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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
David Cicilline | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 100% |
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
Ted Deutch | 100% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 100% |
Mark Kirk | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
Alan Lowenthal | 100% | |||
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
Jerry McNerney | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
David Price | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 100% |
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 89% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 89% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 89% |
Sam Farr | 89% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 89% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 89% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 89% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 89% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 89% |
Niki Tsongas | 89% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 80% |
Barbara Boxer | 80% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 80% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 80% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 80% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 80% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 80% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 80% |
Patrick Leahy | 80% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 80% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 80% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 80% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 80% |
Tom Udall | 80% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 80% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 78% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 78% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 78% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 78% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 78% | |||
Jim Langevin | 78% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 78% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 78% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 78% |
Madeleine Bordallo | 71% | |||
DC | U.S. House - Delegate | Eleanor Norton | Democratic | 71% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 67% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 67% |
Bob Brady | 67% | |||
Lois Capps | 67% | |||
John Delaney | 67% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 67% |
Steve Israel | 67% | |||
Joe Kennedy III | 67% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 67% |
Frank LoBiondo | 67% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 67% |
Carolyn Maloney | 67% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 67% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 67% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 67% |
Beto O'Rourke | 67% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 67% |
Charlie Rangel | 67% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 67% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 67% | |||
José Serrano | 67% | |||
Albio Sires | 67% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 67% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 67% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 67% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 67% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 60% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 100% |
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
David Cicilline | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 100% |
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 100% |
Ted Deutch | 100% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 100% |
Mark Kirk | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 100% |
Alan Lowenthal | 100% | |||
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
Jerry McNerney | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 100% |
David Price | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 100% |
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 89% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 89% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 89% |
Sam Farr | 89% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 89% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 89% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 89% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 89% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 89% |
Niki Tsongas | 89% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 80% |
Barbara Boxer | 80% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 80% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 80% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 80% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 80% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 80% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 80% |
Patrick Leahy | 80% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 80% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 80% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 80% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 80% |
Tom Udall | 80% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 80% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 78% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 78% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 78% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 78% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 78% | |||
Jim Langevin | 78% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 78% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 78% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 78% |
Madeleine Bordallo | 71% | |||
DC | U.S. House - Delegate | Eleanor Norton | D | 71% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 67% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 67% |
Bob Brady | 67% | |||
Lois Capps | 67% | |||
John Delaney | 67% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 67% |
Steve Israel | 67% | |||
Joe Kennedy III | 67% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 67% |
Frank LoBiondo | 67% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 67% |
Carolyn Maloney | 67% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 67% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 67% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 67% |
Beto O'Rourke | 67% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 67% |
Charlie Rangel | 67% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 67% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 67% | |||
José Serrano | 67% | |||
Albio Sires | 67% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 67% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 67% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 67% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 67% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 60% |