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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% |
Leonard Boswell | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Bruce Braley | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
Robert Byrd | 100% | |||
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 100% |
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
John Dingell | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
John Hall | 100% | |||
Phil Hare | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Steve Kagen | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
John Lewis | 100% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 100% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 100% | |
George Miller | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 100% |
Jim Oberstar | 100% | |||
Dave Obey | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
José Serrano | 100% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
Jackie Speier | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
Diane Watson | 100% | |||
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 100% |
David Wu | 100% | |||
John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 90% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 90% | |||
John Kerry | 90% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 90% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 90% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 90% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 90% |
Neil Abercrombie | 87% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 87% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 87% | |
Tim Bishop | 87% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 87% | |||
Mike Capuano | 87% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 87% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 87% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 87% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 87% | |||
Jerry Costello | 87% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 87% |
Bill Delahunt | 87% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 87% |
Sam Farr | 87% | |||
Barney Frank | 87% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 87% |
Jane Harman | 87% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 87% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 87% |
Paul Hodes | 87% | |||
Mike Honda | 87% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 87% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 87% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 87% |
Patrick Kennedy | 87% | |||
Dale Kildee | 87% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 87% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 87% | |||
Jim Langevin | 87% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 87% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 87% |
Nita Lowey | 87% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 87% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 87% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 87% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
Leonard Boswell | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Bruce Braley | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
Robert Byrd | 100% | |||
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 100% |
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 100% |
John Dingell | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 100% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 100% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
John Hall | 100% | |||
Phil Hare | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Steve Kagen | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
John Lewis | 100% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 100% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 100% | |
George Miller | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 100% |
Jim Oberstar | 100% | |||
Dave Obey | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 100% |
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
José Serrano | 100% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
Jackie Speier | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 100% |
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 100% |
Diane Watson | 100% | |||
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 100% |
David Wu | 100% | |||
John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 90% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 90% | |||
John Kerry | 90% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 90% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 90% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 90% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 90% |
Neil Abercrombie | 87% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 87% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 87% | |
Tim Bishop | 87% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 87% | |||
Mike Capuano | 87% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 87% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 87% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 87% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 87% | |||
Jerry Costello | 87% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 87% |
Bill Delahunt | 87% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 87% |
Sam Farr | 87% | |||
Barney Frank | 87% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 87% |
Jane Harman | 87% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 87% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 87% |
Paul Hodes | 87% | |||
Mike Honda | 87% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 87% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 87% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 87% |
Patrick Kennedy | 87% | |||
Dale Kildee | 87% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 87% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 87% | |||
Jim Langevin | 87% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 87% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 87% |
Nita Lowey | 87% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 87% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 87% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 87% |