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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
George Miller | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 97% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 97% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 97% |
Rick Nolan | 97% | |||
Don Payne, Jr. | 97% | |||
Donna Edwards | 96% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 95% |
Mike Capuano | 94% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 94% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 94% |
Peter DeFazio | 94% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 94% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 94% | |
Mike Honda | 94% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 94% |
Alan Lowenthal | 94% | |||
Jim McDermott | 94% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 94% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 94% |
John Tierney | 94% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 93% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 91% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 91% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 91% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 91% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 91% |
José Serrano | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 91% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 91% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 91% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 90% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 89% |
Justin Amash | 88% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 88% | |
Bruce Braley | 88% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 88% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 88% |
Sam Farr | 88% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 88% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 88% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 88% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 88% |
Louise Slaughter | 88% | |||
John Yarmuth | 88% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 87% |
Brian Higgins | 87% | |||
Bobby Rush | 87% | |||
Jackie Speier | 87% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 84% |
David Cicilline | 84% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 84% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 84% |
Alan Grayson | 84% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 84% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 84% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 84% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 84% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 84% |
Beto O'Rourke | 84% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 84% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 84% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 84% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 83% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 83% | |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 83% |
John Lewis | 82% | |||
Lois Capps | 81% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 81% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 81% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 81% |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 81% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 81% |
Ron Kind | 81% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 81% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 81% | |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 81% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 79% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 79% | |||
Joe Crowley | 78% | |||
Ted Deutch | 78% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 78% |
Gloria Negrete McLeod | 78% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 78% |
David Price | 78% | |||
Kurt Schrader | 78% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 78% |
Mel Watt | 78% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 77% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 77% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 75% |
Max Baucus | 75% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 75% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 75% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
George Miller | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 97% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 97% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 97% |
Rick Nolan | 97% | |||
Don Payne, Jr. | 97% | |||
Donna Edwards | 96% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 95% |
Mike Capuano | 94% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 94% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 94% |
Peter DeFazio | 94% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 94% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 94% | |
Mike Honda | 94% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 94% |
Alan Lowenthal | 94% | |||
Jim McDermott | 94% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 94% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 94% |
John Tierney | 94% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 93% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 91% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 91% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 91% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 91% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 91% |
José Serrano | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 91% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 91% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 91% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 90% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 89% |
Justin Amash | 88% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 88% | |
Bruce Braley | 88% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 88% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 88% |
Sam Farr | 88% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 88% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 88% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 88% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 88% |
Louise Slaughter | 88% | |||
John Yarmuth | 88% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 87% |
Brian Higgins | 87% | |||
Bobby Rush | 87% | |||
Jackie Speier | 87% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 84% |
David Cicilline | 84% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 84% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 84% |
Alan Grayson | 84% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 84% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 84% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 84% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 84% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 84% |
Beto O'Rourke | 84% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 84% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 84% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 84% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 83% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 83% | |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 83% |
John Lewis | 82% | |||
Lois Capps | 81% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 81% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 81% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 81% |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 81% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 81% |
Ron Kind | 81% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 81% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 81% | |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 81% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 79% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 79% | |||
Joe Crowley | 78% | |||
Ted Deutch | 78% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 78% |
Gloria Negrete McLeod | 78% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 78% |
David Price | 78% | |||
Kurt Schrader | 78% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 78% |
Mel Watt | 78% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 77% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 77% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 75% |
Max Baucus | 75% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 75% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 75% |