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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 98% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 98% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 96% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 96% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 96% |
Maurice Hinchey | 96% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 96% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 96% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 96% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 96% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 96% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 96% |
John Olver | 96% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 96% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 96% | |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 96% |
John Tierney | 96% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 96% |
Albert Wynn | 96% | |||
Lois Capps | 94% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 94% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 94% |
Tom Harkin | 94% | |||
Mike Honda | 94% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 94% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 94% |
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 94% | |||
David Price | 94% | |||
Harry Reid | 94% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 94% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 94% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 93% |
Barbara Boxer | 93% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 93% |
Bill Delahunt | 93% | |||
Barney Frank | 93% | |||
Mel Watt | 93% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 93% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 92% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 92% |
Barack Obama II | 92% | |||
Mike Capuano | 90% | |||
Sam Farr | 90% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 90% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 90% |
Donald Payne | 90% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 90% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 90% |
Louise Slaughter | 90% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 89% | |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 89% | |||
Darlene Hooley | 89% | |||
Henry Waxman | 89% | |||
Tim Bishop | 86% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 86% |
Bob Filner | 86% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 86% |
Dave Loebsack | 86% | |||
Nita Lowey | 86% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 86% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 86% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 86% |
George Miller | 86% | |||
Dave Obey | 86% | |||
John Yarmuth | 86% | |||
Robert Byrd | 85% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 85% | |||
William Jefferson | 85% | |||
John Kerry | 85% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 85% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 85% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 85% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 85% |
José Serrano | 85% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 85% |
Ed Towns | 85% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 85% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 84% |
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 84% | |||
Ed Pastor | 84% | |||
Hillary Clinton | 83% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 81% |
Joe Crowley | 81% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 81% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 81% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 81% | |||
Jane Harman | 81% | |||
Paul Hodes | 81% | |||
Steve Israel | 81% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 81% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 81% |
Jim McDermott | 81% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 81% | |||
Betty Sutton | 81% | |||
Tom Udall | 81% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 81% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 80% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 80% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | D | 98% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 98% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 96% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 96% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 96% |
Maurice Hinchey | 96% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 96% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 96% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 96% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 96% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 96% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 96% |
John Olver | 96% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 96% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 96% | |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 96% |
John Tierney | 96% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 96% |
Albert Wynn | 96% | |||
Lois Capps | 94% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 94% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 94% |
Tom Harkin | 94% | |||
Mike Honda | 94% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 94% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 94% |
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 94% | |||
David Price | 94% | |||
Harry Reid | 94% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 94% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 94% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 93% |
Barbara Boxer | 93% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 93% |
Bill Delahunt | 93% | |||
Barney Frank | 93% | |||
Mel Watt | 93% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 93% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 92% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 92% |
Barack Obama II | 92% | |||
Mike Capuano | 90% | |||
Sam Farr | 90% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 90% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 90% |
Donald Payne | 90% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 90% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 90% |
Louise Slaughter | 90% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 89% | |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 89% | |||
Darlene Hooley | 89% | |||
Henry Waxman | 89% | |||
Tim Bishop | 86% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 86% |
Bob Filner | 86% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 86% |
Dave Loebsack | 86% | |||
Nita Lowey | 86% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 86% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 86% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 86% |
George Miller | 86% | |||
Dave Obey | 86% | |||
John Yarmuth | 86% | |||
Robert Byrd | 85% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 85% | |||
William Jefferson | 85% | |||
John Kerry | 85% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 85% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 85% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 85% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 85% |
José Serrano | 85% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 85% |
Ed Towns | 85% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 85% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 84% |
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 84% | |||
Ed Pastor | 84% | |||
Hillary Clinton | 83% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 81% |
Joe Crowley | 81% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 81% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 81% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 81% | |||
Jane Harman | 81% | |||
Paul Hodes | 81% | |||
Steve Israel | 81% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 81% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 81% |
Jim McDermott | 81% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 81% | |||
Betty Sutton | 81% | |||
Tom Udall | 81% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 81% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 80% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 80% |