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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 100% |
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 95% |
David Cicilline | 95% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 95% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 95% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 95% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 95% |
Alan Lowenthal | 95% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 95% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 95% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 95% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 95% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 95% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 95% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 95% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 95% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 90% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 90% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 90% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 90% |
Elijah Cummings | 90% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 90% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 90% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 90% | |||
Brian Higgins | 90% | |||
Sandy Levin | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 90% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 90% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 90% |
Ed Perlmutter | 90% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 90% |
Tim Ryan | 90% | |||
José Serrano | 90% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 90% |
Tom Udall | 90% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 90% |
Jim Langevin | 85% | |||
Nita Lowey | 85% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 80% |
Mike Capuano | 80% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 80% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 80% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 80% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 80% |
Elizabeth Esty | 80% | |||
Sam Farr | 80% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 80% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 80% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
Sean Maloney | 80% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 80% | |||
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 80% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 80% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 80% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 80% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 80% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 80% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 80% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 80% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 80% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 80% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 80% |
John Yarmuth | 80% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 75% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 70% |
Ted Deutch | 70% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 70% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 70% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 70% |
KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 70% |
Beto O'Rourke | 70% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 70% |
Mark Sanford, Jr. | 70% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 70% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 70% |
Jackie Speier | 70% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 70% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 100% |
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 95% |
David Cicilline | 95% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 95% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 95% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 95% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 95% |
Alan Lowenthal | 95% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 95% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 95% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 95% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 95% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 95% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 95% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 95% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 95% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 90% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 90% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 90% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 90% |
Elijah Cummings | 90% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 90% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 90% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 90% | |||
Brian Higgins | 90% | |||
Sandy Levin | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 90% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 90% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 90% |
Ed Perlmutter | 90% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 90% |
Tim Ryan | 90% | |||
José Serrano | 90% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 90% |
Tom Udall | 90% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 90% |
Jim Langevin | 85% | |||
Nita Lowey | 85% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | D | 80% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 80% |
Mike Capuano | 80% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 80% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 80% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 80% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 80% |
Elizabeth Esty | 80% | |||
Sam Farr | 80% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 80% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 80% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 80% |
Sean Maloney | 80% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 80% | |||
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 80% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 80% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 80% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 80% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 80% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 80% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 80% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 80% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 80% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 80% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 80% |
John Yarmuth | 80% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 75% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 70% |
Ted Deutch | 70% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 70% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 70% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 70% |
KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 70% |
Beto O'Rourke | 70% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 70% |
Mark Sanford, Jr. | 70% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 70% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 70% |
Jackie Speier | 70% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 70% |