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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
Rob Andrews | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
Shelley Berkley | 100% | |||
Tim Bishop | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Corrine Brown | 100% | |||
Walter Holden Capps | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 100% |
David Cicilline | 100% | |||
Hansen Clarke | 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% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 100% |
Mark Critz | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
John Dingell | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 100% |
Gene Green | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Kay Hagan | 100% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 100% | |
Colleen Hanabusa | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Brian Higgins | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
Steve Israel | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 100% |
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Sandy Levin | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 100% |
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
Robert Matsui | 100% | |||
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
Jerry McNerney | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 100% | |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
George Miller | 100% | |||
Brad Miller | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Ed Pastor | 100% | |||
Ed Perlmutter | 100% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Silvestre Reyes | 100% | |||
Laura Richardson | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
Steve Rothman | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
Tim Ryan | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
Betty Sutton | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
Rob Andrews | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
Shelley Berkley | 100% | |||
Tim Bishop | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Corrine Brown | 100% | |||
Walter Holden Capps | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 100% |
David Cicilline | 100% | |||
Hansen Clarke | 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% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 100% |
Mark Critz | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 100% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 100% |
John Dingell | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 100% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 100% |
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 100% |
Gene Green | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
Kay Hagan | 100% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 100% | |
Colleen Hanabusa | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Brian Higgins | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
Steve Israel | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 100% |
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Sandy Levin | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 100% |
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
Robert Matsui | 100% | |||
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
Jerry McNerney | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 100% | |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
George Miller | 100% | |||
Brad Miller | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 100% |
Ed Pastor | 100% | |||
Ed Perlmutter | 100% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Silvestre Reyes | 100% | |||
Laura Richardson | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
Steve Rothman | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
Tim Ryan | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
Betty Sutton | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 100% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% |