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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 90% |
Pete Stark | 90% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 83% |
Dennis Kucinich | 83% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 82% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 75% |
Bob Filner | 75% | |||
Kay Hagan | 75% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 75% | |||
Mark Udall | 75% | |||
Donna Edwards | 73% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 73% |
Jim McDermott | 73% | |||
George Miller | 73% | |||
John Tierney | 73% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 73% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 70% | |||
Sam Farr | 70% | |||
Donald Payne | 70% | |||
Robert Byrd | 67% | |||
Mike Capuano | 67% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 67% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 67% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 67% | |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 67% |
Ron Paul | 67% | |||
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 67% |
José Serrano | 67% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 64% |
Maurice Hinchey | 64% | |||
Mike Honda | 64% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 64% |
John Olver | 64% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 64% |
Jackie Speier | 64% | |||
Diane Watson | 64% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 60% | |||
Evan Bayh | 60% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 60% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 60% |
Roland Burris | 60% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 60% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 60% |
Thomas Coburn | 60% | |||
Kent Conrad | 60% | |||
Robert Corker | 60% | |||
Byron Dorgan | 60% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 60% |
Tom Harkin | 60% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 60% | |||
Ted Kaufman | 60% | |||
John Kerry | 60% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 60% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 60% |
Herb Kohl | 60% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 60% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 60% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 60% | |||
Carl Levin | 60% | |||
Blanche Lincoln | 60% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 60% |
Dick Lugar | 60% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 60% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 60% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 60% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 60% | |||
Ben Nelson | 60% | |||
Mark Pryor | 60% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 60% |
Harry Reid | 60% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 60% |
Arlen Specter | 60% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 60% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 60% |
Jim Webb, Jr. | 60% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 60% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 60% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 58% |
Barney Frank | 58% | |||
Alan Grayson | 58% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 58% |
Eric Massa | 58% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 58% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 58% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 57% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 56% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 56% |
William Clay, Sr. | 55% | |||
John Duncan, Jr. | 55% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 55% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 55% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 55% | |||
Ed Towns | 55% | |||
Neil Abercrombie | 50% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 91% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 90% |
Pete Stark | 90% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 83% |
Dennis Kucinich | 83% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 82% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 80% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 75% |
Bob Filner | 75% | |||
Kay Hagan | 75% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 75% | |||
Mark Udall | 75% | |||
Donna Edwards | 73% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 73% |
Jim McDermott | 73% | |||
George Miller | 73% | |||
John Tierney | 73% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 73% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 70% | |||
Sam Farr | 70% | |||
Donald Payne | 70% | |||
Robert Byrd | 67% | |||
Mike Capuano | 67% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 67% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 67% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 67% | |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 67% |
Ron Paul | 67% | |||
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 67% |
José Serrano | 67% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 64% |
Maurice Hinchey | 64% | |||
Mike Honda | 64% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 64% |
John Olver | 64% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 64% |
Jackie Speier | 64% | |||
Diane Watson | 64% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 60% | |||
Evan Bayh | 60% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 60% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 60% |
Roland Burris | 60% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 60% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 60% |
Thomas Coburn | 60% | |||
Kent Conrad | 60% | |||
Robert Corker | 60% | |||
Byron Dorgan | 60% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 60% |
Tom Harkin | 60% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 60% | |||
Ted Kaufman | 60% | |||
John Kerry | 60% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 60% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 60% |
Herb Kohl | 60% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 60% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 60% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 60% | |||
Carl Levin | 60% | |||
Blanche Lincoln | 60% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 60% |
Dick Lugar | 60% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 60% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 60% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 60% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 60% | |||
Ben Nelson | 60% | |||
Mark Pryor | 60% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 60% |
Harry Reid | 60% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 60% |
Arlen Specter | 60% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 60% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 60% |
Jim Webb, Jr. | 60% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 60% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 60% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 58% |
Barney Frank | 58% | |||
Alan Grayson | 58% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 58% |
Eric Massa | 58% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 58% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 58% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 57% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 56% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 56% |
William Clay, Sr. | 55% | |||
John Duncan, Jr. | 55% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 55% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 55% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 55% | |||
Ed Towns | 55% | |||
Neil Abercrombie | 50% |