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State Office Name Party Rating
Eddie Johnson 89%
Barbara Bailey Kennelly 89%
Bob Kerrey 89%
Herb Kohl 89%
Patrick Leahy 89%
Carl Levin 89%
Joe Lieberman 89%
Nita Lowey 89%
Matthew Martinez 89%
Karen McCarthy 89%
Barbara Mikulski 89%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 89%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 89%
Charlie Rangel 89%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 89%
Paul Sarbanes 89%
Thomas Sawyer 89%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 89%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 89%
Olympia Snowe 89%
Arlen Specter 89%
Bruce Vento 89%
Paul Wellstone 89%
Sidney Yates 89%
Victor Fazio 88%
Constance Morella 88%
Bobby Rush 86%
Robert Torricelli 86%
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 83%
John Ensign 83%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 83%
Steven Gunderson 80%
Peter Torkildsen 80%
Pat Williams 80%
Rob Andrews 78%
ME State Senate - 9 Joseph Baldacci Democratic 78%
NA President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 78%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 78%
Thomas Daschle 78%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 78%
Peter Deutsch 78%
Norm Dicks 78%
Byron Dorgan 78%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 78%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 78%
Benjamin Gilman 78%
John Glenn 78%
Daniel Graham 78%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 78%
William Jefferson 78%
Nancy Johnson 78%
Dale Kildee 78%
Frank Lautenberg 78%
James Leach 78%
Sandy Levin 78%
William Luther 78%
NJ U.S. Senate - Sr Bob Menendez Democratic 78%
Ed Pastor 78%
Christopher Shays 78%
Alfonse D'Amato 75%
James Greenwood 75%
Andrew Jacobs, Jr. 75%
John Moakley 75%
Charles Rose III 75%
Harry Reid 68%
Sherwood Boehlert 67%
Corrine Brown 67%
Ben Campbell 67%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin Democratic 67%
Elijah Cummings 67%
Lane Evans 67%
Floyd Flake 67%
Gene Green 67%
Gerald Kleczka 67%
James Kolbe 67%
Paul McHale 67%
Jay Rockefeller IV 67%
Albert Wynn 63%
Peter Blute 60%
William Cohen 60%
Ronald Coleman 60%
Sam Gibbons 60%
Max Baucus 56%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 56%
Brian Bilbray 56%
Robert Borski, Jr. 56%
John Breaux 56%
Mike Castle 56%
Kent Conrad 56%
John Dingell 56%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 56%
Calvin Dooley 56%
Jonas Frost III 56%
Slade Gorton 56%
Ernest Hollings 56%
Sue Kelly 56%
Scott Klug 56%
Rick Lazio 56%
Jim Oberstar 56%
Bart Stupak 56%
State Office Name Party Rating
Eddie Johnson 89%
Barbara Bailey Kennelly 89%
Bob Kerrey 89%
Herb Kohl 89%
Patrick Leahy 89%
Carl Levin 89%
Joe Lieberman 89%
Nita Lowey 89%
Matthew Martinez 89%
Karen McCarthy 89%
Barbara Mikulski 89%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 89%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 89%
Charlie Rangel 89%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 89%
Paul Sarbanes 89%
Thomas Sawyer 89%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 89%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 89%
Olympia Snowe 89%
Arlen Specter 89%
Bruce Vento 89%
Paul Wellstone 89%
Sidney Yates 89%
Victor Fazio 88%
Constance Morella 88%
Bobby Rush 86%
Robert Torricelli 86%
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer D 83%
John Ensign 83%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 83%
Steven Gunderson 80%
Peter Torkildsen 80%
Pat Williams 80%
Rob Andrews 78%
ME State Senate - 9 Joseph Baldacci D 78%
NA President Joe Biden, Jr. D 78%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 78%
Thomas Daschle 78%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 78%
Peter Deutsch 78%
Norm Dicks 78%
Byron Dorgan 78%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 78%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 78%
Benjamin Gilman 78%
John Glenn 78%
Daniel Graham 78%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 78%
William Jefferson 78%
Nancy Johnson 78%
Dale Kildee 78%
Frank Lautenberg 78%
James Leach 78%
Sandy Levin 78%
William Luther 78%
NJ U.S. Senate - Sr Bob Menendez D 78%
Ed Pastor 78%
Christopher Shays 78%
Alfonse D'Amato 75%
James Greenwood 75%
Andrew Jacobs, Jr. 75%
John Moakley 75%
Charles Rose III 75%
Harry Reid 68%
Sherwood Boehlert 67%
Corrine Brown 67%
Ben Campbell 67%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin D 67%
Elijah Cummings 67%
Lane Evans 67%
Floyd Flake 67%
Gene Green 67%
Gerald Kleczka 67%
James Kolbe 67%
Paul McHale 67%
Jay Rockefeller IV 67%
Albert Wynn 63%
Peter Blute 60%
William Cohen 60%
Ronald Coleman 60%
Sam Gibbons 60%
Max Baucus 56%
Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. 56%
Brian Bilbray 56%
Robert Borski, Jr. 56%
John Breaux 56%
Mike Castle 56%
Kent Conrad 56%
John Dingell 56%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 56%
Calvin Dooley 56%
Jonas Frost III 56%
Slade Gorton 56%
Ernest Hollings 56%
Sue Kelly 56%
Scott Klug 56%
Rick Lazio 56%
Jim Oberstar 56%
Bart Stupak 56%
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