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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 92% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 96% |
IN | U.S. House - 8 | Larry Bucshon | Republican | 4% |
IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 3% |
IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 0% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 0% |
KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 0% |
KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 0% |
KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 7% |
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 3% |
KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 0% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 5% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 10% |
LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 1% |
LA | U.S. House - 6 | Garret Graves | Republican | 4% |
LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 7% |
LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 3% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 97% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 99% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 99% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 96% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 95% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 1% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 88% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 96% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 90% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 98% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 99% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 67% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 98% |
MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 3% |
MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 1% |
MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 1% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 97% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 97% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 100% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 96% |
MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 1% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 93% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 79% |
MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 3% |
MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Republican | 1% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 93% |
MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 1% |
MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 0% |
MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 0% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 92% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 5% |
MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 4% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 86% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | Republican | 5% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 92% | |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 96% | |
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 0% |
NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 0% |
NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 0% |
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 1% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 99% |
NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 10% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 5% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 1% |
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 1% |
NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 2% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 95% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 98% |
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 96% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 34% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 97% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 97% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 98% |
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 90% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 95% |
NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 3% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 90% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 97% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 97% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 97% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 99% |
NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 19% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | Republican | 0% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 99% |
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 1% |
OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 1% |
OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 0% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 95% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 92% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 96% |
IN | U.S. House - 8 | Larry Bucshon | R | 4% |
IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 3% |
IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | 0% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 0% |
KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 0% |
KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 0% |
KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 7% |
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 3% |
KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 0% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 5% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 10% |
LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 1% |
LA | U.S. House - 6 | Garret Graves | R | 4% |
LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 7% |
LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | R | 3% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 97% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 99% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 99% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 96% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 95% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 1% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 88% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 96% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 90% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 98% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 99% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 67% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 98% |
MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 3% |
MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 1% |
MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 1% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 97% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 97% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 100% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 96% |
MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 1% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 93% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 79% |
MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 3% |
MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | R | 1% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 93% |
MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 1% |
MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 0% |
MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 0% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 92% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 5% |
MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | R | 4% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 86% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | R | 5% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 92% | |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 96% | |
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 0% |
NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 0% |
NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 0% |
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | R | 1% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 99% |
NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 10% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 5% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 1% |
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 1% |
NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 2% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 95% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 98% |
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 96% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 34% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 97% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 97% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 98% |
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 90% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 95% |
NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 3% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 90% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 97% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 97% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 97% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 99% |
NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 19% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | R | 0% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 99% |
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 1% |
OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 1% |
OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 0% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 95% |