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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 100% |
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 100% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 100% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 100% |
Alan Lowenthal | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
Gloria Negrete McLeod | 100% | |||
Rick Nolan | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 100% |
John Walsh | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 99% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 99% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 99% |
Elijah Cummings | 99% | |||
Al Franken | 99% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 99% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 99% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 99% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 99% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 99% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 99% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 99% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 99% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 99% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 99% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 99% |
Tom Udall | 99% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 99% |
Tim Bishop | 98% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 98% |
Mike Capuano | 98% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 98% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 98% |
David Cicilline | 98% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 98% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 98% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 98% |
Donna Edwards | 98% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 98% | |
Alan Grayson | 98% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 98% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 98% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 98% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 98% | |||
Mike Honda | 98% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 98% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 98% |
John Lewis | 98% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 98% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 98% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 98% |
Tim Ryan | 98% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 98% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 98% |
Louise Slaughter | 98% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 98% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 97% |
Mark Begich | 97% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 97% | |||
Bruce Braley | 97% | |||
Corrine Brown | 97% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 97% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 97% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 97% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 97% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | 97% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 97% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 97% |
Ted Deutch | 97% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 97% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 97% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 97% |
Eliot Engel | 97% | |||
Elizabeth Esty | 97% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 97% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 97% |
Gene Green | 97% | |||
Brian Higgins | 97% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 97% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 97% |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 97% |
Joe Kennedy III | 97% | |||
Jim Langevin | 97% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 100% |
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 100% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 100% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 100% |
Alan Lowenthal | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
Gloria Negrete McLeod | 100% | |||
Rick Nolan | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 100% |
John Walsh | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 99% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 99% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 99% |
Elijah Cummings | 99% | |||
Al Franken | 99% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 99% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 99% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 99% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 99% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 99% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 99% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 99% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 99% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 99% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 99% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 99% |
Tom Udall | 99% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 99% |
Tim Bishop | 98% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 98% |
Mike Capuano | 98% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 98% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 98% |
David Cicilline | 98% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 98% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 98% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 98% |
Donna Edwards | 98% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 98% | |
Alan Grayson | 98% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 98% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 98% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 98% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 98% | |||
Mike Honda | 98% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 98% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 98% |
John Lewis | 98% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 98% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 98% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 98% |
Tim Ryan | 98% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 98% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 98% |
Louise Slaughter | 98% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 98% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 97% |
Mark Begich | 97% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 97% | |||
Bruce Braley | 97% | |||
Corrine Brown | 97% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 97% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 97% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 97% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 97% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | D | 97% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 97% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 97% |
Ted Deutch | 97% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 97% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 97% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 97% |
Eliot Engel | 97% | |||
Elizabeth Esty | 97% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 97% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 97% |
Gene Green | 97% | |||
Brian Higgins | 97% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 97% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 97% |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 97% |
Joe Kennedy III | 97% | |||
Jim Langevin | 97% |