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State Office Name Party Rating
MD U.S. House - 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 92%
MD U.S. House - 3 John Sarbanes Democratic 92%
Allyson Schwartz 92%
GA U.S. House - 13 David Scott Democratic 92%
José Serrano 92%
Christopher Shays 92%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 92%
Heath Shuler 92%
John Spratt, Jr. 92%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 92%
Ed Towns 92%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch Democratic 92%
Lynn Woolsey 92%
David Wu 92%
Max Baucus 90%
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 90%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper Democratic 90%
Hillary Clinton 90%
Kent Conrad 90%
Dianne Feinstein 90%
Blanche Lincoln 90%
Barack Obama II 90%
Jay Rockefeller IV 90%
Ken Salazar 90%
Gordon Smith 90%
DC U.S. House - Delegate Eleanor Norton Democratic 86%
Neil Abercrombie 85%
Melissa Bean 85%
Shelley Berkley 85%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 85%
Leonard Boswell 85%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 85%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 85%
Lincoln Davis 85%
Charlie Gonzalez 85%
Luis Gutiérrez 85%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 85%
Tim Holden 85%
Paul Kanjorski 85%
Ron Klein 85%
Dennis Kucinich 85%
Tim Mahoney 85%
Jack Murtha 85%
Jim Oberstar 85%
Collin Peterson 85%
Nick Rahall II 85%
John Salazar 85%
Bart Stupak 85%
Gene Taylor 85%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 85%
Pete Visclosky 85%
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 85%
Evan Bayh 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
Claire McCaskill 80%
Ben Nelson 80%
Harry Reid 80%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Debbie Stabenow Democratic 80%
Jim Webb, Jr. 80%
Marion Berry 77%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 77%
Jim Cooper 77%
Robert Cramer 77%
Michael Ferguson 77%
Bart Gordon 77%
Silvestre Reyes 77%
Ciro Rodriguez 77%
Ike Skelton 77%
Zack Space 77%
Barbara Boxer 70%
Norm Coleman 70%
Chris Dodd 70%
Carl Levin 70%
Mark Pryor 70%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 69%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 69%
Jim Gerlach 69%
William Jefferson 69%
Alan Mollohan 69%
Donald Payne 69%
Todd Platts 69%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 69%
Mike Ross 69%
Jim Saxton 69%
John Tanner 69%
Roscoe Bartlett 62%
Chet Edwards 62%
Jeff Fortenberry 62%
Wayne Gilchrest 62%
Gene Green 62%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 62%
Jim Marshall 62%
Jim Matheson 62%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 60%
Arlen Specter 60%
John Barrow 54%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 54%
Walter Jones, Jr. 54%
Ray LaHood 54%
Tom Petri 54%
State Office Name Party Rating
MD U.S. House - 2 Dutch Ruppersberger D 92%
MD U.S. House - 3 John Sarbanes D 92%
Allyson Schwartz 92%
GA U.S. House - 13 David Scott D 92%
José Serrano 92%
Christopher Shays 92%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 92%
Heath Shuler 92%
John Spratt, Jr. 92%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 92%
Ed Towns 92%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch D 92%
Lynn Woolsey 92%
David Wu 92%
Max Baucus 90%
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown D 90%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper D 90%
Hillary Clinton 90%
Kent Conrad 90%
Dianne Feinstein 90%
Blanche Lincoln 90%
Barack Obama II 90%
Jay Rockefeller IV 90%
Ken Salazar 90%
Gordon Smith 90%
DC U.S. House - Delegate Eleanor Norton D 86%
Neil Abercrombie 85%
Melissa Bean 85%
Shelley Berkley 85%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 85%
Leonard Boswell 85%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 85%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 85%
Lincoln Davis 85%
Charlie Gonzalez 85%
Luis Gutiérrez 85%
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 85%
Tim Holden 85%
Paul Kanjorski 85%
Ron Klein 85%
Dennis Kucinich 85%
Tim Mahoney 85%
Jack Murtha 85%
Jim Oberstar 85%
Collin Peterson 85%
Nick Rahall II 85%
John Salazar 85%
Bart Stupak 85%
Gene Taylor 85%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 85%
Pete Visclosky 85%
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 85%
Evan Bayh 80%
Robert Byrd 80%
Claire McCaskill 80%
Ben Nelson 80%
Harry Reid 80%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Debbie Stabenow D 80%
Jim Webb, Jr. 80%
Marion Berry 77%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 77%
Jim Cooper 77%
Robert Cramer 77%
Michael Ferguson 77%
Bart Gordon 77%
Silvestre Reyes 77%
Ciro Rodriguez 77%
Ike Skelton 77%
Zack Space 77%
Barbara Boxer 70%
Norm Coleman 70%
Chris Dodd 70%
Carl Levin 70%
Mark Pryor 70%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 69%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 69%
Jim Gerlach 69%
William Jefferson 69%
Alan Mollohan 69%
Donald Payne 69%
Todd Platts 69%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 69%
Mike Ross 69%
Jim Saxton 69%
John Tanner 69%
Roscoe Bartlett 62%
Chet Edwards 62%
Jeff Fortenberry 62%
Wayne Gilchrest 62%
Gene Green 62%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 62%
Jim Marshall 62%
Jim Matheson 62%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 60%
Arlen Specter 60%
John Barrow 54%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 54%
Walter Jones, Jr. 54%
Ray LaHood 54%
Tom Petri 54%
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