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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 97% |
John Lewis | 97% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 97% |
John Olver | 97% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 97% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 97% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 95% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 95% |
George Miller | 95% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 94% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 94% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 93% |
Barney Frank | 93% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 93% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 93% |
Joe Crowley | 93% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 92% | |||
John Tierney | 92% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 92% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 91% |
Charlie Rangel | 91% | |||
José Serrano | 91% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 91% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 91% |
Mike Honda | 91% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 91% | |||
Ed Towns | 90% | |||
David Price | 90% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 90% | |
Sam Farr | 90% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
Lynn Woolsey | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 89% |
Jim Oberstar | 89% | |||
Lois Capps | 88% | |||
Dave Obey | 88% | |||
Jackie Speier | 88% | |||
Henry Waxman | 88% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 87% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 87% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 87% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 87% |
Diane Watson | 87% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 86% |
Bill Delahunt | 86% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 86% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 86% |
Maurice Hinchey | 85% | |||
Donna Edwards | 85% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 85% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 85% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 85% |
Carolyn Maloney | 85% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 84% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 84% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 84% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 83% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 83% |
Patrick Kennedy | 83% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 83% | |||
Carl Levin | 83% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 83% |
Barbara Mikulski | 83% | |||
Harry Reid | 83% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 83% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 83% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 83% |
Jim McDermott | 83% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 83% | |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 83% |
Jane Harman | 82% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 82% |
Mike Capuano | 82% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 82% | |||
Howard Berman | 81% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 81% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 81% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 81% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 81% |
John Yarmuth | 81% | |||
Bruce Braley | 81% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 81% |
Sandy Levin | 81% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 81% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 80% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 80% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 80% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 80% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 80% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 80% | |||
Pete Stark | 80% | |||
Steve Rothman | 80% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 80% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 79% |
Al Franken | 79% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 97% |
John Lewis | 97% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 97% |
John Olver | 97% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 97% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 97% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 95% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 95% |
George Miller | 95% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 94% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 94% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 94% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 93% |
Barney Frank | 93% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 93% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 93% |
Joe Crowley | 93% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 92% | |||
John Tierney | 92% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 92% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 91% |
Charlie Rangel | 91% | |||
José Serrano | 91% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 91% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 91% |
Mike Honda | 91% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 91% | |||
Ed Towns | 90% | |||
David Price | 90% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 90% | |
Sam Farr | 90% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 90% |
Lynn Woolsey | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 89% |
Jim Oberstar | 89% | |||
Lois Capps | 88% | |||
Dave Obey | 88% | |||
Jackie Speier | 88% | |||
Henry Waxman | 88% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 87% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 87% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 87% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 87% |
Diane Watson | 87% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 86% |
Bill Delahunt | 86% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 86% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 86% |
Maurice Hinchey | 85% | |||
Donna Edwards | 85% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 85% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 85% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 85% |
Carolyn Maloney | 85% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 84% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 84% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 84% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 83% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 83% |
Patrick Kennedy | 83% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 83% | |||
Carl Levin | 83% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 83% |
Barbara Mikulski | 83% | |||
Harry Reid | 83% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 83% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 83% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 83% |
Jim McDermott | 83% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 83% | |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 83% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 83% |
Jane Harman | 82% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 82% |
Mike Capuano | 82% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 82% | |||
Howard Berman | 81% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 81% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 81% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 81% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 81% |
John Yarmuth | 81% | |||
Bruce Braley | 81% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 81% |
Sandy Levin | 81% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 81% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 80% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 80% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 80% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 80% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 80% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 80% | |||
Pete Stark | 80% | |||
Steve Rothman | 80% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 80% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 79% |
Al Franken | 79% |