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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 100% |
Jeffrey Chiesa | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 100% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 100% |
Mo Cowan | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
Tulsi Gabbard | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 100% |
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 100% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
Gloria Negrete McLeod | 100% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
DC | U.S. House - Delegate | Eleanor Norton | Democratic | 100% |
Beto O'Rourke | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Ed Pastor | 100% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 100% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Cedric Richmond | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
Bobby Rush | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 100% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 100% | |||
Jackie Speier | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 100% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 100% |
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 100% |
John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 92% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 91% | |||
Ted Deutch | 91% | |||
John Lewis | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 91% |
Alan Lowenthal | 91% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 91% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 91% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 90% |
David Cicilline | 90% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 90% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 100% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 100% |
Jeffrey Chiesa | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 100% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 100% |
Mo Cowan | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 100% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 100% |
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
Tulsi Gabbard | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 100% |
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 100% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 100% |
Gloria Negrete McLeod | 100% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
DC | U.S. House - Delegate | Eleanor Norton | D | 100% |
Beto O'Rourke | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 100% |
Ed Pastor | 100% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 100% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Cedric Richmond | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
Bobby Rush | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 100% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 100% | |||
Jackie Speier | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 100% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 100% |
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 100% |
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 100% |
John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 92% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 91% | |||
Ted Deutch | 91% | |||
John Lewis | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 91% |
Alan Lowenthal | 91% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 91% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 91% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 90% |
David Cicilline | 90% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 90% |