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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 100% |
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 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% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Jane Harman | 100% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 100% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Joe Lieberman | 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% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Harry Reid | 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% |
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 100% |
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 100% |
Anthony Weiner | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
Justin Amash | 83% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 83% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 83% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 83% | |
Bruce Braley | 83% | |||
David Cicilline | 83% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 83% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 83% |
Elijah Cummings | 83% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 83% |
Peter DeFazio | 83% | |||
John Duncan, Jr. | 83% | |||
Donna Edwards | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 83% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 83% | |||
Barney Frank | 83% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 83% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 83% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 83% | |||
Mike Honda | 83% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 83% |
Jim McDermott | 83% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 83% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 83% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 83% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 83% |
Charlie Rangel | 83% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 83% |
Jackie Speier | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 83% |
Ed Towns | 83% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 83% |
Henry Waxman | 83% | |||
Max Baucus | 80% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 80% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 80% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 80% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 80% | |||
Kay Hagan | 80% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 80% | |||
Carl Levin | 80% | |||
John Lewis | 80% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 80% | |||
George Miller | 80% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 80% |
Jay Rockefeller IV | 80% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 80% | |||
Olympia Snowe | 80% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 80% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 100% |
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 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% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 100% |
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Jane Harman | 100% | |||
Daniel Inouye | 100% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
Joe Lieberman | 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% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Harry Reid | 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% |
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 100% |
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 100% |
Anthony Weiner | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
Justin Amash | 83% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 83% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 83% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 83% | |
Bruce Braley | 83% | |||
David Cicilline | 83% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 83% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 83% |
Elijah Cummings | 83% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 83% |
Peter DeFazio | 83% | |||
John Duncan, Jr. | 83% | |||
Donna Edwards | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 83% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 83% | |||
Barney Frank | 83% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 83% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 83% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 83% | |||
Mike Honda | 83% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 83% |
Jim McDermott | 83% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 83% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 83% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 83% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 83% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 83% |
Charlie Rangel | 83% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 83% |
Jackie Speier | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 83% |
Ed Towns | 83% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 83% |
Henry Waxman | 83% | |||
Max Baucus | 80% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 80% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 80% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 80% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 80% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 80% | |||
Kay Hagan | 80% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 80% | |||
Carl Levin | 80% | |||
John Lewis | 80% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 80% | |||
George Miller | 80% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 80% |
Jay Rockefeller IV | 80% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 80% | |||
Olympia Snowe | 80% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 80% |