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Rating Group: National Rural Health Association

2005-2006 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 100%
Jim McDermott 100%
Neil Abercrombie 50%
Gary Ackerman 50%
Thomas Allen 50%
Rob Andrews 50%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
Brian Baird 50%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 50%
John Barrow 50%
Melissa Bean 50%
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 50%
Shelley Berkley 50%
Howard Berman 50%
Marion Berry 50%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 50%
Tim Bishop 50%
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 50%
Dan Boren 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
Bob Brady 50%
Corrine Brown 50%
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 50%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 50%
Lois Capps 50%
Mike Capuano 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin Democratic 50%
Dennis Cardoza 50%
Russ Carnahan 50%
Julia Carson 50%
Mike Castle 50%
Ben Chandler III 50%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 50%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 50%
John Conyers, Jr. 50%
Jim Cooper 50%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
Robert Cramer 50%
Joe Crowley 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
Artur Davis 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 50%
Lincoln Davis 50%
Susan Davis 50%
Peter DeFazio 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 50%
Bill Delahunt 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
John Dingell 50%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
Chet Edwards 50%
Rahm Emanuel 50%
Jo Ann Emerson 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
CA U.S. House - 16 Anna Eshoo Democratic 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Sam Farr 50%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 50%
Bob Filner 50%
Barney Frank 50%
Jim Gerlach 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
Bart Gordon 50%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 50%
Gene Green 50%
AZ U.S. House - 7 Raul Grijalva Democratic 50%
Luis Gutiérrez 50%
Jane Harman 50%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 50%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 50%
Brian Higgins 50%
Maurice Hinchey 50%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 50%
Tim Holden 50%
Rush Holt, Jr. 50%
Mike Honda 50%
Darlene Hooley 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 50%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 50%
Steve Israel 50%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 50%
TX U.S. House - 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 50%
William Jefferson 50%
Eddie Johnson 50%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 50%
Patrick Kennedy 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 50%
Ron Kind 50%
Mark Kirk 50%
Dennis Kucinich 50%
Jim Langevin 50%
Tom Lantos 50%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 100%
Jim McDermott 100%
Neil Abercrombie 50%
Gary Ackerman 50%
Thomas Allen 50%
Rob Andrews 50%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
Brian Baird 50%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 50%
John Barrow 50%
Melissa Bean 50%
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 50%
Shelley Berkley 50%
Howard Berman 50%
Marion Berry 50%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 50%
Tim Bishop 50%
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer D 50%
Dan Boren 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
Bob Brady 50%
Corrine Brown 50%
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown D 50%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 50%
Lois Capps 50%
Mike Capuano 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin D 50%
Dennis Cardoza 50%
Russ Carnahan 50%
Julia Carson 50%
Mike Castle 50%
Ben Chandler III 50%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 50%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 50%
John Conyers, Jr. 50%
Jim Cooper 50%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
Robert Cramer 50%
Joe Crowley 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
Artur Davis 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 50%
Lincoln Davis 50%
Susan Davis 50%
Peter DeFazio 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 50%
Bill Delahunt 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
John Dingell 50%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
Chet Edwards 50%
Rahm Emanuel 50%
Jo Ann Emerson 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
CA U.S. House - 16 Anna Eshoo D 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Sam Farr 50%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 50%
Bob Filner 50%
Barney Frank 50%
Jim Gerlach 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
Bart Gordon 50%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 50%
Gene Green 50%
AZ U.S. House - 7 Raul Grijalva D 50%
Luis Gutiérrez 50%
Jane Harman 50%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 50%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 50%
Brian Higgins 50%
Maurice Hinchey 50%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 50%
Tim Holden 50%
Rush Holt, Jr. 50%
Mike Honda 50%
Darlene Hooley 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 50%
WA Governor Jay Inslee D 50%
Steve Israel 50%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 50%
TX U.S. House - 18 Sheila Jackson Lee D 50%
William Jefferson 50%
Eddie Johnson 50%
Paul Kanjorski 50%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 50%
Patrick Kennedy 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 50%
Ron Kind 50%
Mark Kirk 50%
Dennis Kucinich 50%
Jim Langevin 50%
Tom Lantos 50%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 50%
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