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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 100% |
Mo Cowan | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 100% |
John Kerry | 100% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 100% | |||
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 100% |
Dan Maffei | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
Carolyn McCarthy | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 100% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
Rob Andrews | 83% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 83% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 83% | |
Tim Bishop | 83% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 83% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 83% |
Bob Brady | 83% | |||
Corrine Brown | 83% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 83% | |||
Lois Capps | 83% | |||
Mike Capuano | 83% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 83% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 83% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 83% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 83% |
David Cicilline | 83% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 83% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 83% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 83% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 83% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 83% |
Joe Crowley | 83% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | 83% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 83% |
Susan Davis | 83% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 83% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 83% |
Ted Deutch | 83% | |||
John Dingell | 83% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 83% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 83% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 83% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 83% |
Eliot Engel | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 83% |
Elizabeth Esty | 83% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 83% |
Tulsi Gabbard | 83% | |||
Alan Grayson | 83% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 83% | |
Colleen Hanabusa | 83% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 83% |
Brian Higgins | 83% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 83% |
NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 83% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 83% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 100% |
Mo Cowan | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 100% |
John Kerry | 100% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 100% | |||
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 100% |
Dan Maffei | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
Carolyn McCarthy | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 100% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
Rob Andrews | 83% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 83% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 83% | |
Tim Bishop | 83% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 83% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 83% |
Bob Brady | 83% | |||
Corrine Brown | 83% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 83% | |||
Lois Capps | 83% | |||
Mike Capuano | 83% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 83% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 83% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 83% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 83% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 83% |
David Cicilline | 83% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 83% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 83% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 83% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 83% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 83% |
Joe Crowley | 83% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | D | 83% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 83% |
Susan Davis | 83% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 83% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 83% |
Ted Deutch | 83% | |||
John Dingell | 83% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 83% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 83% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 83% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 83% |
Eliot Engel | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 83% |
Elizabeth Esty | 83% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 83% |
Tulsi Gabbard | 83% | |||
Alan Grayson | 83% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 83% | |
Colleen Hanabusa | 83% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 83% |
Brian Higgins | 83% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 83% |
NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 83% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 83% |