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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Mike Honda | 94% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 94% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 93% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 93% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 92% |
Al Franken | 92% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 92% |
Edward James II | 92% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 92% |
Patricia Smith | 92% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 92% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 91% |
Tom Udall | 91% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 90% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 90% |
Pete Stark | 90% | |||
Ebony Woodruff | 90% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 89% |
Jared Brossett | 89% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 89% |
Marcus Hunter | 89% | |||
Nita Lowey | 89% | |||
LA | Council Member - At-Large | Helena Moreno | 89% | |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 89% |
Joe Crowley | 88% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 88% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 88% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 88% | |||
Walt Leger III | 88% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 88% |
Charlie Rangel | 88% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 88% |
Wesley Bishop | 87% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 87% |
Eliot Engel | 87% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 87% | |||
Heidi Heitkamp | 87% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 87% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 87% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 87% |
Claire McCaskill | 87% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 87% |
Karen Peterson | 87% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 87% |
Mark Begich | 86% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 86% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 86% |
Mark Udall | 86% | |||
Alfred Williams | 86% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 86% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Honda | 94% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 94% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 93% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 93% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 92% |
Al Franken | 92% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 92% |
Edward James II | 92% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 92% |
Patricia Smith | 92% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 92% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 91% |
Tom Udall | 91% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 90% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 90% |
Pete Stark | 90% | |||
Ebony Woodruff | 90% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 89% |
Jared Brossett | 89% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 89% |
Marcus Hunter | 89% | |||
Nita Lowey | 89% | |||
LA | Council Member - At-Large | Helena Moreno | 89% | |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 89% |
Joe Crowley | 88% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 88% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 88% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 88% | |||
Walt Leger III | 88% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 88% |
Charlie Rangel | 88% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 88% |
Wesley Bishop | 87% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 87% |
Eliot Engel | 87% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 87% | |||
Heidi Heitkamp | 87% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 87% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 87% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 87% |
Claire McCaskill | 87% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 87% |
Karen Peterson | 87% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 87% |
Mark Begich | 86% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 86% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 86% |
Mark Udall | 86% | |||
Alfred Williams | 86% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 86% |