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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MD | State House - 39 | Gabriel Acevero | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 13 | Vanessa Atterbeary | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 47 | Malcolm Augustine | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 33C | Heather Bagnall | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 21 | Ben Barnes | Democratic | 100% |
Darryl Barnes | 100% | |||
Erek Barron | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 32 | J. Bartlett | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 17 | Kumar Barve | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 32 | Pam Beidle | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 24 | Joanne Benson | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 43A | Regina Boyce | Democratic | 100% |
Talmadge Branch | 100% | |||
Tony Bridges | 100% | |||
Eric Bromwell | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 10 | Ben Brooks, Sr. | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Busch | 100% | |||
Alice Cain | 100% | |||
Edward Carey | 100% | |||
Al Carr, Jr. | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 41 | Jill Carter | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 32 | Mark Chang | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 20 | Lorig Charkoudian | Democratic | 100% |
Nick Charles II | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 46 | Luke Clippinger | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 40 | Frank Conaway, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 29B | Brian Crosby | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 19 | Charlotte Crutchfield | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 19 | Bonnie Cullison | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 28 | Debra Davis | Democratic | 100% |
MD | Treasurer | Dereck Davis | Democratic | 100% |
Kathleen Dumais | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 44A | Eric Ebersole | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 30 | Sarah Elfreth | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 28 | Arthur Ellis | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 15 | Brian Feldman | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 12A | Jessica Feldmark | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 47A | Diana Fennell | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 46 | Bill Ferguson IV | Democratic | 100% |
MD | Councilor - 2 | Wanika Fisher | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 15 | David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democratic | 100% |
Tawanna Gaines | 100% | |||
Jim Gilchrist | 100% | |||
Cheryl Glenn | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 25 | Melony Griffith | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 42B | Michele Guyton | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 13 | Guy Guzzone | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 24 | Andrea Harrison | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 40 | Antonio Hayes | Democratic | 100% |
Keith Haynes | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 22 | Anne Healey | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 11 | Shelly Hettleman | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 12A | Terri Hill | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 23 | Marvin Holmes, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 47A | Julian Ivey | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 27 | Michael Jackson | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 34A | Steve Johnson | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 10 | Adrienne Jones | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 17 | Cheryl Kagan | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 14 | Anne Kaiser | Democratic | 100% |
Delores Kelley | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 16 | Ariana Kelly | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 3 | Ken Kerr | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 39 | Nancy King | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 8 | Katherine Ann Klausmeier | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 16 | Marc Korman | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 19 | Benjamin Kramer | Democratic | 100% |
Carol Krimm | 100% | |||
Steve Lafferty | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 12 | Clarence Lam | Democratic | 100% |
MD | Secretary of State | Susan Lee | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 21 | Mary Lehman | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 24 | Jazz Lewis | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 46 | Robbyn Lewis | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 3 | Karen Lewis Young | Democratic | 100% |
MD | Comptroller | Brooke Lierman | Democratic | 100% |
Mary Ann Lisanti | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 39 | Lesley Lopez | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 16 | Sara Love | Democratic | 100% |
Eric Luedtke | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 45 | Cory McCray | Democratic | 100% |
Maggie McIntosh | 100% | |||
Thomas Miller, Jr. | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 20 | David Moon | Democratic | 100% |
MD | Council President - At-Large | Nick Mosby | Democratic | 100% |
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 17 | Julie Palakovich Carr | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 28 | Edith Patterson | Democratic | 100% |
Obie Patterson | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 21 | Joseline Pena-Melnyk | Democratic | 100% |
Shane Pendergrass | 100% | |||
Douglas Peters | 100% | |||
Paul Pinsky | 100% | |||
Susie Proctor | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 15 | Lily Qi | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 14 | Pam Queen | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 39 | Kirill Reznik | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 32 | Mike Rogers | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 21 | James Rosapepe | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 37A | Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democratic | 100% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MD | State House - 39 | Gabriel Acevero | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 13 | Vanessa Atterbeary | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 47 | Malcolm Augustine | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 33C | Heather Bagnall | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 21 | Ben Barnes | D | 100% |
Darryl Barnes | 100% | |||
Erek Barron | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 32 | J. Bartlett | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 17 | Kumar Barve | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 32 | Pam Beidle | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 24 | Joanne Benson | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 43A | Regina Boyce | D | 100% |
Talmadge Branch | 100% | |||
Tony Bridges | 100% | |||
Eric Bromwell | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 10 | Ben Brooks, Sr. | D | 100% |
Mike Busch | 100% | |||
Alice Cain | 100% | |||
Edward Carey | 100% | |||
Al Carr, Jr. | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 41 | Jill Carter | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 32 | Mark Chang | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 20 | Lorig Charkoudian | D | 100% |
Nick Charles II | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 46 | Luke Clippinger | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 40 | Frank Conaway, Jr. | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 29B | Brian Crosby | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 19 | Charlotte Crutchfield | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 19 | Bonnie Cullison | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 28 | Debra Davis | D | 100% |
MD | Treasurer | Dereck Davis | D | 100% |
Kathleen Dumais | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 44A | Eric Ebersole | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 30 | Sarah Elfreth | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 28 | Arthur Ellis | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 15 | Brian Feldman | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 12A | Jessica Feldmark | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 47A | Diana Fennell | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 46 | Bill Ferguson IV | D | 100% |
MD | Councilor - 2 | Wanika Fisher | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 15 | David Fraser-Hidalgo | D | 100% |
Tawanna Gaines | 100% | |||
Jim Gilchrist | 100% | |||
Cheryl Glenn | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 25 | Melony Griffith | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 42B | Michele Guyton | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 13 | Guy Guzzone | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 24 | Andrea Harrison | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 40 | Antonio Hayes | D | 100% |
Keith Haynes | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 22 | Anne Healey | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 11 | Shelly Hettleman | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 12A | Terri Hill | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 23 | Marvin Holmes, Jr. | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 47A | Julian Ivey | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 27 | Michael Jackson | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 34A | Steve Johnson | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 10 | Adrienne Jones | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 17 | Cheryl Kagan | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 14 | Anne Kaiser | D | 100% |
Delores Kelley | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 16 | Ariana Kelly | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 3 | Ken Kerr | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 39 | Nancy King | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 8 | Katherine Ann Klausmeier | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 16 | Marc Korman | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 19 | Benjamin Kramer | D | 100% |
Carol Krimm | 100% | |||
Steve Lafferty | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 12 | Clarence Lam | D | 100% |
MD | Secretary of State | Susan Lee | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 21 | Mary Lehman | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 24 | Jazz Lewis | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 46 | Robbyn Lewis | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 3 | Karen Lewis Young | D | 100% |
MD | Comptroller | Brooke Lierman | D | 100% |
Mary Ann Lisanti | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 39 | Lesley Lopez | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 16 | Sara Love | D | 100% |
Eric Luedtke | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 45 | Cory McCray | D | 100% |
Maggie McIntosh | 100% | |||
Thomas Miller, Jr. | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 20 | David Moon | D | 100% |
MD | Council President - At-Large | Nick Mosby | D | 100% |
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 17 | Julie Palakovich Carr | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 28 | Edith Patterson | D | 100% |
Obie Patterson | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 21 | Joseline Pena-Melnyk | D | 100% |
Shane Pendergrass | 100% | |||
Douglas Peters | 100% | |||
Paul Pinsky | 100% | |||
Susie Proctor | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 15 | Lily Qi | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 14 | Pam Queen | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 39 | Kirill Reznik | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 32 | Mike Rogers | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 21 | James Rosapepe | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 37A | Sheree Sample-Hughes | D | 100% |