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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Connolly | 100% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 90% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 90% |
| Barbara Boxer | 90% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 90% | |||
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 90% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 90% |
| Anna Eshoo | 90% | |||
| Al Franken | 90% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 90% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 90% | |||
| Bob Menendez | 90% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 90% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 90% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 80% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 80% |
| John Conyers, Jr. | 80% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 80% |
| Susan Davis | 80% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 80% |
| John Delaney | 80% | |||
| Donna Edwards | 80% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 80% |
| Tom Harkin | 80% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 80% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 80% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 80% |
| Jim Langevin | 80% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 80% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 80% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 80% |
| Barbara Mikulski | 80% | |||
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 80% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 80% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 80% |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 80% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 80% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 80% |
| John Yarmuth | 80% | |||
| Ron Barber | 70% | |||
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 70% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 70% |
| Tim Bishop | 70% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 70% |
| Corrine Brown | 70% | |||
| Cheri Bustos | 70% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 70% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 70% |
| David Cicilline | 70% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 70% |
| Elijah Cummings | 70% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 70% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 70% |
| Ted Deutch | 70% | |||
| John Dingell | 70% | |||
| Sam Farr | 70% | |||
| Alan Grayson | 70% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 70% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 70% | |
| Mike Honda | 70% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 70% |
| Steve Israel | 70% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 70% |
| Dan Kildee | 70% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 70% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 70% |
| Carl Levin | 70% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 70% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 70% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 70% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 70% |
| Carolyn McCarthy | 70% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 70% |
| Grace Napolitano | 70% | |||
| Rick Nolan | 70% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 70% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 70% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 70% |
| Cedric Richmond | 70% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 70% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 70% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 70% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 70% |
| John Sarbanes | 70% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 70% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 70% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 70% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 70% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 70% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 70% |
| Niki Tsongas | 70% | |||
| Mark Udall | 70% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 70% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 70% |
| Henry Waxman | 70% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Connolly | 100% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 100% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 90% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 90% |
| Barbara Boxer | 90% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 90% | |||
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 90% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 90% |
| Anna Eshoo | 90% | |||
| Al Franken | 90% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 90% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 90% | |||
| Bob Menendez | 90% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 90% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 90% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 90% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 80% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 80% |
| John Conyers, Jr. | 80% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 80% |
| Susan Davis | 80% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 80% |
| John Delaney | 80% | |||
| Donna Edwards | 80% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 80% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 80% |
| Tom Harkin | 80% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 80% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 80% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 80% |
| Jim Langevin | 80% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 80% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 80% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 80% |
| Barbara Mikulski | 80% | |||
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 80% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 80% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 80% |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 80% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 80% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 80% |
| John Yarmuth | 80% | |||
| Ron Barber | 70% | |||
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 70% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 70% |
| Tim Bishop | 70% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 70% |
| Corrine Brown | 70% | |||
| Cheri Bustos | 70% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 70% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 70% |
| David Cicilline | 70% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 70% |
| Elijah Cummings | 70% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 70% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 70% |
| Ted Deutch | 70% | |||
| John Dingell | 70% | |||
| Sam Farr | 70% | |||
| Alan Grayson | 70% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 70% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 70% | |
| Mike Honda | 70% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 70% |
| Steve Israel | 70% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 70% |
| Dan Kildee | 70% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 70% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 70% |
| Carl Levin | 70% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 70% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 70% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 70% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 70% |
| Carolyn McCarthy | 70% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 70% |
| Grace Napolitano | 70% | |||
| Rick Nolan | 70% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 70% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 70% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 70% |
| Cedric Richmond | 70% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 70% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 70% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 70% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 70% |
| John Sarbanes | 70% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 70% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 70% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | D | 70% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 70% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 70% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 70% |
| Niki Tsongas | 70% | |||
| Mark Udall | 70% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 70% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 70% |
| Henry Waxman | 70% |