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State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 100
Gary Ackerman 100
Thomas Allen 100
Rob Andrews 100
Joe Baca, Sr. 100
Brian Baird 100
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100
Max Baucus 100
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 100
Howard Berman 100
Tim Bishop 100
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 100
Rick Boucher 100
Bob Brady 100
Bruce Braley 100
Corrine Brown 100
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 100
Lois Capps 100
Mike Capuano 100
Dennis Cardoza 100
Russ Carnahan 100
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 100
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 100
Lacy Clay, Jr. 100
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 100
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 100
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 100
John Conyers, Jr. 100
Jerry Costello 100
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 100
Joe Crowley 100
Elijah Cummings 100
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 100
Susan Davis 100
Peter DeFazio 100
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 100
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100
Bill Delahunt 100
Norm Dicks 100
John Dingell 100
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 100
Byron Dorgan 100
Mike Doyle, Jr. 100
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Rahm Emanuel 100
Eliot Engel 100
CA U.S. House - 16 Anna Eshoo Democratic 100
Sam Farr 100
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 100
Bob Filner 100
Barney Frank 100
Gabrielle Giffords 100
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 100
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 100
Gene Green 100
AZ U.S. House - 7 Raul Grijalva Democratic 100
Luis Gutiérrez 100
John Hall 100
Phil Hare 100
Jane Harman 100
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 100
Maurice Hinchey 100
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 100
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 100
Paul Hodes 100
Rush Holt, Jr. 100
Mike Honda 100
Darlene Hooley 100
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 100
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 100
Steve Israel 100
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100
TX U.S. House - 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 100
William Jefferson 100
Eddie Johnson 100
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 100
Timothy Johnson 100
Steve Kagen 100
Paul Kanjorski 100
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 100
Patrick Kennedy 100
Dale Kildee 100
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100
Ron Kind 100
Ron Klein 100
Dennis Kucinich 100
Tom Lantos 100
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 100
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 100
CA U.S. House - 12 Barbara Lee Democratic 100
Sandy Levin 100
John Lewis 100
Dave Loebsack 100
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 100
Nita Lowey 100
Carolyn Maloney 100
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 100
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui Democratic 100
Carolyn McCarthy 100
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic 100
State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 100
Gary Ackerman 100
Thomas Allen 100
Rob Andrews 100
Joe Baca, Sr. 100
Brian Baird 100
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 100
Max Baucus 100
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 100
Howard Berman 100
Tim Bishop 100
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer D 100
Rick Boucher 100
Bob Brady 100
Bruce Braley 100
Corrine Brown 100
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 100
Lois Capps 100
Mike Capuano 100
Dennis Cardoza 100
Russ Carnahan 100
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 100
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 100
Lacy Clay, Jr. 100
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 100
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 100
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 100
John Conyers, Jr. 100
Jerry Costello 100
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 100
Joe Crowley 100
Elijah Cummings 100
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 100
Susan Davis 100
Peter DeFazio 100
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 100
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 100
Bill Delahunt 100
Norm Dicks 100
John Dingell 100
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 100
Byron Dorgan 100
Mike Doyle, Jr. 100
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 100
Rahm Emanuel 100
Eliot Engel 100
CA U.S. House - 16 Anna Eshoo D 100
Sam Farr 100
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 100
Bob Filner 100
Barney Frank 100
Gabrielle Giffords 100
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 100
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 100
Gene Green 100
AZ U.S. House - 7 Raul Grijalva D 100
Luis Gutiérrez 100
John Hall 100
Phil Hare 100
Jane Harman 100
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 100
Maurice Hinchey 100
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 100
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono D 100
Paul Hodes 100
Rush Holt, Jr. 100
Mike Honda 100
Darlene Hooley 100
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 100
WA Governor Jay Inslee D 100
Steve Israel 100
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 100
TX U.S. House - 18 Sheila Jackson Lee D 100
William Jefferson 100
Eddie Johnson 100
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 100
Timothy Johnson 100
Steve Kagen 100
Paul Kanjorski 100
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 100
Patrick Kennedy 100
Dale Kildee 100
Carolyn Kilpatrick 100
Ron Kind 100
Ron Klein 100
Dennis Kucinich 100
Tom Lantos 100
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 100
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 100
CA U.S. House - 12 Barbara Lee D 100
Sandy Levin 100
John Lewis 100
Dave Loebsack 100
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 100
Nita Lowey 100
Carolyn Maloney 100
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 100
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui D 100
Carolyn McCarthy 100
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum D 100
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