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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 90% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 90% |
Joe Crowley | 90% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 90% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 90% |
Bill Delahunt | 90% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 90% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 90% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 90% | |||
Barney Frank | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 90% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 90% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 90% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 90% | |||
Mike Honda | 90% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 90% |
John Lewis | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 90% |
Carolyn Maloney | 90% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 90% |
Kendrick Meek, Sr. | 90% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 90% |
George Miller | 90% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 90% |
Jim Oberstar | 90% | |||
Dave Obey | 90% | |||
John Olver | 90% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 90% |
Charlie Rangel | 90% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 90% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 90% |
José Serrano | 90% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 90% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 90% |
Niki Tsongas | 90% | |||
Diane Watson | 90% | |||
Henry Waxman | 90% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 90% | |||
Bruce Braley | 88% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 88% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 88% |
John Dingell | 88% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 88% |
Jim Langevin | 88% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 88% |
Patrick Leahy | 88% | |||
Carl Levin | 88% | |||
Sandy Levin | 88% | |||
Nita Lowey | 88% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 88% |
Barbara Mikulski | 88% | |||
Harry Reid | 88% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 88% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 88% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 88% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 88% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 87% | |||
Susan Davis | 87% | |||
David Price | 87% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 87% |
Norm Dicks | 86% | |||
Brad Miller | 86% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 86% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 86% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 86% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 85% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 85% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 85% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 85% |
Howard Berman | 84% | |||
Lois Capps | 84% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 84% |
Maurice Hinchey | 84% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 84% |
Jackie Speier | 84% | |||
John Tierney | 84% | |||
Bob Brady | 83% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 83% |
Brian Higgins | 83% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 83% | |||
Albio Sires | 83% | |||
Ted Deutch | 82% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 82% | |||
Carolyn McCarthy | 82% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 82% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 82% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 80% |
Bob Etheridge | 80% | |||
Al Franken | 80% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 80% | |
Dale Kildee | 80% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 80% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 90% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 90% |
Joe Crowley | 90% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 90% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 90% |
Bill Delahunt | 90% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 90% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 90% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 90% | |||
Barney Frank | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 90% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 90% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 90% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 90% | |||
Mike Honda | 90% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 90% |
John Lewis | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 90% |
Carolyn Maloney | 90% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 90% |
Kendrick Meek, Sr. | 90% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 90% |
George Miller | 90% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 90% |
Jim Oberstar | 90% | |||
Dave Obey | 90% | |||
John Olver | 90% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 90% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 90% |
Charlie Rangel | 90% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 90% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 90% |
José Serrano | 90% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 90% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 90% |
Niki Tsongas | 90% | |||
Diane Watson | 90% | |||
Henry Waxman | 90% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 90% | |||
Bruce Braley | 88% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 88% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 88% |
John Dingell | 88% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 88% |
Jim Langevin | 88% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 88% |
Patrick Leahy | 88% | |||
Carl Levin | 88% | |||
Sandy Levin | 88% | |||
Nita Lowey | 88% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 88% |
Barbara Mikulski | 88% | |||
Harry Reid | 88% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 88% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 88% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 88% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 88% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 87% | |||
Susan Davis | 87% | |||
David Price | 87% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 87% |
Norm Dicks | 86% | |||
Brad Miller | 86% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 86% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 86% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 86% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 85% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 85% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 85% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 85% |
Howard Berman | 84% | |||
Lois Capps | 84% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 84% |
Maurice Hinchey | 84% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 84% |
Jackie Speier | 84% | |||
John Tierney | 84% | |||
Bob Brady | 83% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 83% |
Brian Higgins | 83% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 83% | |||
Albio Sires | 83% | |||
Ted Deutch | 82% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 82% | |||
Carolyn McCarthy | 82% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 82% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 82% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 80% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 80% |
Bob Etheridge | 80% | |||
Al Franken | 80% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 80% | |
Dale Kildee | 80% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 80% |