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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 80% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 80% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 80% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 80% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 80% |
Peter DeFazio | 80% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | Democratic | 80% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 80% |
WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 80% |
Patrick Leahy | 80% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 80% |
Andy Levin | 80% | |||
Alan Lowenthal | 80% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 80% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 80% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 80% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 80% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 80% |
MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 80% |
Bobby Rush | 80% | |||
Tom Udall | 80% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 80% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 60% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 60% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 60% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 60% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 60% |
David Cicilline | 60% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 60% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 60% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 60% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 60% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 60% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 60% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 60% |
TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | Democratic | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 60% |
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 60% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 60% |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 60% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 60% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of the Interior | Deb Haaland | 60% | |
CT | U.S. House - 5 | Jahana Hayes | Democratic | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 60% |
Eddie Johnson | 60% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 60% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 60% |
NJ | U.S. House - 3 | Andy Kim | Democratic | 60% |
Ron Kind | 60% | |||
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 60% |
Donald McEachin | 60% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 60% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | 60% |
Don Payne, Jr. | 60% | |||
David Price | 60% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 60% |
José Serrano | 60% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 7 | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | 60% |
Jackie Speier | 60% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 60% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 60% |
MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | Democratic | 60% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 60% |
Pete Visclosky | 60% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 60% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 60% |
VA | U.S. House - 10 | Jennifer Wexton | Democratic | 60% |
John Yarmuth | 60% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 48% |
MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | 48% |
Cindy Axne | 40% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 40% |
DE | U.S. House - At-Large | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 40% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 40% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 40% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 40% |
IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | Democratic | 40% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 40% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 40% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 40% |
CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | Democratic | 40% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 40% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 40% |
Abby Finkenauer | 40% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 40% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 40% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 40% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 40% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 80% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 80% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 80% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 80% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 80% |
Peter DeFazio | 80% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | D | 80% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 80% |
WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 80% |
Patrick Leahy | 80% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 80% |
Andy Levin | 80% | |||
Alan Lowenthal | 80% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 80% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 80% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 80% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 80% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 80% |
MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 80% |
Bobby Rush | 80% | |||
Tom Udall | 80% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 80% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 80% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 60% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 60% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 60% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | D | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 60% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 60% |
David Cicilline | 60% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 60% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 60% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 60% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 60% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 60% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 60% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 60% |
TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | D | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 60% |
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 60% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 60% |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | D | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 60% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 60% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of the Interior | Deb Haaland | 60% | |
CT | U.S. House - 5 | Jahana Hayes | D | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 60% |
Eddie Johnson | 60% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 60% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 60% |
NJ | U.S. House - 3 | Andy Kim | D | 60% |
Ron Kind | 60% | |||
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 60% |
Donald McEachin | 60% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 60% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | D | 60% |
Don Payne, Jr. | 60% | |||
David Price | 60% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 60% |
José Serrano | 60% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 7 | Elissa Slotkin | D | 60% |
Jackie Speier | 60% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 60% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 60% |
MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | D | 60% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 60% |
Pete Visclosky | 60% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 60% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 60% |
VA | U.S. House - 10 | Jennifer Wexton | D | 60% |
John Yarmuth | 60% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 48% |
MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | D | 48% |
Cindy Axne | 40% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 40% |
DE | U.S. House - At-Large | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 40% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 40% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 40% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 40% |
IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | D | 40% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 40% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 40% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 40% |
CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | D | 40% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 40% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 40% |
Abby Finkenauer | 40% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 40% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 40% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 40% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 40% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 40% |