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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Ackerman | 100% | |||
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 100% |
Howard Berman | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 100% |
David Cicilline | 100% | |||
Hansen Clarke | 100% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 100% |
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Colleen Hanabusa | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 100% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Steve Israel | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 100% |
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Sandy Levin | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
Carolyn McCarthy | 100% | |||
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
George Miller | 100% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 100% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 100% |
David Price | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Silvestre Reyes | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 100% |
Loretta Sanchez | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
Albio Sires | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 100% |
Jackie Speier | 100% | |||
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
Betty Sutton | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 100% |
Ed Towns | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
David Vitter | 100% | |||
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
Tim Bishop | 90% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 90% |
Russ Carnahan | 90% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 90% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 90% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 90% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 90% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 90% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 90% | |||
Ted Deutch | 90% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 90% |
Bob Dold | 90% | |||
Donna Edwards | 90% | |||
Mike Fitzpatrick | 90% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 90% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 90% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 90% | |||
Mike Honda | 90% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 90% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 90% |
Eddie Johnson | 90% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
Nita Lowey | 90% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 90% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 90% |
Jerry McNerney | 90% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 90% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 90% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Ackerman | 100% | |||
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 100% |
Howard Berman | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 100% |
David Cicilline | 100% | |||
Hansen Clarke | 100% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 100% |
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 100% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 100% |
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
Colleen Hanabusa | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 100% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Steve Israel | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 100% |
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
Sandy Levin | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
Carolyn McCarthy | 100% | |||
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
George Miller | 100% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 100% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 100% |
David Price | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Silvestre Reyes | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 100% |
Loretta Sanchez | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 100% |
Albio Sires | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 100% |
Jackie Speier | 100% | |||
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
Betty Sutton | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 100% |
Ed Towns | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
David Vitter | 100% | |||
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
Tim Bishop | 90% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 90% |
Russ Carnahan | 90% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 90% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 90% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 90% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 90% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 90% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 90% | |||
Ted Deutch | 90% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 90% |
Bob Dold | 90% | |||
Donna Edwards | 90% | |||
Mike Fitzpatrick | 90% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 90% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 90% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 90% | |||
Mike Honda | 90% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 90% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 90% |
Eddie Johnson | 90% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 90% |
Nita Lowey | 90% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 90% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 90% |
Jerry McNerney | 90% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 90% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 90% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 90% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 90% |