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State Office Name Party Rating
Pete Visclosky 95%
Henry Waxman 95%
Lynn Woolsey 95%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 90%
Evan Bayh 90%
David Edward Bonior 90%
Kent Conrad 90%
Thomas Daschle 90%
Norm Dicks 90%
John Edwards 90%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 90%
Eddie Johnson 90%
Patrick Kennedy 90%
Dale Kildee 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Dennis Kucinich 90%
Nicholas Lampson 90%
Carolyn McCarthy 90%
Michael McNulty 90%
Carrie Meek 90%
John Moakley 90%
Jim Moran, Jr. 90%
Patrick Moynihan 90%
Grace Napolitano 90%
Dave Obey 90%
Charlie Rangel 90%
Harry Reid 90%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 90%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 90%
Paul Wellstone 90%
Bob Weygand 90%
Robert Borski, Jr. 85%
Robert Clement 85%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 85%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 85%
Chet Edwards 85%
Bob Etheridge 85%
Jonas Frost III 85%
Ernest Hollings 85%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 85%
Ronald Klink 85%
John LaFalce 85%
Tom Lantos 85%
James Maloney 85%
Matthew Martinez 85%
Earl Pomeroy 85%
Silvestre Reyes 85%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 85%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 85%
Vic Snyder 85%
Ted Strickland 85%
Bart Stupak 85%
Karen Thurman 85%
John Breaux 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
James Davis 80%
John Dingell 80%
Calvin Dooley 80%
Tony Hall 80%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 80%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 80%
Constance Morella 80%
Timothy Roemer 80%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
Bob Wise, Jr. 80%
Michael Patrick Forbes 75%
Baron Hill 75%
William Jefferson 75%
Paul Kanjorski 75%
Jim Oberstar 75%
Norman Sisisky 75%
James Turner 75%
Leonard Boswell 70%
Rick Boucher 70%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 70%
State Office Name Party Rating
Pete Visclosky 95%
Henry Waxman 95%
Lynn Woolsey 95%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 90%
Evan Bayh 90%
David Edward Bonior 90%
Kent Conrad 90%
Thomas Daschle 90%
Norm Dicks 90%
John Edwards 90%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 90%
Eddie Johnson 90%
Patrick Kennedy 90%
Dale Kildee 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Dennis Kucinich 90%
Nicholas Lampson 90%
Carolyn McCarthy 90%
Michael McNulty 90%
Carrie Meek 90%
John Moakley 90%
Jim Moran, Jr. 90%
Patrick Moynihan 90%
Grace Napolitano 90%
Dave Obey 90%
Charlie Rangel 90%
Harry Reid 90%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 90%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 90%
Paul Wellstone 90%
Bob Weygand 90%
Robert Borski, Jr. 85%
Robert Clement 85%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 85%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 85%
Chet Edwards 85%
Bob Etheridge 85%
Jonas Frost III 85%
Ernest Hollings 85%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 85%
Ronald Klink 85%
John LaFalce 85%
Tom Lantos 85%
James Maloney 85%
Matthew Martinez 85%
Earl Pomeroy 85%
Silvestre Reyes 85%
Lynn Nancy Rivers 85%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 85%
Vic Snyder 85%
Ted Strickland 85%
Bart Stupak 85%
Karen Thurman 85%
John Breaux 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
James Davis 80%
John Dingell 80%
Calvin Dooley 80%
Tony Hall 80%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 80%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 80%
Constance Morella 80%
Timothy Roemer 80%
John Spratt, Jr. 80%
Bob Wise, Jr. 80%
Michael Patrick Forbes 75%
Baron Hill 75%
William Jefferson 75%
Paul Kanjorski 75%
Jim Oberstar 75%
Norman Sisisky 75%
James Turner 75%
Leonard Boswell 70%
Rick Boucher 70%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 70%
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