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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 100% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 100% |
NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 100% |
Joe Kennedy III | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 100% |
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Andy Levin | 100% | |||
Alan Lowenthal | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
Jerry McNerney | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
CO | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Neguse | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic | 100% |
MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Bobby Rush | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | Democratic | 100% |
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 95% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 95% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 95% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 95% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 95% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 95% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 95% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 95% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 95% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 95% |
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 95% |
Dianne Feinstein | 95% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 95% | |
NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 95% |
CT | U.S. House - 5 | Jahana Hayes | Democratic | 95% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 95% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 95% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 95% |
WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 95% |
Eddie Johnson | 95% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 95% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 95% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 100% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 100% |
NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 100% |
Peter DeFazio | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 100% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 100% |
Joe Kennedy III | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 100% |
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
Andy Levin | 100% | |||
Alan Lowenthal | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 100% |
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
Jerry McNerney | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
CO | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Neguse | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | D | 100% |
MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Bobby Rush | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | D | 100% |
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 95% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 95% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 95% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 95% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 95% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 95% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 95% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 95% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 95% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 95% |
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 95% |
Dianne Feinstein | 95% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 95% | |
NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 95% |
CT | U.S. House - 5 | Jahana Hayes | D | 95% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 95% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 95% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 95% |
WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 95% |
Eddie Johnson | 95% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 95% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 95% |