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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 100% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 100% |
Max Baucus | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Corrine Brown | 100% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 100% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 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% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 100% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 100% |
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | 100% |
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
Ted Deutch | 100% | |||
John Dingell | 100% | |||
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 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% |
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
Alan Grayson | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 100% |
Kay Hagan | 100% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 100% | |
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 100% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 100% | |||
Brian Higgins | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 100% |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 100% |
Steve Israel | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 100% |
Ron Kind | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Sandy Levin | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 100% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
David Price | 100% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 100% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 100% |
Max Baucus | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Corrine Brown | 100% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 100% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 100% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 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% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 100% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 100% |
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | D | 100% |
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 100% |
Ted Deutch | 100% | |||
John Dingell | 100% | |||
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 100% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 100% |
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 100% |
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
Alan Grayson | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 100% |
Kay Hagan | 100% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 100% | |
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 100% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 100% | |||
Brian Higgins | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 100% |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 100% |
Steve Israel | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 100% |
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 100% |
Ron Kind | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Sandy Levin | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 100% |
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 100% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 100% |
David Price | 100% |