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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 95% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 95% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 95% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 95% |
Donna Edwards | 95% | |||
Mike Honda | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 95% |
John Lewis | 95% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 95% |
John Olver | 95% | |||
Bobby Rush | 95% | |||
Pete Stark | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 95% |
Lynn Woolsey | 95% | |||
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 93% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 93% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 92% | |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 92% | |
Elijah Cummings | 92% | |||
Mike Capuano | 91% | |||
Sam Farr | 91% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 91% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 91% |
Henry Waxman | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 91% |
José Serrano | 91% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 90% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 90% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 90% |
Hansen Clarke | 90% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 90% |
David Price | 90% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 89% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 89% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 89% |
Maurice Hinchey | 89% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 89% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 89% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 88% | |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 88% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 88% |
Charlie Rangel | 88% | |||
Mel Watt | 88% | |||
Bob Brady | 87% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 87% |
John Tierney | 87% | |||
Jim McDermott | 87% | |||
Ted Deutch | 87% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 87% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 87% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 87% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 86% |
Joe Crowley | 86% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 86% |
Ed Towns | 86% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 86% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 86% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 85% |
George Miller | 85% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 85% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 85% |
Carolyn Maloney | 84% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 84% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 83% |
Steve Rothman | 83% | |||
John Yarmuth | 83% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 83% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 83% | |||
Lois Capps | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 83% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 83% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 82% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 82% |
Niki Tsongas | 82% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 82% |
Barney Frank | 82% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 81% |
Dale Kildee | 81% | |||
Brad Miller | 81% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 81% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 80% |
Jackie Speier | 80% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 80% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 80% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 79% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 79% |
Corrine Brown | 79% | |||
Laura Richardson | 79% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 79% | |||
Ed Pastor | 79% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 79% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 79% |
David Cicilline | 79% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 79% |
Sandy Levin | 78% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 95% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 95% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 95% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 95% |
Donna Edwards | 95% | |||
Mike Honda | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 95% |
John Lewis | 95% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 95% |
John Olver | 95% | |||
Bobby Rush | 95% | |||
Pete Stark | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 95% |
Lynn Woolsey | 95% | |||
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 93% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 93% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 93% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 92% | |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 92% | |
Elijah Cummings | 92% | |||
Mike Capuano | 91% | |||
Sam Farr | 91% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 91% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 91% |
Henry Waxman | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 91% |
José Serrano | 91% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 90% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 90% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 90% |
Hansen Clarke | 90% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 90% |
David Price | 90% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 89% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 89% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 89% |
Maurice Hinchey | 89% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 89% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 89% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 88% | |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 88% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 88% |
Charlie Rangel | 88% | |||
Mel Watt | 88% | |||
Bob Brady | 87% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 87% |
John Tierney | 87% | |||
Jim McDermott | 87% | |||
Ted Deutch | 87% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 87% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 87% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 87% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 86% |
Joe Crowley | 86% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 86% |
Ed Towns | 86% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 86% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 86% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 85% |
George Miller | 85% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 85% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 85% |
Carolyn Maloney | 84% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 84% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 83% |
Steve Rothman | 83% | |||
John Yarmuth | 83% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 83% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 83% | |||
Lois Capps | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 83% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 83% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 82% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 82% |
Niki Tsongas | 82% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 82% |
Barney Frank | 82% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 81% |
Dale Kildee | 81% | |||
Brad Miller | 81% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 81% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 80% |
Jackie Speier | 80% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 80% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 80% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 79% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 79% |
Corrine Brown | 79% | |||
Laura Richardson | 79% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 79% | |||
Ed Pastor | 79% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 79% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 79% |
David Cicilline | 79% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 79% |
Sandy Levin | 78% |