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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 100% |
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 88% |
Louise Slaughter | 88% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 75% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 75% |
Donna Edwards | 75% | |||
Alan Grayson | 75% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 75% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 75% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 75% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 67% |
Mark Begich | 67% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 67% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 67% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 67% |
Dianne Feinstein | 67% | |||
Al Franken | 67% | |||
Tom Harkin | 67% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 67% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 67% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 67% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 67% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 67% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 63% |
David Cicilline | 63% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 63% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 63% |
Sam Farr | 63% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 63% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 63% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 63% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 63% | |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 63% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 63% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 63% |
Tim Ryan | 63% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | 63% |
Niki Tsongas | 63% | |||
Rob Andrews | 50% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 50% |
Bruce Braley | 50% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 100% |
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 88% |
Louise Slaughter | 88% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 75% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 75% |
Donna Edwards | 75% | |||
Alan Grayson | 75% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 75% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 75% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 75% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 75% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 67% |
Mark Begich | 67% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 67% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 67% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 67% |
Dianne Feinstein | 67% | |||
Al Franken | 67% | |||
Tom Harkin | 67% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 67% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 67% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 67% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 67% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 67% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 63% |
David Cicilline | 63% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 63% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 63% |
Sam Farr | 63% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 63% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 63% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 63% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 63% | |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 63% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 63% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 63% |
Tim Ryan | 63% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | D | 63% |
Niki Tsongas | 63% | |||
Rob Andrews | 50% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 50% |
Bruce Braley | 50% |