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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Mike Capuano | 93% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 93% |
Hansen Clarke | 93% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 93% | |||
Donna Edwards | 93% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 93% |
Bob Filner | 93% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 93% |
Mike Honda | 93% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 93% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 93% |
John Olver | 93% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 93% |
Donald Payne | 93% | |||
José Serrano | 93% | |||
Pete Stark | 93% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 93% |
Lynn Woolsey | 93% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 92% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 92% |
John Lewis | 92% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 91% |
Barney Frank | 91% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 91% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 91% |
John Tierney | 91% | |||
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 91% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 91% |
George Miller | 91% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 91% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 90% |
Charlie Rangel | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 90% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 90% |
Ed Towns | 90% | |||
Henry Waxman | 90% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 89% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 89% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 89% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 89% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 89% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 89% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 89% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 89% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 89% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 89% |
David Cicilline | 88% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 88% |
Mel Watt | 88% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 88% | |||
Jackie Speier | 88% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 88% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 87% | |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 87% |
Bobby Rush | 87% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 87% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 87% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 86% | |
Jim McDermott | 86% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 86% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 86% |
Barbara Boxer | 86% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 86% |
Tom Harkin | 86% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 86% | |||
Tom Udall | 86% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 85% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 85% |
Elijah Cummings | 85% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 85% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 85% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 85% |
Howard Berman | 85% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 84% | |||
Joe Crowley | 84% | |||
Sam Farr | 84% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 84% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 84% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 84% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 83% |
Colleen Hanabusa | 83% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 83% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 83% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 83% |
Jay Rockefeller IV | 83% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 83% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 82% |
Bob Brady | 82% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 82% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 82% |
Lois Capps | 82% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 82% |
Al Franken | 81% | |||
Bruce Braley | 81% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Capuano | 93% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 93% |
Hansen Clarke | 93% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 93% | |||
Donna Edwards | 93% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 93% |
Bob Filner | 93% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 93% |
Mike Honda | 93% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 93% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 93% |
John Olver | 93% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 93% |
Donald Payne | 93% | |||
José Serrano | 93% | |||
Pete Stark | 93% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 93% |
Lynn Woolsey | 93% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 92% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 92% |
John Lewis | 92% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 91% |
Barney Frank | 91% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 91% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 91% |
John Tierney | 91% | |||
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 91% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 91% |
George Miller | 91% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 91% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 90% |
Charlie Rangel | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 90% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 90% |
Ed Towns | 90% | |||
Henry Waxman | 90% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 89% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 89% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 89% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 89% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 89% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 89% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 89% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 89% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 89% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 89% |
David Cicilline | 88% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 88% |
Mel Watt | 88% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 88% | |||
Jackie Speier | 88% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 88% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 87% | |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 87% |
Bobby Rush | 87% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 87% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 87% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 86% | |
Jim McDermott | 86% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 86% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 86% |
Barbara Boxer | 86% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 86% |
Tom Harkin | 86% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 86% | |||
Tom Udall | 86% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 85% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 85% |
Elijah Cummings | 85% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 85% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 85% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 85% |
Howard Berman | 85% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 84% | |||
Joe Crowley | 84% | |||
Sam Farr | 84% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 84% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 84% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 84% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 83% |
Colleen Hanabusa | 83% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 83% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 83% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 83% |
Jay Rockefeller IV | 83% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 83% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 82% |
Bob Brady | 82% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 82% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 82% |
Lois Capps | 82% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 82% |
Al Franken | 81% | |||
Bruce Braley | 81% |