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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 100% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 100% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 100% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
Brenda Lawrence | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
John Lewis | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
DC | U.S. House - Delegate | Eleanor Norton | Democratic | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Bobby Rush | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 100% |
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 92% |
David Cicilline | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 90% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 90% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 90% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 90% |
Alan Lowenthal | 90% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 90% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 89% |
Mike Capuano | 89% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 89% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 89% |
Donna Edwards | 89% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 89% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 89% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 89% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 89% |
Charlie Rangel | 89% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | 89% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 89% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 88% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 88% | |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 88% |
Corrine Brown | 88% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 88% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 88% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 88% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 88% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 88% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 88% |
Elijah Cummings | 88% | |||
Susan Davis | 88% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 88% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 88% |
John Delaney | 88% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 88% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 100% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 100% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 100% |
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 100% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
Brenda Lawrence | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
John Lewis | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
DC | U.S. House - Delegate | Eleanor Norton | D | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Bobby Rush | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 100% |
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 92% |
David Cicilline | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 90% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 90% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 90% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 90% |
Alan Lowenthal | 90% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 90% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 89% |
Mike Capuano | 89% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 89% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 89% |
Donna Edwards | 89% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 89% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 89% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 89% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 89% |
Charlie Rangel | 89% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | D | 89% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 89% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 88% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 88% | |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 88% |
Corrine Brown | 88% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 88% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 88% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 88% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 88% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 88% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 88% |
Elijah Cummings | 88% | |||
Susan Davis | 88% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 88% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 88% |
John Delaney | 88% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 88% |