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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 22% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 22% |
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 11% | |||
Max Baucus | 11% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 11% | |||
Roland Burris | 11% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 11% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 11% |
Byron Dorgan | 11% | |||
Russ Feingold | 11% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 11% |
Kay Hagan | 11% | |||
Tom Harkin | 11% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 11% | |||
Mark Kirk | 11% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 11% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 11% | |||
Carl Levin | 11% | |||
Joe Lieberman | 11% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 11% |
Melquiades Martinez | 11% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 11% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 11% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 11% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 11% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 11% |
Mark Udall | 11% | |||
Tom Udall | 11% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 11% |
Neil Abercrombie | 0% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 0% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 0% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 0% | |
Marion Berry | 0% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 0% |
Bruce Braley | 0% | |||
Corrine Brown | 0% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 0% | |||
Robert Byrd | 0% | |||
Mike Capuano | 0% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 0% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 0% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 0% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 0% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 0% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 0% | |||
Jim Cooper | 0% | |||
Jerry Costello | 0% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 0% | |||
Kathy Dahlkemper | 0% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 0% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 0% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 0% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 0% |
Donna Edwards | 0% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
Eliot Engel | 0% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 0% |
Sam Farr | 0% | |||
Bob Filner | 0% | |||
Barney Frank | 0% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 0% | |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 0% |
Carte Goodwin | 0% | |||
Alan Grayson | 0% | |||
Gene Green | 0% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 0% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 0% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 0% |
Maurice Hinchey | 0% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 0% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 0% | |||
Mike Honda | 0% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 0% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 0% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 0% |
Eddie Johnson | 0% | |||
Steve Kagen | 0% | |||
Paul Kanjorski | 0% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 0% |
Ted Kaufman | 0% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 0% | |||
Mary Jo Kilroy | 0% | |||
Ron Kind | 0% | |||
Paul Kirk, Jr. | 0% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 0% |
John Lewis | 0% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 0% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 0% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 0% |
Carolyn McCarthy | 0% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 0% |
Jim McDermott | 0% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 0% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 0% | |
George Miller | 0% | |||
Brad Miller | 0% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 22% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 22% |
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 11% | |||
Max Baucus | 11% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 11% | |||
Roland Burris | 11% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 11% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 11% |
Byron Dorgan | 11% | |||
Russ Feingold | 11% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 11% |
Kay Hagan | 11% | |||
Tom Harkin | 11% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 11% | |||
Mark Kirk | 11% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 11% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 11% | |||
Carl Levin | 11% | |||
Joe Lieberman | 11% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 11% |
Melquiades Martinez | 11% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 11% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 11% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 11% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 11% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 11% |
Mark Udall | 11% | |||
Tom Udall | 11% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 11% |
Neil Abercrombie | 0% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 0% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 0% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 0% | |
Marion Berry | 0% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 0% |
Bruce Braley | 0% | |||
Corrine Brown | 0% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 0% | |||
Robert Byrd | 0% | |||
Mike Capuano | 0% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 0% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 0% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 0% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 0% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 0% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 0% | |||
Jim Cooper | 0% | |||
Jerry Costello | 0% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 0% | |||
Kathy Dahlkemper | 0% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 0% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 0% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 0% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 0% |
Donna Edwards | 0% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 0% |
Eliot Engel | 0% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 0% |
Sam Farr | 0% | |||
Bob Filner | 0% | |||
Barney Frank | 0% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 0% | |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 0% |
Carte Goodwin | 0% | |||
Alan Grayson | 0% | |||
Gene Green | 0% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 0% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 0% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 0% |
Maurice Hinchey | 0% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 0% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 0% | |||
Mike Honda | 0% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 0% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 0% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 0% |
Eddie Johnson | 0% | |||
Steve Kagen | 0% | |||
Paul Kanjorski | 0% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 0% |
Ted Kaufman | 0% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 0% | |||
Mary Jo Kilroy | 0% | |||
Ron Kind | 0% | |||
Paul Kirk, Jr. | 0% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 0% |
John Lewis | 0% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 0% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 0% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 0% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 0% |
Carolyn McCarthy | 0% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 0% |
Jim McDermott | 0% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 0% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 0% | |
George Miller | 0% | |||
Brad Miller | 0% |