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State Office Name Party Rating
Carolyn Kilpatrick 95%
Tom Lantos 95%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 95%
Blanche Lincoln 95%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 95%
Robert Matsui 95%
Jim McDermott 95%
Jim Moran, Jr. 95%
Grace Napolitano 95%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 95%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 95%
Donald Payne 95%
David Price 95%
Charlie Rangel 95%
Steve Rothman 95%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 95%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 95%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 95%
Louise Slaughter 95%
Vic Snyder 95%
Ted Strickland 95%
Pete Visclosky 95%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 95%
Mel Watt 95%
Robert Wexler 95%
Lynn Woolsey 95%
Albert Wynn 95%
Joe Baca, Sr. 90%
Brian Baird 90%
Evan Bayh 90%
Jeff Bingaman 90%
Corrine Brown 90%
Robert Byrd 90%
Mike Capuano 90%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case Democratic 90%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 90%
Kent Conrad 90%
John Conyers, Jr. 90%
Joe Crowley 90%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 90%
James Davis 90%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 90%
Eliot Engel 90%
Luis Gutiérrez 90%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 90%
Dale Kildee 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Dennis Kucinich 90%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 90%
Michael McNulty 90%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 90%
Brad Miller 90%
Dennis Moore 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 90%
Dave Obey 90%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 90%
Harry Reid 90%
Jay Rockefeller IV 90%
Dutch Ruppersberger 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 90%
Pete Stark 90%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 90%
Ed Towns 90%
David Wu 90%
Neil Abercrombie 85%
Max Baucus 85%
Dennis Cardoza 85%
Jim Cooper 85%
Norm Dicks 85%
Bob Etheridge 85%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 85%
Gene Green 85%
James Merrill Jeffords 85%
Timothy Johnson 85%
Mary Landrieu 85%
Jim Langevin 85%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 85%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 85%
Bob Menendez 85%
Earl Pomeroy 85%
Mark Pryor 85%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 85%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 85%
Diane Watson 85%
Leonard Boswell 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
William Jefferson 80%
Paul Kanjorski 80%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 80%
Tim Ryan 80%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
Bart Stupak 80%
Rick Boucher 75%
Julia Carson 75%
Robert Cramer 75%
Artur Davis 75%
Harold Ford, Jr. 75%
Bart Gordon 75%
Joe Lieberman 75%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 75%
State Office Name Party Rating
Carolyn Kilpatrick 95%
Tom Lantos 95%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 95%
Blanche Lincoln 95%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 95%
Robert Matsui 95%
Jim McDermott 95%
Jim Moran, Jr. 95%
Grace Napolitano 95%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 95%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 95%
Donald Payne 95%
David Price 95%
Charlie Rangel 95%
Steve Rothman 95%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 95%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 95%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 95%
Louise Slaughter 95%
Vic Snyder 95%
Ted Strickland 95%
Pete Visclosky 95%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 95%
Mel Watt 95%
Robert Wexler 95%
Lynn Woolsey 95%
Albert Wynn 95%
Joe Baca, Sr. 90%
Brian Baird 90%
Evan Bayh 90%
Jeff Bingaman 90%
Corrine Brown 90%
Robert Byrd 90%
Mike Capuano 90%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case D 90%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 90%
Kent Conrad 90%
John Conyers, Jr. 90%
Joe Crowley 90%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 90%
James Davis 90%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 90%
Eliot Engel 90%
Luis Gutiérrez 90%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 90%
Dale Kildee 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Dennis Kucinich 90%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 90%
Michael McNulty 90%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 90%
Brad Miller 90%
Dennis Moore 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 90%
Dave Obey 90%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 90%
Harry Reid 90%
Jay Rockefeller IV 90%
Dutch Ruppersberger 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 90%
Pete Stark 90%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 90%
Ed Towns 90%
David Wu 90%
Neil Abercrombie 85%
Max Baucus 85%
Dennis Cardoza 85%
Jim Cooper 85%
Norm Dicks 85%
Bob Etheridge 85%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 85%
Gene Green 85%
James Merrill Jeffords 85%
Timothy Johnson 85%
Mary Landrieu 85%
Jim Langevin 85%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 85%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 85%
Bob Menendez 85%
Earl Pomeroy 85%
Mark Pryor 85%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 85%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 85%
Diane Watson 85%
Leonard Boswell 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
William Jefferson 80%
Paul Kanjorski 80%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 80%
Tim Ryan 80%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
Bart Stupak 80%
Rick Boucher 75%
Julia Carson 75%
Robert Cramer 75%
Artur Davis 75%
Harold Ford, Jr. 75%
Bart Gordon 75%
Joe Lieberman 75%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 75%
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