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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 100% |
John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 86% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 86% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 86% |
Barbara Boxer | 86% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 86% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 86% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 86% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 86% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | 86% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 86% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 86% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 86% |
Eliot Engel | 86% | |||
Elizabeth Esty | 86% | |||
Al Franken | 86% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 86% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 86% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 86% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 86% |
Walter Jones, Jr. | 86% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 86% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 86% |
Patrick Leahy | 86% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 86% |
Claire McCaskill | 86% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 86% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 86% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 86% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 86% |
Ed Perlmutter | 86% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 86% |
Cedric Richmond | 86% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 86% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 86% |
Albio Sires | 86% | |||
Tom Udall | 86% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 86% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 86% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 86% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 83% |
Harry Reid | 83% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 80% |
Justin Amash | 71% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 71% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 71% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 71% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 71% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 71% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 71% |
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 71% |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 71% |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 71% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 71% | |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 71% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 71% |
Brian Higgins | 71% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 71% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 71% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 71% |
Sandy Levin | 71% | |||
Nita Lowey | 71% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 71% |
Carolyn Maloney | 71% | |||
Rick Nolan | 71% | |||
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 71% |
David Price | 71% | |||
Tim Ryan | 71% | |||
Mark Sanford, Jr. | 71% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 71% | |||
Jackie Speier | 71% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 71% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 71% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 71% |
Lamar Alexander | 57% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 57% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 57% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 57% |
John Duncan, Jr. | 57% | |||
Heidi Heitkamp | 57% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 57% |
Ron Kind | 57% | |||
Mark Kirk | 57% | |||
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 57% |
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 57% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 57% |
KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 57% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 57% |
Mick Mulvaney | 57% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 57% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 57% |
Kathleen Rice | 57% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 57% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 57% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 100% |
John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 86% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | D | 86% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 86% |
Barbara Boxer | 86% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 86% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 86% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 86% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 86% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | D | 86% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 86% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 86% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 86% |
Eliot Engel | 86% | |||
Elizabeth Esty | 86% | |||
Al Franken | 86% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 86% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 86% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 86% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 86% |
Walter Jones, Jr. | 86% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 86% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 86% |
Patrick Leahy | 86% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 86% |
Claire McCaskill | 86% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 86% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 86% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 86% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 86% |
Ed Perlmutter | 86% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 86% |
Cedric Richmond | 86% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 86% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 86% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 86% |
Albio Sires | 86% | |||
Tom Udall | 86% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 86% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 86% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 86% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 83% |
Harry Reid | 83% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 80% |
Justin Amash | 71% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 71% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 71% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 71% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 71% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 71% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 71% |
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 71% |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | D | 71% |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 71% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 71% | |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 71% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 71% |
Brian Higgins | 71% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 71% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 71% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 71% |
Sandy Levin | 71% | |||
Nita Lowey | 71% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 71% |
Carolyn Maloney | 71% | |||
Rick Nolan | 71% | |||
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 71% |
David Price | 71% | |||
Tim Ryan | 71% | |||
Mark Sanford, Jr. | 71% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 71% | |||
Jackie Speier | 71% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 71% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 71% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 71% |
Lamar Alexander | 57% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 57% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 57% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 57% |
John Duncan, Jr. | 57% | |||
Heidi Heitkamp | 57% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 57% |
Ron Kind | 57% | |||
Mark Kirk | 57% | |||
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 57% |
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 57% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 57% |
KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 57% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 57% |
Mick Mulvaney | 57% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 57% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 57% |
Kathleen Rice | 57% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 57% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 57% |