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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Barbara Boxer | 93% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 93% | |||
Carl Levin | 93% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 93% |
Harry Reid | 93% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 93% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 93% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 92% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 91% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 91% | |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 91% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 91% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 91% | |||
Donna Edwards | 91% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 91% |
Sam Farr | 91% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 91% | |||
Brian Higgins | 91% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 91% | |||
Mike Honda | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 91% |
Alan Lowenthal | 91% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 91% |
Jim McDermott | 91% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 91% |
George Miller | 91% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 91% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 91% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 91% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 91% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 91% | |||
Bobby Rush | 91% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 91% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 91% |
José Serrano | 91% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 91% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 91% |
Henry Waxman | 91% | |||
Rob Andrews | 90% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 90% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 90% |
David Price | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 90% |
Mel Watt | 90% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 90% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 89% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 89% | |||
Jim Langevin | 89% | |||
John Lewis | 89% | |||
David Cicilline | 88% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 88% |
Eddie Johnson | 88% | |||
Joe Kennedy III | 88% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 88% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 87% |
Niki Tsongas | 87% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 86% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 86% |
Elijah Cummings | 86% | |||
Alan Grayson | 86% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 86% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 86% |
Corrine Brown | 85% | |||
Eliot Engel | 85% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 85% |
Albio Sires | 85% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 84% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Barbara Boxer | 93% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 93% | |||
Carl Levin | 93% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 93% |
Harry Reid | 93% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 93% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 93% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 92% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 91% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 91% | |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 91% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 91% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 91% | |||
Donna Edwards | 91% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 91% |
Sam Farr | 91% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 91% | |||
Brian Higgins | 91% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 91% | |||
Mike Honda | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 91% |
Alan Lowenthal | 91% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 91% |
Jim McDermott | 91% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 91% |
George Miller | 91% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 91% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 91% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 91% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 91% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 91% | |||
Bobby Rush | 91% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 91% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 91% |
José Serrano | 91% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 91% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 91% |
Henry Waxman | 91% | |||
Rob Andrews | 90% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 90% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 90% |
David Price | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 90% |
Mel Watt | 90% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 90% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 89% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 89% | |||
Jim Langevin | 89% | |||
John Lewis | 89% | |||
David Cicilline | 88% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 88% |
Eddie Johnson | 88% | |||
Joe Kennedy III | 88% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 88% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 87% |
Niki Tsongas | 87% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 86% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 86% |
Elijah Cummings | 86% | |||
Alan Grayson | 86% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 86% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 86% |
Corrine Brown | 85% | |||
Eliot Engel | 85% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 85% |
Albio Sires | 85% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 84% |