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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Ted Deutch | 93% | |||
Eliot Engel | 93% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 93% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 93% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 93% |
Dale Kildee | 93% | |||
Jim Langevin | 93% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 93% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 93% |
Jerry McNerney | 93% | |||
George Miller | 93% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 93% |
Bobby Rush | 93% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 93% |
Pete Stark | 93% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 93% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 92% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 92% |
Al Franken | 92% | |||
Tom Harkin | 92% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 92% |
Shelley Berkley | 91% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 91% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 91% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 91% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 91% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 91% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 91% | |||
Barney Frank | 91% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 91% | |
Dennis Kucinich | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 91% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 91% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 91% |
Allyson Schwartz | 91% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 91% |
John Yarmuth | 91% | |||
Rob Andrews | 90% | |||
Tim Bishop | 90% | |||
Norm Dicks | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 90% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 90% |
Brian Higgins | 90% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 90% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 90% | |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 90% |
John Olver | 90% | |||
Laura Richardson | 90% | |||
Steve Rothman | 90% | |||
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 89% |
Howard Berman | 89% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 89% | |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 89% |
Ed Pastor | 89% | |||
Tim Ryan | 89% | |||
Betty Sutton | 89% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 89% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 89% | |||
Kay Hagan | 88% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 88% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 88% |
Herb Kohl | 88% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 88% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 88% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 87% |
Peter DeFazio | 87% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 87% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 87% | |||
Carolyn McCarthy | 87% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 87% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 87% |
Corrine Brown | 86% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 86% |
John Dingell | 86% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 86% |
Ron Kind | 86% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 86% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 86% |
Albio Sires | 86% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 84% | |||
Max Baucus | 84% | |||
Bruce Braley | 84% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 84% |
Kent Conrad | 84% | |||
Jim Cooper | 84% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 84% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 84% |
Silvestre Reyes | 84% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 84% |
Jackie Speier | 84% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 84% |
Maurice Hinchey | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 83% |
Ron Barber | 81% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 81% |
Dave Loebsack | 81% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 81% |
Loretta Sanchez | 81% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ted Deutch | 93% | |||
Eliot Engel | 93% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 93% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 93% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 93% |
Dale Kildee | 93% | |||
Jim Langevin | 93% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 93% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 93% |
Jerry McNerney | 93% | |||
George Miller | 93% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 93% |
Bobby Rush | 93% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 93% |
Pete Stark | 93% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 93% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 92% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 92% |
Al Franken | 92% | |||
Tom Harkin | 92% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 92% |
Shelley Berkley | 91% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 91% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 91% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 91% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 91% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 91% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 91% | |||
Barney Frank | 91% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 91% | |
Dennis Kucinich | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 91% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 91% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 91% |
Allyson Schwartz | 91% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 91% |
John Yarmuth | 91% | |||
Rob Andrews | 90% | |||
Tim Bishop | 90% | |||
Norm Dicks | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 90% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 90% |
Brian Higgins | 90% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 90% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 90% | |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 90% |
John Olver | 90% | |||
Laura Richardson | 90% | |||
Steve Rothman | 90% | |||
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 89% |
Howard Berman | 89% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 89% | |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 89% |
Ed Pastor | 89% | |||
Tim Ryan | 89% | |||
Betty Sutton | 89% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 89% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 89% | |||
Kay Hagan | 88% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 88% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 88% |
Herb Kohl | 88% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 88% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 88% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 87% |
Peter DeFazio | 87% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 87% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 87% | |||
Carolyn McCarthy | 87% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 87% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 87% |
Corrine Brown | 86% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 86% |
John Dingell | 86% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 86% |
Ron Kind | 86% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 86% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 86% |
Albio Sires | 86% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 84% | |||
Max Baucus | 84% | |||
Bruce Braley | 84% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 84% |
Kent Conrad | 84% | |||
Jim Cooper | 84% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 84% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 84% |
Silvestre Reyes | 84% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 84% |
Jackie Speier | 84% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 84% |
Maurice Hinchey | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 83% |
Ron Barber | 81% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 81% |
Dave Loebsack | 81% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 81% |
Loretta Sanchez | 81% |