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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
Max Baucus | 100% | |||
Mark Begich | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 100% |
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
Tim Bishop | 100% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bruce Braley | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
Walter Holden Capps | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 100% |
Kent Conrad | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
Byron Dorgan | 100% | |||
John Duncan, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Kay Hagan | 100% | |||
Phil Hare | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 100% |
Paul Hodes | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
Steve Kagen | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 100% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 100% | |
George Miller | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
Jim Oberstar | 100% | |||
Dave Obey | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
Ron Paul | 100% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 100% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 100% |
Mark Pryor | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 100% |
Arlen Specter | 100% | |||
Jackie Speier | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 100% |
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
Jim Webb, Jr. | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
Chris Dodd | 88% | |||
Blanche Lincoln | 88% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 88% | |||
Ben Nelson | 88% | |||
Shelley Berkley | 83% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 83% |
Leonard Boswell | 83% | |||
Corrine Brown | 83% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 83% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 83% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 83% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
Max Baucus | 100% | |||
Mark Begich | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 100% |
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
Tim Bishop | 100% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bruce Braley | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
Walter Holden Capps | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 100% |
Kent Conrad | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 100% |
Byron Dorgan | 100% | |||
John Duncan, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 100% |
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
Kay Hagan | 100% | |||
Phil Hare | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 100% |
Paul Hodes | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 100% |
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
Steve Kagen | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 100% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 100% | |
George Miller | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 100% |
Jim Oberstar | 100% | |||
Dave Obey | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
Ron Paul | 100% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 100% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 100% |
Mark Pryor | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 100% |
Arlen Specter | 100% | |||
Jackie Speier | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 100% |
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 100% |
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
Jim Webb, Jr. | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
Chris Dodd | 88% | |||
Blanche Lincoln | 88% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 88% | |||
Ben Nelson | 88% | |||
Shelley Berkley | 83% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 83% |
Leonard Boswell | 83% | |||
Corrine Brown | 83% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 83% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 83% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 83% |