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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 100% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Elizabeth Esty | 100% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 100% |
Al Franken | 100% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
Alan Grayson | 100% | |||
Colleen Hanabusa | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
Alan Lowenthal | 100% | |||
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
Jerry McNerney | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 100% |
David Price | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 99% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 99% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 99% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 99% |
Mike Capuano | 99% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 99% |
David Cicilline | 99% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 99% |
Elijah Cummings | 99% | |||
Susan Davis | 99% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 99% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 99% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 99% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 99% |
Brian Higgins | 99% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 99% |
Sandy Levin | 99% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 99% |
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 99% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 99% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 99% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 99% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 99% |
José Serrano | 99% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 99% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 99% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 98% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 98% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 98% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 98% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 98% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 98% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 98% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 98% |
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 97% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 97% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 97% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 97% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 97% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 97% |
Donna Edwards | 97% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 97% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 97% | |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 97% |
Steve Israel | 97% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 97% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 97% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 97% |
Brenda Lawrence | 97% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 97% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 100% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Elizabeth Esty | 100% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 100% |
Al Franken | 100% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
Alan Grayson | 100% | |||
Colleen Hanabusa | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
Alan Lowenthal | 100% | |||
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
Jerry McNerney | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 100% |
David Price | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 99% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 99% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | D | 99% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 99% |
Mike Capuano | 99% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 99% |
David Cicilline | 99% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 99% |
Elijah Cummings | 99% | |||
Susan Davis | 99% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 99% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 99% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 99% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 99% |
Brian Higgins | 99% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 99% |
Sandy Levin | 99% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 99% |
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 99% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 99% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 99% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 99% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 99% |
José Serrano | 99% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 99% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 99% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 98% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 98% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 98% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 98% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 98% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 98% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 98% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 98% |
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 97% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 97% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 97% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 97% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 97% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 97% |
Donna Edwards | 97% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | D | 97% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 97% | |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 97% |
Steve Israel | 97% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 97% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 97% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 97% |
Brenda Lawrence | 97% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 97% |