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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Rush Holt, Jr. | 95% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 95% |
John Olver | 95% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 95% |
Louise Slaughter | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 95% |
Mel Watt | 95% | |||
Henry Waxman | 95% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 93% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 93% | |||
Lois Capps | 93% | |||
Barney Frank | 92% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 92% | |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 91% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 91% | |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 91% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 91% |
Howard Berman | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 91% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 91% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 91% |
Bob Brady | 90% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 90% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 90% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 90% |
Donna Edwards | 90% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 90% | |||
José Serrano | 90% | |||
Ed Towns | 90% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 90% |
Bill Delahunt | 90% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 90% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 89% |
Joe Crowley | 89% | |||
Mike Capuano | 89% | |||
David Price | 89% | |||
Betty Sutton | 89% | |||
Mike Honda | 88% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 88% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 88% |
Roland Burris | 88% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 88% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 88% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 88% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 88% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 88% |
Diane Watson | 88% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 87% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 86% |
Phil Hare | 86% | |||
Donald Payne | 86% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 86% | |||
John Kerry | 86% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 86% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 86% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 86% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 86% |
Barbara Mikulski | 85% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 85% | |||
Chris Dodd | 85% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 85% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 85% |
George Miller | 85% | |||
Sam Farr | 85% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 84% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 84% |
Daniel Inouye | 84% | |||
Carl Levin | 84% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 84% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 84% |
Eddie Johnson | 84% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 84% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 84% |
Tom Harkin | 84% | |||
Steve Rothman | 84% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 83% |
Mary Jo Kilroy | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 83% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 83% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 83% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 83% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 83% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 83% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 83% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 82% |
Bruce Braley | 82% | |||
Dave Obey | 82% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 82% |
Bob Filner | 81% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 81% |
Rob Andrews | 81% | |||
Susan Davis | 81% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 81% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 81% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 81% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 81% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 81% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 81% |
Charlie Rangel | 81% | |||
Steve Israel | 80% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rush Holt, Jr. | 95% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 95% |
John Olver | 95% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 95% |
Louise Slaughter | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 95% |
Mel Watt | 95% | |||
Henry Waxman | 95% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 93% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 93% | |||
Lois Capps | 93% | |||
Barney Frank | 92% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 92% | |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 91% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 91% | |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 91% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 91% |
Howard Berman | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 91% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 91% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 91% |
Bob Brady | 90% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 90% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 90% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 90% |
Donna Edwards | 90% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 90% | |||
José Serrano | 90% | |||
Ed Towns | 90% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 90% |
Bill Delahunt | 90% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 90% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 89% |
Joe Crowley | 89% | |||
Mike Capuano | 89% | |||
David Price | 89% | |||
Betty Sutton | 89% | |||
Mike Honda | 88% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 88% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 88% |
Roland Burris | 88% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 88% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 88% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 88% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 88% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 88% |
Diane Watson | 88% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 87% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 86% |
Phil Hare | 86% | |||
Donald Payne | 86% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 86% | |||
John Kerry | 86% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 86% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 86% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 86% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 86% |
Barbara Mikulski | 85% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 85% | |||
Chris Dodd | 85% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 85% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 85% |
George Miller | 85% | |||
Sam Farr | 85% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 84% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 84% |
Daniel Inouye | 84% | |||
Carl Levin | 84% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 84% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 84% |
Eddie Johnson | 84% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 84% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 84% |
Tom Harkin | 84% | |||
Steve Rothman | 84% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 83% |
Mary Jo Kilroy | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 83% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 83% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 83% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 83% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 83% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 83% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 83% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 82% |
Bruce Braley | 82% | |||
Dave Obey | 82% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 82% |
Bob Filner | 81% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 81% |
Rob Andrews | 81% | |||
Susan Davis | 81% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 81% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 81% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 81% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 81% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 81% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 81% |
Charlie Rangel | 81% | |||
Steve Israel | 80% |