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State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 100
Gary Ackerman 100
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 100
Rob Andrews 100
Joe Baca, Sr. 100
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 100
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 100
Shelley Berkley 100
Howard Berman 100
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 100
Tim Bishop 100
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 100
Leonard Boswell 100
Bob Brady 100
Bruce Braley 100
Corrine Brown 100
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 100
Roland Burris 100
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 100
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 100
Lois Capps 100
Mike Capuano 100
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin Democratic 100
Dennis Cardoza 100
Russ Carnahan 100
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 100
PA U.S. Senate - Sr Bob Casey, Jr. Democratic 100
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 100
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 100
Lacy Clay, Jr. 100
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 100
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 100
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 100
VA U.S. House - 11 Gerry Connolly Democratic 100
John Conyers, Jr. 100
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 100
Joe Crowley 100
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 100
Elijah Cummings 100
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 100
Susan Davis 100
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 100
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 100
Bill Delahunt 100
Norm Dicks 100
John Dingell 100
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 100
Mike Doyle, Jr. 100
Donna Edwards 100
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
State Office Name Party Rating
Neil Abercrombie 100
Gary Ackerman 100
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 100
Rob Andrews 100
Joe Baca, Sr. 100
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 100
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 100
Shelley Berkley 100
Howard Berman 100
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 100
Tim Bishop 100
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer D 100
Leonard Boswell 100
Bob Brady 100
Bruce Braley 100
Corrine Brown 100
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown D 100
Roland Burris 100
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 100
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 100
Lois Capps 100
Mike Capuano 100
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin D 100
Dennis Cardoza 100
Russ Carnahan 100
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 100
PA U.S. Senate - Sr Bob Casey, Jr. D 100
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 100
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 100
Lacy Clay, Jr. 100
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 100
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 100
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 100
VA U.S. House - 11 Gerry Connolly D 100
John Conyers, Jr. 100
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 100
Joe Crowley 100
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 100
Elijah Cummings 100
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 100
Susan Davis 100
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 100
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 100
Bill Delahunt 100
Norm Dicks 100
John Dingell 100
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 100
Mike Doyle, Jr. 100
Donna Edwards 100
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 100
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