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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Neil Abercrombie | 100% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 100% | |||
Rob Andrews | 100% | |||
Michael Arcuri | 100% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
Melissa Bean | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 100% |
Shelley Berkley | 100% | |||
Howard Berman | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Tim Bishop | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Corrine Brown | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
Roland Burris | 100% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 100% | |||
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
Dennis Cardoza | 100% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
Julia Carson | 100% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
William Clay, Sr. | 100% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 100% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 100% |
Kent Conrad | 100% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Jerry Costello | 100% | |||
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Delahunt | 100% | |||
Norm Dicks | 100% | |||
John Dingell | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
Byron Dorgan | 100% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Brad Ellsworth | 100% | |||
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
Bob Etheridge | 100% | |||
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 100% |
Gabrielle Giffords | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
Charlie Gonzalez | 100% | |||
Alan Grayson | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 100% |
Gene Green | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
Kay Hagan | 100% | |||
John Hall | 100% | |||
Debbie Halvorson | 100% | |||
Phil Hare | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Jane Harman | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 100% |
Brian Higgins | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 100% |
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 100% |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 100% |
Steve Israel | 100% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
Steve Kagen | 100% | |||
Paul Kanjorski | 100% | |||
Ted Kaufman | 100% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Dale Kildee | 100% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Neil Abercrombie | 100% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 100% | |||
Rob Andrews | 100% | |||
Michael Arcuri | 100% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
Melissa Bean | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 100% |
Shelley Berkley | 100% | |||
Howard Berman | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 100% |
Tim Bishop | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Corrine Brown | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
Roland Burris | 100% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 100% | |||
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
Dennis Cardoza | 100% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 100% |
Julia Carson | 100% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
William Clay, Sr. | 100% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 100% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 100% |
Kent Conrad | 100% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Jerry Costello | 100% | |||
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 100% |
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 100% |
Bill Delahunt | 100% | |||
Norm Dicks | 100% | |||
John Dingell | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 100% |
Byron Dorgan | 100% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 100% |
Brad Ellsworth | 100% | |||
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 100% |
Bob Etheridge | 100% | |||
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 100% |
Gabrielle Giffords | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
Charlie Gonzalez | 100% | |||
Alan Grayson | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 100% |
Gene Green | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
Kay Hagan | 100% | |||
John Hall | 100% | |||
Debbie Halvorson | 100% | |||
Phil Hare | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Jane Harman | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 100% |
Brian Higgins | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 100% |
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 100% |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 100% |
Steve Israel | 100% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 100% |
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 100% |
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
Steve Kagen | 100% | |||
Paul Kanjorski | 100% | |||
Ted Kaufman | 100% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Dale Kildee | 100% |