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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Lamar Alexander | 100% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 100% | |||
Max Baucus | 0% | |||
Mark Begich | 0% | |||
Roy Blunt | 100% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 0% | |||
Richard Burr | 100% | |||
Saxby Chambliss | 0% | |||
Dan Coats | 100% | |||
Thomas Coburn | 100% | |||
Thad Cochran | 100% | |||
Robert Corker | 100% | |||
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 0% | |||
Mike Enzi | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 0% | |||
Jeff Flake | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 0% | |||
Kay Hagan | 0% | |||
Tom Harkin | 0% | |||
Orrin Hatch | 0% | |||
Heidi Heitkamp | 0% | |||
Dean Heller | 100% | |||
Jim Inhofe | 100% | |||
Johnny Isakson | 0% | |||
Mike Johanns | 100% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 0% | |||
Mark Kirk | 100% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 0% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 0% | |||
Carl Levin | 0% | |||
John McCain III | 0% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 0% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 0% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 0% | |||
Rob Portman | 0% | |||
Mark Pryor | 0% | |||
Harry Reid | 0% | |||
Pat Roberts | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 0% | |||
Jeff Sessions III | 100% | |||
Richard Shelby | 100% | |||
Pat Toomey | 100% | |||
Mark Udall | 0% | |||
Tom Udall | 0% | |||
David Vitter | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 0% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 0% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 0% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 0% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 0% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 0% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 0% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 0% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 0% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 0% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 0% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 0% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 0% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 0% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 0% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 0% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 0% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 0% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 0% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 0% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 0% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 0% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 0% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 0% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 0% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 0% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 0% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 0% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 0% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 0% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 0% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 0% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 0% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 100% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 0% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 100% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 100% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 100% |
NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 100% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 100% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 100% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 0% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 0% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 100% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 100% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 0% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 100% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 100% |
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | Republican | 100% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 100% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 100% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 100% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lamar Alexander | 100% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 100% | |||
Max Baucus | 0% | |||
Mark Begich | 0% | |||
Roy Blunt | 100% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 0% | |||
Richard Burr | 100% | |||
Saxby Chambliss | 0% | |||
Dan Coats | 100% | |||
Thomas Coburn | 100% | |||
Thad Cochran | 100% | |||
Robert Corker | 100% | |||
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 0% | |||
Mike Enzi | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 0% | |||
Jeff Flake | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 0% | |||
Kay Hagan | 0% | |||
Tom Harkin | 0% | |||
Orrin Hatch | 0% | |||
Heidi Heitkamp | 0% | |||
Dean Heller | 100% | |||
Jim Inhofe | 100% | |||
Johnny Isakson | 0% | |||
Mike Johanns | 100% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 0% | |||
Mark Kirk | 100% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 0% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 0% | |||
Carl Levin | 0% | |||
John McCain III | 0% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 0% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 0% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 0% | |||
Rob Portman | 0% | |||
Mark Pryor | 0% | |||
Harry Reid | 0% | |||
Pat Roberts | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 0% | |||
Jeff Sessions III | 100% | |||
Richard Shelby | 100% | |||
Pat Toomey | 100% | |||
Mark Udall | 0% | |||
Tom Udall | 0% | |||
David Vitter | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 0% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 0% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 0% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 0% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 0% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 0% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 0% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 0% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 0% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 0% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 0% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 0% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 0% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 0% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 0% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 0% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 0% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 0% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 0% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 0% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 0% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 0% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 0% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 0% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 0% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 0% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 0% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 0% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 0% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 0% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 0% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 0% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 0% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 0% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 100% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 0% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 100% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 100% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 100% |
NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 100% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 100% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 100% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 0% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 0% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 100% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 100% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 100% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 0% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 100% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 100% |
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | R | 100% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 100% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 100% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 100% |