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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
Shelley Berkley | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Darlene Hooley | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 100% |
Patrick Kennedy | 100% | |||
Ron Kind | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
Cynthia Ann McKinney | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 100% | |
George Miller | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 100% |
Dave Obey | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Paul Sarbanes | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 100% |
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
John Tierney | 100% | |||
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Diane Watson | 100% | |||
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
Robert Wexler | 100% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
David Wu | 100% | |||
Hillary Clinton | 95% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 95% |
Tom Harkin | 95% | |||
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 95% | |||
John Kerry | 95% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 95% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 95% |
Barack Obama II | 95% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 95% |
Gary Ackerman | 94% | |||
Thomas Allen | 94% | |||
Brian Baird | 94% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 94% | |
Howard Berman | 94% | |||
Tim Bishop | 94% | |||
Corrine Brown | 94% | |||
Lois Capps | 94% | |||
Mike Capuano | 94% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 94% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 94% |
Eliot Engel | 94% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 94% |
Barney Frank | 94% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 94% |
Brian Higgins | 94% | |||
Mike Honda | 94% | |||
Steve Israel | 94% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 94% | |||
Tom Lantos | 94% | |||
John Lewis | 94% | |||
Nita Lowey | 94% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 94% |
Carolyn McCarthy | 94% | |||
Jim McDermott | 94% | |||
Michael McNulty | 94% | |||
Martin Meehan | 94% | |||
Juanita Millender-McDonald | 94% | |||
Brad Miller | 94% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 94% |
John Olver | 94% | |||
Ed Pastor | 94% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 94% |
David Price | 94% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 94% | |||
Steve Rothman | 94% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 94% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 94% |
Allyson Schwartz | 94% | |||
José Serrano | 94% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 94% | |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 94% |
Ellen Tauscher | 94% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 94% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
Shelley Berkley | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 100% |
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Darlene Hooley | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 100% |
Patrick Kennedy | 100% | |||
Ron Kind | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 100% |
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
Cynthia Ann McKinney | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 100% | |
George Miller | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 100% |
Dave Obey | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Paul Sarbanes | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 100% |
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
John Tierney | 100% | |||
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
Diane Watson | 100% | |||
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
Robert Wexler | 100% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
David Wu | 100% | |||
Hillary Clinton | 95% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 95% |
Tom Harkin | 95% | |||
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 95% | |||
John Kerry | 95% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 95% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 95% |
Barack Obama II | 95% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 95% |
Gary Ackerman | 94% | |||
Thomas Allen | 94% | |||
Brian Baird | 94% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 94% | |
Howard Berman | 94% | |||
Tim Bishop | 94% | |||
Corrine Brown | 94% | |||
Lois Capps | 94% | |||
Mike Capuano | 94% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 94% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 94% |
Eliot Engel | 94% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 94% |
Barney Frank | 94% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 94% |
Brian Higgins | 94% | |||
Mike Honda | 94% | |||
Steve Israel | 94% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 94% | |||
Tom Lantos | 94% | |||
John Lewis | 94% | |||
Nita Lowey | 94% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 94% |
Carolyn McCarthy | 94% | |||
Jim McDermott | 94% | |||
Michael McNulty | 94% | |||
Martin Meehan | 94% | |||
Juanita Millender-McDonald | 94% | |||
Brad Miller | 94% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 94% |
John Olver | 94% | |||
Ed Pastor | 94% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 94% |
David Price | 94% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 94% | |||
Steve Rothman | 94% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 94% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 94% |
Allyson Schwartz | 94% | |||
José Serrano | 94% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 94% | |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 94% |
Ellen Tauscher | 94% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 94% |