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State Office Name Party Rating
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 95%
Bobby Rush 95%
Loretta Sanchez 95%
Paul Sarbanes 95%
Thomas Sawyer 95%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 95%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 95%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 95%
Ed Towns 95%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 95%
James Barcia 90%
Xavier Becerra 90%
Howard Berman 90%
Robert Borski, Jr. 90%
Kent Conrad 90%
Jerry Costello 90%
Thomas Daschle 90%
Byron Dorgan 90%
Chet Edwards 90%
Anna Eshoo 90%
Lane Evans 90%
Russ Feingold 90%
Dianne Feinstein 90%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 90%
Bart Gordon 90%
Luis Gutiérrez 90%
Eddie Johnson 90%
Timothy Johnson 90%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 90%
Gerald Kleczka 90%
Dennis Kucinich 90%
Nicholas Lampson 90%
Mary Landrieu 90%
Patrick Leahy 90%
Carl Levin 90%
John Lewis 90%
William Luther 90%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 90%
Carolyn McCarthy 90%
Jim McDermott 90%
Barbara Mikulski 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 90%
Donald Payne 90%
Earl Pomeroy 90%
Charlie Rangel 90%
Harry Reid 90%
Jay Rockefeller IV 90%
Martin Olav Sabo 90%
José Serrano 90%
Pete Stark 90%
Bart Stupak 90%
Bob Weygand 90%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 85%
Joe Biden, Jr. 85%
Jeff Bingaman 85%
Lois Capps 85%
William Clay, Sr. 85%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 85%
Robert Clement 85%
James Davis 85%
John Dingell 85%
Calvin Dooley 85%
Daniel Graham 85%
Paul Kanjorski 85%
Ron Kind 85%
Herb Kohl 85%
John LaFalce 85%
James Maloney 85%
Frank Mascara 85%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 85%
David Minge 85%
Nick Rahall II 85%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 85%
Vic Snyder 85%
John Spratt, Jr. 85%
Ted Strickland 85%
Robert Torricelli 85%
Max Baucus 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
John Conyers, Jr. 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
Bob Etheridge 80%
Harold Ford, Jr. 80%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 80%
Daniel Inouye 80%
William Jefferson 80%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 80%
Ronald Klink 80%
Joe Lieberman 80%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
Charles Robb 80%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 80%
Pete Visclosky 80%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 80%
Bob Wise, Jr. 80%
John Breaux 75%
Tony Hall 75%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 75%
Matthew Martinez 75%
Michael McNulty 75%
State Office Name Party Rating
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 95%
Bobby Rush 95%
Loretta Sanchez 95%
Paul Sarbanes 95%
Thomas Sawyer 95%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 95%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 95%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 95%
Ed Towns 95%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 95%
James Barcia 90%
Xavier Becerra 90%
Howard Berman 90%
Robert Borski, Jr. 90%
Kent Conrad 90%
Jerry Costello 90%
Thomas Daschle 90%
Byron Dorgan 90%
Chet Edwards 90%
Anna Eshoo 90%
Lane Evans 90%
Russ Feingold 90%
Dianne Feinstein 90%
Richard Andrew Gephardt 90%
Bart Gordon 90%
Luis Gutiérrez 90%
Eddie Johnson 90%
Timothy Johnson 90%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 90%
Gerald Kleczka 90%
Dennis Kucinich 90%
Nicholas Lampson 90%
Mary Landrieu 90%
Patrick Leahy 90%
Carl Levin 90%
John Lewis 90%
William Luther 90%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 90%
Carolyn McCarthy 90%
Jim McDermott 90%
Barbara Mikulski 90%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 90%
Donald Payne 90%
Earl Pomeroy 90%
Charlie Rangel 90%
Harry Reid 90%
Jay Rockefeller IV 90%
Martin Olav Sabo 90%
José Serrano 90%
Pete Stark 90%
Bart Stupak 90%
Bob Weygand 90%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 85%
Joe Biden, Jr. 85%
Jeff Bingaman 85%
Lois Capps 85%
William Clay, Sr. 85%
Joseph Maxwell Cleland 85%
Robert Clement 85%
James Davis 85%
John Dingell 85%
Calvin Dooley 85%
Daniel Graham 85%
Paul Kanjorski 85%
Ron Kind 85%
Herb Kohl 85%
John LaFalce 85%
James Maloney 85%
Frank Mascara 85%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 85%
David Minge 85%
Nick Rahall II 85%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 85%
Vic Snyder 85%
John Spratt, Jr. 85%
Ted Strickland 85%
Robert Torricelli 85%
Max Baucus 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
John Conyers, Jr. 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
Bob Etheridge 80%
Harold Ford, Jr. 80%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 80%
Daniel Inouye 80%
William Jefferson 80%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 80%
Ronald Klink 80%
Joe Lieberman 80%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
Charles Robb 80%
Max Sandlin, Jr. 80%
Pete Visclosky 80%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 80%
Bob Wise, Jr. 80%
John Breaux 75%
Tony Hall 75%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 75%
Matthew Martinez 75%
Michael McNulty 75%
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