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State Office Name Party Rating
Mike Capuano 100
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin Democratic 100
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 100
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 100
Elijah Cummings 100
Donna Edwards 100
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Bob Filner 100
NA U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge 100
Luis Gutiérrez 100
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 100
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 100
Eddie Johnson 100
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 100
CA U.S. House - 12 Barbara Lee Democratic 100
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 100
Barbara Mikulski 100
MD U.S. House - 3 John Sarbanes Democratic 100
MD U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 100
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch Democratic 100
Gary Ackerman 95
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 95
OR U.S. House - 1 Suzanne Bonamici Democratic 95
Bob Brady 95
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 95
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu Democratic 95
Lacy Clay, Jr. 95
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 95
John Conyers, Jr. 95
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 95
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 95
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 95
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 95
Eliot Engel 95
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 95
Tom Harkin 95
Rush Holt, Jr. 95
MI U.S. House - 8 Dan Kildee Democratic 95
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 95
Sandy Levin 95
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Luján, Jr. Democratic 95
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 95
Jim McDermott 95
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 95
Jim Moran, Jr. 95
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 95
CA U.S. House - 31 Grace Napolitano Democratic 95
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 95
John Olver 95
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 95
NJ U.S. House - 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. Democratic 95
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 95
Ed Perlmutter 95
ME U.S. House - 1 Chellie Pingree Democratic 95
David Price 95
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 95
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 95
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 95
José Serrano 95
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 95
Louise Slaughter 95
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 95
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko Democratic 95
Ed Towns 95
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 95
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 95
Henry Waxman 95
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson Democratic 95
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 89
Ron Barber 89
CA Mayor - 1 Karen Bass Democratic 89
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal Democratic 89
Corrine Brown 89
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 89
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 89
State Office Name Party Rating
Mike Capuano 100
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin D 100
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 100
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 100
Elijah Cummings 100
Donna Edwards 100
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 100
Bob Filner 100
NA U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge 100
Luis Gutiérrez 100
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 100
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 100
Eddie Johnson 100
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 100
CA U.S. House - 12 Barbara Lee D 100
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 100
Barbara Mikulski 100
MD U.S. House - 3 John Sarbanes D 100
MD U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 100
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch D 100
Gary Ackerman 95
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 95
OR U.S. House - 1 Suzanne Bonamici D 95
Bob Brady 95
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown D 95
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu D 95
Lacy Clay, Jr. 95
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 95
John Conyers, Jr. 95
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 95
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 95
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 95
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 95
Eliot Engel 95
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 95
Tom Harkin 95
Rush Holt, Jr. 95
MI U.S. House - 8 Dan Kildee D 95
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 95
Sandy Levin 95
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Luján, Jr. D 95
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 95
Jim McDermott 95
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 95
Jim Moran, Jr. 95
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 95
CA U.S. House - 31 Grace Napolitano D 95
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 95
John Olver 95
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 95
NJ U.S. House - 9 Bill Pascrell, Jr. D 95
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 95
Ed Perlmutter 95
ME U.S. House - 1 Chellie Pingree D 95
David Price 95
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 95
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 95
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 95
José Serrano 95
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 95
Louise Slaughter 95
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 95
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko D 95
Ed Towns 95
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 95
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 95
Henry Waxman 95
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson D 95
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 89
Ron Barber 89
CA Mayor - 1 Karen Bass D 89
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal D 89
Corrine Brown 89
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 89
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 89
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