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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
David Cicilline | 100% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 100% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 100% |
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 100% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 100% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
Bob Brady | 83% | |||
Mike Capuano | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 83% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 83% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 83% |
Susan Davis | 83% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 83% | |||
Ted Deutch | 83% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 83% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 83% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 83% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 83% | |||
Mike Honda | 83% | |||
Steve Israel | 83% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 83% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 83% |
John Lewis | 83% | |||
Frank LoBiondo | 83% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 83% |
Jerry McNerney | 83% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 83% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 83% |
David Price | 83% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 83% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 83% |
José Serrano | 83% | |||
Albio Sires | 83% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 83% |
Jackie Speier | 83% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 83% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 80% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 80% |
Dianne Feinstein | 80% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 80% |
Patrick Leahy | 80% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 80% |
Barbara Mikulski | 80% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 80% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 80% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 80% |
Madeleine Bordallo | 75% | |||
DC | U.S. House - Delegate | Eleanor Norton | Democratic | 75% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 67% |
FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 67% |
Lois Capps | 67% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 67% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 67% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 67% |
Elijah Cummings | 67% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 67% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 67% |
Donna Edwards | 67% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 67% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 67% | |||
Chris Gibson | 67% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 67% | |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 67% | |||
Brian Higgins | 67% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 67% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 67% |
Eddie Johnson | 67% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 67% |
Leonard Lance | 67% | |||
Sandy Levin | 67% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 67% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 67% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 67% |
Jim McDermott | 67% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 67% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 67% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 67% |
Dave Reichert | 67% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 67% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 67% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
David Cicilline | 100% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 100% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 100% |
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 100% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 100% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 100% |
Bob Brady | 83% | |||
Mike Capuano | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 83% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 83% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 83% |
Susan Davis | 83% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 83% | |||
Ted Deutch | 83% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 83% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 83% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 83% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 83% | |||
Mike Honda | 83% | |||
Steve Israel | 83% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 83% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 83% |
John Lewis | 83% | |||
Frank LoBiondo | 83% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 83% |
Jerry McNerney | 83% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 83% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 83% |
David Price | 83% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 83% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 83% |
José Serrano | 83% | |||
Albio Sires | 83% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 83% |
Jackie Speier | 83% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 83% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 83% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 80% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 80% |
Dianne Feinstein | 80% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 80% |
Patrick Leahy | 80% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 80% |
Barbara Mikulski | 80% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 80% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 80% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 80% |
Madeleine Bordallo | 75% | |||
DC | U.S. House - Delegate | Eleanor Norton | D | 75% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 67% |
FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 67% |
Lois Capps | 67% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 67% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 67% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 67% |
Elijah Cummings | 67% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 67% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 67% |
Donna Edwards | 67% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 67% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 67% | |||
Chris Gibson | 67% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 67% | |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 67% | |||
Brian Higgins | 67% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 67% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 67% |
Eddie Johnson | 67% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 67% |
Leonard Lance | 67% | |||
Sandy Levin | 67% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 67% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 67% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 67% |
Jim McDermott | 67% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 67% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 67% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 67% |
Dave Reichert | 67% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 67% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 67% |