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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 100% |
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
Tim Bishop | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 100% |
Hansen Clarke | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 100% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 100% |
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 100% |
Steve Israel | 100% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Sandy Levin | 100% | |||
John Lewis | 100% | |||
Joe Lieberman | 100% | |||
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 100% |
Charlie Rangel | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Steve Rothman | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
Bobby Rush | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
Allyson Schwartz | 100% | |||
José Serrano | 100% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 100% |
Ed Towns | 100% | |||
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 100% |
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
Gary Ackerman | 96% | |||
Rob Andrews | 96% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 96% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 96% |
Howard Berman | 96% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 96% |
Bob Brady | 96% | |||
Lois Capps | 96% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 96% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 96% |
David Cicilline | 96% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 96% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 96% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 96% |
Joe Crowley | 96% | |||
Eliot Engel | 96% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 96% |
Barney Frank | 96% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 100% |
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
Tim Bishop | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 100% |
Hansen Clarke | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 100% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 100% |
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 100% |
Steve Israel | 100% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
Sandy Levin | 100% | |||
John Lewis | 100% | |||
Joe Lieberman | 100% | |||
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 100% |
Charlie Rangel | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Steve Rothman | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
Bobby Rush | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
Allyson Schwartz | 100% | |||
José Serrano | 100% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 100% |
Ed Towns | 100% | |||
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 100% |
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
Gary Ackerman | 96% | |||
Rob Andrews | 96% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 96% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 96% |
Howard Berman | 96% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 96% |
Bob Brady | 96% | |||
Lois Capps | 96% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 96% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 96% |
David Cicilline | 96% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 96% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 96% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 96% |
Joe Crowley | 96% | |||
Eliot Engel | 96% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 96% |
Barney Frank | 96% |