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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Arcuri | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
Tim Bishop | 100% | |||
Corrine Brown | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
Russ Carnahan | 100% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 100% |
Travis Childers | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 100% |
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Rahm Emanuel | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
John Hall | 100% | |||
Phil Hare | 100% | |||
Brian Higgins | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
Paul Hodes | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Patrick Kennedy | 100% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
Kendrick Meek, Sr. | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 100% |
Barack Obama II | 100% | |||
Ed Perlmutter | 100% | |||
Laura Richardson | 100% | |||
Bobby Rush | 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% |
Allyson Schwartz | 100% | |||
Joe Sestak, Jr. | 100% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 100% | |||
Albio Sires | 100% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
Jackie Speier | 100% | |||
Betty Sutton | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
Niki Tsongas | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 100% |
Jim Webb, Jr. | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
Charlie Wilson, Jr. | 100% | |||
John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 99% | |||
Bob Brady | 99% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 99% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 99% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 99% |
Eliot Engel | 99% | |||
Bob Filner | 99% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 99% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 99% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 99% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 99% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 99% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 99% |
Donald Payne | 99% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 99% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 99% |
Ciro Rodriguez | 99% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 99% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 99% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 99% |
John Tierney | 99% | |||
Ed Towns | 99% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 99% |
Anthony Weiner | 99% | |||
Robert Wexler | 99% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 99% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 98% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Arcuri | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
Tim Bishop | 100% | |||
Corrine Brown | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
Russ Carnahan | 100% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 100% |
Travis Childers | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 100% |
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 100% |
Rahm Emanuel | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
John Hall | 100% | |||
Phil Hare | 100% | |||
Brian Higgins | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
Paul Hodes | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 100% |
Patrick Kennedy | 100% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
Kendrick Meek, Sr. | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 100% |
Barack Obama II | 100% | |||
Ed Perlmutter | 100% | |||
Laura Richardson | 100% | |||
Bobby Rush | 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% |
Allyson Schwartz | 100% | |||
Joe Sestak, Jr. | 100% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 100% | |||
Albio Sires | 100% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
Jackie Speier | 100% | |||
Betty Sutton | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 100% |
Niki Tsongas | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 100% |
Jim Webb, Jr. | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
Charlie Wilson, Jr. | 100% | |||
John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 99% | |||
Bob Brady | 99% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 99% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 99% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 99% |
Eliot Engel | 99% | |||
Bob Filner | 99% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 99% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 99% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 99% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 99% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 99% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 99% |
Donald Payne | 99% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 99% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 99% |
Ciro Rodriguez | 99% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 99% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 99% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 99% |
John Tierney | 99% | |||
Ed Towns | 99% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 99% |
Anthony Weiner | 99% | |||
Robert Wexler | 99% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 99% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 98% |