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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 97% |
Mike Capuano | 97% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 97% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 97% |
Elijah Cummings | 97% | |||
Susan Davis | 97% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 97% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 97% |
Ted Deutch | 97% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 97% |
Elizabeth Esty | 97% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 97% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 97% | |
Brian Higgins | 97% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 97% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 97% |
Joe Kennedy III | 97% | |||
Dale Kildee | 97% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 97% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 97% |
Sandy Levin | 97% | |||
Alan Lowenthal | 97% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 97% |
Jim McDermott | 97% | |||
Beto O'Rourke | 97% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 97% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 97% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 97% |
Loretta Sanchez | 97% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 97% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 97% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 97% |
Niki Tsongas | 97% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 97% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 95% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 95% | |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 95% |
Lois Capps | 95% | |||
David Cicilline | 95% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 95% |
Donna Edwards | 95% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 95% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 95% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 95% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 95% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 95% |
Nita Lowey | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 95% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 95% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 95% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 95% |
David Price | 95% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 95% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 95% |
John Tierney | 95% | |||
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 95% |
Henry Waxman | 95% | |||
Rob Andrews | 94% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 94% |
Tim Bishop | 94% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 94% |
Barbara Boxer | 94% | |||
Bruce Braley | 94% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 94% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 94% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 94% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 94% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 94% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 94% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 94% |
Joe Crowley | 94% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 94% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 94% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 94% |
Al Franken | 94% | |||
Alan Grayson | 94% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 94% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 94% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 94% |
Steve Israel | 94% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 94% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 94% |
Timothy Johnson | 94% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 94% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 94% |
Patrick Leahy | 94% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 94% |
Carl Levin | 94% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 97% |
Mike Capuano | 97% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 97% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 97% |
Elijah Cummings | 97% | |||
Susan Davis | 97% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 97% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 97% |
Ted Deutch | 97% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 97% |
Elizabeth Esty | 97% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 97% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 97% | |
Brian Higgins | 97% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 97% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 97% |
Joe Kennedy III | 97% | |||
Dale Kildee | 97% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 97% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 97% |
Sandy Levin | 97% | |||
Alan Lowenthal | 97% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 97% |
Jim McDermott | 97% | |||
Beto O'Rourke | 97% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 97% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 97% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 97% |
Loretta Sanchez | 97% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 97% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 97% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 97% |
Niki Tsongas | 97% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 97% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 95% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 95% | |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 95% |
Lois Capps | 95% | |||
David Cicilline | 95% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 95% |
Donna Edwards | 95% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 95% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 95% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 95% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 95% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 95% |
Nita Lowey | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 95% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 95% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 95% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 95% |
David Price | 95% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 95% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 95% |
John Tierney | 95% | |||
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 95% |
Henry Waxman | 95% | |||
Rob Andrews | 94% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 94% |
Tim Bishop | 94% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 94% |
Barbara Boxer | 94% | |||
Bruce Braley | 94% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 94% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 94% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 94% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 94% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 94% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 94% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 94% |
Joe Crowley | 94% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 94% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 94% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 94% |
Al Franken | 94% | |||
Alan Grayson | 94% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 94% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 94% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 94% |
Steve Israel | 94% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 94% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 94% |
Timothy Johnson | 94% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 94% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 94% |
Patrick Leahy | 94% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 94% |
Carl Levin | 94% |