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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
Ron Barber | 100% | |||
Max Baucus | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
Mark Begich | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
Kent Conrad | 100% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
John Dingell | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Dale Kildee | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 100% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
Brad Miller | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 100% |
John Olver | 100% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 100% |
Charlie Rangel | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
Gary Ackerman | 95% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 95% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 95% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 95% |
Howard Berman | 95% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 95% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 95% |
Bob Brady | 95% | |||
Bruce Braley | 95% | |||
Lois Capps | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 95% |
David Cicilline | 95% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 95% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 95% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 95% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 95% |
Elijah Cummings | 95% | |||
Susan Davis | 95% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 95% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 95% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 95% |
Ted Deutch | 95% | |||
Norm Dicks | 95% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 95% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 95% |
Eliot Engel | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 95% |
Barney Frank | 95% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 95% | |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 95% |
Charlie Gonzalez | 95% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 95% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 95% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 95% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 95% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 95% |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 95% | |||
Tim Holden | 95% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 95% |
Eddie Johnson | 95% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 95% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 95% |
Sandy Levin | 95% | |||
John Lewis | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 95% |
Nita Lowey | 95% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 95% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 95% |
Robert Matsui | 95% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 95% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
Ron Barber | 100% | |||
Max Baucus | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
Mark Begich | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
Kent Conrad | 100% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 100% |
John Dingell | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 100% |
Dale Kildee | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 100% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
Brad Miller | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 100% |
John Olver | 100% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 100% |
Charlie Rangel | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
Gary Ackerman | 95% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 95% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 95% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 95% |
Howard Berman | 95% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 95% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 95% |
Bob Brady | 95% | |||
Bruce Braley | 95% | |||
Lois Capps | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 95% |
David Cicilline | 95% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 95% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 95% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 95% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 95% |
Elijah Cummings | 95% | |||
Susan Davis | 95% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 95% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 95% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 95% |
Ted Deutch | 95% | |||
Norm Dicks | 95% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 95% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 95% |
Eliot Engel | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 95% |
Barney Frank | 95% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 95% | |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 95% |
Charlie Gonzalez | 95% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 95% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 95% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 95% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 95% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 95% |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 95% | |||
Tim Holden | 95% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 95% |
Eddie Johnson | 95% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 95% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 95% |
Sandy Levin | 95% | |||
John Lewis | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 95% |
Nita Lowey | 95% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 95% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 95% |
Robert Matsui | 95% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 95% |