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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 89% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 89% | |
Mike Capuano | 89% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 89% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 89% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 89% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 89% |
Joe Crowley | 89% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 89% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 89% |
Donna Edwards | 89% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 89% |
Eliot Engel | 89% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 89% | |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 89% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 89% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 89% | |||
Mike Honda | 89% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 89% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 89% |
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 89% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 89% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 89% |
John Lewis | 89% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 89% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 89% |
Jim McDermott | 89% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 89% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 89% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 89% |
John Olver | 89% | |||
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 89% |
Charlie Rangel | 89% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 89% | |||
Bobby Rush | 89% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 89% |
José Serrano | 89% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 89% | |||
Pete Stark | 89% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 89% |
Ellen Tauscher | 89% | |||
Ed Towns | 89% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 89% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 89% |
Diane Watson | 89% | |||
Mel Watt | 89% | |||
Henry Waxman | 89% | |||
Robert Wexler | 89% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 89% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 85% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 85% |
Roland Burris | 85% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 85% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 85% |
Tom Harkin | 85% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 85% | |||
John Kerry | 85% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 85% | |||
Carl Levin | 85% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 85% |
Barbara Mikulski | 85% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 85% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 85% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 85% |
Gary Ackerman | 84% | |||
Rob Andrews | 84% | |||
Howard Berman | 84% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 84% |
Bob Brady | 84% | |||
Lois Capps | 84% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 84% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 84% | |||
Bill Delahunt | 84% | |||
Sam Farr | 84% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 84% | |||
Bob Filner | 84% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 84% |
Phil Hare | 84% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 84% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 84% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 84% |
David Price | 84% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 84% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 84% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 84% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 84% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 83% |
Barney Frank | 83% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 83% |
Bruce Braley | 82% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 82% | |||
Chris Dodd | 82% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 82% |
Steve Israel | 82% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 82% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 82% |
Donald Payne | 82% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 82% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 81% |
Corrine Brown | 80% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 89% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 89% | |
Mike Capuano | 89% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 89% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 89% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 89% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 89% |
Joe Crowley | 89% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 89% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 89% |
Donna Edwards | 89% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 89% |
Eliot Engel | 89% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 89% | |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 89% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 89% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 89% | |||
Mike Honda | 89% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 89% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 89% |
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 89% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 89% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 89% |
John Lewis | 89% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 89% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 89% |
Jim McDermott | 89% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 89% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 89% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 89% |
John Olver | 89% | |||
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 89% |
Charlie Rangel | 89% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 89% | |||
Bobby Rush | 89% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 89% |
José Serrano | 89% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 89% | |||
Pete Stark | 89% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 89% |
Ellen Tauscher | 89% | |||
Ed Towns | 89% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 89% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 89% |
Diane Watson | 89% | |||
Mel Watt | 89% | |||
Henry Waxman | 89% | |||
Robert Wexler | 89% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 89% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 85% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 85% |
Roland Burris | 85% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 85% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 85% |
Tom Harkin | 85% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 85% | |||
John Kerry | 85% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 85% | |||
Carl Levin | 85% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 85% |
Barbara Mikulski | 85% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 85% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 85% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 85% |
Gary Ackerman | 84% | |||
Rob Andrews | 84% | |||
Howard Berman | 84% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 84% |
Bob Brady | 84% | |||
Lois Capps | 84% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 84% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 84% | |||
Bill Delahunt | 84% | |||
Sam Farr | 84% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 84% | |||
Bob Filner | 84% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 84% |
Phil Hare | 84% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 84% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 84% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 84% |
David Price | 84% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 84% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 84% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 84% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 84% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 83% |
Barney Frank | 83% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 83% |
Bruce Braley | 82% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 82% | |||
Chris Dodd | 82% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 82% |
Steve Israel | 82% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 82% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 82% |
Donald Payne | 82% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 82% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 81% |
Corrine Brown | 80% |