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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 93% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 93% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 93% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 93% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 93% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 93% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 93% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 93% |
Charlie Crist, Jr. | 93% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 93% |
Val Demings | 93% | |||
Ted Deutch | 93% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 93% |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 93% |
Brian Higgins | 93% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 93% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 93% |
Al Lawson, Jr. | 93% | |||
Nita Lowey | 93% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 93% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 93% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 93% |
Stephanie Murphy | 93% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 93% |
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 93% |
Tom O'Halleran | 93% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 93% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 93% |
David Price | 93% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 93% |
Kurt Schrader | 93% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 93% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 93% |
FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | Democratic | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 93% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 93% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 93% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 93% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 93% |
John Yarmuth | 93% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 89% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 89% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 89% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 89% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 89% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 89% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 89% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 89% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 89% |
NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 89% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 89% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 89% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 89% |
Dianne Feinstein | 89% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 89% |
NA | Vice President | Kamala Harris | Democratic | 89% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 89% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 89% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 89% |
Doug Jones | 89% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 89% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 89% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 89% |
Claire McCaskill | 89% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 89% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 89% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 89% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 89% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 89% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 89% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 89% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | Democratic | 89% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 89% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 89% |
Tom Udall | 89% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 89% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 89% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 89% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 89% |
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 86% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 86% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 86% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 86% |
Bob Brady | 86% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 86% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 86% |
David Cicilline | 86% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 86% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 93% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 93% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 93% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 93% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 93% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 93% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 93% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 93% |
Charlie Crist, Jr. | 93% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 93% |
Val Demings | 93% | |||
Ted Deutch | 93% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 93% |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | D | 93% |
Brian Higgins | 93% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 93% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 93% |
Al Lawson, Jr. | 93% | |||
Nita Lowey | 93% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 93% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 93% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 93% |
Stephanie Murphy | 93% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 93% |
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 93% |
Tom O'Halleran | 93% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 93% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 93% |
David Price | 93% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 93% |
Kurt Schrader | 93% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 93% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 93% |
FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | D | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 93% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 93% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 93% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 93% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 93% |
John Yarmuth | 93% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 89% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 89% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 89% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 89% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 89% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 89% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 89% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 89% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 89% |
NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 89% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 89% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 89% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 89% |
Dianne Feinstein | 89% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 89% |
NA | Vice President | Kamala Harris | D | 89% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 89% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 89% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 89% |
Doug Jones | 89% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 89% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 89% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 89% |
Claire McCaskill | 89% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 89% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 89% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 89% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 89% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 89% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 89% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 89% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | D | 89% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 89% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 89% |
Tom Udall | 89% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 89% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 89% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 89% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 89% |
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 86% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 86% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 86% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 86% |
Bob Brady | 86% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 86% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 86% |
David Cicilline | 86% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 86% |