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State Office Name Party Rating
José Serrano 89%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 89%
John Tierney 89%
Ed Towns 89%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 89%
Pete Visclosky 89%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 89%
Mel Watt 89%
John Yarmuth 89%
Mark Begich 80%
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal Democratic 80%
Tom Carper 80%
Bob Casey, Jr. 80%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 80%
Kent Conrad 80%
Dianne Feinstein 80%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 80%
Frank Lautenberg 80%
Patrick Leahy 80%
Joe Lieberman 80%
Joe Manchin III 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 80%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 80%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 80%
NH U.S. Senate - Sr Jeanne Shaheen Democratic 80%
Debbie Stabenow 80%
Jon Tester 80%
Mark Udall 80%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner Democratic 80%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 80%
Jason Altmire 78%
Rob Andrews 78%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass Democratic 78%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 78%
Bob Brady 78%
Bruce Braley 78%
Mike Capuano 78%
David Cicilline 78%
Hansen Clarke 78%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 78%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 78%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 78%
Peter DeFazio 78%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 78%
Ted Deutch 78%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 78%
Donna Edwards 78%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 78%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 78%
Raul Grijalva 78%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich Democratic 78%
Brian Higgins 78%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 78%
Mike Honda 78%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 78%
Walter Jones, Jr. 78%
Dennis Kucinich 78%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 78%
John Lewis 78%
Dan Lipinski 78%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 78%
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Ben Luján, Jr. Democratic 78%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 78%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 78%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 78%
Ed Pastor 78%
Don Payne, Jr. 78%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters Democratic 78%
Nick Rahall II 78%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 78%
Tim Ryan 78%
John Sarbanes 78%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 78%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 78%
State Office Name Party Rating
José Serrano 89%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 89%
John Tierney 89%
Ed Towns 89%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 89%
Pete Visclosky 89%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 89%
Mel Watt 89%
John Yarmuth 89%
Mark Begich 80%
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal D 80%
Tom Carper 80%
Bob Casey, Jr. 80%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 80%
Kent Conrad 80%
Dianne Feinstein 80%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 80%
Frank Lautenberg 80%
Patrick Leahy 80%
Joe Lieberman 80%
Joe Manchin III 80%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 80%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 80%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 80%
NH U.S. Senate - Sr Jeanne Shaheen D 80%
Debbie Stabenow 80%
Jon Tester 80%
Mark Udall 80%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner D 80%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse D 80%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 80%
Jason Altmire 78%
Rob Andrews 78%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass D 78%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 78%
Bob Brady 78%
Bruce Braley 78%
Mike Capuano 78%
David Cicilline 78%
Hansen Clarke 78%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 78%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 78%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 78%
Peter DeFazio 78%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 78%
Ted Deutch 78%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 78%
Donna Edwards 78%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 78%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 78%
Raul Grijalva 78%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich D 78%
Brian Higgins 78%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono D 78%
Mike Honda 78%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 78%
Walter Jones, Jr. 78%
Dennis Kucinich 78%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 78%
John Lewis 78%
Dan Lipinski 78%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 78%
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Ben Luján, Jr. D 78%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 78%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy D 78%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 78%
Ed Pastor 78%
Don Payne, Jr. 78%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters D 78%
Nick Rahall II 78%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 78%
Tim Ryan 78%
John Sarbanes 78%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 78%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 78%
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