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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Angela Angel | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 13 | Vanessa Atterbeary | Democratic | 100% |
Darryl Barnes | 100% | |||
Erek Barron | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 10 | Ben Brooks, Sr. | Democratic | 100% |
Will Campos | 100% | |||
Edward Carey | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 32 | Mark Chang | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 19 | Bonnie Cullison | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 44A | Eric Ebersole | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 47A | Diana Fennell | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 15 | David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 40 | Antonio Hayes | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 11 | Shelly Hettleman | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State House - 12A | Terri Hill | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 27 | Michael Jackson | Democratic | 100% |
Jay Jalisi | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 17 | Cheryl Kagan | Democratic | 100% |
Ariana Kelly | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 16 | Marc Korman | Democratic | 100% |
Carol Krimm | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 12 | Clarence Lam | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 3 | Karen Lewis Young | Democratic | 100% |
MD | Comptroller | Brooke Lierman | Democratic | 100% |
Mary Ann Lisanti | 100% | |||
Roger Manno | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 45 | Cory McCray | Democratic | 100% |
Christian Miele | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 20 | David Moon | Democratic | 100% |
Marice Morales | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 28 | Edith Patterson | Democratic | 100% |
Andrew Platt | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 37A | Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 20 | William Smith, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 44 | Charles Sydnor III | Democratic | 100% |
Jimmy Tarlau | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 43 | Mary Washington | Democratic | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 42 | Christopher West | Republican | 100% |
MD | Council Member - 1 | Patrick Young | No Party Affiliation | 100% |
Paul Pinsky | 99% | |||
Ana Sol Gutierrez | 98% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 98% |
Shane Robinson | 97% | |||
MD | State Senate - 21 | James Rosapepe | Democratic | 97% |
Bill Frick | 96% | |||
Karen Montgomery | 96% | |||
Dan Morhaim | 96% | |||
MD | State Senate - 18 | Jeff Waldstreicher | Democratic | 96% |
MD | State House - 46 | Luke Clippinger | Democratic | 95% |
MD | State House - 39 | Kirill Reznik | Democratic | 95% |
MD | State Senate - 14 | Craig Zucker | Democratic | 95% |
Al Carr, Jr. | 94% | |||
MD | State Senate - 13 | Guy Guzzone | Democratic | 94% |
MD | State House - 10 | Adrienne Jones | Democratic | 94% |
Steve Lafferty | 94% | |||
MD | Secretary of State | Susan Lee | Democratic | 94% |
MD | State House - 21 | Joseline Pena-Melnyk | Democratic | 94% |
Shane Pendergrass | 94% | |||
Victor Ramirez | 94% | |||
Frank Turner | 94% | |||
Geraldine Valentino-Smith | 94% | |||
MD | State House - 21 | Ben Barnes | Democratic | 93% |
MD | State Senate - 46 | Bill Ferguson IV | Democratic | 93% |
Tawanna Gaines | 93% | |||
Keith Haynes | 93% | |||
Tony Knotts | 93% | |||
Rich Madaleno, Jr. | 93% | |||
Barbara Robinson | 93% | |||
Joan Conway | 92% | |||
Kathleen Dumais | 92% | |||
MD | State House - 14 | Anne Kaiser | Democratic | 92% |
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | 92% | |||
MD | State House - 11B | Dana Stein | Democratic | 92% |
Jim Gilchrist | 91% | |||
MD | State House - 22 | Anne Healey | Democratic | 91% |
Carolyn Howard | 91% | |||
Eric Luedtke | 91% | |||
MD | Lieutenant Governor | Aruna Miller | Democratic | 91% |
MD | State Senate - 22 | Alonzo Washington | Democratic | 91% |
MD | State House - 23 | Marvin Holmes, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
MD | State Senate - 19 | Benjamin Kramer | Democratic | 90% |
James Brochin | 89% | |||
Barbara Frush | 89% | |||
Lisa Gladden | 89% | |||
Sheila Hixson | 89% | |||
Charles Barkley | 88% | |||
MD | State Senate - 32 | Pam Beidle | Democratic | 88% |
MD | State House - 26 | Kris Valderrama | Democratic | 88% |
Ron Young | 88% | |||
MD | State House - 17 | Kumar Barve | Democratic | 86% |
Maggie McIntosh | 86% | |||
MD | State House - 41 | Samuel Rosenberg | Democratic | 86% |
Curt Anderson | 85% | |||
MD | State Senate - 24 | Joanne Benson | Democratic | 85% |
MD | State Senate - 15 | Brian Feldman | Democratic | 85% |
Cheryl Glenn | 85% | |||
MD | State Senate - 39 | Nancy King | Democratic | 85% |
Douglas Peters | 85% | |||
Jay Walker | 85% | |||
Peter Hammen | 84% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Angela Angel | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 13 | Vanessa Atterbeary | D | 100% |
Darryl Barnes | 100% | |||
Erek Barron | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 10 | Ben Brooks, Sr. | D | 100% |
Will Campos | 100% | |||
Edward Carey | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 32 | Mark Chang | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 19 | Bonnie Cullison | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 44A | Eric Ebersole | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 47A | Diana Fennell | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 15 | David Fraser-Hidalgo | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 40 | Antonio Hayes | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 11 | Shelly Hettleman | D | 100% |
MD | State House - 12A | Terri Hill | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 27 | Michael Jackson | D | 100% |
Jay Jalisi | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 17 | Cheryl Kagan | D | 100% |
Ariana Kelly | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 16 | Marc Korman | D | 100% |
Carol Krimm | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 12 | Clarence Lam | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 3 | Karen Lewis Young | D | 100% |
MD | Comptroller | Brooke Lierman | D | 100% |
Mary Ann Lisanti | 100% | |||
Roger Manno | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 45 | Cory McCray | D | 100% |
Christian Miele | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 20 | David Moon | D | 100% |
Marice Morales | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 28 | Edith Patterson | D | 100% |
Andrew Platt | 100% | |||
MD | State House - 37A | Sheree Sample-Hughes | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 20 | William Smith, Jr. | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 44 | Charles Sydnor III | D | 100% |
Jimmy Tarlau | 100% | |||
MD | State Senate - 43 | Mary Washington | D | 100% |
MD | State Senate - 42 | Christopher West | R | 100% |
MD | Council Member - 1 | Patrick Young | N/A | 100% |
Paul Pinsky | 99% | |||
Ana Sol Gutierrez | 98% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 98% |
Shane Robinson | 97% | |||
MD | State Senate - 21 | James Rosapepe | D | 97% |
Bill Frick | 96% | |||
Karen Montgomery | 96% | |||
Dan Morhaim | 96% | |||
MD | State Senate - 18 | Jeff Waldstreicher | D | 96% |
MD | State House - 46 | Luke Clippinger | D | 95% |
MD | State House - 39 | Kirill Reznik | D | 95% |
MD | State Senate - 14 | Craig Zucker | D | 95% |
Al Carr, Jr. | 94% | |||
MD | State Senate - 13 | Guy Guzzone | D | 94% |
MD | State House - 10 | Adrienne Jones | D | 94% |
Steve Lafferty | 94% | |||
MD | Secretary of State | Susan Lee | D | 94% |
MD | State House - 21 | Joseline Pena-Melnyk | D | 94% |
Shane Pendergrass | 94% | |||
Victor Ramirez | 94% | |||
Frank Turner | 94% | |||
Geraldine Valentino-Smith | 94% | |||
MD | State House - 21 | Ben Barnes | D | 93% |
MD | State Senate - 46 | Bill Ferguson IV | D | 93% |
Tawanna Gaines | 93% | |||
Keith Haynes | 93% | |||
Tony Knotts | 93% | |||
Rich Madaleno, Jr. | 93% | |||
Barbara Robinson | 93% | |||
Joan Conway | 92% | |||
Kathleen Dumais | 92% | |||
MD | State House - 14 | Anne Kaiser | D | 92% |
Shirley Nathan-Pulliam | 92% | |||
MD | State House - 11B | Dana Stein | D | 92% |
Jim Gilchrist | 91% | |||
MD | State House - 22 | Anne Healey | D | 91% |
Carolyn Howard | 91% | |||
Eric Luedtke | 91% | |||
MD | Lieutenant Governor | Aruna Miller | D | 91% |
MD | State Senate - 22 | Alonzo Washington | D | 91% |
MD | State House - 23 | Marvin Holmes, Jr. | D | 90% |
MD | State Senate - 19 | Benjamin Kramer | D | 90% |
James Brochin | 89% | |||
Barbara Frush | 89% | |||
Lisa Gladden | 89% | |||
Sheila Hixson | 89% | |||
Charles Barkley | 88% | |||
MD | State Senate - 32 | Pam Beidle | D | 88% |
MD | State House - 26 | Kris Valderrama | D | 88% |
Ron Young | 88% | |||
MD | State House - 17 | Kumar Barve | D | 86% |
Maggie McIntosh | 86% | |||
MD | State House - 41 | Samuel Rosenberg | D | 86% |
Curt Anderson | 85% | |||
MD | State Senate - 24 | Joanne Benson | D | 85% |
MD | State Senate - 15 | Brian Feldman | D | 85% |
Cheryl Glenn | 85% | |||
MD | State Senate - 39 | Nancy King | D | 85% |
Douglas Peters | 85% | |||
Jay Walker | 85% | |||
Peter Hammen | 84% |