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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Gary Ackerman | 75% | |||
Rob Andrews | 75% | |||
Brian Baird | 75% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 75% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 75% | |
Shelley Berkley | 75% | |||
Howard Berman | 75% | |||
Tim Bishop | 75% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 75% |
Bob Brady | 75% | |||
John Campbell III | 75% | |||
Lois Capps | 75% | |||
Mike Capuano | 75% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 75% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 75% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 75% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 75% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 75% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 75% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 75% |
Joe Crowley | 75% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 75% |
Susan Davis | 75% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 75% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 75% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 75% |
Bill Delahunt | 75% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 75% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 75% |
Eliot Engel | 75% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 75% |
Sam Farr | 75% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 75% | |||
Bob Filner | 75% | |||
Barney Frank | 75% | |||
Gabrielle Giffords | 75% | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | 75% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 75% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 75% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 75% | |||
Phil Hare | 75% | |||
Jane Harman | 75% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 75% | |||
Brian Higgins | 75% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 75% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 75% |
Paul Hodes | 75% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 75% | |||
Mike Honda | 75% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 75% |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 75% |
Steve Israel | 75% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 75% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 75% |
Eddie Johnson | 75% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
Paul Kanjorski | 75% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 75% |
Patrick Kennedy | 75% | |||
Dale Kildee | 75% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 75% | |||
Ron Kind | 75% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 75% | |||
Steve LaTourette | 75% | |||
Jim Langevin | 75% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 75% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 75% |
John Lewis | 75% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 75% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 75% |
Nita Lowey | 75% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 75% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 75% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 75% |
Carolyn McCarthy | 75% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 75% |
Jim McDermott | 75% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 75% |
George Miller | 75% | |||
Harry Mitchell | 75% | |||
Dennis Moore | 75% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 75% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 75% |
Jack Murtha | 75% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 75% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 75% |
Dave Obey | 75% | |||
John Olver | 75% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
Ed Pastor | 75% | |||
Ron Paul | 75% | |||
Donald Payne | 75% | |||
Ed Perlmutter | 75% | |||
David Price | 75% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 75% | |||
Steve Rothman | 75% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 75% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 75% |
Bobby Rush | 75% |