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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 94% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 94% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 94% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 94% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 94% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 94% |
Louise Slaughter | 94% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 93% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 93% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 93% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 88% |
David Cicilline | 88% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 88% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 88% |
Carolyn Maloney | 88% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 88% |
Tim Ryan | 88% | |||
Al Franken | 86% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 86% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 81% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 81% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 81% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 81% |
Donna Edwards | 81% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 81% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 81% | |||
Brian Higgins | 81% | |||
Mike Honda | 81% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 81% |
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 81% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 81% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 81% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | 81% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 81% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 79% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 79% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 79% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 79% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 79% |
Tom Udall | 79% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 76% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 75% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 75% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 75% |
Elijah Cummings | 75% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 75% |
Ted Deutch | 75% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 75% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 75% |
Alan Grayson | 75% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 75% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 75% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 75% |
Eddie Johnson | 75% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 75% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 75% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 75% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 75% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 75% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 75% |
José Serrano | 75% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 75% |
Niki Tsongas | 75% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
John Yarmuth | 75% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 71% |
Barbara Boxer | 71% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 71% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 71% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 71% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 71% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 71% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 69% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 69% |
Lois Capps | 69% | |||
Joe Crowley | 69% | |||
Susan Davis | 69% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 69% |
John Delaney | 69% | |||
Eliot Engel | 69% | |||
Elizabeth Esty | 69% | |||
Sam Farr | 69% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 69% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 69% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 69% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 69% |
Jim Langevin | 69% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 69% |
Brenda Lawrence | 69% | |||
Sandy Levin | 69% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 94% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 94% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 94% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 94% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 94% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 94% |
Louise Slaughter | 94% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 93% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 93% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 93% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 88% |
David Cicilline | 88% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 88% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 88% |
Carolyn Maloney | 88% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 88% |
Tim Ryan | 88% | |||
Al Franken | 86% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 86% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 81% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 81% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 81% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 81% |
Donna Edwards | 81% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 81% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 81% | |||
Brian Higgins | 81% | |||
Mike Honda | 81% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 81% |
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 81% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 81% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 81% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | D | 81% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 81% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 79% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 79% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 79% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 79% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 79% |
Tom Udall | 79% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 76% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 75% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 75% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 75% |
Elijah Cummings | 75% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 75% |
Ted Deutch | 75% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 75% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 75% |
Alan Grayson | 75% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 75% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 75% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 75% |
Eddie Johnson | 75% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 75% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 75% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 75% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 75% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 75% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 75% |
José Serrano | 75% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 75% |
Niki Tsongas | 75% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 75% |
John Yarmuth | 75% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 71% |
Barbara Boxer | 71% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 71% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 71% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 71% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 71% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 71% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 69% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 69% |
Lois Capps | 69% | |||
Joe Crowley | 69% | |||
Susan Davis | 69% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 69% |
John Delaney | 69% | |||
Eliot Engel | 69% | |||
Elizabeth Esty | 69% | |||
Sam Farr | 69% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 69% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 69% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 69% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 69% |
Jim Langevin | 69% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 69% |
Brenda Lawrence | 69% | |||
Sandy Levin | 69% |