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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
Mark Begich | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 100% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 94% |
Mike Honda | 94% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 94% |
Beto O'Rourke | 94% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 94% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 94% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 93% |
Dianne Feinstein | 93% | |||
Tom Harkin | 93% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 93% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 93% |
Carl Levin | 93% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 93% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 93% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 93% |
Jay Rockefeller IV | 93% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 93% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 93% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 93% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 93% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 88% | |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 88% |
David Cicilline | 88% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 88% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 88% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 88% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 88% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 88% |
Elizabeth Esty | 88% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 88% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 88% |
Alan Lowenthal | 88% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 88% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 88% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 88% | |
George Miller | 88% | |||
Rick Nolan | 88% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 88% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 88% |
Tim Ryan | 88% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 88% |
Niki Tsongas | 88% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 88% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 88% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 88% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 86% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 86% | |||
Kay Hagan | 86% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 86% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 86% | |||
Harry Reid | 86% | |||
Bob Brady | 83% | |||
Bruce Braley | 83% | |||
Lois Capps | 83% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 83% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 83% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 83% |
Joe Crowley | 83% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 83% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 83% |
Peter DeFazio | 83% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 83% |
John Delaney | 83% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 83% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 83% |
Bill Enyart | 83% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
Mark Begich | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 100% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 94% |
Mike Honda | 94% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 94% |
Beto O'Rourke | 94% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 94% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 94% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 93% |
Dianne Feinstein | 93% | |||
Tom Harkin | 93% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 93% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 93% |
Carl Levin | 93% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 93% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 93% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 93% |
Jay Rockefeller IV | 93% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 93% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 93% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 93% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 93% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 88% | |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 88% |
David Cicilline | 88% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 88% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 88% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 88% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 88% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 88% |
Elizabeth Esty | 88% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 88% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 88% |
Alan Lowenthal | 88% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 88% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 88% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 88% | |
George Miller | 88% | |||
Rick Nolan | 88% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 88% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 88% |
Tim Ryan | 88% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 88% |
Niki Tsongas | 88% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 88% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 88% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 88% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 86% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 86% | |||
Kay Hagan | 86% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 86% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 86% | |||
Harry Reid | 86% | |||
Bob Brady | 83% | |||
Bruce Braley | 83% | |||
Lois Capps | 83% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 83% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 83% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 83% |
Joe Crowley | 83% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 83% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 83% |
Peter DeFazio | 83% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 83% |
John Delaney | 83% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 83% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 83% |
Bill Enyart | 83% |