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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 100% |
John Olver | 100% | |||
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 96% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 96% | |
Mike Capuano | 96% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 96% | |||
Sam Farr | 96% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 96% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 96% |
George Miller | 96% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 96% |
Ron Paul | 96% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 96% |
José Serrano | 96% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 96% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 93% |
Hansen Clarke | 93% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 93% |
Peter DeFazio | 93% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 93% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 93% | |||
Donna Edwards | 93% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 93% |
Barney Frank | 93% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 93% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 93% | |||
John Lewis | 93% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 93% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 93% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 93% |
Bobby Rush | 93% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 93% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 91% | |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 89% |
Elijah Cummings | 89% | |||
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 89% | |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 89% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 89% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 89% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 89% |
John Tierney | 89% | |||
Bruce Braley | 88% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 88% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 86% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 86% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 86% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 86% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 86% | |
Maurice Hinchey | 86% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 86% |
Mel Watt | 86% | |||
John Yarmuth | 86% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 85% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 85% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 85% | |||
Jackie Speier | 85% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 85% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 83% |
Justin Amash | 82% | |||
Lois Capps | 82% | |||
Joe Crowley | 82% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 82% |
Carolyn Maloney | 82% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 82% |
Charlie Rangel | 81% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 81% | |||
Henry Waxman | 81% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 80% |
Leonard Boswell | 79% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 79% |
David Cicilline | 79% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 79% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 79% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 79% | |||
Ron Kind | 79% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 79% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 79% | |||
David Price | 79% | |||
Nick Rahall II | 79% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 78% |
Al Franken | 78% | |||
Brian Higgins | 78% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 78% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 100% |
John Olver | 100% | |||
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 96% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 96% | |
Mike Capuano | 96% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 96% | |||
Sam Farr | 96% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 96% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 96% |
George Miller | 96% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 96% |
Ron Paul | 96% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 96% |
José Serrano | 96% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 96% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 93% |
Hansen Clarke | 93% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 93% |
Peter DeFazio | 93% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 93% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 93% | |||
Donna Edwards | 93% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 93% |
Barney Frank | 93% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 93% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 93% | |||
John Lewis | 93% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 93% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 93% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 93% |
Bobby Rush | 93% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 93% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 91% | |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 89% |
Elijah Cummings | 89% | |||
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 89% | |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 89% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 89% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 89% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 89% |
John Tierney | 89% | |||
Bruce Braley | 88% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 88% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 86% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 86% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 86% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 86% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 86% | |
Maurice Hinchey | 86% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 86% |
Mel Watt | 86% | |||
John Yarmuth | 86% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 85% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 85% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 85% | |||
Jackie Speier | 85% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 85% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 83% |
Justin Amash | 82% | |||
Lois Capps | 82% | |||
Joe Crowley | 82% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 82% |
Carolyn Maloney | 82% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 82% |
Charlie Rangel | 81% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 81% | |||
Henry Waxman | 81% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 80% |
Leonard Boswell | 79% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 79% |
David Cicilline | 79% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 79% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 79% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 79% | |||
Ron Kind | 79% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 79% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 79% | |||
David Price | 79% | |||
Nick Rahall II | 79% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 78% |
Al Franken | 78% | |||
Brian Higgins | 78% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 78% |