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State Office Name Party Rating
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 90%
Gene Green 90%
Raul Grijalva 90%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 90%
Brian Higgins 90%
Jay Inslee 90%
Steve Israel 90%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 90%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 90%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 90%
John Lewis 90%
Nita Lowey 90%
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Ben Luján, Jr. Democratic 90%
Carolyn Maloney 90%
Carolyn McCarthy 90%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 90%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 90%
Grace Napolitano 90%
Ed Pastor 90%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 90%
Ed Perlmutter 90%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters Democratic 90%
Nick Rahall II 90%
Steve Rothman 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 90%
Kurt Schrader 90%
David Scott 90%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 90%
José Serrano 90%
AL U.S. House - 7 Terri Sewell Democratic 90%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 90%
Betty Sutton 90%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 90%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 90%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson Democratic 90%
John Yarmuth 90%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 88%
John Kerry 88%
Patrick Leahy 88%
Joe Manchin III 88%
Claire McCaskill 88%
Harry Reid 88%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 88%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 88%
Jon Tester 88%
Jim Webb, Jr. 88%
Rob Andrews 80%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 80%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 80%
Earl Blumenauer 80%
Mike Capuano 80%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 80%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 80%
Mark Critz 80%
Peter DeFazio 80%
Ted Deutch 80%
Eliot Engel 80%
Luis Gutiérrez 80%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich Democratic 80%
Maurice Hinchey 80%
Dan Lipinski 80%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 80%
John Olver 80%
Bill Owens 80%
Don Payne, Jr. 80%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
Tim Ryan 80%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko Democratic 80%
Ed Towns 80%
Pete Visclosky 80%
Ben Nelson 75%
NY Governor Kathy Hochul Democratic 71%
Jason Altmire 70%
State Office Name Party Rating
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 90%
Gene Green 90%
Raul Grijalva 90%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 90%
Brian Higgins 90%
Jay Inslee 90%
Steve Israel 90%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 90%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 90%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 90%
John Lewis 90%
Nita Lowey 90%
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Ben Luján, Jr. D 90%
Carolyn Maloney 90%
Carolyn McCarthy 90%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 90%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 90%
Grace Napolitano 90%
Ed Pastor 90%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 90%
Ed Perlmutter 90%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters D 90%
Nick Rahall II 90%
Steve Rothman 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 90%
Kurt Schrader 90%
David Scott 90%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 90%
José Serrano 90%
AL U.S. House - 7 Terri Sewell D 90%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 90%
Betty Sutton 90%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 90%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 90%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson D 90%
John Yarmuth 90%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 88%
John Kerry 88%
Patrick Leahy 88%
Joe Manchin III 88%
Claire McCaskill 88%
Harry Reid 88%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 88%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 88%
Jon Tester 88%
Jim Webb, Jr. 88%
Rob Andrews 80%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 80%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 80%
Earl Blumenauer 80%
Mike Capuano 80%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 80%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 80%
Mark Critz 80%
Peter DeFazio 80%
Ted Deutch 80%
Eliot Engel 80%
Luis Gutiérrez 80%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich D 80%
Maurice Hinchey 80%
Dan Lipinski 80%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 80%
John Olver 80%
Bill Owens 80%
Don Payne, Jr. 80%
Silvestre Reyes 80%
Tim Ryan 80%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko D 80%
Ed Towns 80%
Pete Visclosky 80%
Ben Nelson 75%
NY Governor Kathy Hochul D 71%
Jason Altmire 70%
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