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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 92% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 54% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 77% |
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 31% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 69% |
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 15% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 85% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 77% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 54% |
PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 62% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 85% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 77% |
CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 88% |
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 46% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 77% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 69% |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 15% |
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 23% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 62% | |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 92% | |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 77% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 0% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 33% |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 0% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 8% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 83% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 38% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 50% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 15% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 83% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 0% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 17% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 83% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 17% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 0% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 77% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 92% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 50% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 54% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 8% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 0% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 83% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 0% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 0% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 85% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 50% |
CA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Alex Padilla | Democratic | 75% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 0% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 83% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 83% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 17% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 50% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 17% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 0% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 50% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 85% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 83% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 0% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 67% |
Samuel Aanestad | 50% | |||
Neil Abercrombie | 92% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 92% | |||
Anthony Adams | 100% | |||
John Adler | 77% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
Todd Akin | 0% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 17% | |||
Rodney Alexander | 23% | |||
Elaine Alquist | 63% | |||
Jason Altmire | 54% | |||
Tom Ammiano | 100% | |||
Rob Andrews | 100% | |||
Juan Arambula | 75% | |||
Michael Arcuri | 69% | |||
Roy Ashburn | 38% | |||
Steve Austria | 23% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 46% | |||
Michele Bachmann | 0% | |||
Spencer Bachus | 15% | |||
Brian Baird | 69% | |||
J. Gresham Barrett | 15% | |||
John Barrow | 38% | |||
Roscoe Bartlett | 62% | |||
Joe Barton | 15% | |||
Max Baucus | 33% | |||
Evan Bayh | 17% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 92% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 54% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 77% |
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 100% |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 31% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 69% |
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 15% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 85% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 77% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 54% |
PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 62% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 85% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 77% |
CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 88% |
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 46% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 77% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 69% |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 15% |
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 23% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 62% | |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 92% | |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 77% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 0% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 33% |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 0% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 8% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 83% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | R | 38% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 50% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 50% |
LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 15% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 83% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 0% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 17% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 83% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 17% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 0% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 77% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 92% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 50% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 54% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | R | 8% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 0% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 83% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 0% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 0% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 85% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 50% |
CA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Alex Padilla | D | 75% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 0% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 83% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 83% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 17% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 50% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 17% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 0% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 50% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 85% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 83% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 0% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 67% |
Samuel Aanestad | 50% | |||
Neil Abercrombie | 92% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 92% | |||
Anthony Adams | 100% | |||
John Adler | 77% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
Todd Akin | 0% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 17% | |||
Rodney Alexander | 23% | |||
Elaine Alquist | 63% | |||
Jason Altmire | 54% | |||
Tom Ammiano | 100% | |||
Rob Andrews | 100% | |||
Juan Arambula | 75% | |||
Michael Arcuri | 69% | |||
Roy Ashburn | 38% | |||
Steve Austria | 23% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 46% | |||
Michele Bachmann | 0% | |||
Spencer Bachus | 15% | |||
Brian Baird | 69% | |||
J. Gresham Barrett | 15% | |||
John Barrow | 38% | |||
Roscoe Bartlett | 62% | |||
Joe Barton | 15% | |||
Max Baucus | 33% | |||
Evan Bayh | 17% |