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State Office Name Party Rating
Jason Altmire 90%
Xavier Becerra 90%
Jeff Bingaman 90%
John Boccieri 90%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 90%
Roland Burris 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 90%
Ben Cardin 90%
Christopher Carney 90%
Bob Casey, Jr. 90%
Ben Chandler III 90%
Jim Cooper 90%
Artur Davis 90%
Lincoln Davis 90%
Peter DeFazio 90%
Chris Dodd 90%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 90%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 90%
Byron Dorgan 90%
Steve Driehaus 90%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 90%
Russ Feingold 90%
Dianne Feinstein 90%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster Democratic 90%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 90%
Bart Gordon 90%
Kay Hagan 90%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes Democratic 90%
Tim Holden 90%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 90%
Daniel Inouye 90%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 90%
Ted Kaufman 90%
John Kerry 90%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Ann Kirkpatrick 90%
Larry Kissell 90%
Herb Kohl 90%
Frank Lautenberg 90%
Carl Levin 90%
Blanche Lincoln 90%
Eric Massa 90%
Jim McDermott 90%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney Democratic 90%
Bob Menendez 90%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 90%
Barbara Mikulski 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 90%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 90%
Ed Pastor 90%
Tom Perriello 90%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 90%
Harry Reid 90%
Jay Rockefeller IV 90%
Mike Ross 90%
Dutch Ruppersberger 90%
Mark Schauer 90%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 90%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 90%
Louise Slaughter 90%
Zack Space 90%
Pete Stark 90%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 90%
John Tanner 90%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 90%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 90%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 90%
Lynn Woolsey 90%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 90%
Rick Boucher 89%
Dan Lipinski 89%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 89%
Ike Skelton 89%
Robert Byrd 86%
Paul Kirk, Jr. 86%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 83%
Scott Murphy 83%
Max Baucus 80%
Melissa Bean 80%
Travis Childers 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 80%
Baron Hill 80%
Dennis Kucinich 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
Mike McIntyre 80%
Michael McMahon 80%
Harry Mitchell 80%
Heath Shuler 80%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 80%
Arlen Specter 80%
Harry Teague 80%
Jon Tester 80%
Mark Udall 80%
John Barrow 78%
Bill Owens 75%
Evan Bayh 70%
Dan Boren 70%
Tom Carper 70%
State Office Name Party Rating
Jason Altmire 90%
Xavier Becerra 90%
Jeff Bingaman 90%
John Boccieri 90%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 90%
Roland Burris 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 90%
Ben Cardin 90%
Christopher Carney 90%
Bob Casey, Jr. 90%
Ben Chandler III 90%
Jim Cooper 90%
Artur Davis 90%
Lincoln Davis 90%
Peter DeFazio 90%
Chris Dodd 90%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 90%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 90%
Byron Dorgan 90%
Steve Driehaus 90%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 90%
Russ Feingold 90%
Dianne Feinstein 90%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster D 90%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 90%
Bart Gordon 90%
Kay Hagan 90%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes D 90%
Tim Holden 90%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 90%
Daniel Inouye 90%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 90%
Ted Kaufman 90%
John Kerry 90%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Ann Kirkpatrick 90%
Larry Kissell 90%
Herb Kohl 90%
Frank Lautenberg 90%
Carl Levin 90%
Blanche Lincoln 90%
Eric Massa 90%
Jim McDermott 90%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney D 90%
Bob Menendez 90%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 90%
Barbara Mikulski 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 90%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 90%
Ed Pastor 90%
Tom Perriello 90%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 90%
Harry Reid 90%
Jay Rockefeller IV 90%
Mike Ross 90%
Dutch Ruppersberger 90%
Mark Schauer 90%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 90%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 90%
Louise Slaughter 90%
Zack Space 90%
Pete Stark 90%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 90%
John Tanner 90%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 90%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 90%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse D 90%
Lynn Woolsey 90%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 90%
Rick Boucher 89%
Dan Lipinski 89%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy D 89%
Ike Skelton 89%
Robert Byrd 86%
Paul Kirk, Jr. 86%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 83%
Scott Murphy 83%
Max Baucus 80%
Melissa Bean 80%
Travis Childers 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 80%
Baron Hill 80%
Dennis Kucinich 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
Mike McIntyre 80%
Michael McMahon 80%
Harry Mitchell 80%
Heath Shuler 80%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 80%
Arlen Specter 80%
Harry Teague 80%
Jon Tester 80%
Mark Udall 80%
John Barrow 78%
Bill Owens 75%
Evan Bayh 70%
Dan Boren 70%
Tom Carper 70%
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