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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Gary Ackerman | 100% | |||
Michael Arcuri | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
John Barley | 100% | |||
Mark Begich | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 100% |
Tim Bishop | 100% | |||
Corrine Brown | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 100% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 100% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 100% |
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
Kathy Dahlkemper | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Delahunt | 100% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 100% |
Alan Grayson | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 100% |
Gene Green | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
John Hall | 100% | |||
Debbie Halvorson | 100% | |||
Phil Hare | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 100% |
Brian Higgins | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
Paul Hodes | 100% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Steve Kagen | 100% | |||
Paul Kanjorski | 100% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 100% | |||
Dale Kildee | 100% | |||
Mary Jo Kilroy | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
Sandy Levin | 100% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 100% | |||
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 100% |
Dan Maffei | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 100% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
George Miller | 100% | |||
Brad Miller | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 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% |
Ed Perlmutter | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 100% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 100% |
Charlie Rangel | 100% | |||
Laura Richardson | 100% | |||
Ciro Rodriguez | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 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% |
Kurt Schrader | 100% | |||
Allyson Schwartz | 100% | |||
José Serrano | 100% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 100% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 100% | |||
Jackie Speier | 100% | |||
John Spratt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Bart Stupak | 100% | |||
Betty Sutton | 100% | |||
John Tierney | 100% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Ackerman | 100% | |||
Michael Arcuri | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
John Barley | 100% | |||
Mark Begich | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 100% |
Tim Bishop | 100% | |||
Corrine Brown | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 100% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 100% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 100% |
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
Kathy Dahlkemper | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 100% |
Bill Delahunt | 100% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 100% |
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 100% |
Alan Grayson | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 100% |
Gene Green | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
John Hall | 100% | |||
Debbie Halvorson | 100% | |||
Phil Hare | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 100% |
Brian Higgins | 100% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
Paul Hodes | 100% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 100% |
Steve Kagen | 100% | |||
Paul Kanjorski | 100% | |||
Patrick Kennedy | 100% | |||
Dale Kildee | 100% | |||
Mary Jo Kilroy | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
Sandy Levin | 100% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 100% | |||
Nita Lowey | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 100% |
Dan Maffei | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 100% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
George Miller | 100% | |||
Brad Miller | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 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% |
Ed Perlmutter | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 100% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 100% |
Charlie Rangel | 100% | |||
Laura Richardson | 100% | |||
Ciro Rodriguez | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 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% |
Kurt Schrader | 100% | |||
Allyson Schwartz | 100% | |||
José Serrano | 100% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 100% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 100% | |||
Jackie Speier | 100% | |||
John Spratt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Bart Stupak | 100% | |||
Betty Sutton | 100% | |||
John Tierney | 100% |