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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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John Boehner | 100% | |||
Frank LoBiondo | 100% | |||
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 100% |
Michael Grimm | 96% | |||
Bill Owens | 96% | |||
Jon Runyan | 96% | |||
Donald Young | 96% | |||
Cheri Bustos | 95% | |||
Sean Maloney | 95% | |||
Patrick Murphy | 95% | |||
John Shimkus | 95% | |||
John Barrow | 92% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 92% |
FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 92% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 92% |
Gene Green | 92% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 92% |
Ron Kind | 92% | |||
Pete King | 92% | |||
Leonard Lance | 92% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 92% | |||
Mike McIntyre | 92% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 92% |
Dave Reichert | 92% | |||
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 92% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 92% |
Henry Waxman | 92% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 91% |
John Lewis | 91% | |||
Roy Blunt | 90% | |||
Thad Cochran | 90% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 90% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 90% |
Mike Johanns | 90% | |||
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 90% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 90% |
Ron Barber | 89% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 89% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 89% |
Rodney Davis | 89% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 89% |
John Delaney | 89% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 89% |
Bill Enyart | 89% | |||
Elizabeth Esty | 89% | |||
NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 89% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 89% |
Orrin Hatch | 89% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 89% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 89% |
Dan Maffei | 89% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 89% |
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 89% |
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 89% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | 89% |
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 89% | |||
Bruce Braley | 88% | |||
Lois Capps | 88% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 88% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 88% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 88% |
Richard Hanna | 88% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 88% | |||
NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 88% |
Steve Israel | 88% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 88% |
Ann Kirkpatrick | 88% | |||
Jim Langevin | 88% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 88% | |||
Jim Matheson | 88% | |||
Carolyn McCarthy | 88% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 88% | |||
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 88% | |
Ed Pastor | 88% | |||
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 88% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 88% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 88% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 87% | |||
Tim Bishop | 85% | |||
Bob Brady | 85% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 85% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 85% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 85% |
Elijah Cummings | 85% | |||
Susan Davis | 85% | |||
Ted Deutch | 85% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 85% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 85% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 85% |
Chris Gibson | 85% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 85% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 85% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 85% |
Nita Lowey | 85% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 85% | |||
David McKinley | 85% | |||
Pat Meehan | 85% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 85% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Boehner | 100% | |||
Frank LoBiondo | 100% | |||
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 100% |
Michael Grimm | 96% | |||
Bill Owens | 96% | |||
Jon Runyan | 96% | |||
Donald Young | 96% | |||
Cheri Bustos | 95% | |||
Sean Maloney | 95% | |||
Patrick Murphy | 95% | |||
John Shimkus | 95% | |||
John Barrow | 92% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 92% |
FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 92% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 92% |
Gene Green | 92% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 92% |
Ron Kind | 92% | |||
Pete King | 92% | |||
Leonard Lance | 92% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 92% | |||
Mike McIntyre | 92% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 92% |
Dave Reichert | 92% | |||
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 92% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 92% |
Henry Waxman | 92% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 91% |
John Lewis | 91% | |||
Roy Blunt | 90% | |||
Thad Cochran | 90% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 90% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 90% |
Mike Johanns | 90% | |||
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 90% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 90% |
Ron Barber | 89% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 89% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 89% |
Rodney Davis | 89% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 89% |
John Delaney | 89% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 89% |
Bill Enyart | 89% | |||
Elizabeth Esty | 89% | |||
NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 89% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 89% |
Orrin Hatch | 89% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 89% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 89% |
Dan Maffei | 89% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 89% |
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 89% |
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 89% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | I | 89% |
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 89% | |||
Bruce Braley | 88% | |||
Lois Capps | 88% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 88% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 88% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 88% |
Richard Hanna | 88% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 88% | |||
NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 88% |
Steve Israel | 88% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 88% |
Ann Kirkpatrick | 88% | |||
Jim Langevin | 88% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 88% | |||
Jim Matheson | 88% | |||
Carolyn McCarthy | 88% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 88% | |||
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 88% | |
Ed Pastor | 88% | |||
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 88% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 88% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 88% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 87% | |||
Tim Bishop | 85% | |||
Bob Brady | 85% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 85% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 85% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 85% |
Elijah Cummings | 85% | |||
Susan Davis | 85% | |||
Ted Deutch | 85% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 85% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 85% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 85% |
Chris Gibson | 85% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 85% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 85% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 85% |
Nita Lowey | 85% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 85% | |||
David McKinley | 85% | |||
Pat Meehan | 85% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 85% |