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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 100% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. House - At-Large | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 100% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 100% |
NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 100% |
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
Val Demings | 100% | |||
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 100% |
Gene Green | 100% | |||
NA | Vice President | Kamala Harris | Democratic | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 100% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 100% | |||
Brian Higgins | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 100% |
Al Lawson, Jr. | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 100% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Independent | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
Donald McEachin | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
Rick Nolan | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 100% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 100% |
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 100% |
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 100% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 92% |
CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 92% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 92% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 92% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 92% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 92% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 92% |
Bob Brady | 92% | |||
MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 92% |
Cheri Bustos | 92% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 92% | |||
Mike Capuano | 92% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 92% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 92% |
David Cicilline | 92% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 92% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 92% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 92% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 92% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 92% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 100% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
DE | U.S. House - At-Large | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 100% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 100% |
NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 100% |
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
Val Demings | 100% | |||
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 100% |
Gene Green | 100% | |||
NA | Vice President | Kamala Harris | D | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 100% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 100% | |||
Brian Higgins | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 100% |
Al Lawson, Jr. | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 100% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | I | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
Donald McEachin | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
Rick Nolan | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | D | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 100% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 100% |
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 100% |
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 100% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 92% |
CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 92% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | D | 92% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 92% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 92% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 92% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 92% |
Bob Brady | 92% | |||
MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 92% |
Cheri Bustos | 92% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 92% | |||
Mike Capuano | 92% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 92% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 92% |
David Cicilline | 92% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 92% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 92% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 92% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 92% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 92% |