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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Ackerman | 83% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 67% | |||
Jason Altmire | 75% | |||
Rob Andrews | 92% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 83% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 92% |
John Barrow | 75% | |||
Max Baucus | 83% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 92% | |
Mark Begich | 83% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 67% |
Shelley Berkley | 83% | |||
Howard Berman | 92% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
Tim Bishop | 75% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
Leonard Boswell | 83% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 92% | |||
Bruce Braley | 75% | |||
Corrine Brown | 92% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 83% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 92% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
Lois Capps | 92% | |||
Mike Capuano | 83% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
Dennis Cardoza | 83% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 83% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 92% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 92% |
Ben Chandler III | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 67% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 92% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 83% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 92% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 92% |
Thad Cochran | 67% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 83% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 67% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 92% |
Kent Conrad | 83% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 92% | |||
Jim Cooper | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 67% |
Jerry Costello | 58% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 75% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 67% |
Joe Crowley | 92% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 67% |
Elijah Cummings | 92% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 75% |
Susan Davis | 92% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 67% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 83% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 92% |
Norm Dicks | 83% | |||
John Dingell | 92% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 92% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 58% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 83% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 92% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 92% |
Eliot Engel | 67% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 92% |
Sam Farr | 92% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 92% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 83% | |||
Barney Frank | 75% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 83% | |
Gabrielle Giffords | 75% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 83% |
Charlie Gonzalez | 83% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 83% |
Gene Green | 67% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 92% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 67% | |||
Kay Hagan | 83% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 75% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 83% |
Brian Higgins | 75% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 83% |
Maurice Hinchey | 75% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 75% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 92% |
Tim Holden | 58% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 92% | |||
Mike Honda | 92% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 92% |
Daniel Inouye | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 83% |
Steve Israel | 83% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 92% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Ackerman | 83% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 67% | |||
Jason Altmire | 75% | |||
Rob Andrews | 92% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 83% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 92% |
John Barrow | 75% | |||
Max Baucus | 83% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 92% | |
Mark Begich | 83% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 67% |
Shelley Berkley | 83% | |||
Howard Berman | 92% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 75% |
Tim Bishop | 75% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
Leonard Boswell | 83% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 92% | |||
Bruce Braley | 75% | |||
Corrine Brown | 92% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 83% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 92% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
Lois Capps | 92% | |||
Mike Capuano | 83% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
Dennis Cardoza | 83% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 83% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 100% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 92% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 83% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 92% |
Ben Chandler III | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 67% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 92% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 83% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 92% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 92% |
Thad Cochran | 67% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 83% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 67% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 92% |
Kent Conrad | 83% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 92% | |||
Jim Cooper | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 67% |
Jerry Costello | 58% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 75% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 67% |
Joe Crowley | 92% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 67% |
Elijah Cummings | 92% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 75% |
Susan Davis | 92% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 67% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 83% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 92% |
Norm Dicks | 83% | |||
John Dingell | 92% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 92% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 58% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 83% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 92% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 92% |
Eliot Engel | 67% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 92% |
Sam Farr | 92% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 92% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 83% | |||
Barney Frank | 75% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 83% | |
Gabrielle Giffords | 75% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 83% |
Charlie Gonzalez | 83% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 83% |
Gene Green | 67% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 92% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 67% | |||
Kay Hagan | 83% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 75% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 83% |
Brian Higgins | 75% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 83% |
Maurice Hinchey | 75% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 75% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 92% |
Tim Holden | 58% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 92% | |||
Mike Honda | 92% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 92% |
Daniel Inouye | 100% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 83% |
Steve Israel | 83% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 92% |