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State Office Name Party Rating
Luis Gutiérrez 90%
Paul Hodes 90%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 90%
Jay Inslee 90%
Steve Kagen 90%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 90%
Dan Lipinski 90%
Dave Loebsack 90%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 90%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 90%
Barbara Mikulski 90%
Dutch Ruppersberger 90%
Tim Ryan 90%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 90%
Allyson Schwartz 90%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 90%
Carol Shea-Porter 90%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 90%
Vic Snyder 90%
Pete Stark 90%
Bart Stupak 90%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 90%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 90%
Mark Udall 90%
Tom Udall 90%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch Democratic 90%
Robert Wexler 90%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 90%
David Wu 90%
Rob Andrews 85%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 85%
Howard Berman 85%
Tim Bishop 85%
Dennis Cardoza 85%
Christopher Carney 85%
Tom Carper 85%
Ben Chandler III 85%
Jerry Costello 85%
Artur Davis 85%
Bob Etheridge 85%
Tim Holden 85%
Daniel Inouye 85%
Joe Lieberman 85%
Mike McIntyre 85%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney Democratic 85%
Alan Mollohan 85%
Patrick Murphy 85%
Jack Murtha 85%
Earl Pomeroy 85%
Mark Pryor 85%
Nick Rahall II 85%
Charlie Rangel 85%
Jay Rockefeller IV 85%
Mike Ross 85%
John Salazar 85%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 85%
Ike Skelton 85%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 85%
John Spratt, Jr. 85%
Jon Tester 85%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 85%
Jason Altmire 80%
Brian Baird 80%
Max Baucus 80%
Joe Biden, Jr. 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 80%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 80%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 80%
Lincoln Davis 80%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
Gabrielle Giffords 80%
Bart Gordon 80%
Gene Green 80%
State Office Name Party Rating
Luis Gutiérrez 90%
Paul Hodes 90%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 90%
Jay Inslee 90%
Steve Kagen 90%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 90%
Dan Lipinski 90%
Dave Loebsack 90%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 90%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 90%
Barbara Mikulski 90%
Dutch Ruppersberger 90%
Tim Ryan 90%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 90%
Allyson Schwartz 90%
Joe Sestak, Jr. 90%
Carol Shea-Porter 90%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 90%
Vic Snyder 90%
Pete Stark 90%
Bart Stupak 90%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 90%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 90%
Mark Udall 90%
Tom Udall 90%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch D 90%
Robert Wexler 90%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse D 90%
David Wu 90%
Rob Andrews 85%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 85%
Howard Berman 85%
Tim Bishop 85%
Dennis Cardoza 85%
Christopher Carney 85%
Tom Carper 85%
Ben Chandler III 85%
Jerry Costello 85%
Artur Davis 85%
Bob Etheridge 85%
Tim Holden 85%
Daniel Inouye 85%
Joe Lieberman 85%
Mike McIntyre 85%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney D 85%
Alan Mollohan 85%
Patrick Murphy 85%
Jack Murtha 85%
Earl Pomeroy 85%
Mark Pryor 85%
Nick Rahall II 85%
Charlie Rangel 85%
Jay Rockefeller IV 85%
Mike Ross 85%
John Salazar 85%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 85%
Ike Skelton 85%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 85%
John Spratt, Jr. 85%
Jon Tester 85%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 85%
Jason Altmire 80%
Brian Baird 80%
Max Baucus 80%
Joe Biden, Jr. 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 80%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 80%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 80%
Lincoln Davis 80%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 80%
Chet Edwards 80%
Gabrielle Giffords 80%
Bart Gordon 80%
Gene Green 80%
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