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State Office Name Party Rating
Richard Alarcón 95
Elaine Alquist 95
CA Mayor - 1 Karen Bass Democratic 95
Patty Berg 95
Rudy Bermúdez 95
Charles Calderon 95
CA Supervisor - 3 Wilma Chan 95
Edward Chavez 95
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu Democratic 95
Rebecca Cohn 95
Hector De La Torre 95
Joe Dunn 95
Mervyn Dymally 95
Noreen Evans 95
Dario Frommer 95
Jackie Goldberg 95
Loni Hancock 95
Jerome Horton 95
Dave Jones 95
Betty Karnette 95
Christine Kehoe 95
Johan Klehs 95
Paul Koretz 95
CA State Senate - 17 John Laird Democratic 95
Mark Leno 95
Lloyd Levine 95
CA State Board of Equalization Sally Lieber Democratic 95
Carol Liu 95
Cindy Montañez 95
Eugene Mullin 95
Joseph Nation 95
Pedro Nava 95
Fabian Núñez 95
Deborah Ortiz 95
Fran Pavley 95
Mark Ridley-Thomas 95
Ira Ruskin 95
Lori Saldaña 95
Simón Salinas 95
Jackie Speier 95
Tom Torlakson 95
Alberto Torrico 95
CA State Senate - 34 Thomas Umberg Democratic 95
Lois Wolk 95
Leland Yee 95
CA Supervisor - 5 Joe Baca, Jr. 90
Debra Bowen 90
Joe Coto 90
Martha Escutia 90
Sheila Kuehl 90
Alan Lowenthal 90
Barbara Matthews 90
Carole Migden 90
Gloria Romero 90
Jack Scott 90
CA Supervisor - 5 Joe Simitian No Party Affiliation 90
Wesley Chesbro 85
Denise Ducheny 85
Liz Figueroa 85
Gloria Negrete McLeod 85
Jenny Oropeza 85
Nicole Parra 85
Don Perata 85
Nell Soto 85
CA U.S. House - 52 Juan Vargas Democratic 85
Edward Vincent 85
Juan Arambula 80
Joseph Canciamilla 80
Gilbert Cedillo 80
Dean Florez 80
Michael Machado 80
Shirley Horton 75
Abel Maldonado 75
Bonnie Garcia 70
Keith Stuart Richman 65
Van Tran 55
Sam Blakeslee 50
Jeff Denham 50
Lynn Daucher 45
CA Council Member Alan Nakanishi 45
Todd Spitzer 45
Gregory Aghazarian 40
Kevin McCarthy 40
Bill Emmerson 35
Richard Keene 35
CA U.S. House - 1 Doug LaMalfa Republican 35
Sharon Runner 35
James Battin 30
John Benoit 30
Russell Bogh 30
Tom Harman 30
Kevin Murray 30
George Plescia 30
Mike Villines 30
Mark Wyland 30
Richard Ackerman 25
David Cogdill 25
Charles DeVore 25
Robert Dutton 25
Guy Houston 25
State Office Name Party Rating
Richard Alarcón 95
Elaine Alquist 95
CA Mayor - 1 Karen Bass D 95
Patty Berg 95
Rudy Bermúdez 95
Charles Calderon 95
CA Supervisor - 3 Wilma Chan 95
Edward Chavez 95
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu D 95
Rebecca Cohn 95
Hector De La Torre 95
Joe Dunn 95
Mervyn Dymally 95
Noreen Evans 95
Dario Frommer 95
Jackie Goldberg 95
Loni Hancock 95
Jerome Horton 95
Dave Jones 95
Betty Karnette 95
Christine Kehoe 95
Johan Klehs 95
Paul Koretz 95
CA State Senate - 17 John Laird D 95
Mark Leno 95
Lloyd Levine 95
CA State Board of Equalization Sally Lieber D 95
Carol Liu 95
Cindy Montañez 95
Eugene Mullin 95
Joseph Nation 95
Pedro Nava 95
Fabian Núñez 95
Deborah Ortiz 95
Fran Pavley 95
Mark Ridley-Thomas 95
Ira Ruskin 95
Lori Saldaña 95
Simón Salinas 95
Jackie Speier 95
Tom Torlakson 95
Alberto Torrico 95
CA State Senate - 34 Thomas Umberg D 95
Lois Wolk 95
Leland Yee 95
CA Supervisor - 5 Joe Baca, Jr. 90
Debra Bowen 90
Joe Coto 90
Martha Escutia 90
Sheila Kuehl 90
Alan Lowenthal 90
Barbara Matthews 90
Carole Migden 90
Gloria Romero 90
Jack Scott 90
CA Supervisor - 5 Joe Simitian N/A 90
Wesley Chesbro 85
Denise Ducheny 85
Liz Figueroa 85
Gloria Negrete McLeod 85
Jenny Oropeza 85
Nicole Parra 85
Don Perata 85
Nell Soto 85
CA U.S. House - 52 Juan Vargas D 85
Edward Vincent 85
Juan Arambula 80
Joseph Canciamilla 80
Gilbert Cedillo 80
Dean Florez 80
Michael Machado 80
Shirley Horton 75
Abel Maldonado 75
Bonnie Garcia 70
Keith Stuart Richman 65
Van Tran 55
Sam Blakeslee 50
Jeff Denham 50
Lynn Daucher 45
CA Council Member Alan Nakanishi 45
Todd Spitzer 45
Gregory Aghazarian 40
Kevin McCarthy 40
Bill Emmerson 35
Richard Keene 35
CA U.S. House - 1 Doug LaMalfa R 35
Sharon Runner 35
James Battin 30
John Benoit 30
Russell Bogh 30
Tom Harman 30
Kevin Murray 30
George Plescia 30
Mike Villines 30
Mark Wyland 30
Richard Ackerman 25
David Cogdill 25
Charles DeVore 25
Robert Dutton 25
Guy Houston 25
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