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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Neil Abercrombie | 91% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 91% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 91% | |
Bob Brady | 91% | |||
Lois Capps | 91% | |||
Mike Capuano | 91% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 91% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 91% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 91% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 91% | |||
Donna Edwards | 91% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 91% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 91% | |||
Barney Frank | 91% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 91% | |
Luis Gutiérrez | 91% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 91% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 91% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 91% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 91% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 91% |
Eddie Johnson | 91% | |||
John Lewis | 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% | |||
Donald Payne | 91% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 91% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 91% |
José Serrano | 91% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 91% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 91% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 91% |
Diane Watson | 91% | |||
Mel Watt | 91% | |||
Henry Waxman | 91% | |||
Howard Berman | 88% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 88% |
Roland Burris | 88% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 88% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 88% |
Elijah Cummings | 88% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 88% |
Chris Dodd | 88% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 88% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 88% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 88% |
Gene Green | 88% | |||
Mike Honda | 88% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 88% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 88% |
Dave Obey | 88% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 88% |
Harry Reid | 88% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 88% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 88% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 88% |
Betty Sutton | 88% | |||
Tom Udall | 88% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 88% |
Corrine Brown | 87% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 87% |
Sam Farr | 87% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 87% |
George Miller | 87% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 87% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 86% | |||
Bill Delahunt | 86% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 86% | |||
John Kerry | 86% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 86% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 86% |
Ed Towns | 86% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 85% | |||
Rob Andrews | 82% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 82% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 82% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 82% |
Susan Davis | 82% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 82% |
John Hall | 82% | |||
Brian Higgins | 82% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 82% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 82% |
David Price | 82% | |||
Steve Rothman | 82% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 82% |
Niki Tsongas | 82% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 82% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 82% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 82% |
Lynn Woolsey | 82% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 81% | |||
Eliot Engel | 81% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 81% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 81% |
Carl Levin | 81% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Neil Abercrombie | 91% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 91% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 91% | |
Bob Brady | 91% | |||
Lois Capps | 91% | |||
Mike Capuano | 91% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 91% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 91% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 91% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 91% | |||
Donna Edwards | 91% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 91% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 91% | |||
Barney Frank | 91% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 91% | |
Luis Gutiérrez | 91% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 91% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 91% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 91% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 91% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 91% |
Eddie Johnson | 91% | |||
John Lewis | 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% | |||
Donald Payne | 91% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 91% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 91% |
José Serrano | 91% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 91% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 91% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 91% |
Diane Watson | 91% | |||
Mel Watt | 91% | |||
Henry Waxman | 91% | |||
Howard Berman | 88% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 88% |
Roland Burris | 88% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 88% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 88% |
Elijah Cummings | 88% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 88% |
Chris Dodd | 88% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 88% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 88% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 88% |
Gene Green | 88% | |||
Mike Honda | 88% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 88% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 88% |
Dave Obey | 88% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 88% |
Harry Reid | 88% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 88% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 88% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 88% |
Betty Sutton | 88% | |||
Tom Udall | 88% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 88% |
Corrine Brown | 87% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 87% |
Sam Farr | 87% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 87% |
George Miller | 87% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 87% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 86% | |||
Bill Delahunt | 86% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 86% | |||
John Kerry | 86% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 86% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 86% |
Ed Towns | 86% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 85% | |||
Rob Andrews | 82% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 82% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 82% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 82% |
Susan Davis | 82% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 82% |
John Hall | 82% | |||
Brian Higgins | 82% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 82% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 82% |
David Price | 82% | |||
Steve Rothman | 82% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 82% |
Niki Tsongas | 82% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 82% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 82% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 82% |
Lynn Woolsey | 82% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 81% | |||
Eliot Engel | 81% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 81% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 81% |
Carl Levin | 81% |