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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 99% |
Barney Frank | 99% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 99% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 99% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 99% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 99% |
Pete Stark | 99% | |||
John Tierney | 99% | |||
Tom Udall | 99% | |||
Rob Andrews | 98% | |||
Howard Berman | 98% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 98% | |||
Lois Capps | 98% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 98% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 98% |
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 98% | |||
Jim Langevin | 98% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 98% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 98% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 98% |
John Olver | 98% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 98% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 98% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 98% |
Mark Udall | 98% | |||
Jon Corzine | 97% | |||
Bob Filner | 97% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 97% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 97% | |||
Tom Lantos | 97% | |||
Martin Meehan | 97% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 97% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 97% |
Bobby Rush | 97% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 97% |
José Serrano | 97% | |||
Diane Watson | 97% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 96% |
Susan Davis | 96% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 96% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 96% |
Michael McNulty | 96% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 96% |
Mel Watt | 96% | |||
Robert Wexler | 96% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 96% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 95% |
Elijah Cummings | 95% | |||
John Dingell | 95% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 95% |
Rahm Emanuel | 95% | |||
Sam Farr | 95% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 95% | |||
Carl Levin | 95% | |||
Nita Lowey | 95% | |||
Carolyn McCarthy | 95% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 95% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 95% |
George Miller | 95% | |||
Brad Miller | 95% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 95% |
Dave Obey | 95% | |||
David Price | 95% | |||
Paul Sarbanes | 95% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 95% |
Anthony Weiner | 95% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 94% | |
Tim Bishop | 94% | |||
Corrine Brown | 94% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 94% |
Joe Crowley | 94% | |||
Russ Feingold | 94% | |||
Darlene Hooley | 94% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 94% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 94% |
Barbara Mikulski | 94% | |||
Major Owens | 94% | |||
Tim Ryan | 94% | |||
Ellen Tauscher | 94% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 94% |
Lynn Woolsey | 94% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 93% | |||
Mark Dayton | 93% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 93% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 93% |
Lane Evans | 93% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 93% |
Ron Kind | 93% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 93% | |||
John Lewis | 93% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 100% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 99% |
Barney Frank | 99% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 99% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 99% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 99% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 99% |
Pete Stark | 99% | |||
John Tierney | 99% | |||
Tom Udall | 99% | |||
Rob Andrews | 98% | |||
Howard Berman | 98% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 98% | |||
Lois Capps | 98% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 98% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 98% |
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 98% | |||
Jim Langevin | 98% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 98% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 98% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 98% |
John Olver | 98% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 98% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 98% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 98% |
Mark Udall | 98% | |||
Jon Corzine | 97% | |||
Bob Filner | 97% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 97% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 97% | |||
Tom Lantos | 97% | |||
Martin Meehan | 97% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 97% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 97% |
Bobby Rush | 97% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 97% |
José Serrano | 97% | |||
Diane Watson | 97% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 96% |
Susan Davis | 96% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 96% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 96% |
Michael McNulty | 96% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 96% |
Mel Watt | 96% | |||
Robert Wexler | 96% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 96% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 95% |
Elijah Cummings | 95% | |||
John Dingell | 95% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 95% |
Rahm Emanuel | 95% | |||
Sam Farr | 95% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 95% | |||
Carl Levin | 95% | |||
Nita Lowey | 95% | |||
Carolyn McCarthy | 95% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 95% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 95% |
George Miller | 95% | |||
Brad Miller | 95% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 95% |
Dave Obey | 95% | |||
David Price | 95% | |||
Paul Sarbanes | 95% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 95% |
Anthony Weiner | 95% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 94% | |
Tim Bishop | 94% | |||
Corrine Brown | 94% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 94% |
Joe Crowley | 94% | |||
Russ Feingold | 94% | |||
Darlene Hooley | 94% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 94% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 94% |
Barbara Mikulski | 94% | |||
Major Owens | 94% | |||
Tim Ryan | 94% | |||
Ellen Tauscher | 94% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 94% |
Lynn Woolsey | 94% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 93% | |||
Mark Dayton | 93% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 93% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 93% |
Lane Evans | 93% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 93% |
Ron Kind | 93% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 93% | |||
John Lewis | 93% |