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State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 90%
Mark Udall 90%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 90%
Jim Webb, Jr. 90%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 90%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 89%
Barbara Mikulski 89%
Earl Blumenauer 88%
Max Baucus 80%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet Democratic 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 80%
Tom Carper 80%
Bob Casey, Jr. 80%
Ben Chandler III 80%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Coons Democratic 80%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 80%
Kay Hagan 80%
Tom Harkin 80%
John Kerry 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
Frank Lautenberg 80%
Claire McCaskill 80%
Bob Menendez 80%
Bill Owens 80%
David Pryor 80%
Harry Reid 80%
Jon Tester 80%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner Democratic 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 78%
Jim Cooper 70%
NY Governor Kathy Hochul Democratic 70%
Larry Kissell 70%
Joe Manchin III 70%
Kurt Schrader 70%
Heath Shuler 70%
Dennis Cardoza 67%
Joe Lieberman 67%
Mike Ross 67%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 63%
John Barrow 60%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 60%
Jim Matheson 60%
Collin Peterson 60%
Walter Jones, Jr. 56%
Dan Boren 50%
Scott Brown 50%
John Duncan, Jr. 50%
Mike McIntyre 50%
Ron Paul 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 90%
Mark Udall 90%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 90%
Jim Webb, Jr. 90%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 90%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 89%
Barbara Mikulski 89%
Earl Blumenauer 88%
Max Baucus 80%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet D 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 80%
Tom Carper 80%
Bob Casey, Jr. 80%
Ben Chandler III 80%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Coons D 80%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 80%
Kay Hagan 80%
Tom Harkin 80%
John Kerry 80%
Mary Landrieu 80%
Frank Lautenberg 80%
Claire McCaskill 80%
Bob Menendez 80%
Bill Owens 80%
David Pryor 80%
Harry Reid 80%
Jon Tester 80%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner D 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 78%
Jim Cooper 70%
NY Governor Kathy Hochul D 70%
Larry Kissell 70%
Joe Manchin III 70%
Kurt Schrader 70%
Heath Shuler 70%
Dennis Cardoza 67%
Joe Lieberman 67%
Mike Ross 67%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 63%
John Barrow 60%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 60%
Jim Matheson 60%
Collin Peterson 60%
Walter Jones, Jr. 56%
Dan Boren 50%
Scott Brown 50%
John Duncan, Jr. 50%
Mike McIntyre 50%
Ron Paul 50%
Olympia Snowe 50%
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