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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 94% | |
Howard Berman | 94% | |||
Tim Bishop | 94% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 94% |
Julia Carson | 94% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 94% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 94% |
Mike Honda | 94% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 94% | |||
Tom Lantos | 94% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 94% |
Nita Lowey | 94% | |||
Jim McDermott | 94% | |||
Michael McNulty | 94% | |||
George Miller | 94% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 94% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 94% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 94% |
Charlie Rangel | 94% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 94% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 94% | |
Diane Watson | 94% | |||
Sam Farr | 91% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 91% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 91% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 91% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 91% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 91% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 91% |
John Olver | 91% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 91% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 91% |
John Tierney | 91% | |||
Robert Wexler | 91% | |||
Lois Capps | 90% | |||
Barney Frank | 90% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 90% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 90% |
Henry Waxman | 90% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 90% | |||
Donald Payne | 89% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 89% |
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 87% |
Jeff Bingaman | 87% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 87% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 87% |
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 87% | |||
John Kerry | 87% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 87% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 87% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 87% |
Barack Obama II | 87% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 87% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 87% |
Thomas Allen | 86% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 86% | |||
John Dingell | 86% | |||
Eliot Engel | 86% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 86% |
Dale Kildee | 86% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 86% | |||
Sandy Levin | 86% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 86% |
Dave Obey | 86% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 86% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 86% |
Anthony Weiner | 86% | |||
Susan Davis | 85% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 85% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 85% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 85% |
John Lewis | 84% | |||
Evan Bayh | 83% | |||
Mike Capuano | 83% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 83% | |||
Chris Dodd | 83% | |||
Tom Harkin | 83% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 83% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 83% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 83% |
Tom Udall | 83% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 83% |
Rob Andrews | 82% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 82% | |||
Martin Meehan | 82% | |||
José Serrano | 82% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 79% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 79% |
Russ Carnahan | 79% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 79% |
Brian Higgins | 79% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 79% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 79% |
Carolyn McCarthy | 79% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 79% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 94% | |
Howard Berman | 94% | |||
Tim Bishop | 94% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 94% |
Julia Carson | 94% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 94% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 94% |
Mike Honda | 94% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 94% | |||
Tom Lantos | 94% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 94% |
Nita Lowey | 94% | |||
Jim McDermott | 94% | |||
Michael McNulty | 94% | |||
George Miller | 94% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 94% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 94% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 94% |
Charlie Rangel | 94% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 94% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 94% | |
Diane Watson | 94% | |||
Sam Farr | 91% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 91% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 91% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 91% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 91% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 91% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 91% |
John Olver | 91% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 91% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 91% |
John Tierney | 91% | |||
Robert Wexler | 91% | |||
Lois Capps | 90% | |||
Barney Frank | 90% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 90% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 90% |
Henry Waxman | 90% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 90% | |||
Donald Payne | 89% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 89% |
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | D | 87% |
Jeff Bingaman | 87% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 87% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 87% |
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 87% | |||
John Kerry | 87% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 87% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 87% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 87% |
Barack Obama II | 87% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 87% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 87% |
Thomas Allen | 86% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 86% | |||
John Dingell | 86% | |||
Eliot Engel | 86% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 86% |
Dale Kildee | 86% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 86% | |||
Sandy Levin | 86% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 86% |
Dave Obey | 86% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 86% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 86% |
Anthony Weiner | 86% | |||
Susan Davis | 85% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 85% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 85% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 85% |
John Lewis | 84% | |||
Evan Bayh | 83% | |||
Mike Capuano | 83% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 83% | |||
Chris Dodd | 83% | |||
Tom Harkin | 83% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 83% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 83% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 83% |
Tom Udall | 83% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 83% |
Rob Andrews | 82% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 82% | |||
Martin Meehan | 82% | |||
José Serrano | 82% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 79% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 79% |
Russ Carnahan | 79% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 79% |
Brian Higgins | 79% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 79% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 79% |
Carolyn McCarthy | 79% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 79% |