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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Bob Brady | 93% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 93% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 93% |
George Miller | 93% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 93% |
John Olver | 93% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 93% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 93% | |
Jackie Speier | 93% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 93% |
John Tierney | 93% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 93% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 93% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 92% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 91% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 91% |
Barney Frank | 91% | |||
Mike Honda | 91% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 91% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 91% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 91% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 91% |
Barbara Boxer | 90% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 90% |
Dave Obey | 90% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 90% | |||
Bill Delahunt | 90% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 89% |
Charlie Rangel | 89% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 89% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 89% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 89% |
Frank Lautenberg | 88% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 88% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 88% | |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 88% |
Ed Pastor | 88% | |||
David Price | 88% | |||
Betty Sutton | 88% | |||
Jim Oberstar | 87% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 87% | |||
Lois Capps | 87% | |||
Darlene Hooley | 87% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 87% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 87% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 87% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 86% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 86% | |||
Michael McNulty | 86% | |||
Diane Watson | 86% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 86% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 86% |
Sam Farr | 86% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 86% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 85% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 85% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 85% | |||
Sandy Levin | 85% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 85% |
Ed Towns | 85% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 85% |
Elijah Cummings | 85% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 85% | |||
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 85% |
Susan Davis | 85% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 85% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 85% |
Niki Tsongas | 85% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 85% |
Stephanie Tubbs Jones | 85% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 84% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 84% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 84% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 84% |
Henry Waxman | 84% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Brady | 93% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 93% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 93% |
George Miller | 93% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 93% |
John Olver | 93% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 93% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 93% | |
Jackie Speier | 93% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 93% |
John Tierney | 93% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 93% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 93% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 92% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 91% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 91% |
Barney Frank | 91% | |||
Mike Honda | 91% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 91% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 91% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 91% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 91% |
Barbara Boxer | 90% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 90% |
Dave Obey | 90% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 90% | |||
Bill Delahunt | 90% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 89% |
Charlie Rangel | 89% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 89% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 89% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 89% |
Frank Lautenberg | 88% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 88% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 88% | |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 88% |
Ed Pastor | 88% | |||
David Price | 88% | |||
Betty Sutton | 88% | |||
Jim Oberstar | 87% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 87% | |||
Lois Capps | 87% | |||
Darlene Hooley | 87% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 87% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 87% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 87% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 86% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 86% | |||
Michael McNulty | 86% | |||
Diane Watson | 86% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 86% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 86% |
Sam Farr | 86% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 86% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 85% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 85% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 85% | |||
Sandy Levin | 85% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 85% |
Ed Towns | 85% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 85% |
Elijah Cummings | 85% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 85% | |||
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | D | 85% |
Susan Davis | 85% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 85% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 85% |
Niki Tsongas | 85% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 85% |
Stephanie Tubbs Jones | 85% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 84% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 84% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 84% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 84% |
Henry Waxman | 84% |