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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% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 100% |
Leonard Boswell | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Bruce Braley | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
Dennis Cardoza | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 100% |
Hansen Clarke | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 100% |
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 100% |
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 100% | |
George Miller | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 100% |
Nick Rahall II | 100% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 100% |
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 92% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 92% | |
Lois Capps | 92% | |||
David Cicilline | 92% | |||
William Clay, Sr. | 92% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 92% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 92% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 92% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 92% |
Donna Edwards | 92% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 92% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 92% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 92% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 92% | |||
Mike Honda | 92% | |||
Ron Kind | 92% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 92% |
John Lewis | 92% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 92% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 92% |
Robert Matsui | 92% | |||
Jim McDermott | 92% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 92% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 92% |
John Olver | 92% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 92% |
Bobby Rush | 92% | |||
Allyson Schwartz | 92% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 92% |
Albio Sires | 92% | |||
Betty Sutton | 92% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 92% |
Niki Tsongas | 92% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 92% |
Pete Visclosky | 92% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 92% |
Mel Watt | 92% | |||
Henry Waxman | 92% | |||
John Yarmuth | 92% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 83% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 83% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 83% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 83% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 83% |
Susan Davis | 83% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 83% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 83% |
Brian Higgins | 83% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 83% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 100% |
Leonard Boswell | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Bruce Braley | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
Dennis Cardoza | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 100% |
Hansen Clarke | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 100% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 100% |
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 100% |
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 100% |
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 100% | |
George Miller | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 100% |
Nick Rahall II | 100% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 100% |
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 92% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 92% | |
Lois Capps | 92% | |||
David Cicilline | 92% | |||
William Clay, Sr. | 92% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 92% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 92% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 92% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 92% |
Donna Edwards | 92% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 92% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 92% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 92% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 92% | |||
Mike Honda | 92% | |||
Ron Kind | 92% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 92% |
John Lewis | 92% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 92% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 92% |
Robert Matsui | 92% | |||
Jim McDermott | 92% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 92% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 92% |
John Olver | 92% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 92% |
Bobby Rush | 92% | |||
Allyson Schwartz | 92% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 92% |
Albio Sires | 92% | |||
Betty Sutton | 92% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 92% |
Niki Tsongas | 92% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 92% |
Pete Visclosky | 92% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 92% |
Mel Watt | 92% | |||
Henry Waxman | 92% | |||
John Yarmuth | 92% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 83% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 83% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 83% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 83% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 83% |
Susan Davis | 83% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 83% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 83% |
Brian Higgins | 83% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 83% |