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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
Max Baucus | 100% | |||
Mark Begich | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 100% |
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 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% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Kent Conrad | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
Kay Hagan | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 100% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 100% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
Ben Nelson | 100% | |||
Mark Pryor | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 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% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 100% |
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
Jim Webb, Jr. | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
Gary Ackerman | 71% | |||
Jason Altmire | 71% | |||
Rob Andrews | 71% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 71% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 71% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 71% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 71% | |
Shelley Berkley | 71% | |||
Howard Berman | 71% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 71% |
Tim Bishop | 71% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 71% |
Leonard Boswell | 71% | |||
Bob Brady | 71% | |||
Bruce Braley | 71% | |||
Corrine Brown | 71% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 71% | |||
Lois Capps | 71% | |||
Dennis Cardoza | 71% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 71% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 71% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 71% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 71% |
Ben Chandler III | 71% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 71% |
David Cicilline | 71% | |||
Hansen Clarke | 71% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 71% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 71% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 71% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 71% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 71% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 71% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 71% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 71% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 71% |
Mark Critz | 71% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 71% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 71% |
Susan Davis | 71% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 71% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 71% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 71% |
Ted Deutch | 71% | |||
Norm Dicks | 71% | |||
John Dingell | 71% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 71% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 71% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 71% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
Max Baucus | 100% | |||
Mark Begich | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 100% |
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 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% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 100% |
Kent Conrad | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
Kay Hagan | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 100% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 100% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
Ben Nelson | 100% | |||
Mark Pryor | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 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% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 100% |
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
Jim Webb, Jr. | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
Gary Ackerman | 71% | |||
Jason Altmire | 71% | |||
Rob Andrews | 71% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 71% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 71% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 71% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 71% | |
Shelley Berkley | 71% | |||
Howard Berman | 71% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 71% |
Tim Bishop | 71% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 71% |
Leonard Boswell | 71% | |||
Bob Brady | 71% | |||
Bruce Braley | 71% | |||
Corrine Brown | 71% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 71% | |||
Lois Capps | 71% | |||
Dennis Cardoza | 71% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 71% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 71% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 71% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 71% |
Ben Chandler III | 71% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 71% |
David Cicilline | 71% | |||
Hansen Clarke | 71% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 71% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 71% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 71% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 71% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 71% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 71% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 71% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 71% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 71% |
Mark Critz | 71% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 71% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 71% |
Susan Davis | 71% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 71% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 71% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 71% |
Ted Deutch | 71% | |||
Norm Dicks | 71% | |||
John Dingell | 71% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 71% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 71% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 71% |