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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 100% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
Laura Richardson | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
Patrick Kennedy | 87% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 80% | |||
Evan Bayh | 80% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 80% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 80% |
Chris Dodd | 80% | |||
Byron Dorgan | 80% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 80% | |||
Tom Harkin | 80% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 80% | |||
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 80% | |||
John Kerry | 80% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 80% |
Frank Lautenberg | 80% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 80% | |||
Carl Levin | 80% | |||
Blanche Lincoln | 80% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 80% |
Barbara Mikulski | 80% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 80% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 80% |
Harry Reid | 80% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 80% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 80% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 80% |
Jim Webb, Jr. | 80% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 80% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 80% |
Barbara Boxer | 75% | |||
Neil Abercrombie | 61% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 61% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 61% |
Bruce Braley | 61% | |||
Lois Capps | 61% | |||
Mike Capuano | 61% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 61% |
Joe Crowley | 61% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 61% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 61% |
Peter DeFazio | 61% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 61% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 61% |
Sam Farr | 61% | |||
Bob Filner | 61% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 61% |
Gene Green | 61% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 61% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 61% | |||
Phil Hare | 61% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 61% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 61% |
Paul Hodes | 61% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 61% | |||
Mike Honda | 61% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 61% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 61% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 61% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 61% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 61% |
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 61% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 61% |
John Lewis | 61% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 61% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 61% |
Jim McDermott | 61% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 61% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 61% | |
Brad Miller | 61% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 61% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 61% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 61% |
Ed Perlmutter | 61% | |||
David Price | 61% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 61% | |||
Bobby Rush | 61% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 61% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 61% |
José Serrano | 61% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 61% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 61% |
Louise Slaughter | 61% | |||
Pete Stark | 61% | |||
Betty Sutton | 61% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 100% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 100% |
Laura Richardson | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
Patrick Kennedy | 87% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 80% | |||
Evan Bayh | 80% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 80% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 80% |
Chris Dodd | 80% | |||
Byron Dorgan | 80% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 80% | |||
Tom Harkin | 80% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 80% | |||
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 80% | |||
John Kerry | 80% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 80% |
Frank Lautenberg | 80% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 80% | |||
Carl Levin | 80% | |||
Blanche Lincoln | 80% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 80% |
Barbara Mikulski | 80% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 80% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 80% |
Harry Reid | 80% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 80% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 80% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 80% |
Jim Webb, Jr. | 80% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 80% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 80% |
Barbara Boxer | 75% | |||
Neil Abercrombie | 61% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 61% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 61% |
Bruce Braley | 61% | |||
Lois Capps | 61% | |||
Mike Capuano | 61% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 61% |
Joe Crowley | 61% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 61% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 61% |
Peter DeFazio | 61% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 61% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 61% |
Sam Farr | 61% | |||
Bob Filner | 61% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 61% |
Gene Green | 61% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 61% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 61% | |||
Phil Hare | 61% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 61% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 61% |
Paul Hodes | 61% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 61% | |||
Mike Honda | 61% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 61% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 61% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 61% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 61% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 61% |
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 61% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 61% |
John Lewis | 61% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 61% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 61% |
Jim McDermott | 61% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 61% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 61% | |
Brad Miller | 61% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 61% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 61% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 61% |
Ed Perlmutter | 61% | |||
David Price | 61% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 61% | |||
Bobby Rush | 61% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 61% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 61% |
José Serrano | 61% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 61% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 61% |
Louise Slaughter | 61% | |||
Pete Stark | 61% | |||
Betty Sutton | 61% |