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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 88% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 84% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 84% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 84% |
Peter DeFazio | 84% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 84% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 84% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 84% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 84% |
WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 84% |
DC | U.S. House - Delegate | Eleanor Norton | Democratic | 84% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 81% |
Ted Deutch | 81% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 81% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 81% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 81% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 81% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 81% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 78% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 78% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 78% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 77% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 77% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 75% |
PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 75% |
John Lewis | 75% | |||
Jackie Speier | 75% | |||
Donald Young | 75% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 74% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 74% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 72% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 72% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 72% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 72% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 72% |
Eliot Engel | 72% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 72% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 72% |
Eddie Johnson | 72% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 72% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 72% |
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 72% |
Don Payne, Jr. | 72% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 72% |
MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 72% |
Albio Sires | 72% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 71% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 71% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 71% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 71% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 71% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 71% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 69% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 69% |
Dave Loebsack | 69% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 69% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 69% |
FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | Democratic | 69% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 69% |
John Yarmuth | 69% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 68% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 68% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 66% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 66% |
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 66% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 66% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 66% |
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 66% |
Jerry McNerney | 66% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 66% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 65% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 65% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 65% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 65% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 63% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 63% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 63% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 63% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 63% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 63% |
CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 63% |
Alan Lowenthal | 63% | |||
Bobby Rush | 63% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 63% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 63% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 63% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 61% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 61% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 61% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 61% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 59% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 59% |
CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 59% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 59% |
David Cicilline | 59% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 59% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 59% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 59% |
Donald McEachin | 59% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 88% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 84% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 84% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 84% |
Peter DeFazio | 84% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 84% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 84% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 84% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 84% |
WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 84% |
DC | U.S. House - Delegate | Eleanor Norton | D | 84% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 81% |
Ted Deutch | 81% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 81% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 81% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 81% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 81% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 81% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 78% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 78% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 78% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 77% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 77% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 75% |
PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 75% |
John Lewis | 75% | |||
Jackie Speier | 75% | |||
Donald Young | 75% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 74% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 74% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | D | 72% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 72% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 72% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 72% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 72% |
Eliot Engel | 72% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 72% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 72% |
Eddie Johnson | 72% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 72% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 72% |
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 72% |
Don Payne, Jr. | 72% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 72% |
MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 72% |
Albio Sires | 72% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 71% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 71% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 71% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 71% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 71% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 71% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 69% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 69% |
Dave Loebsack | 69% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 69% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 69% |
FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | D | 69% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 69% |
John Yarmuth | 69% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 68% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 68% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 66% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 66% |
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 66% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 66% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 66% |
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 66% |
Jerry McNerney | 66% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 66% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 65% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 65% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 65% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 65% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 63% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 63% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 63% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 63% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 63% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 63% |
CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 63% |
Alan Lowenthal | 63% | |||
Bobby Rush | 63% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 63% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 63% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 63% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 61% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 61% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 61% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 61% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 59% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 59% |
CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 59% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 59% |
David Cicilline | 59% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 59% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 59% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 59% |
Donald McEachin | 59% |