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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 89% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 88% |
Al Franken | 88% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 88% |
Pete Stark | 88% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 88% |
Mike Capuano | 78% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 78% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 78% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 78% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 78% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 78% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 75% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 75% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 67% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 67% |
Elijah Cummings | 67% | |||
Bob Filner | 67% | |||
Barney Frank | 67% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 67% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 67% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 67% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 67% |
Jim McDermott | 67% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 67% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 67% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 67% |
Betty Sutton | 67% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 67% | |||
John Yarmuth | 67% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 63% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 63% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 63% |
Frank Lautenberg | 63% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 63% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 63% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 63% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 63% |
Tom Udall | 63% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 56% |
David Cicilline | 56% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 56% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 56% |
Ted Deutch | 56% | |||
Donna Edwards | 56% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 56% |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 56% |
Gene Green | 56% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 56% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 56% |
Mike Honda | 56% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 56% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 56% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 56% |
John Olver | 56% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 56% |
Tim Ryan | 56% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 56% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 56% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 56% |
Henry Waxman | 56% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 56% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 56% |
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 50% | |||
Nicholas Begich | 50% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 50% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 50% |
Tom Harkin | 50% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 50% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 50% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 50% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 50% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 50% |
Howard Berman | 44% | |||
Bruce Braley | 44% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 44% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 44% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 44% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 44% |
Peter DeFazio | 44% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 44% |
Sam Farr | 44% | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | 44% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 44% | |||
Brian Higgins | 44% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 44% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 44% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 44% |
Jerry McNerney | 44% | |||
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 44% | |
George Miller | 44% | |||
Brad Miller | 44% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 44% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 44% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 44% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 44% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 44% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 44% |
David Price | 44% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 89% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 88% |
Al Franken | 88% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 88% |
Pete Stark | 88% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 88% |
Mike Capuano | 78% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 78% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 78% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 78% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 78% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 78% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 75% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 75% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 67% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 67% |
Elijah Cummings | 67% | |||
Bob Filner | 67% | |||
Barney Frank | 67% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 67% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 67% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 67% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 67% |
Jim McDermott | 67% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 67% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 67% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 67% |
Betty Sutton | 67% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 67% | |||
John Yarmuth | 67% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 63% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 63% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 63% |
Frank Lautenberg | 63% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 63% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 63% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 63% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 63% |
Tom Udall | 63% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 56% |
David Cicilline | 56% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 56% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 56% |
Ted Deutch | 56% | |||
Donna Edwards | 56% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 56% |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 56% |
Gene Green | 56% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 56% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 56% |
Mike Honda | 56% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 56% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 56% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 56% |
John Olver | 56% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 56% |
Tim Ryan | 56% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 56% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 56% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 56% |
Henry Waxman | 56% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 56% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 56% |
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 50% | |||
Nicholas Begich | 50% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 50% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 50% |
Tom Harkin | 50% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 50% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 50% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 50% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 50% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 50% |
Howard Berman | 44% | |||
Bruce Braley | 44% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 44% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 44% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 44% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 44% |
Peter DeFazio | 44% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 44% |
Sam Farr | 44% | |||
Charlie Gonzalez | 44% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 44% | |||
Brian Higgins | 44% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 44% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 44% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 44% |
Jerry McNerney | 44% | |||
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 44% | |
George Miller | 44% | |||
Brad Miller | 44% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 44% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 44% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 44% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 44% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 44% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 44% |
David Price | 44% |