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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 67% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 75% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 67% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 83% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 83% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 92% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 92% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 75% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 92% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 83% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 92% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 92% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 75% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 92% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 92% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 67% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 67% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 75% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 75% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 92% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 92% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 92% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 92% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 92% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 83% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 92% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 92% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 92% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 92% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 67% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 92% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 83% | |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 92% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 67% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 92% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 75% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 92% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 92% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 83% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 83% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 92% | |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 83% | |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 83% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 58% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 92% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 83% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 83% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 83% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 92% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 92% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 83% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 92% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 83% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 83% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 83% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 83% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 10% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 92% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 83% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 83% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 83% |
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 67% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 92% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 83% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 92% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 83% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 75% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 83% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 75% |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 83% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 92% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 83% |
Gary Ackerman | 83% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 67% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 75% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 67% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 83% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 83% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 92% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 92% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 75% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 92% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 83% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 92% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 92% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 75% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 83% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 92% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 92% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 67% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 67% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 75% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 75% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 92% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 92% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 92% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 92% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 92% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 83% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 92% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 92% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 92% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 92% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 67% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 92% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 83% | |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 92% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 67% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 92% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 75% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 92% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 92% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 83% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 83% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 92% | |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 83% | |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 83% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 58% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 83% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 92% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 83% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 83% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 83% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 92% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 92% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 83% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 92% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 83% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 83% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 83% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 83% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 83% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 10% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 92% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 83% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 83% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 83% |
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 67% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 92% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 83% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 92% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 83% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 75% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 83% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 75% |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 83% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 92% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 83% |
Gary Ackerman | 83% |