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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Lucille Roybal-Allard | 94% | |||
Bobby Rush | 94% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 94% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 94% |
Kurt Schrader | 94% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 94% |
Albio Sires | 94% | |||
Jackie Speier | 94% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 94% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 94% |
Tom Udall | 94% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 94% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 94% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 94% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 94% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 88% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 88% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 88% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 88% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 88% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 88% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 88% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 88% |
Elijah Cummings | 88% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 88% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 88% |
Donna Edwards | 88% | |||
Eliot Engel | 88% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 88% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 88% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 88% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 88% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 88% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 88% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 88% |
Steve Israel | 88% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 88% |
Joe Kennedy III | 88% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 88% |
John Lewis | 88% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 88% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 88% |
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 88% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 88% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 88% |
Beto O'Rourke | 88% | |||
Don Payne, Jr. | 88% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 88% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 88% |
Charlie Rangel | 88% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 88% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 88% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 88% |
Louise Slaughter | 88% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 88% |
Pete Visclosky | 88% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 88% |
John Yarmuth | 88% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 82% | |||
Corrine Brown | 82% | |||
Susan Davis | 82% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 82% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 82% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 82% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 82% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 82% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 82% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 82% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 82% |
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 82% |
Patrick Murphy | 82% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 82% |
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 82% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 82% |
Harry Reid | 82% | |||
Kathleen Rice | 82% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 82% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 82% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 82% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | 82% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 82% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 82% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 76% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 76% |
Cheri Bustos | 76% | |||
Lois Capps | 76% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 76% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 76% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 76% |
Jim Cooper | 76% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 76% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 76% |
Elizabeth Esty | 76% | |||
Gene Green | 76% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 76% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 94% | |||
Bobby Rush | 94% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 94% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 94% |
Kurt Schrader | 94% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 94% |
Albio Sires | 94% | |||
Jackie Speier | 94% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 94% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 94% |
Tom Udall | 94% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 94% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 94% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 94% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 94% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 88% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 88% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 88% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 88% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 88% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 88% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 88% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 88% |
Elijah Cummings | 88% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 88% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 88% |
Donna Edwards | 88% | |||
Eliot Engel | 88% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 88% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 88% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 88% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 88% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 88% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 88% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 88% |
Steve Israel | 88% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 88% |
Joe Kennedy III | 88% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 88% |
John Lewis | 88% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 88% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 88% |
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 88% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 88% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 88% |
Beto O'Rourke | 88% | |||
Don Payne, Jr. | 88% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 88% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 88% |
Charlie Rangel | 88% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 88% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 88% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 88% |
Louise Slaughter | 88% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 88% |
Pete Visclosky | 88% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 88% |
John Yarmuth | 88% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 82% | |||
Corrine Brown | 82% | |||
Susan Davis | 82% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 82% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 82% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 82% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 82% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 82% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 82% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 82% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 82% |
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 82% |
Patrick Murphy | 82% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 82% |
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 82% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 82% |
Harry Reid | 82% | |||
Kathleen Rice | 82% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 82% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 82% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 82% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | D | 82% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 82% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 82% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 76% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 76% |
Cheri Bustos | 76% | |||
Lois Capps | 76% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 76% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 76% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 76% |
Jim Cooper | 76% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 76% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 76% |
Elizabeth Esty | 76% | |||
Gene Green | 76% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 76% |