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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Neil Abercrombie | 100% | |||
Donna Christensen | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 100% |
Charles Djou | 100% | |||
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
Eni Faleomavaega | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
Paul Kirk, Jr. | 100% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 100% |
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
Ellen Tauscher | 100% | |||
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
Robert Wexler | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 94% |
Bruce Braley | 94% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 94% |
Elijah Cummings | 94% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 94% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 94% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 94% |
Eliot Engel | 94% | |||
Sam Farr | 94% | |||
Bob Filner | 94% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 94% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 94% |
Phil Hare | 94% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 94% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 94% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 94% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 94% |
Dennis Kucinich | 94% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 94% |
Dave Loebsack | 94% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 94% |
Dan Maffei | 94% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 94% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 94% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 94% |
Jim McDermott | 94% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 94% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 94% |
Ed Pastor | 94% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 94% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 94% |
Laura Richardson | 94% | |||
Bobby Rush | 94% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 94% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 94% |
José Serrano | 94% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 94% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 94% |
Jackie Speier | 94% | |||
John Tierney | 94% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 94% |
Henry Waxman | 94% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 94% |
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 93% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 93% | |
Mark Begich | 93% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 93% |
Howard Berman | 93% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 93% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 93% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 93% |
Lois Capps | 93% | |||
Mike Capuano | 93% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 93% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 93% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 93% |
Joe Crowley | 93% | |||
Chris Dodd | 93% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 93% |
Daniel Inouye | 93% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 93% | |||
John Kerry | 93% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 93% | |||
Herb Kohl | 93% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 93% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 93% | |||
Carl Levin | 93% | |||
John Lewis | 93% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 93% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 93% |
Barbara Mikulski | 93% | |||
George Miller | 93% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 93% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 93% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 93% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 93% |
Steve Rothman | 93% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 93% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 93% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 93% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 93% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Neil Abercrombie | 100% | |||
Donna Christensen | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 100% |
Charles Djou | 100% | |||
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
Eni Faleomavaega | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
Paul Kirk, Jr. | 100% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 100% |
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
Ellen Tauscher | 100% | |||
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
Robert Wexler | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 94% |
Bruce Braley | 94% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 94% |
Elijah Cummings | 94% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 94% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 94% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 94% |
Eliot Engel | 94% | |||
Sam Farr | 94% | |||
Bob Filner | 94% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 94% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 94% |
Phil Hare | 94% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 94% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 94% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 94% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 94% |
Dennis Kucinich | 94% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 94% |
Dave Loebsack | 94% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 94% |
Dan Maffei | 94% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 94% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 94% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 94% |
Jim McDermott | 94% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 94% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 94% |
Ed Pastor | 94% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 94% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 94% |
Laura Richardson | 94% | |||
Bobby Rush | 94% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 94% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 94% |
José Serrano | 94% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 94% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 94% |
Jackie Speier | 94% | |||
John Tierney | 94% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 94% |
Henry Waxman | 94% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 94% |
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 93% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 93% | |
Mark Begich | 93% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 93% |
Howard Berman | 93% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 93% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 93% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 93% |
Lois Capps | 93% | |||
Mike Capuano | 93% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 93% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 93% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 93% |
Joe Crowley | 93% | |||
Chris Dodd | 93% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 93% |
Daniel Inouye | 93% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 93% | |||
John Kerry | 93% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 93% | |||
Herb Kohl | 93% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 93% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 93% | |||
Carl Levin | 93% | |||
John Lewis | 93% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 93% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 93% |
Barbara Mikulski | 93% | |||
George Miller | 93% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 93% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 93% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 93% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 93% |
Steve Rothman | 93% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 93% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 93% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 93% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 93% |