
Ron Klein 90%
Mary Landrieu 90%
Frank Lautenberg 90%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 90%
John Lewis 90%
Joe Lieberman 90%
Blanche Lincoln 90%
Tim Mahoney 90%
Claire McCaskill 90%
Michael McNulty 90%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 90%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 90%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 90%
Bob Menendez 90%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 90%
Barbara Mikulski 90%
Harry Mitchell 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 90%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 90%
Collin Peterson 90%
David Price 90%
Steve Rothman 90%
Bobby Rush 90%
Ken Salazar 90%
David Scott 90%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 90%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 90%
Olympia Snowe 90%
John Tanner 90%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 90%
Mark Udall 90%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 90%
Henry Waxman 90%
Lynn Woolsey 90%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 89%
Eddie Johnson 89%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 89%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 89%
Mel Watt 89%
Chris Dodd 88%
John Barrow 80%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 80%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 80%
Bob Etheridge 80%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 80%
John Kerry 80%
Mike McIntyre 80%
Patrick Murphy 80%
Ben Nelson 80%
Jay Rockefeller IV 80%
Jo Ann Emerson 78%
Dennis Kucinich 78%
Melissa Bean 70%
Dan Boren 70%
Brad Ellsworth 70%
Baron Hill 70%
Ray LaHood 70%
Jim Matheson 70%
Richard Renzi 70%
Heath Shuler 70%
Gene Taylor 70%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 60%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 60%
Mike Castle 60%
Wayne Gilchrest 60%
Steve LaTourette 60%
Frank LoBiondo 60%
Ralph Regula 60%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 60%
Frank Wolf 60%
Christopher Shays 56%
Philip English 50%
Michael Ferguson 50%
Walter Jones, Jr. 50%
Jim Marshall 50%
John McHugh 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse D 100%
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 100%
David Wu 100%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 100%
Albert Wynn 100%
John Yarmuth 100%
Rob Andrews 90%
Max Baucus 90%
Evan Bayh 90%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 90%
Robert Byrd 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 90%
Christopher Carney 90%
Tom Carper 90%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 90%
Jim Cooper 90%
Lincoln Davis 90%
John Dingell 90%
Anna Eshoo 90%
Rush Holt, Jr. 90%
Mike Honda 90%
William Jefferson 90%
Ron Klein 90%
Mary Landrieu 90%
Frank Lautenberg 90%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 90%
John Lewis 90%
Joe Lieberman 90%
Blanche Lincoln 90%
Tim Mahoney 90%
Claire McCaskill 90%
Michael McNulty 90%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 90%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 90%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 90%
Bob Menendez 90%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 90%
Barbara Mikulski 90%
Harry Mitchell 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 90%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 90%
Collin Peterson 90%
David Price 90%
Steve Rothman 90%
Bobby Rush 90%
Ken Salazar 90%
David Scott 90%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 90%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 90%
Olympia Snowe 90%
John Tanner 90%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 90%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 90%
Mark Udall 90%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 90%
Henry Waxman 90%
Lynn Woolsey 90%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 89%
Eddie Johnson 89%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 89%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 89%
Mel Watt 89%
Chris Dodd 88%
John Barrow 80%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 80%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 80%
Bob Etheridge 80%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 80%
John Kerry 80%
Mike McIntyre 80%
Patrick Murphy 80%
Ben Nelson 80%
Jay Rockefeller IV 80%
Jo Ann Emerson 78%
Dennis Kucinich 78%
Melissa Bean 70%
Dan Boren 70%
Brad Ellsworth 70%
Baron Hill 70%
Ray LaHood 70%
Jim Matheson 70%
Richard Renzi 70%
Heath Shuler 70%
Gene Taylor 70%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan R 60%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 60%
Mike Castle 60%
Wayne Gilchrest 60%
Steve LaTourette 60%
Frank LoBiondo 60%
Ralph Regula 60%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 60%
Frank Wolf 60%
Christopher Shays 56%
Philip English 50%
Michael Ferguson 50%
Walter Jones, Jr. 50%
Jim Marshall 50%
John McHugh 50%
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