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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Joe Lieberman | 100% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 100% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 100% |
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
Jerry McNerney | 100% | |||
Michael McNulty | 100% | |||
Kendrick Meek, Sr. | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 100% |
Charlie Melancon, Sr. | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 100% | |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
Brad Miller | 100% | |||
Alan Mollohan | 100% | |||
Dennis Moore | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 100% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
Jack Murtha | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 100% |
Dave Obey | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Ed Pastor | 100% | |||
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
Ed Perlmutter | 100% | |||
Collin Peterson | 100% | |||
Earl Pomeroy | 100% | |||
David Price | 100% | |||
Nick Rahall II | 100% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Silvestre Reyes | 100% | |||
Laura Richardson | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
Ciro Rodriguez | 100% | |||
Mike Ross | 100% | |||
Steve Rothman | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 100% |
Bobby Rush | 100% | |||
Tim Ryan | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 100% |
Allyson Schwartz | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
Joe Sestak, Jr. | 100% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
Albio Sires | 100% | |||
Ike Skelton | 100% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 100% |
Vic Snyder | 100% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
Zack Space | 100% | |||
John Spratt, Jr. | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
Bart Stupak | 100% | |||
Betty Sutton | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
John Tanner | 100% | |||
Ellen Tauscher | 100% | |||
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% | |||
Ed Towns | 100% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 100% | |||
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
Pete Visclosky | 100% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 100% |
Mel Watt | 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% |
Charlie Wilson, Jr. | 100% | |||
David Wu | 100% | |||
John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
Brian Baird | 90% | |||
Shelley Berkley | 90% | |||
Marion Berry | 90% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 90% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Lieberman | 100% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 100% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 100% |
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 100% |
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
Jerry McNerney | 100% | |||
Michael McNulty | 100% | |||
Kendrick Meek, Sr. | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 100% |
Charlie Melancon, Sr. | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 100% | |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
Brad Miller | 100% | |||
Alan Mollohan | 100% | |||
Dennis Moore | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 100% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
Jack Murtha | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 100% |
Dave Obey | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 100% |
Ed Pastor | 100% | |||
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
Ed Perlmutter | 100% | |||
Collin Peterson | 100% | |||
Earl Pomeroy | 100% | |||
David Price | 100% | |||
Nick Rahall II | 100% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Silvestre Reyes | 100% | |||
Laura Richardson | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
Ciro Rodriguez | 100% | |||
Mike Ross | 100% | |||
Steve Rothman | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 100% |
Bobby Rush | 100% | |||
Tim Ryan | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 100% |
Allyson Schwartz | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
Joe Sestak, Jr. | 100% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 100% |
Albio Sires | 100% | |||
Ike Skelton | 100% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 100% |
Vic Snyder | 100% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
Zack Space | 100% | |||
John Spratt, Jr. | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
Bart Stupak | 100% | |||
Betty Sutton | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 100% |
John Tanner | 100% | |||
Ellen Tauscher | 100% | |||
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% | |||
Ed Towns | 100% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 100% | |||
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 100% |
Pete Visclosky | 100% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 100% |
Mel Watt | 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% |
Charlie Wilson, Jr. | 100% | |||
David Wu | 100% | |||
John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
Brian Baird | 90% | |||
Shelley Berkley | 90% | |||
Marion Berry | 90% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 90% |