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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Ackerman | 100% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 100% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
Chris Dodd | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Phil Hare | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
Patrick Kennedy | 100% | |||
Dale Kildee | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
Nita Lowey | 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% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
Brad Miller | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
John Olver | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Ed Pastor | 100% | |||
David Price | 100% | |||
Laura Richardson | 100% | |||
Steve Rothman | 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% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
Betty Sutton | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
Ed Towns | 100% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 100% |
Diane Watson | 100% | |||
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 100% | |||
Neil Abercrombie | 95% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 95% |
Leonard Boswell | 95% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 95% | |||
Corrine Brown | 95% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 95% |
Mike Capuano | 95% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 95% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 95% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 95% |
Susan Davis | 95% | |||
Bill Delahunt | 95% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 95% | |||
Rahm Emanuel | 95% | |||
Eliot Engel | 95% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 95% | |||
John Hall | 95% | |||
Tom Harkin | 95% | |||
Jane Harman | 95% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 95% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 95% | |||
Mike Honda | 95% | |||
Steve Israel | 95% | |||
John Kerry | 95% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 95% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Ackerman | 100% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 100% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 100% |
Chris Dodd | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 100% |
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Bob Filner | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
Phil Hare | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 100% |
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 100% |
Patrick Kennedy | 100% | |||
Dale Kildee | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 100% |
Nita Lowey | 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% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
Brad Miller | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 100% |
John Olver | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 100% |
Ed Pastor | 100% | |||
David Price | 100% | |||
Laura Richardson | 100% | |||
Steve Rothman | 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% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
Betty Sutton | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 100% |
Ed Towns | 100% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 100% |
Diane Watson | 100% | |||
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 100% | |||
Neil Abercrombie | 95% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 95% |
Leonard Boswell | 95% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 95% | |||
Corrine Brown | 95% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 95% |
Mike Capuano | 95% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 95% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 95% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 95% |
Susan Davis | 95% | |||
Bill Delahunt | 95% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 95% | |||
Rahm Emanuel | 95% | |||
Eliot Engel | 95% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 95% | |||
John Hall | 95% | |||
Tom Harkin | 95% | |||
Jane Harman | 95% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 95% | |||
Maurice Hinchey | 95% | |||
Mike Honda | 95% | |||
Steve Israel | 95% | |||
John Kerry | 95% | |||
Carolyn Kilpatrick | 95% |