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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Neil Abercrombie | 100% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
Max Baucus | 100% | |||
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
Robert Byrd | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
Kent Conrad | 100% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Jon Corzine | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
Mark Dayton | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
Byron Dorgan | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Rahm Emanuel | 100% | |||
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 100% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | |||
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
Tom Lantos | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 100% |
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Blanche Lincoln | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
Martin Meehan | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
Juanita Millender-McDonald | 100% | |||
George Miller | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
Jim Oberstar | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
Major Owens | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
Mark Pryor | 100% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Bobby Rush | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
Paul Sarbanes | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
Diane Watson | 100% | |||
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 100% | |||
Robert Wexler | 100% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
Chris Dodd | 88% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 88% | |||
James Merrill Jeffords | 88% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 88% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 88% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 88% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 80% | |||
Thomas Allen | 80% | |||
Rob Andrews | 80% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 80% | |||
Brian Baird | 80% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 80% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Neil Abercrombie | 100% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
Max Baucus | 100% | |||
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
Robert Byrd | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 100% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
Kent Conrad | 100% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Jon Corzine | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 100% |
Mark Dayton | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 100% |
Byron Dorgan | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Rahm Emanuel | 100% | |||
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 100% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | |||
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
Tom Lantos | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 100% |
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Blanche Lincoln | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
Martin Meehan | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
Juanita Millender-McDonald | 100% | |||
George Miller | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 100% |
Jim Oberstar | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
Major Owens | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 100% |
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 100% |
Mark Pryor | 100% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Bobby Rush | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
Paul Sarbanes | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 100% |
Diane Watson | 100% | |||
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 100% | |||
Robert Wexler | 100% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
Chris Dodd | 88% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 88% | |||
James Merrill Jeffords | 88% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 88% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 88% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 88% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 80% | |||
Thomas Allen | 80% | |||
Rob Andrews | 80% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 80% | |||
Brian Baird | 80% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 80% |