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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
Jerry Costello | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Delahunt | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 100% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
George Miller | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
Dave Obey | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
David Price | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
Bart Stupak | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 95% | |||
Russ Feingold | 95% | |||
Tom Harkin | 95% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 95% |
Herb Kohl | 95% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 95% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 95% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 95% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 95% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 95% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 95% |
Gary Ackerman | 92% | |||
Thomas Allen | 92% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 92% | |
Bruce Braley | 92% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 92% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 92% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 92% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 92% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 92% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 92% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 92% |
Elijah Cummings | 92% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 92% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 92% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 92% |
Bob Filner | 92% | |||
John Hall | 92% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 92% |
Paul Hodes | 92% | |||
Darlene Hooley | 92% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 92% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 92% |
John Lewis | 92% | |||
Nita Lowey | 92% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 92% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 92% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 92% |
Jerry McNerney | 92% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 92% |
Jim Oberstar | 92% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 92% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
Jerry Costello | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 100% |
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 100% |
Bill Delahunt | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 100% |
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 100% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 100% |
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 100% |
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
George Miller | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 100% |
Dave Obey | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 100% |
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
David Price | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
Bart Stupak | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 100% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 95% | |||
Russ Feingold | 95% | |||
Tom Harkin | 95% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 95% |
Herb Kohl | 95% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 95% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 95% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 95% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 95% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 95% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 95% |
Gary Ackerman | 92% | |||
Thomas Allen | 92% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 92% | |
Bruce Braley | 92% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 92% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 92% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 92% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 92% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 92% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 92% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 92% |
Elijah Cummings | 92% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 92% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 92% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 92% |
Bob Filner | 92% | |||
John Hall | 92% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 92% |
Paul Hodes | 92% | |||
Darlene Hooley | 92% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 92% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 92% |
John Lewis | 92% | |||
Nita Lowey | 92% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 92% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 92% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 92% |
Jerry McNerney | 92% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 92% |
Jim Oberstar | 92% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 92% |