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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Neil Abercrombie | 100% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Delahunt | 100% | |||
John Dingell | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Wayne Gilchrest | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
John Hall | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
William Jefferson | 100% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 100% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Dave Loebsack | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
George Miller | 100% | |||
Alan Mollohan | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 100% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
Jim Oberstar | 100% | |||
Dave Obey | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
Ron Paul | 100% | |||
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
David Price | 100% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 100% | |||
Tim Ryan | 100% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 100% |
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 83% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 83% |
Brad Miller | 83% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 83% |
Diane Watson | 83% | |||
Sam Farr | 80% | |||
Barney Frank | 80% | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | 80% | |||
Nick Rahall II | 80% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 80% |
John Tierney | 80% | |||
Brian Baird | 75% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 75% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 75% |
Susan Davis | 75% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 75% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 75% |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 75% | |||
Mike Honda | 75% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 75% | |||
John Lewis | 75% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 75% |
Steve Rothman | 75% | |||
Thomas Allen | 67% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 67% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 67% | |||
Bruce Braley | 67% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 67% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 67% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 67% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 67% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 67% |
Russ Feingold | 67% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 67% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 67% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Neil Abercrombie | 100% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 100% |
Bill Delahunt | 100% | |||
John Dingell | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 100% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 100% |
Wayne Gilchrest | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
John Hall | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 100% |
William Jefferson | 100% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 100% |
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 100% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
Dave Loebsack | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
George Miller | 100% | |||
Alan Mollohan | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 100% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 100% |
Jim Oberstar | 100% | |||
Dave Obey | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
Ron Paul | 100% | |||
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
David Price | 100% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 100% | |||
Tim Ryan | 100% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 100% |
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 100% |
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 83% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 83% |
Brad Miller | 83% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 83% |
Diane Watson | 83% | |||
Sam Farr | 80% | |||
Barney Frank | 80% | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | 80% | |||
Nick Rahall II | 80% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 80% |
John Tierney | 80% | |||
Brian Baird | 75% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 75% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 75% |
Susan Davis | 75% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 75% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 75% |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 75% | |||
Mike Honda | 75% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 75% | |||
John Lewis | 75% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 75% |
Steve Rothman | 75% | |||
Thomas Allen | 67% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 67% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 67% | |||
Bruce Braley | 67% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 67% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 67% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 67% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 67% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 67% |
Russ Feingold | 67% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 67% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 67% |