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Rating Group: Friends Committee on National Legislation

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State Office Name Party Rating
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 100%
James Merrill Jeffords 100%
John Kerry 100%
James Leach 100%
Patrick Leahy 100%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 75%
Mike Capuano 75%
Barney Frank 75%
AZ U.S. House - 7 Raul Grijalva Democratic 75%
Luis Gutiérrez 75%
Mike Honda 75%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 75%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 75%
Dennis Kucinich 75%
CA U.S. House - 12 Barbara Lee Democratic 75%
John Lewis 75%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 75%
Jim McDermott 75%
George Miller 75%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 75%
Jim Oberstar 75%
John Olver 75%
Major Owens 75%
Ron Paul 75%
Donald Payne 75%
Charlie Rangel 75%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 75%
José Serrano 75%
Pete Stark 75%
Ed Towns 75%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 75%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 75%
Diane Watson 75%
Mel Watt 75%
Anthony Weiner 75%
Lynn Woolsey 75%
David Wu 75%
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 67%
John Conyers, Jr. 67%
Maurice Hinchey 67%
Neil Abercrombie 50%
Gary Ackerman 50%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 50%
Rodney Alexander 50%
Thomas Allen 50%
Rob Andrews 50%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
Brian Baird 50%
Max Baucus 50%
Shelley Berkley 50%
Howard Berman 50%
NA President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 50%
Jeff Bingaman 50%
Tim Bishop 50%
Leonard Boswell 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Barbara Boxer 50%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
Bob Brady 50%
Corrine Brown 50%
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 50%
Robert Byrd 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 50%
Lois Capps 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin Democratic 50%
Dennis Cardoza 50%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper Democratic 50%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case Democratic 50%
Ben Chandler III 50%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 50%
Hillary Clinton 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 50%
Kent Conrad 50%
Jim Cooper 50%
Jon Corzine 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
Robert Cramer 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
Artur Davis 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 50%
James Davis 50%
Lincoln Davis 50%
Susan Davis 50%
Mark Dayton 50%
Peter DeFazio 50%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 50%
Bill Delahunt 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
John Dingell 50%
Chris Dodd 50%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 50%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Rahm Emanuel 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
CA U.S. House - 16 Anna Eshoo Democratic 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 100%
James Merrill Jeffords 100%
John Kerry 100%
James Leach 100%
Patrick Leahy 100%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 75%
Mike Capuano 75%
Barney Frank 75%
AZ U.S. House - 7 Raul Grijalva D 75%
Luis Gutiérrez 75%
Mike Honda 75%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 75%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 75%
Dennis Kucinich 75%
CA U.S. House - 12 Barbara Lee D 75%
John Lewis 75%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 75%
Jim McDermott 75%
George Miller 75%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 75%
Jim Oberstar 75%
John Olver 75%
Major Owens 75%
Ron Paul 75%
Donald Payne 75%
Charlie Rangel 75%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 75%
José Serrano 75%
Pete Stark 75%
Ed Towns 75%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 75%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 75%
Diane Watson 75%
Mel Watt 75%
Anthony Weiner 75%
Lynn Woolsey 75%
David Wu 75%
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer D 67%
John Conyers, Jr. 67%
Maurice Hinchey 67%
Neil Abercrombie 50%
Gary Ackerman 50%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 50%
Rodney Alexander 50%
Thomas Allen 50%
Rob Andrews 50%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
Brian Baird 50%
Max Baucus 50%
Shelley Berkley 50%
Howard Berman 50%
NA President Joe Biden, Jr. D 50%
Jeff Bingaman 50%
Tim Bishop 50%
Leonard Boswell 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Barbara Boxer 50%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 50%
Bob Brady 50%
Corrine Brown 50%
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown D 50%
Robert Byrd 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 50%
Lois Capps 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin D 50%
Dennis Cardoza 50%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper D 50%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case D 50%
Ben Chandler III 50%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 50%
Hillary Clinton 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 50%
Kent Conrad 50%
Jim Cooper 50%
Jon Corzine 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
Robert Cramer 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
Artur Davis 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 50%
James Davis 50%
Lincoln Davis 50%
Susan Davis 50%
Mark Dayton 50%
Peter DeFazio 50%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 50%
Bill Delahunt 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
John Dingell 50%
Chris Dodd 50%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 50%
Byron Dorgan 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 50%
Vern Ehlers 50%
Rahm Emanuel 50%
Eliot Engel 50%
CA U.S. House - 16 Anna Eshoo D 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
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