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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
David Cicilline | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 100% |
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
Ted Deutch | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 100% |
Brian Higgins | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
Joe Kennedy III | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 100% |
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
Jerry McNerney | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 10 | Don Payne, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 100% |
David Price | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | 100% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 91% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 91% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 91% |
Corrine Brown | 91% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 91% | |||
Lois Capps | 91% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 91% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 91% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 91% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 91% |
Elijah Cummings | 91% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 91% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 91% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 91% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 91% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 91% | |||
Donna Edwards | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 91% |
Elizabeth Esty | 91% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 91% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 91% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 91% | |
Alan Grayson | 91% | |||
Gene Green | 91% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 91% | |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 91% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 91% |
Mike Honda | 91% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 91% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 91% |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 91% |
Ann Kirkpatrick | 91% | |||
Brenda Lawrence | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 91% |
Sandy Levin | 91% | |||
John Lewis | 91% | |||
Alan Lowenthal | 91% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 91% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 91% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 91% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 91% |
Rick Nolan | 91% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 91% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 91% |
Charlie Rangel | 91% | |||
Cedric Richmond | 91% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 91% | |||
Bobby Rush | 91% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
David Cicilline | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 100% |
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 100% |
Ted Deutch | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 100% |
Brian Higgins | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
Joe Kennedy III | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 100% |
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
Jerry McNerney | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 10 | Don Payne, Jr. | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 100% |
David Price | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | D | 100% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 91% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 91% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 91% |
Corrine Brown | 91% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 91% | |||
Lois Capps | 91% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 91% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 91% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 91% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 91% |
Elijah Cummings | 91% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 91% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 91% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 91% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 91% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 91% | |||
Donna Edwards | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 91% |
Elizabeth Esty | 91% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 91% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 91% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 91% | |
Alan Grayson | 91% | |||
Gene Green | 91% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 91% | |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 91% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 91% |
Mike Honda | 91% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 91% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 91% |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 91% |
Ann Kirkpatrick | 91% | |||
Brenda Lawrence | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 91% |
Sandy Levin | 91% | |||
John Lewis | 91% | |||
Alan Lowenthal | 91% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 91% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 91% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 91% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 91% |
Rick Nolan | 91% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 91% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 91% |
Charlie Rangel | 91% | |||
Cedric Richmond | 91% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 91% | |||
Bobby Rush | 91% |