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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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OH | U.S. House - 15 | Mike Carey | Republican | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 88% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 88% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 88% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 86% |
David Cicilline | 86% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 86% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 86% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 86% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 86% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 86% |
Alan Lowenthal | 86% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 86% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 86% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 86% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 86% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 86% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 86% |
Cindy Axne | 83% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 83% |
Dianne Feinstein | 83% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | Democratic | 83% |
WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 83% |
Patrick Leahy | 83% | |||
Tom Malinowski | 83% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 83% |
NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic | 83% |
MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | 83% |
MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | 83% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
MO | U.S. House - 1 | Cori Bush | Democratic | 80% |
Mondaire Jones | 80% | |||
Cheri Bustos | 75% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 75% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 75% |
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 75% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 75% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 75% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 75% |
David Price | 75% | |||
Tim Ryan | 75% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 75% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 71% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 71% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 71% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 71% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 71% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 71% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 71% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 71% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 71% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 71% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 71% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 71% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 71% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 71% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 71% |
Peter DeFazio | 71% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 71% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 71% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 71% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 71% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 71% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 71% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 71% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 71% |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 71% |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 71% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 71% |
CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | Democratic | 71% |
Brian Higgins | 71% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 71% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 71% |
Eddie Johnson | 71% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 71% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 71% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 71% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 71% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 71% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 71% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 71% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 71% |
Jerry McNerney | 71% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 71% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 71% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 71% |
NJ | U.S. House - 10 | Don Payne, Jr. | Democratic | 71% |
Ed Perlmutter | 71% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 71% |
Bobby Rush | 71% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 71% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 71% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
OH | U.S. House - 15 | Mike Carey | R | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 88% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 88% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 88% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 86% |
David Cicilline | 86% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 86% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 86% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 86% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 86% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 86% |
Alan Lowenthal | 86% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 86% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 86% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 86% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 86% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 86% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 86% |
Cindy Axne | 83% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 83% |
Dianne Feinstein | 83% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | D | 83% |
WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 83% |
Patrick Leahy | 83% | |||
Tom Malinowski | 83% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 83% |
NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | D | 83% |
MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | D | 83% |
MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | D | 83% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 83% |
MO | U.S. House - 1 | Cori Bush | D | 80% |
Mondaire Jones | 80% | |||
Cheri Bustos | 75% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 75% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 75% |
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 75% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 75% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 75% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 75% |
David Price | 75% | |||
Tim Ryan | 75% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 75% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 71% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 71% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 71% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | D | 71% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 71% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 71% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 71% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 71% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 71% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 71% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 71% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 71% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 71% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 71% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 71% |
Peter DeFazio | 71% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 71% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 71% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 71% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 71% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 71% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 71% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 71% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 71% |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | D | 71% |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 71% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 71% |
CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | D | 71% |
Brian Higgins | 71% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 71% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 71% |
Eddie Johnson | 71% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 71% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 71% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 71% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 71% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 71% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 71% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 71% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 71% |
Jerry McNerney | 71% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 71% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 71% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 71% |
NJ | U.S. House - 10 | Don Payne, Jr. | D | 71% |
Ed Perlmutter | 71% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 71% |
Bobby Rush | 71% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 71% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 71% |