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State Office Name Party Rating
John Sarbanes 91%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 91%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 91%
José Serrano 91%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 91%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 91%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko Democratic 91%
CA U.S. House - 35 Norma Torres Democratic 91%
Niki Tsongas 91%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 91%
CA U.S. House - 52 Juan Vargas Democratic 91%
TX U.S. House - 33 Marc Veasey Democratic 91%
Filemon Vela, Jr. 91%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 91%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson Democratic 91%
John Yarmuth 91%
NC U.S. House - 12 Alma Adams Democratic 90%
Bob Brady 90%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 90%
John Conyers, Jr. 90%
Tony Cárdenas 90%
Eddie Johnson 90%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 90%
IL U.S. House - 2 Robin Kelly Democratic 90%
Dave Loebsack 90%
NM Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham Democratic 90%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 90%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 90%
Ed Perlmutter 90%
Dutch Ruppersberger 90%
Tim Ryan 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
David Scott 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 90%
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier Democratic 90%
Mark Takai 90%
NJ U.S. House - 12 Bonnie Watson Coleman Democratic 90%
Peter DeFazio 89%
IL U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Duckworth Democratic 89%
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal Democratic 88%
Tom Carper 88%
Bob Casey, Jr. 88%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich Democratic 88%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 88%
ME U.S. Senate - Jr Angus King, Jr. Independent 88%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic 88%
Bob Menendez 88%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley Democratic 88%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 88%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 88%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters Democratic 88%
Debbie Stabenow 88%
Tom Udall 88%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Coons Democratic 86%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 86%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 86%
CA U.S. House - 33 Pete Aguilar Democratic 82%
VA U.S. House - 8 Donald Beyer, Jr. Democratic 82%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 82%
CA U.S. House - 26 Julia Brownley Democratic 82%
Cheri Bustos 82%
Matt Cartwright 82%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 82%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 82%
Gerry Connolly 82%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 82%
Susan Davis 82%
Sam Farr 82%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster Democratic 82%
NA Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard 82%
Raul Grijalva 82%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 82%
MA U.S. House - 9 Bill Keating Democratic 82%
Derek Kilmer 82%
Annie Kuster 82%
Jim Langevin 82%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 82%
CA U.S. House - 36 Ted Lieu Democratic 82%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 82%
Sean Maloney 82%
Jim McDermott 82%
WI U.S. House - 2 Mark Pocan Democratic 82%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 82%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 82%
Louise Slaughter 82%
CA U.S. House - 39 Mark Takano Democratic 82%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 82%
Pete Visclosky 82%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 82%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 82%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch Democratic 82%
Xavier Becerra 80%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 80%
AZ U.S. Senate - Jr Ruben Gallego Democratic 80%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi Democratic 80%
Luis Gutiérrez 80%
Steve Israel 80%
CA U.S. House - 25 Raul Ruiz Democratic 80%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 80%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet Democratic 75%
State Office Name Party Rating
John Sarbanes 91%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 91%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 91%
José Serrano 91%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 91%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 91%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko D 91%
CA U.S. House - 35 Norma Torres D 91%
Niki Tsongas 91%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 91%
CA U.S. House - 52 Juan Vargas D 91%
TX U.S. House - 33 Marc Veasey D 91%
Filemon Vela, Jr. 91%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 91%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson D 91%
John Yarmuth 91%
NC U.S. House - 12 Alma Adams D 90%
Bob Brady 90%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 90%
John Conyers, Jr. 90%
Tony Cárdenas 90%
Eddie Johnson 90%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 90%
IL U.S. House - 2 Robin Kelly D 90%
Dave Loebsack 90%
NM Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham D 90%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 90%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 90%
Ed Perlmutter 90%
Dutch Ruppersberger 90%
Tim Ryan 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
David Scott 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 90%
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier D 90%
Mark Takai 90%
NJ U.S. House - 12 Bonnie Watson Coleman D 90%
Peter DeFazio 89%
IL U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Duckworth D 89%
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal D 88%
Tom Carper 88%
Bob Casey, Jr. 88%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich D 88%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 88%
ME U.S. Senate - Jr Angus King, Jr. I 88%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar D 88%
Bob Menendez 88%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley D 88%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy D 88%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 88%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters D 88%
Debbie Stabenow 88%
Tom Udall 88%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Coons D 86%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 86%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 86%
CA U.S. House - 33 Pete Aguilar D 82%
VA U.S. House - 8 Donald Beyer, Jr. D 82%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 82%
CA U.S. House - 26 Julia Brownley D 82%
Cheri Bustos 82%
Matt Cartwright 82%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 82%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 82%
Gerry Connolly 82%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 82%
Susan Davis 82%
Sam Farr 82%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster D 82%
NA Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard 82%
Raul Grijalva 82%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 82%
MA U.S. House - 9 Bill Keating D 82%
Derek Kilmer 82%
Annie Kuster 82%
Jim Langevin 82%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 82%
CA U.S. House - 36 Ted Lieu D 82%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 82%
Sean Maloney 82%
Jim McDermott 82%
WI U.S. House - 2 Mark Pocan D 82%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 82%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 82%
Louise Slaughter 82%
CA U.S. House - 39 Mark Takano D 82%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 82%
Pete Visclosky 82%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 82%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 82%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch D 82%
Xavier Becerra 80%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 80%
AZ U.S. Senate - Jr Ruben Gallego D 80%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi D 80%
Luis Gutiérrez 80%
Steve Israel 80%
CA U.S. House - 25 Raul Ruiz D 80%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 80%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet D 75%
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