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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Allen | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
Howard Berman | 100% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
Tim Bishop | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
Rick Boucher | 100% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
Russ Carnahan | 100% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 100% |
Donna Christensen | 100% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 100% |
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
Norm Dicks | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Gabrielle Giffords | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
John Hall | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Jane Harman | 100% | |||
Brian Higgins | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Paul Hodes | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 100% |
Steve Israel | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
William Jefferson | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 100% |
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
John Lewis | 100% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 100% |
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 100% |
Carolyn McCarthy | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
Michael McNulty | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 100% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
David Price | 100% | |||
Nick Rahall II | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Steve Rothman | 100% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
Allyson Schwartz | 100% | |||
Joe Sestak, Jr. | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
Albio Sires | 100% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 100% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
Ellen Tauscher | 100% | |||
John Tierney | 100% | |||
Ed Towns | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Pete Visclosky | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Allen | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
Howard Berman | 100% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
Tim Bishop | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
Rick Boucher | 100% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
Russ Carnahan | 100% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 100% |
Donna Christensen | 100% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 100% |
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 100% |
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 100% |
Norm Dicks | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 100% |
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Gabrielle Giffords | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
John Hall | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Jane Harman | 100% | |||
Brian Higgins | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Paul Hodes | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 100% |
Steve Israel | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 100% |
William Jefferson | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 100% |
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 100% |
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
John Lewis | 100% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 100% |
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 100% |
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 100% |
Carolyn McCarthy | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
Michael McNulty | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 100% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 100% |
David Price | 100% | |||
Nick Rahall II | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Steve Rothman | 100% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
Allyson Schwartz | 100% | |||
Joe Sestak, Jr. | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 100% |
Albio Sires | 100% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 100% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 100% |
Ellen Tauscher | 100% | |||
John Tierney | 100% | |||
Ed Towns | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
Pete Visclosky | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 100% |