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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 98% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 98% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 98% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 97% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 97% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 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% |
Mike Honda | 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% |
Alan Lowenthal | 97% | |||
Beto O'Rourke | 97% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 97% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 97% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 97% |
John Tierney | 97% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 97% |
Lois Capps | 96% | |||
David Cicilline | 96% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 96% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 96% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 96% |
Susan Davis | 96% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 96% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 96% |
Donna Edwards | 96% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 96% | |||
Steve Israel | 96% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 96% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 96% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 96% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 96% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 96% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 96% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 96% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 96% |
Mark Udall | 96% | |||
Tom Udall | 96% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 95% |
Tim Bishop | 95% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 95% |
Mike Capuano | 95% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 95% | |||
Alan Grayson | 95% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 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% |
Jim Langevin | 95% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 95% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 95% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 95% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | 95% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 94% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 94% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 94% |
Joe Crowley | 94% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 94% | |||
Ted Deutch | 94% | |||
Sam Farr | 94% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 94% | |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 94% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 94% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 94% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 94% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 94% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 94% |
Don Payne, Jr. | 94% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 94% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 94% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 94% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 94% |
John Yarmuth | 94% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 93% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 93% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 93% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 93% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 93% |
Al Franken | 93% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 93% |
Brian Higgins | 93% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 93% | |||
Nita Lowey | 93% | |||
Dan Maffei | 93% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 93% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 98% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 98% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 98% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 97% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 97% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 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% |
Mike Honda | 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% |
Alan Lowenthal | 97% | |||
Beto O'Rourke | 97% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 97% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 97% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 97% |
John Tierney | 97% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 97% |
Lois Capps | 96% | |||
David Cicilline | 96% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 96% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 96% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 96% |
Susan Davis | 96% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 96% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 96% |
Donna Edwards | 96% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 96% | |||
Steve Israel | 96% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 96% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 96% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 96% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 96% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 96% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 96% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 96% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 96% |
Mark Udall | 96% | |||
Tom Udall | 96% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 95% |
Tim Bishop | 95% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 95% |
Mike Capuano | 95% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 95% | |||
Alan Grayson | 95% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 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% |
Jim Langevin | 95% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 95% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 95% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 95% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | D | 95% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 94% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 94% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 94% |
Joe Crowley | 94% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 94% | |||
Ted Deutch | 94% | |||
Sam Farr | 94% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 94% | |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 94% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 94% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 94% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 94% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 94% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 94% |
Don Payne, Jr. | 94% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 94% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 94% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 94% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 94% |
John Yarmuth | 94% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 93% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 93% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 93% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 93% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 93% |
Al Franken | 93% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 93% |
Brian Higgins | 93% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 93% | |||
Nita Lowey | 93% | |||
Dan Maffei | 93% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 93% |