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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 91% |
Tom Udall | 91% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 89% |
Al Franken | 89% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 89% |
Frank Lautenberg | 88% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 88% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 88% |
Harry Reid | 88% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 87% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 85% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 85% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 85% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 85% |
Tom Harkin | 83% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 83% |
Barbara Mikulski | 82% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 80% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 80% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 79% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 79% |
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 79% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 79% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 77% | |||
Carl Levin | 77% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 76% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 76% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 75% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 75% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 72% |
John Kerry | 71% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 71% |
Herb Kohl | 70% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 69% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 68% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 68% |
Kent Conrad | 68% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 67% |
Mark Udall | 66% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 64% |
Mark Begich | 64% | |||
Jim Webb, Jr. | 63% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 63% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 58% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 57% |
Max Baucus | 56% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 56% | |||
Kay Hagan | 55% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 55% |
Joe Lieberman | 54% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 91% |
Tom Udall | 91% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 89% |
Al Franken | 89% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 89% |
Frank Lautenberg | 88% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 88% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 88% |
Harry Reid | 88% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 87% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 85% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 85% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 85% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 85% |
Tom Harkin | 83% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 83% |
Barbara Mikulski | 82% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 80% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 80% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 79% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 79% |
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 79% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 79% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 77% | |||
Carl Levin | 77% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 76% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 76% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 75% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 75% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 72% |
John Kerry | 71% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 71% |
Herb Kohl | 70% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 69% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 68% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 68% |
Kent Conrad | 68% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 67% |
Mark Udall | 66% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 64% |
Mark Begich | 64% | |||
Jim Webb, Jr. | 63% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 63% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 58% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 57% |
Max Baucus | 56% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 56% | |||
Kay Hagan | 55% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 55% |
Joe Lieberman | 54% |