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State Office Name Party Rating
NA President Joe Biden, Jr. Democratic 91%
Barbara Boxer 91%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin Democratic 91%
Hillary Clinton 91%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 91%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 91%
Frank Lautenberg 91%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 91%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 91%
Rob Andrews 82%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 82%
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 82%
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer Democratic 82%
Bob Brady 82%
Bruce Braley 82%
Lois Capps 82%
Russ Carnahan 82%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 82%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 82%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 82%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 82%
John Conyers, Jr. 82%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 82%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 82%
Susan Davis 82%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 82%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 82%
Bill Delahunt 82%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 82%
Donna Edwards 82%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 82%
CA U.S. House - 16 Anna Eshoo Democratic 82%
Sam Farr 82%
Barney Frank 82%
Charlie Gonzalez 82%
AZ U.S. House - 7 Raul Grijalva Democratic 82%
Phil Hare 82%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 82%
Mike Honda 82%
Darlene Hooley 82%
WA Governor Jay Inslee Democratic 82%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 82%
TX U.S. House - 18 Sheila Jackson Lee Democratic 82%
William Jefferson 82%
Eddie Johnson 82%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 82%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 82%
Patrick Kennedy 82%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 82%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 82%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 82%
Sandy Levin 82%
Dave Loebsack 82%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 82%
Carolyn Maloney 82%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 82%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui Democratic 82%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic 82%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 82%
George Miller 82%
Brad Miller 82%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 82%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 82%
CA U.S. House - 31 Grace Napolitano Democratic 82%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 82%
Dave Obey 82%
John Olver 82%
Ed Pastor 82%
David Price 82%
Charlie Rangel 82%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 82%
Allyson Schwartz 82%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 82%
Louise Slaughter 82%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 82%
Jackie Speier 82%
Betty Sutton 82%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 82%
John Tierney 82%
Ed Towns 82%
Niki Tsongas 82%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 82%
MD U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 82%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 82%
Pete Visclosky 82%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 82%
Henry Waxman 82%
Robert Wexler 82%
Albert Wynn 82%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 80%
Jeff Bingaman 80%
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown Democratic 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 80%
Russ Feingold 80%
Tom Harkin 80%
John Kerry 80%
Patrick Leahy 80%
Carl Levin 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 80%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 80%
State Office Name Party Rating
NA President Joe Biden, Jr. D 91%
Barbara Boxer 91%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Ben Cardin D 91%
Hillary Clinton 91%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 91%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 91%
Frank Lautenberg 91%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 91%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 91%
Rob Andrews 82%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 82%
NA U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra 82%
OR U.S. House - 3 Earl Blumenauer D 82%
Bob Brady 82%
Bruce Braley 82%
Lois Capps 82%
Russ Carnahan 82%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 82%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 82%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 82%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 82%
John Conyers, Jr. 82%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 82%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 82%
Susan Davis 82%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 82%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 82%
Bill Delahunt 82%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 82%
Donna Edwards 82%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 82%
CA U.S. House - 16 Anna Eshoo D 82%
Sam Farr 82%
Barney Frank 82%
Charlie Gonzalez 82%
AZ U.S. House - 7 Raul Grijalva D 82%
Phil Hare 82%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono D 82%
Mike Honda 82%
Darlene Hooley 82%
WA Governor Jay Inslee D 82%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 82%
TX U.S. House - 18 Sheila Jackson Lee D 82%
William Jefferson 82%
Eddie Johnson 82%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 82%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 82%
Patrick Kennedy 82%
Carolyn Kilpatrick 82%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 82%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 82%
Sandy Levin 82%
Dave Loebsack 82%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 82%
Carolyn Maloney 82%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 82%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui D 82%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum D 82%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 82%
George Miller 82%
Brad Miller 82%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore D 82%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 82%
CA U.S. House - 31 Grace Napolitano D 82%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 82%
Dave Obey 82%
John Olver 82%
Ed Pastor 82%
David Price 82%
Charlie Rangel 82%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 82%
Allyson Schwartz 82%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 82%
Louise Slaughter 82%
CA Supervisor - 1 Hilda Solis 82%
Jackie Speier 82%
Betty Sutton 82%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 82%
John Tierney 82%
Ed Towns 82%
Niki Tsongas 82%
Stephanie Tubbs Jones 82%
MD U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 82%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 82%
Pete Visclosky 82%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 82%
Henry Waxman 82%
Robert Wexler 82%
Albert Wynn 82%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 80%
Jeff Bingaman 80%
OH U.S. Senate - Sr Sherrod Brown D 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 80%
Russ Feingold 80%
Tom Harkin 80%
John Kerry 80%
Patrick Leahy 80%
Carl Levin 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 80%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 80%
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