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State Office Name Party Rating
Anthony Weiner 95%
Neil Abercrombie 90%
Howard Berman 90%
Earl Blumenauer 90%
Mike Capuano 90%
Ben Cardin 90%
Russ Carnahan 90%
Tom Carper 90%
Julia Carson 90%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 90%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 90%
Susan Davis 90%
Peter DeFazio 90%
Bill Delahunt 90%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 90%
Rahm Emanuel 90%
Dianne Feinstein 90%
Jane Harman 90%
Darlene Hooley 90%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 90%
Jay Inslee 90%
Steve Israel 90%
Herb Kohl 90%
Sandy Levin 90%
Blanche Lincoln 90%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 90%
Carolyn McCarthy 90%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 90%
Bob Menendez 90%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 90%
George Miller 90%
Brad Miller 90%
Dave Obey 90%
Harry Reid 90%
Steve Rothman 90%
José Serrano 90%
Debbie Stabenow 90%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 90%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 90%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 90%
Robert Wexler 90%
David Wu 90%
Rob Andrews 85%
Evan Bayh 85%
Tim Bishop 85%
Kent Conrad 85%
Norm Dicks 85%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 85%
Gene Green 85%
Brian Higgins 85%
Timothy Johnson 85%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 85%
Patrick Kennedy 85%
Ron Kind 85%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 85%
Carolyn Maloney 85%
Dennis Moore 85%
Donald Payne 85%
Dutch Ruppersberger 85%
Ken Salazar 85%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 85%
Allyson Schwartz 85%
David Scott 85%
Louise Slaughter 85%
Mark Udall 85%
Albert Wynn 85%
Brian Baird 80%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
Bob Etheridge 80%
Luis Gutiérrez 80%
Dale Kildee 80%
John Lewis 80%
Martin Meehan 80%
Jim Oberstar 80%
Earl Pomeroy 80%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
Bobby Rush 80%
Tim Ryan 80%
Diane Watson 80%
Rick Boucher 75%
Sherrod Brown 75%
Artur Davis 75%
Jim Langevin 75%
Joe Lieberman 75%
Michael McNulty 75%
Mark Pryor 75%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 75%
Vic Snyder 75%
John Spratt, Jr. 75%
Bart Stupak 75%
Max Baucus 70%
Leonard Boswell 70%
Jim Cooper 70%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 70%
Jerry Costello 70%
Paul Kanjorski 70%
Dan Lipinski 70%
State Office Name Party Rating
Anthony Weiner 95%
Neil Abercrombie 90%
Howard Berman 90%
Earl Blumenauer 90%
Mike Capuano 90%
Ben Cardin 90%
Russ Carnahan 90%
Tom Carper 90%
Julia Carson 90%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 90%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 90%
Susan Davis 90%
Peter DeFazio 90%
Bill Delahunt 90%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 90%
Rahm Emanuel 90%
Dianne Feinstein 90%
Jane Harman 90%
Darlene Hooley 90%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 90%
Jay Inslee 90%
Steve Israel 90%
Herb Kohl 90%
Sandy Levin 90%
Blanche Lincoln 90%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 90%
Carolyn McCarthy 90%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 90%
Bob Menendez 90%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 90%
George Miller 90%
Brad Miller 90%
Dave Obey 90%
Harry Reid 90%
Steve Rothman 90%
José Serrano 90%
Debbie Stabenow 90%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 90%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 90%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 90%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 90%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 90%
Robert Wexler 90%
David Wu 90%
Rob Andrews 85%
Evan Bayh 85%
Tim Bishop 85%
Kent Conrad 85%
Norm Dicks 85%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 85%
Gene Green 85%
Brian Higgins 85%
Timothy Johnson 85%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 85%
Patrick Kennedy 85%
Ron Kind 85%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 85%
Carolyn Maloney 85%
Dennis Moore 85%
Donald Payne 85%
Dutch Ruppersberger 85%
Ken Salazar 85%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 85%
Allyson Schwartz 85%
David Scott 85%
Louise Slaughter 85%
Mark Udall 85%
Albert Wynn 85%
Brian Baird 80%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
Bob Etheridge 80%
Luis Gutiérrez 80%
Dale Kildee 80%
John Lewis 80%
Martin Meehan 80%
Jim Oberstar 80%
Earl Pomeroy 80%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
Bobby Rush 80%
Tim Ryan 80%
Diane Watson 80%
Rick Boucher 75%
Sherrod Brown 75%
Artur Davis 75%
Jim Langevin 75%
Joe Lieberman 75%
Michael McNulty 75%
Mark Pryor 75%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 75%
Vic Snyder 75%
John Spratt, Jr. 75%
Bart Stupak 75%
Max Baucus 70%
Leonard Boswell 70%
Jim Cooper 70%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 70%
Jerry Costello 70%
Paul Kanjorski 70%
Dan Lipinski 70%
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