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2008 Positions on Middle Class Advocacy

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State Office Name Party Rating
John Yarmuth 90
Howard Berman 89
Rick Boucher 89
Barbara Boxer 89
Bruce Braley 89
Corrine Brown 89
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 89
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 89
Robert Cramer 89
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 89
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 89
Norm Dicks 89
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 89
Rahm Emanuel 89
Sam Farr 89
Wayne Gilchrest 89
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 89
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 89
Darlene Hooley 89
Eddie Johnson 89
Patrick Kennedy 89
John Kerry 89
Dave Loebsack 89
Nita Lowey 89
Jon Porter, Sr. 89
Charlie Rangel 89
Silvestre Reyes 89
Laura Richardson 89
MD U.S. House - 2 Dutch Ruppersberger Democratic 89
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 89
Vic Snyder 89
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 89
John Tanner 89
Diane Watson 89
Robert Wexler 89
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 89
Lynn Woolsey 89
NA President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 88
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 88
Julia Carson 88
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster Democratic 88
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 88
Bart Gordon 88
Luis Gutiérrez 88
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic 88
Carolyn Maloney 88
Jackie Speier 88
Travis Childers 83
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 83
Bobby Rush 83
Evan Bayh 80
Melissa Bean 80
Marion Berry 80
Dan Boren 80
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 80
Dennis Cardoza 80
Artur Davis 80
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 80
Brad Ellsworth 80
Dianne Feinstein 80
Gabrielle Giffords 80
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 80
Herb Kohl 80
Nicholas Lampson 80
Frank LoBiondo 80
Tim Mahoney 80
Jim Matheson 80
John McHugh 80
Barbara Mikulski 80
Harry Mitchell 80
Collin Peterson 80
Todd Platts 80
James Ramstad 80
Jay Rockefeller IV 80
Ken Salazar 80
Christopher Shays 80
MT U.S. Senate - Sr Jon Tester Democratic 80
Fred Upton 80
Jim Webb, Jr. 80
Brian Baird 78
Robert Byrd 78
Kent Conrad 78
Daniel Inouye 78
Ray LaHood 78
Nick Rahall II 78
Richard Renzi 78
Donald Young 78
Deborah Pryce 75
Max Baucus 70
Allen Boyd, Jr. 70
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper Democratic 70
Mike Castle 70
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 70
Charlie Dent 70
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 70
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 70
Elizabeth Dole 70
Jo Ann Emerson 70
Robert Hayes 70
Timothy Johnson 70
State Office Name Party Rating
John Yarmuth 90
Howard Berman 89
Rick Boucher 89
Barbara Boxer 89
Bruce Braley 89
Corrine Brown 89
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 89
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 89
Robert Cramer 89
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 89
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 89
Norm Dicks 89
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 89
Rahm Emanuel 89
Sam Farr 89
Wayne Gilchrest 89
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 89
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 89
Darlene Hooley 89
Eddie Johnson 89
Patrick Kennedy 89
John Kerry 89
Dave Loebsack 89
Nita Lowey 89
Jon Porter, Sr. 89
Charlie Rangel 89
Silvestre Reyes 89
Laura Richardson 89
MD U.S. House - 2 Dutch Ruppersberger D 89
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 89
Vic Snyder 89
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 89
John Tanner 89
Diane Watson 89
Robert Wexler 89
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 89
Lynn Woolsey 89
NA President Joe Biden, Jr. D 88
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 88
Julia Carson 88
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster D 88
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 88
Bart Gordon 88
Luis Gutiérrez 88
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar D 88
Carolyn Maloney 88
Jackie Speier 88
Travis Childers 83
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 83
Bobby Rush 83
Evan Bayh 80
Melissa Bean 80
Marion Berry 80
Dan Boren 80
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown D 80
Dennis Cardoza 80
Artur Davis 80
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 80
Brad Ellsworth 80
Dianne Feinstein 80
Gabrielle Giffords 80
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 80
Herb Kohl 80
Nicholas Lampson 80
Frank LoBiondo 80
Tim Mahoney 80
Jim Matheson 80
John McHugh 80
Barbara Mikulski 80
Harry Mitchell 80
Collin Peterson 80
Todd Platts 80
James Ramstad 80
Jay Rockefeller IV 80
Ken Salazar 80
Christopher Shays 80
MT U.S. Senate - Sr Jon Tester D 80
Fred Upton 80
Jim Webb, Jr. 80
Brian Baird 78
Robert Byrd 78
Kent Conrad 78
Daniel Inouye 78
Ray LaHood 78
Nick Rahall II 78
Richard Renzi 78
Donald Young 78
Deborah Pryce 75
Max Baucus 70
Allen Boyd, Jr. 70
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Tom Carper D 70
Mike Castle 70
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 70
Charlie Dent 70
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 70
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 70
Elizabeth Dole 70
Jo Ann Emerson 70
Robert Hayes 70
Timothy Johnson 70
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