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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Begich | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 100% |
Ted Deutch | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 100% |
Carte Goodwin | 100% | |||
Alan Grayson | 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% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
Mark Schauer | 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% |
Bruce Braley | 99% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 99% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 99% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 99% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 99% |
John Hall | 99% | |||
Phil Hare | 99% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 99% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 99% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 99% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 99% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 99% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 99% |
Donald Payne | 99% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 99% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 99% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 99% | |||
Albio Sires | 99% | |||
Betty Sutton | 99% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 99% |
John Yarmuth | 99% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 98% | |||
Tim Bishop | 98% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 98% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 98% |
Elijah Cummings | 98% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 98% |
Donna Edwards | 98% | |||
Eliot Engel | 98% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 98% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 98% | |||
Mike Honda | 98% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 98% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 98% |
John Lewis | 98% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 98% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 98% |
John Olver | 98% | |||
Laura Richardson | 98% | |||
Tim Ryan | 98% | |||
Allyson Schwartz | 98% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 98% | |||
Jackie Speier | 98% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 98% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 98% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 98% |
Jim Webb, Jr. | 98% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 98% |
Lynn Woolsey | 98% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 97% | |||
Corrine Brown | 97% | |||
Roland Burris | 97% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 97% | |||
Mike Capuano | 97% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 97% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 97% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 97% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 97% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 97% |
Bill Delahunt | 97% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 97% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 97% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 97% | |
Gene Green | 97% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 97% |
Paul Hodes | 97% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 97% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 97% |
Steve Kagen | 97% | |||
Ted Kaufman | 97% | |||
Dale Kildee | 97% | |||
Ron Klein | 97% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 97% |
Jim Langevin | 97% |
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% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 100% |
Ted Deutch | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 100% |
Carte Goodwin | 100% | |||
Alan Grayson | 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% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
Mark Schauer | 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% |
Bruce Braley | 99% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 99% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 99% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 99% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 99% |
John Hall | 99% | |||
Phil Hare | 99% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 99% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 99% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 99% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 99% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 99% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 99% |
Donald Payne | 99% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 99% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 99% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 99% | |||
Albio Sires | 99% | |||
Betty Sutton | 99% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 99% |
John Yarmuth | 99% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 98% | |||
Tim Bishop | 98% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 98% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 98% |
Elijah Cummings | 98% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 98% |
Donna Edwards | 98% | |||
Eliot Engel | 98% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 98% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 98% | |||
Mike Honda | 98% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 98% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 98% |
John Lewis | 98% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 98% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 98% |
John Olver | 98% | |||
Laura Richardson | 98% | |||
Tim Ryan | 98% | |||
Allyson Schwartz | 98% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 98% | |||
Jackie Speier | 98% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 98% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 98% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 98% |
Jim Webb, Jr. | 98% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 98% |
Lynn Woolsey | 98% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 97% | |||
Corrine Brown | 97% | |||
Roland Burris | 97% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 97% | |||
Mike Capuano | 97% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 97% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 97% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 97% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 97% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 97% |
Bill Delahunt | 97% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 97% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 97% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 97% | |
Gene Green | 97% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 97% |
Paul Hodes | 97% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 97% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 97% |
Steve Kagen | 97% | |||
Ted Kaufman | 97% | |||
Dale Kildee | 97% | |||
Ron Klein | 97% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 97% |
Jim Langevin | 97% |