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State Office Name Party Rating
Darlene Hooley 82%
Timothy Johnson 82%
Patrick Kennedy 82%
Bob Kerrey 82%
John Kerry 82%
Gerald Kleczka 82%
Ronald Klink 82%
Herb Kohl 82%
Mary Landrieu 82%
Frank Lautenberg 82%
Carl Levin 82%
Sandy Levin 82%
Joe Lieberman 82%
Blanche Lincoln 82%
James Maloney 82%
Martin Meehan 82%
Carrie Meek 82%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 82%
NJ U.S. Senate - Sr Bob Menendez Democratic 82%
David Minge 82%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 82%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 82%
Major Owens 82%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 82%
NJ U.S. House - 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 82%
Ed Pastor 82%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 82%
David Price 82%
Jay Rockefeller IV 82%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 82%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 82%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 82%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 82%
Ted Strickland 82%
Gene Taylor 82%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 82%
Robert Torricelli 82%
Ed Towns 82%
James Traficant, Jr. 82%
Mark Udall 82%
Mel Watt 82%
Anthony Weiner 82%
Bob Weygand 82%
David Wu 82%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 82%
Rob Andrews 80%
Brian Baird 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
Julia Carson 80%
Chris Dodd 80%
Bart Gordon 80%
William Jefferson 80%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 80%
Frank Mascara 80%
Michael McNulty 80%
Patrick Moynihan 80%
John Olver 80%
Tom Lantos 78%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 78%
Gary Ackerman 73%
Thomas Allen 73%
Evan Bayh 73%
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 73%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 73%
Shelley Berkley 73%
Howard Berman 73%
Marion Berry 73%
Robert Borski, Jr. 73%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 73%
Corrine Brown 73%
Lois Capps 73%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin Democratic 73%
Robert Clement 73%
Gary Condit 73%
Robert Cramer 73%
Elijah Cummings 73%
Patsy Ann Danner 73%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 73%
Norm Dicks 73%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 73%
Calvin Dooley 73%
Chet Edwards 73%
Eliot Engel 73%
Michael Patrick Forbes 73%
Harold Ford, Jr. 73%
Charlie Gonzalez 73%
Tony Hall 73%
Baron Hill 73%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 73%
Joseph Hoeffel 73%
Rush Holt, Jr. 73%
TX U.S. House - 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 73%
Eddie Johnson 73%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 73%
Ron Kind 73%
Nicholas Lampson 73%
Nita Lowey 73%
Carolyn Maloney 73%
Robert Matsui 73%
Carolyn McCarthy 73%
State Office Name Party Rating
Darlene Hooley 82%
Timothy Johnson 82%
Patrick Kennedy 82%
Bob Kerrey 82%
John Kerry 82%
Gerald Kleczka 82%
Ronald Klink 82%
Herb Kohl 82%
Mary Landrieu 82%
Frank Lautenberg 82%
Carl Levin 82%
Sandy Levin 82%
Joe Lieberman 82%
Blanche Lincoln 82%
James Maloney 82%
Martin Meehan 82%
Carrie Meek 82%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 82%
NJ U.S. Senate - Sr Bob Menendez D 82%
David Minge 82%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 82%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 82%
Major Owens 82%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 82%
NJ U.S. House - 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. D 82%
Ed Pastor 82%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 82%
David Price 82%
Jay Rockefeller IV 82%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 82%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 82%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 82%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Debbie Stabenow D 82%
Ted Strickland 82%
Gene Taylor 82%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 82%
Robert Torricelli 82%
Ed Towns 82%
James Traficant, Jr. 82%
Mark Udall 82%
Mel Watt 82%
Anthony Weiner 82%
Bob Weygand 82%
David Wu 82%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 82%
Rob Andrews 80%
Brian Baird 80%
Rick Boucher 80%
Julia Carson 80%
Chris Dodd 80%
Bart Gordon 80%
William Jefferson 80%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 80%
Frank Mascara 80%
Michael McNulty 80%
Patrick Moynihan 80%
John Olver 80%
Tom Lantos 78%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 78%
Gary Ackerman 73%
Thomas Allen 73%
Evan Bayh 73%
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 73%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 73%
Shelley Berkley 73%
Howard Berman 73%
Marion Berry 73%
Robert Borski, Jr. 73%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 73%
Corrine Brown 73%
Lois Capps 73%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin D 73%
Robert Clement 73%
Gary Condit 73%
Robert Cramer 73%
Elijah Cummings 73%
Patsy Ann Danner 73%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 73%
Norm Dicks 73%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 73%
Calvin Dooley 73%
Chet Edwards 73%
Eliot Engel 73%
Michael Patrick Forbes 73%
Harold Ford, Jr. 73%
Charlie Gonzalez 73%
Tony Hall 73%
Baron Hill 73%
Earl Hilliard, Sr. 73%
Joseph Hoeffel 73%
Rush Holt, Jr. 73%
TX U.S. House - 18 Sheila Jackson Lee D 73%
Eddie Johnson 73%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 73%
Ron Kind 73%
Nicholas Lampson 73%
Nita Lowey 73%
Carolyn Maloney 73%
Robert Matsui 73%
Carolyn McCarthy 73%
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