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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 100% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 100% |
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 100% |
David Cicilline | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 100% |
NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
NA | Vice President | Kamala Harris | Democratic | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
Brenda Lawrence | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 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% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 100% |
David Price | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
Tim Ryan | 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% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | 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% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 100% |
Niki Tsongas | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 98% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 97% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 97% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 97% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 97% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 97% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 97% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 97% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 97% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 97% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 97% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 97% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 97% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 97% | |||
Eliot Engel | 97% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 97% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 97% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 97% |
Eddie Johnson | 97% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 100% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 100% |
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 100% |
David Cicilline | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 100% |
NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
NA | Vice President | Kamala Harris | D | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
Brenda Lawrence | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 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% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 100% |
David Price | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
Tim Ryan | 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% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | 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% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 100% |
Niki Tsongas | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 98% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 97% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 97% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | D | 97% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 97% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 97% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 97% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 97% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 97% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 97% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 97% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 97% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 97% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 97% | |||
Eliot Engel | 97% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 97% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 97% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 97% |
Eddie Johnson | 97% |