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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
Rick Nolan | 100% | |||
DC | U.S. House - Delegate | Eleanor Norton | Democratic | 100% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 100% |
VI | U.S. House - Delegate | Stacey Plaskett | Democratic | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 100% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 100% |
David Price | 100% | |||
AS | U.S. House - Delegate | Aumua Amata Radewagen | Republican | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Cedric Richmond | 100% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 100% |
Bobby Rush | 100% | |||
Paul Ryan | 100% | |||
MP | U.S. House - Delegate | Kilili Sablan | Democratic | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
Mark Sanford, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 100% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 100% | |||
Bill Shuster | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | Democratic | 100% |
Jackie Speier | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 100% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 100% |
Niki Tsongas | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
Pete Visclosky | 100% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 83% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 80% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 80% |
Ed Perlmutter | 80% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 75% |
Elizabeth Esty | 75% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 75% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 75% |
Sandy Levin | 75% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 75% |
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 75% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 75% |
Beto O'Rourke | 75% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 75% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 75% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 75% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | 75% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 75% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 67% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 67% |
Jim Cooper | 67% | |||
Robert Corker | 67% | |||
Val Demings | 67% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 67% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 67% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 67% |
Walter Jones, Jr. | 67% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 67% |
Dan Lipinski | 67% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 67% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 67% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 67% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 67% | |||
Tim Ryan | 67% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 67% |
David Cicilline | 60% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 60% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 60% |
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 50% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 50% |
MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 50% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
Diane Black | 50% | |||
Bob Brady | 50% | |||
Ken Buck | 50% | |||
Richard Burr | 50% | |||
LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 50% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 50% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
Rick Nolan | 100% | |||
DC | U.S. House - Delegate | Eleanor Norton | D | 100% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 100% |
VI | U.S. House - Delegate | Stacey Plaskett | D | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 100% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 100% |
David Price | 100% | |||
AS | U.S. House - Delegate | Aumua Amata Radewagen | R | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Cedric Richmond | 100% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 100% |
Bobby Rush | 100% | |||
Paul Ryan | 100% | |||
MP | U.S. House - Delegate | Kilili Sablan | D | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
Mark Sanford, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 100% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 100% | |||
Bill Shuster | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | D | 100% |
Jackie Speier | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 100% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 100% |
Niki Tsongas | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 100% |
Pete Visclosky | 100% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
John Yarmuth | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 83% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 80% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 80% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 80% |
Ed Perlmutter | 80% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 75% |
Elizabeth Esty | 75% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 75% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 75% |
Sandy Levin | 75% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 75% |
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 75% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 75% |
Beto O'Rourke | 75% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 75% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 75% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 75% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | D | 75% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 75% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 67% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 67% |
Jim Cooper | 67% | |||
Robert Corker | 67% | |||
Val Demings | 67% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 67% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 67% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 67% |
Walter Jones, Jr. | 67% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 67% |
Dan Lipinski | 67% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 67% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 67% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 67% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 67% | |||
Tim Ryan | 67% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 67% |
David Cicilline | 60% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 60% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 60% |
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 50% |
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 50% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 50% |
MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 50% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 50% |
Diane Black | 50% | |||
Bob Brady | 50% | |||
Ken Buck | 50% | |||
Richard Burr | 50% | |||
LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 50% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 50% |