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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Lacy Clay, Jr. | 97% | |||
Barney Frank | 93% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 93% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 90% |
Mike Capuano | 90% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 90% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 90% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 90% | |||
Mike Honda | 90% | |||
Jim McDermott | 90% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 90% |
John Olver | 90% | |||
Donald Payne | 90% | |||
José Serrano | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 90% |
Lynn Woolsey | 90% | |||
Neil Abercrombie | 87% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 87% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 87% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 87% |
Eddie Johnson | 87% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 87% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 87% |
George Miller | 87% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 87% |
Dave Obey | 87% | |||
David Price | 87% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 87% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 87% |
Pete Stark | 87% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 87% |
John Tierney | 87% | |||
Tom Udall | 87% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 87% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 87% |
Mel Watt | 87% | |||
Julia Carson | 83% | |||
Bill Delahunt | 83% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 83% |
Sam Farr | 83% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 83% | |||
Bob Filner | 83% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 83% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 83% | |||
John Lewis | 83% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 83% |
Martin Meehan | 83% | |||
Major Owens | 83% | |||
Martin Olav Sabo | 83% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 83% |
Louise Slaughter | 83% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 83% | |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
Diane Watson | 83% | |||
Thomas Allen | 80% | |||
Brian Baird | 80% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 80% | |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 80% |
Lois Capps | 80% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 80% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 80% |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 80% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 80% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 80% | |||
Ron Paul | 80% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 80% |
Steve Rothman | 80% | |||
Bobby Rush | 80% | |||
Ellen Tauscher | 80% | |||
Stephanie Tubbs Jones | 80% | |||
Mark Udall | 80% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 77% |
Elijah Cummings | 77% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 77% |
Susan Davis | 77% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 77% | |||
Darlene Hooley | 77% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 77% |
Patrick Kennedy | 77% | |||
Sandy Levin | 77% | |||
Nita Lowey | 77% | |||
Cynthia Ann McKinney | 77% | |||
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 77% | |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 77% |
Jim Oberstar | 77% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 77% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 77% |
Ed Pastor | 77% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 77% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 77% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 77% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 77% |
Ted Strickland | 77% | |||
Henry Waxman | 77% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 77% | |||
David Wu | 77% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 73% | |||
Howard Berman | 73% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 97% | |||
Barney Frank | 93% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 93% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 90% |
Mike Capuano | 90% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 90% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 90% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 90% | |||
Mike Honda | 90% | |||
Jim McDermott | 90% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 90% |
John Olver | 90% | |||
Donald Payne | 90% | |||
José Serrano | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 90% |
Lynn Woolsey | 90% | |||
Neil Abercrombie | 87% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 87% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 87% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 87% |
Eddie Johnson | 87% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 87% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 87% |
George Miller | 87% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 87% |
Dave Obey | 87% | |||
David Price | 87% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 87% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 87% |
Pete Stark | 87% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 87% |
John Tierney | 87% | |||
Tom Udall | 87% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 87% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 87% |
Mel Watt | 87% | |||
Julia Carson | 83% | |||
Bill Delahunt | 83% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 83% |
Sam Farr | 83% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 83% | |||
Bob Filner | 83% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 83% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 83% | |||
John Lewis | 83% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 83% |
Martin Meehan | 83% | |||
Major Owens | 83% | |||
Martin Olav Sabo | 83% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 83% |
Louise Slaughter | 83% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 83% | |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 83% |
Diane Watson | 83% | |||
Thomas Allen | 80% | |||
Brian Baird | 80% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 80% | |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 80% |
Lois Capps | 80% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 80% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 80% |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 80% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 80% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 80% | |||
Ron Paul | 80% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 80% |
Steve Rothman | 80% | |||
Bobby Rush | 80% | |||
Ellen Tauscher | 80% | |||
Stephanie Tubbs Jones | 80% | |||
Mark Udall | 80% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 77% |
Elijah Cummings | 77% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 77% |
Susan Davis | 77% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 77% | |||
Darlene Hooley | 77% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 77% |
Patrick Kennedy | 77% | |||
Sandy Levin | 77% | |||
Nita Lowey | 77% | |||
Cynthia Ann McKinney | 77% | |||
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 77% | |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 77% |
Jim Oberstar | 77% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 77% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 77% |
Ed Pastor | 77% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 77% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 77% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 77% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 77% |
Ted Strickland | 77% | |||
Henry Waxman | 77% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 77% | |||
David Wu | 77% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 73% | |||
Howard Berman | 73% |