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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
Al Franken | 100% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 100% | |
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 100% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
Brad Miller | 100% | |||
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Silvestre Reyes | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 90% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 90% |
Jeff Bingaman | 90% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 90% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 90% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 90% |
Kay Hagan | 90% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 90% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 90% | |||
John Kerry | 90% | |||
Herb Kohl | 90% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 90% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 90% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 90% |
Joe Baca, Sr. | 89% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 89% |
John Barrow | 89% | |||
Tim Bishop | 89% | |||
Leonard Boswell | 89% | |||
Corrine Brown | 89% | |||
Lois Capps | 89% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 89% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 89% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 89% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 89% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 89% | |||
Jerry Costello | 89% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 89% |
Mark Critz | 89% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 89% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 89% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 89% | |||
Bob Filner | 89% | |||
Barney Frank | 89% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 89% | |||
Tim Holden | 89% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 89% | |||
Steve Israel | 89% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 89% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 89% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 89% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 89% |
Dave Loebsack | 89% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 89% |
Carolyn McCarthy | 89% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 89% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 89% | |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 89% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 89% |
Ed Perlmutter | 89% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 89% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 89% |
Bobby Rush | 89% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 89% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 89% |
José Serrano | 89% | |||
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 89% |
John Tierney | 89% | |||
Darryl Towns | 89% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 89% |
Pete Visclosky | 89% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 89% |
Mel Watt | 89% | |||
John Yarmuth | 89% | |||
Mark Begich | 80% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 80% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 80% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 80% |
Kent Conrad | 80% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 80% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 80% |
Frank Lautenberg | 80% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 80% | |||
Joe Lieberman | 80% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 80% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 80% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 80% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 80% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 80% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 80% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 80% |
Mark Udall | 80% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
Al Franken | 100% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 100% | |
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 100% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
Brad Miller | 100% | |||
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Silvestre Reyes | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 90% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 90% |
Jeff Bingaman | 90% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 90% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 90% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 90% |
Kay Hagan | 90% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 90% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 90% | |||
John Kerry | 90% | |||
Herb Kohl | 90% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 90% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 90% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 90% |
Joe Baca, Sr. | 89% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 89% |
John Barrow | 89% | |||
Tim Bishop | 89% | |||
Leonard Boswell | 89% | |||
Corrine Brown | 89% | |||
Lois Capps | 89% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 89% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 89% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 89% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 89% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 89% | |||
Jerry Costello | 89% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 89% |
Mark Critz | 89% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 89% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 89% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 89% | |||
Bob Filner | 89% | |||
Barney Frank | 89% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 89% | |||
Tim Holden | 89% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 89% | |||
Steve Israel | 89% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 89% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 89% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 89% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 89% |
Dave Loebsack | 89% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 89% |
Carolyn McCarthy | 89% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 89% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 89% | |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 89% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 89% |
Ed Perlmutter | 89% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 89% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 89% |
Bobby Rush | 89% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 89% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 89% |
José Serrano | 89% | |||
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 89% |
John Tierney | 89% | |||
Darryl Towns | 89% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 89% |
Pete Visclosky | 89% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 89% |
Mel Watt | 89% | |||
John Yarmuth | 89% | |||
Mark Begich | 80% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 80% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 80% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 80% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 80% |
Kent Conrad | 80% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 80% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 80% |
Frank Lautenberg | 80% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 80% | |||
Joe Lieberman | 80% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 80% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 80% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 80% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 80% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 80% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 80% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 80% |
Mark Udall | 80% |