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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Mark Begich | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 100% |
Alan Grayson | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 100% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
Mary Jo Kilroy | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Dan Maffei | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Owens | 100% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 100% |
Laura Richardson | 100% | |||
Bobby Rush | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
Mark Schauer | 100% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 100% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 100% |
Niki Tsongas | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 99% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 99% |
Maurice Hinchey | 99% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 99% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 99% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 99% |
Donald Payne | 99% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 99% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 99% |
Joe Baca, Sr. | 98% | |||
Tim Bishop | 98% | |||
Bruce Braley | 98% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 98% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 98% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 98% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 98% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 98% |
Elijah Cummings | 98% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 98% |
Eliot Engel | 98% | |||
John Hall | 98% | |||
Phil Hare | 98% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 98% | |||
Mike Honda | 98% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 98% |
Patrick Kennedy | 98% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 98% | |||
Ron Klein | 98% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 98% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 98% |
John Lewis | 98% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 98% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 98% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 98% |
Jerry McNerney | 98% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 98% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 98% |
John Olver | 98% | |||
Tim Ryan | 98% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 98% |
Allyson Schwartz | 98% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 98% | |||
Albio Sires | 98% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 98% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 98% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Begich | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 100% |
Alan Grayson | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 100% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
Mary Jo Kilroy | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 100% |
Dan Maffei | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
Bill Owens | 100% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 100% |
Laura Richardson | 100% | |||
Bobby Rush | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
Mark Schauer | 100% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 100% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 100% |
Niki Tsongas | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 99% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 99% |
Maurice Hinchey | 99% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 99% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 99% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 99% |
Donald Payne | 99% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 99% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 99% |
Joe Baca, Sr. | 98% | |||
Tim Bishop | 98% | |||
Bruce Braley | 98% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 98% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 98% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 98% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 98% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 98% |
Elijah Cummings | 98% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 98% |
Eliot Engel | 98% | |||
John Hall | 98% | |||
Phil Hare | 98% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 98% | |||
Mike Honda | 98% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 98% |
Patrick Kennedy | 98% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 98% | |||
Ron Klein | 98% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 98% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 98% |
John Lewis | 98% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 98% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 98% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 98% |
Jerry McNerney | 98% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 98% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 98% |
John Olver | 98% | |||
Tim Ryan | 98% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 98% |
Allyson Schwartz | 98% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 98% | |||
Albio Sires | 98% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 98% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 98% |