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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Robert Byrd | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
Hillary Clinton | 100% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 100% |
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Mark Dayton | 100% | |||
Bill Delahunt | 100% | |||
Chris Dodd | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
William Jefferson | 100% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
John Lewis | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
Michael McNulty | 100% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
George Miller | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
John Olver | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
Bobby Rush | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% | |||
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 100% | |||
Albert Wynn | 100% | |||
Evan Bayh | 97% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 97% | |
John Conyers, Jr. | 97% | |||
Jon Corzine | 97% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 97% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 97% |
Eliot Engel | 97% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 97% | |||
Russ Feingold | 97% | |||
Bob Filner | 97% | |||
Tom Harkin | 97% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 97% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 97% |
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 97% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 97% | |||
Herb Kohl | 97% | |||
Tom Lantos | 97% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 97% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 97% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 97% |
Robert Matsui | 97% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 97% |
Jim McDermott | 97% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 97% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 97% |
Martin Olav Sabo | 97% | |||
Paul Sarbanes | 97% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 97% |
José Serrano | 97% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 97% |
Ellen Tauscher | 97% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 97% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 97% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 97% |
Barbara Boxer | 94% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 94% |
Kent Conrad | 94% | |||
Byron Dorgan | 94% | |||
Mark Pryor | 94% | |||
Neil Abercrombie | 93% | |||
Thomas Allen | 93% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 93% |
Lois Capps | 93% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 93% | |||
Artur Davis | 93% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 93% |
Susan Davis | 93% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 93% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 93% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | D | 100% |
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Robert Byrd | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
Hillary Clinton | 100% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 100% |
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Mark Dayton | 100% | |||
Bill Delahunt | 100% | |||
Chris Dodd | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
William Jefferson | 100% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
John Lewis | 100% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
Michael McNulty | 100% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
George Miller | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 100% |
John Olver | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
Bobby Rush | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% | |||
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 100% | |||
Albert Wynn | 100% | |||
Evan Bayh | 97% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 97% | |
John Conyers, Jr. | 97% | |||
Jon Corzine | 97% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 97% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 97% |
Eliot Engel | 97% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 97% | |||
Russ Feingold | 97% | |||
Bob Filner | 97% | |||
Tom Harkin | 97% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 97% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 97% |
Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 97% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 97% | |||
Herb Kohl | 97% | |||
Tom Lantos | 97% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 97% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 97% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 97% |
Robert Matsui | 97% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 97% |
Jim McDermott | 97% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 97% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 97% |
Martin Olav Sabo | 97% | |||
Paul Sarbanes | 97% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 97% |
José Serrano | 97% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 97% |
Ellen Tauscher | 97% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 97% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 97% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 97% |
Barbara Boxer | 94% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 94% |
Kent Conrad | 94% | |||
Byron Dorgan | 94% | |||
Mark Pryor | 94% | |||
Neil Abercrombie | 93% | |||
Thomas Allen | 93% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 93% |
Lois Capps | 93% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 93% | |||
Artur Davis | 93% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 93% |
Susan Davis | 93% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 93% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 93% |