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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 95% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 95% | |
George Miller | 95% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 95% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 95% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 95% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 95% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 95% |
David Price | 95% | |||
Steve Rothman | 95% | |||
Bobby Rush | 95% | |||
Tim Ryan | 95% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 95% |
José Serrano | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 95% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 95% |
Pete Stark | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 95% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 95% |
John Tierney | 95% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 95% |
Ed Towns | 95% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 95% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 95% |
Pete Visclosky | 95% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 95% |
Mel Watt | 95% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 95% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 95% |
Lynn Woolsey | 95% | |||
John Yarmuth | 95% | |||
William Clay, Sr. | 94% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 94% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 94% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 94% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 94% |
Jackie Speier | 94% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 92% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 91% |
Jeff Bingaman | 91% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 91% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 91% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 91% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 91% |
Kay Hagan | 91% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 91% | |||
John Kerry | 91% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 91% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 91% |
Claire McCaskill | 91% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 91% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 91% | |||
Ben Nelson | 91% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 91% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 91% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 91% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 91% |
Mark Udall | 91% | |||
Jim Webb, Jr. | 91% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 91% |
Tim Bishop | 90% | |||
Corrine Brown | 90% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 90% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 90% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 90% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 90% |
Hansen Clarke | 90% | |||
Joe Crowley | 90% | |||
Sam Farr | 90% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 90% | |||
Colleen Hanabusa | 90% | |||
Brian Higgins | 90% | |||
Mike Honda | 90% | |||
Steve Israel | 90% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 90% |
Herb Kohl | 90% | |||
Jim Langevin | 90% | |||
Carolyn McCarthy | 90% | |||
Ed Pastor | 90% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 90% |
Harry Reid | 90% | |||
Silvestre Reyes | 90% | |||
Laura Richardson | 90% | |||
Cedric Richmond | 90% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 90% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 90% |
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 90% |
Albio Sires | 90% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 90% |
Dennis Cardoza | 89% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 89% | |||
Gene Green | 89% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 89% | |
Daniel Inouye | 89% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 95% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 95% | |
George Miller | 95% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 95% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 95% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 95% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 95% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 95% |
David Price | 95% | |||
Steve Rothman | 95% | |||
Bobby Rush | 95% | |||
Tim Ryan | 95% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 95% |
José Serrano | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 95% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 95% |
Pete Stark | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 95% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 95% |
John Tierney | 95% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 95% |
Ed Towns | 95% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 95% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 95% |
Pete Visclosky | 95% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 95% |
Mel Watt | 95% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 95% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 95% |
Lynn Woolsey | 95% | |||
John Yarmuth | 95% | |||
William Clay, Sr. | 94% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 94% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 94% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 94% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 94% |
Jackie Speier | 94% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 92% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 91% |
Jeff Bingaman | 91% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 91% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 91% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 91% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 91% |
Kay Hagan | 91% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 91% | |||
John Kerry | 91% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 91% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 91% |
Claire McCaskill | 91% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 91% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 91% | |||
Ben Nelson | 91% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 91% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 91% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 91% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 91% |
Mark Udall | 91% | |||
Jim Webb, Jr. | 91% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 91% |
Tim Bishop | 90% | |||
Corrine Brown | 90% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 90% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 90% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 90% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 90% |
Hansen Clarke | 90% | |||
Joe Crowley | 90% | |||
Sam Farr | 90% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 90% | |||
Colleen Hanabusa | 90% | |||
Brian Higgins | 90% | |||
Mike Honda | 90% | |||
Steve Israel | 90% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 90% |
Herb Kohl | 90% | |||
Jim Langevin | 90% | |||
Carolyn McCarthy | 90% | |||
Ed Pastor | 90% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 90% |
Harry Reid | 90% | |||
Silvestre Reyes | 90% | |||
Laura Richardson | 90% | |||
Cedric Richmond | 90% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 90% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 90% |
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 90% |
Albio Sires | 90% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 90% |
Dennis Cardoza | 89% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 89% | |||
Gene Green | 89% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 89% | |
Daniel Inouye | 89% |