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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | 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% |
WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 100% |
Alan Lowenthal | 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% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 95% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 95% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 95% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 95% |
Mike Capuano | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 95% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 95% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 95% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 95% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 95% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 95% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 95% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 95% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 95% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 95% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 95% |
José Serrano | 95% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 95% |
Tom Udall | 95% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 95% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 95% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 95% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 95% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 90% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 90% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 90% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 90% |
Bob Brady | 90% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 90% | |||
NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 90% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 90% |
Eliot Engel | 90% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 90% |
Dianne Feinstein | 90% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 90% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 90% |
Brian Higgins | 90% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 90% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 90% |
Joe Kennedy III | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 90% |
Brenda Lawrence | 90% | |||
Sandy Levin | 90% | |||
John Lewis | 90% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 90% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 90% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
NJ | U.S. House - 10 | Don Payne, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 90% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 90% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 90% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 90% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 90% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 90% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 90% |
John Yarmuth | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 85% |
MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 85% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 85% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 85% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 85% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 85% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 85% |
David Cicilline | 85% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 85% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 85% |
Joe Crowley | 85% | |||
Susan Davis | 85% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 85% | |||
Val Demings | 85% | |||
Ted Deutch | 85% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | 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% |
WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 100% |
Alan Lowenthal | 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% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 95% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 95% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 95% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 95% |
Mike Capuano | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 95% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 95% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 95% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 95% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 95% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 95% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 95% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 95% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 95% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 95% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 95% |
José Serrano | 95% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 95% |
Tom Udall | 95% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 95% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 95% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 95% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 95% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 90% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 90% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 90% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 90% |
Bob Brady | 90% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 90% | |||
NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 90% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 90% |
Eliot Engel | 90% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 90% |
Dianne Feinstein | 90% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 90% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 90% |
Brian Higgins | 90% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 90% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 90% |
Joe Kennedy III | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 90% |
Brenda Lawrence | 90% | |||
Sandy Levin | 90% | |||
John Lewis | 90% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 90% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 90% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 90% |
NJ | U.S. House - 10 | Don Payne, Jr. | D | 90% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 90% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 90% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 90% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 90% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 90% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 90% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 90% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 90% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 90% |
John Yarmuth | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 85% |
MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 85% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 85% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 85% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 85% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 85% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 85% |
David Cicilline | 85% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 85% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 85% |
Joe Crowley | 85% | |||
Susan Davis | 85% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 85% | |||
Val Demings | 85% | |||
Ted Deutch | 85% |