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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 100% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
Russ Feingold | 93% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 88% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 88% |
Peter DeFazio | 88% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 88% | |||
Donna Edwards | 88% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 88% |
Sam Farr | 88% | |||
Bob Filner | 88% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 88% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 88% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 88% |
Steve Kagen | 88% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 88% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 88% |
John Lewis | 88% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 88% | |||
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 88% | |
George Miller | 88% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 88% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 88% |
Dave Obey | 88% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 88% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 88% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 88% |
Jackie Speier | 88% | |||
Bart Stupak | 88% | |||
Ed Towns | 88% | |||
Max Baucus | 86% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 86% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 86% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 86% |
Byron Dorgan | 86% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 86% |
Alan Grayson | 86% | |||
Tom Harkin | 86% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 86% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 86% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 86% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 86% |
Jim Oberstar | 86% | |||
John Olver | 86% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 86% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 86% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 86% |
Tom Udall | 86% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 85% |
Blanche Lincoln | 85% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 85% | |||
Arlen Specter | 85% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 80% |
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 79% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 79% |
Bob Bennett | 79% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 79% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 79% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 79% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 79% |
Kent Conrad | 79% | |||
Robert Corker | 79% | |||
Chris Dodd | 79% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 79% | |||
Al Franken | 79% | |||
Kay Hagan | 79% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 79% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 79% | |||
John Kerry | 79% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 79% |
Herb Kohl | 79% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 79% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 79% | |||
Carl Levin | 79% | |||
Dick Lugar | 79% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 79% |
Barbara Mikulski | 79% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 79% | |||
Ben Nelson | 79% | |||
Mark Pryor | 79% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 79% |
Harry Reid | 79% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 79% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 79% |
Mark Udall | 79% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 79% |
Jim Webb, Jr. | 79% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 79% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 77% |
George Voinovich | 77% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 75% | |
Mike Capuano | 75% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 100% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 100% |
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
Russ Feingold | 93% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 88% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 88% |
Peter DeFazio | 88% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 88% | |||
Donna Edwards | 88% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 88% |
Sam Farr | 88% | |||
Bob Filner | 88% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 88% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 88% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 88% |
Steve Kagen | 88% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 88% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 88% |
John Lewis | 88% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 88% | |||
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 88% | |
George Miller | 88% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 88% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 88% |
Dave Obey | 88% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 88% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 88% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 88% |
Jackie Speier | 88% | |||
Bart Stupak | 88% | |||
Ed Towns | 88% | |||
Max Baucus | 86% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 86% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 86% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 86% |
Byron Dorgan | 86% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 86% |
Alan Grayson | 86% | |||
Tom Harkin | 86% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 86% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 86% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 86% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 86% |
Jim Oberstar | 86% | |||
John Olver | 86% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 86% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 86% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 86% |
Tom Udall | 86% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 85% |
Blanche Lincoln | 85% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 85% | |||
Arlen Specter | 85% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 80% |
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 79% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 79% |
Bob Bennett | 79% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 79% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 79% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 79% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 79% |
Kent Conrad | 79% | |||
Robert Corker | 79% | |||
Chris Dodd | 79% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 79% | |||
Al Franken | 79% | |||
Kay Hagan | 79% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 79% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 79% | |||
John Kerry | 79% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 79% |
Herb Kohl | 79% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 79% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 79% | |||
Carl Levin | 79% | |||
Dick Lugar | 79% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 79% |
Barbara Mikulski | 79% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 79% | |||
Ben Nelson | 79% | |||
Mark Pryor | 79% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 79% |
Harry Reid | 79% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 79% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 79% |
Mark Udall | 79% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 79% |
Jim Webb, Jr. | 79% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 79% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 77% |
George Voinovich | 77% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 75% | |
Mike Capuano | 75% |