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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
Robert Byrd | 100% | |||
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 100% |
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Phil Hare | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Steve Kagen | 100% | |||
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
John Lewis | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
George Miller | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 100% |
Jim Oberstar | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
Jackie Speier | 100% | |||
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
Diane Watson | 100% | |||
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 100% |
Robert Wexler | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
Neil Abercrombie | 90% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 90% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 90% | |
Leonard Boswell | 90% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 90% | |||
Mike Capuano | 90% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 90% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 90% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 90% | |||
Jerry Costello | 90% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 90% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 90% |
Peter DeFazio | 90% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 90% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 90% |
Bill Delahunt | 90% | |||
John Dingell | 90% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 90% |
Barney Frank | 90% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 90% |
John Hall | 90% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 90% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 90% |
Mike Honda | 90% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 90% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 90% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 90% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 90% |
Dave Loebsack | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 90% |
Carolyn Maloney | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 90% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 90% | |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 90% |
Dave Obey | 90% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
Ed Pastor | 90% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 90% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 90% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 90% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
Robert Byrd | 100% | |||
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 100% |
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 100% |
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
Phil Hare | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Steve Kagen | 100% | |||
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
John Lewis | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
George Miller | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 100% |
Jim Oberstar | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
Jackie Speier | 100% | |||
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 100% |
Diane Watson | 100% | |||
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 100% |
Robert Wexler | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
Neil Abercrombie | 90% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 90% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 90% | |
Leonard Boswell | 90% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 90% | |||
Mike Capuano | 90% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 90% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 90% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 90% | |||
Jerry Costello | 90% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 90% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 90% |
Peter DeFazio | 90% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 90% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 90% |
Bill Delahunt | 90% | |||
John Dingell | 90% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 90% |
Barney Frank | 90% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 90% |
John Hall | 90% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 90% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 90% |
Mike Honda | 90% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 90% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 90% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 90% |
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 90% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 90% |
Dave Loebsack | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 90% |
Carolyn Maloney | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 90% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 90% | |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 90% |
Dave Obey | 90% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 90% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 90% |
Ed Pastor | 90% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 90% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 90% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 90% |