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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 100% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 100% |
David Cicilline | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 100% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 100% |
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 100% |
Ted Deutch | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 100% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 100% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
Elizabeth Esty | 100% | |||
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 100% |
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
Alan Grayson | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 100% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 100% | |||
Brian Higgins | 100% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 100% |
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Walter Jones, Jr. | 100% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 100% |
Joe Kennedy III | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 100% |
Brenda Lawrence | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Sandy Levin | 100% | |||
John Lewis | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
Alan Lowenthal | 100% | |||
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 100% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 100% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 100% |
David Cicilline | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 100% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 100% |
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 100% |
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 100% |
Ted Deutch | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 100% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 100% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 100% |
Elizabeth Esty | 100% | |||
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 100% |
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
Alan Grayson | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 100% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 100% | |||
Brian Higgins | 100% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 100% |
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 100% |
Walter Jones, Jr. | 100% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 100% |
Joe Kennedy III | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 100% |
Brenda Lawrence | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
Sandy Levin | 100% | |||
John Lewis | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 100% |
Alan Lowenthal | 100% | |||
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 100% |
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% |