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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 100% |
NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 100% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 100% |
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
NA | Vice President | Kamala Harris | Democratic | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 100% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 100% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 100% |
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 95% |
Cheri Bustos | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 95% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 95% |
Charlie Crist, Jr. | 95% | |||
Val Demings | 95% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 95% | |
TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 95% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 95% |
Colleen Hanabusa | 95% | |||
Brian Higgins | 95% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 95% |
Ron Kind | 95% | |||
Sean Maloney | 95% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 95% |
Cedric Richmond | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 95% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 95% |
FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | Democratic | 95% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 95% |
Elijah Cummings | 93% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 90% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 90% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 90% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
DE | U.S. House - At-Large | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 90% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 90% |
MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 90% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 90% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 90% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 90% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 90% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 90% |
Elizabeth Esty | 90% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 90% |
NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 90% |
Gene Green | 90% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 90% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 90% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 90% |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 90% |
Eddie Johnson | 90% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 90% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 90% |
IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | 90% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 100% |
NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 100% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 100% |
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
NA | Vice President | Kamala Harris | D | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 100% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 100% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 100% |
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 95% |
Cheri Bustos | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 95% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 95% |
Charlie Crist, Jr. | 95% | |||
Val Demings | 95% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 95% | |
TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 95% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 95% |
Colleen Hanabusa | 95% | |||
Brian Higgins | 95% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 95% |
Ron Kind | 95% | |||
Sean Maloney | 95% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 95% |
Cedric Richmond | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 95% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 95% |
FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | D | 95% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 95% |
Elijah Cummings | 93% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 90% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 90% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 90% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | D | 90% |
DE | U.S. House - At-Large | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 90% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 90% |
MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 90% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 90% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 90% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 90% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 90% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 90% |
Elizabeth Esty | 90% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 90% |
NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 90% |
Gene Green | 90% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 90% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 90% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 90% |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 90% |
Eddie Johnson | 90% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 90% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 90% |
IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | D | 90% |