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State Office Name Party Rating
Bob Menendez 95%
Barbara Mikulski 95%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 95%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 95%
Dave Obey 95%
Major Owens 95%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 95%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 95%
David Price 95%
Paul Sarbanes 95%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 95%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 95%
Louise Slaughter 95%
Pete Stark 95%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 95%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 95%
Mel Watt 95%
Anthony Weiner 95%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 95%
Neil Abercrombie 90%
Rob Andrews 90%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 90%
Jeff Bingaman 90%
Rod Blagojevich 90%
Earl Blumenauer 90%
Robert Borski, Jr. 90%
Rick Boucher 90%
Tom Carper 90%
John Conyers, Jr. 90%
Susan Davis 90%
Peter Deutsch 90%
Norm Dicks 90%
Gene Green 90%
Jane Harman 90%
Ernest Hollings 90%
Rush Holt, Jr. 90%
Darlene Hooley 90%
Daniel Inouye 90%
Jay Inslee 90%
Steve Israel 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Herb Kohl 90%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 90%
William Luther 90%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 90%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 90%
Martin Meehan 90%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 90%
Grace Napolitano 90%
Charlie Rangel 90%
Silvestre Reyes 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
Ted Strickland 90%
Karen Thurman 90%
Robert Torricelli 90%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 90%
Henry Waxman 90%
Albert Wynn 90%
Joe Baca, Sr. 85%
Brian Baird 85%
Leonard Boswell 85%
Robert Byrd 85%
Lois Capps 85%
Jean Carnahan 85%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 85%
Kent Conrad 85%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 85%
Byron Dorgan 85%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 85%
Eliot Engel 85%
Bob Etheridge 85%
Dianne Feinstein 85%
Harold Ford, Jr. 85%
Jonas Frost III 85%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 85%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 85%
Timothy Johnson 85%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 85%
Dale Kildee 85%
Dennis Kucinich 85%
John LaFalce 85%
Nicholas Lampson 85%
Mary Landrieu 85%
Jim Langevin 85%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 85%
Blanche Lincoln 85%
James Maloney 85%
Carolyn McCarthy 85%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 85%
Dennis Moore 85%
Jim Moran, Jr. 85%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 85%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 85%
Earl Pomeroy 85%
Ciro Rodriguez 85%
Steve Rothman 85%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 85%
José Serrano 85%
Vic Snyder 85%
State Office Name Party Rating
Bob Menendez 95%
Barbara Mikulski 95%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 95%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 95%
Dave Obey 95%
Major Owens 95%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 95%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 95%
David Price 95%
Paul Sarbanes 95%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 95%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 95%
Louise Slaughter 95%
Pete Stark 95%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 95%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 95%
Mel Watt 95%
Anthony Weiner 95%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 95%
Neil Abercrombie 90%
Rob Andrews 90%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 90%
Jeff Bingaman 90%
Rod Blagojevich 90%
Earl Blumenauer 90%
Robert Borski, Jr. 90%
Rick Boucher 90%
Tom Carper 90%
John Conyers, Jr. 90%
Susan Davis 90%
Peter Deutsch 90%
Norm Dicks 90%
Gene Green 90%
Jane Harman 90%
Ernest Hollings 90%
Rush Holt, Jr. 90%
Darlene Hooley 90%
Daniel Inouye 90%
Jay Inslee 90%
Steve Israel 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Herb Kohl 90%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 90%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 90%
William Luther 90%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 90%
Cynthia Ann McKinney 90%
Martin Meehan 90%
Juanita Millender-McDonald 90%
Grace Napolitano 90%
Charlie Rangel 90%
Silvestre Reyes 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
Ted Strickland 90%
Karen Thurman 90%
Robert Torricelli 90%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 90%
Henry Waxman 90%
Albert Wynn 90%
Joe Baca, Sr. 85%
Brian Baird 85%
Leonard Boswell 85%
Robert Byrd 85%
Lois Capps 85%
Jean Carnahan 85%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 85%
Kent Conrad 85%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 85%
Byron Dorgan 85%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 85%
Eliot Engel 85%
Bob Etheridge 85%
Dianne Feinstein 85%
Harold Ford, Jr. 85%
Jonas Frost III 85%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 85%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 85%
Timothy Johnson 85%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 85%
Dale Kildee 85%
Dennis Kucinich 85%
John LaFalce 85%
Nicholas Lampson 85%
Mary Landrieu 85%
Jim Langevin 85%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 85%
Blanche Lincoln 85%
James Maloney 85%
Carolyn McCarthy 85%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 85%
Dennis Moore 85%
Jim Moran, Jr. 85%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 85%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 85%
Earl Pomeroy 85%
Ciro Rodriguez 85%
Steve Rothman 85%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 85%
José Serrano 85%
Vic Snyder 85%
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