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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Ackerman | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
Evan Bayh | 100% | |||
Melissa Bean | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
Hillary Clinton | 100% | |||
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
Chris Dodd | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Jane Harman | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 100% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
Paul Kanjorski | 100% | |||
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Ron Kind | 100% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Sandy Levin | 100% | |||
John Lewis | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 100% |
Carolyn McCarthy | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
Martin Meehan | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
Juanita Millender-McDonald | 100% | |||
George Miller | 100% | |||
Dennis Moore | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
Barack Obama II | 100% | |||
Dave Obey | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
David Price | 100% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Steve Rothman | 100% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
Ellen Tauscher | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
Diane Watson | 100% | |||
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
Robert Wexler | 100% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
Shelley Berkley | 92% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 92% | |||
Rahm Emanuel | 92% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 92% |
Steve Israel | 92% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 92% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Ackerman | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
Evan Bayh | 100% | |||
Melissa Bean | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
Hillary Clinton | 100% | |||
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 100% |
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 100% |
Chris Dodd | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 100% |
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Jane Harman | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 100% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
Paul Kanjorski | 100% | |||
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Ron Kind | 100% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Sandy Levin | 100% | |||
John Lewis | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 100% |
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 100% |
Carolyn McCarthy | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
Martin Meehan | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
Juanita Millender-McDonald | 100% | |||
George Miller | 100% | |||
Dennis Moore | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 100% |
Barack Obama II | 100% | |||
Dave Obey | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 100% |
David Price | 100% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Steve Rothman | 100% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 100% |
Louise Slaughter | 100% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 100% |
Ellen Tauscher | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 100% |
Diane Watson | 100% | |||
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
Robert Wexler | 100% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
Shelley Berkley | 92% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 92% | |||
Rahm Emanuel | 92% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 92% |
Steve Israel | 92% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 92% |