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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jim McDermott | 90% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 90% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 90% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 90% |
Rick Nolan | 90% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 90% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
Don Payne, Jr. | 90% | |||
Ed Perlmutter | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 90% |
Collin Peterson | 90% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 90% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 90% |
David Price | 90% | |||
Kathleen Rice | 90% | |||
Tim Ryan | 90% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 90% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 90% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | 90% |
Albio Sires | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 90% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 90% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 90% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 90% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 90% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 90% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 90% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 90% |
John Yarmuth | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 80% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 80% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 80% |
Bob Brady | 80% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 80% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 80% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 80% |
Jim Cooper | 80% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 80% |
Joe Crowley | 80% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 80% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 80% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80% |
Eliot Engel | 80% | |||
Al Franken | 80% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 80% | |
Tulsi Gabbard | 80% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 80% |
Gwen Graham | 80% | |||
Gene Green | 80% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 80% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 80% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 80% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 80% |
Eddie Johnson | 80% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 80% |
Joe Kennedy III | 80% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 80% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 80% |
Brenda Lawrence | 80% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 80% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 80% |
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 80% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 80% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 80% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 80% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 80% |
Cedric Richmond | 80% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 80% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 80% |
Bobby Rush | 80% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 80% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 80% |
Louise Slaughter | 80% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 80% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 80% |
Mark Takai | 80% | |||
Tom Udall | 80% | |||
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 80% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 80% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 80% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 80% |
Brad Ashford | 70% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 70% | |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 70% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 70% |
Barbara Boxer | 70% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 70% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 70% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 70% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jim McDermott | 90% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 90% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 90% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 90% |
Rick Nolan | 90% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 90% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 90% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 90% |
Don Payne, Jr. | 90% | |||
Ed Perlmutter | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 90% |
Collin Peterson | 90% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 90% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 90% |
David Price | 90% | |||
Kathleen Rice | 90% | |||
Tim Ryan | 90% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 90% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 90% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | I | 90% |
Albio Sires | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 90% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 90% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 90% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 90% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 90% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 90% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 90% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 90% |
John Yarmuth | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 80% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 80% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 80% |
Bob Brady | 80% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 80% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 80% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 80% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 80% |
Jim Cooper | 80% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 80% |
Joe Crowley | 80% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 80% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 80% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 80% |
Eliot Engel | 80% | |||
Al Franken | 80% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 80% | |
Tulsi Gabbard | 80% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | D | 80% |
Gwen Graham | 80% | |||
Gene Green | 80% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 80% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 80% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 80% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 80% |
Eddie Johnson | 80% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 80% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 80% |
Joe Kennedy III | 80% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 80% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 80% |
Brenda Lawrence | 80% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 80% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 80% |
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 80% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 80% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 80% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 80% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 80% |
Cedric Richmond | 80% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 80% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 80% |
Bobby Rush | 80% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 80% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 80% |
Louise Slaughter | 80% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 80% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 80% |
Mark Takai | 80% | |||
Tom Udall | 80% | |||
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 80% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 80% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 80% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 80% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 80% |
Brad Ashford | 70% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 70% | |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 70% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 70% |
Barbara Boxer | 70% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 70% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 70% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 70% |