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State Office Name Party Rating
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 90%
Charlie Bass 90%
Judy Biggert 90%
Corrine Brown 90%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 90%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 90%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 90%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 90%
Jerry Costello 90%
Elijah Cummings 90%
Charlie Dent 90%
Bob Dold 90%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 90%
Donna Edwards 90%
Anna Eshoo 90%
Marcia Fudge 90%
Jim Gerlach 90%
Chris Gibson 90%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich Democratic 90%
Brian Higgins 90%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes Democratic 90%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 90%
Tim Holden 90%
Mike Honda 90%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 90%
Sheila Jackson Lee 90%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Larry Kissell 90%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 90%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 90%
Sandy Levin 90%
Dan Lipinski 90%
Nita Lowey 90%
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Ben Luján, Jr. Democratic 90%
Mike McIntyre 90%
David McKinley 90%
Grace Napolitano 90%
John Olver 90%
Ed Pastor 90%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 90%
Dave Reichert 90%
Mike Ross 90%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 90%
Tim Ryan 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
John Sarbanes 90%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 90%
Kurt Schrader 90%
José Serrano 90%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 90%
Steve Stivers 90%
Betty Sutton 90%
Ed Towns 90%
Niki Tsongas 90%
Pete Visclosky 90%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 90%
OR U.S. House - 1 Suzanne Bonamici Democratic 86%
Timothy Johnson 86%
Patrick Leahy 86%
Carl Levin 86%
Bob Menendez 86%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 86%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 86%
Debbie Stabenow 86%
Tom Udall 86%
Mel Watt 86%
Xavier Becerra 83%
Barney Frank 83%
Al Franken 83%
Steve Israel 83%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 83%
John Tierney 83%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu Democratic 82%
Pat Tiberi 82%
Joe Baca, Sr. 80%
John Barrow 80%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass Democratic 80%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 80%
Bruce Braley 80%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 80%
DE Mayor - 1 John Carney, Jr. Democratic 80%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 80%
Joe Crowley 80%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 80%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 80%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 80%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi Democratic 80%
Michael Grimm 80%
Colleen Hanabusa 80%
MA U.S. House - 9 Bill Keating Democratic 80%
Steve LaTourette 80%
Carolyn McCarthy 80%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney Democratic 80%
Pat Meehan 80%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 80%
George Miller 80%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 80%
Bill Owens 80%
State Office Name Party Rating
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 90%
Charlie Bass 90%
Judy Biggert 90%
Corrine Brown 90%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan R 90%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 90%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 90%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 90%
Jerry Costello 90%
Elijah Cummings 90%
Charlie Dent 90%
Bob Dold 90%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 90%
Donna Edwards 90%
Anna Eshoo 90%
Marcia Fudge 90%
Jim Gerlach 90%
Chris Gibson 90%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich D 90%
Brian Higgins 90%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes D 90%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 90%
Tim Holden 90%
Mike Honda 90%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 90%
Sheila Jackson Lee 90%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Larry Kissell 90%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 90%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 90%
Sandy Levin 90%
Dan Lipinski 90%
Nita Lowey 90%
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Ben Luján, Jr. D 90%
Mike McIntyre 90%
David McKinley 90%
Grace Napolitano 90%
John Olver 90%
Ed Pastor 90%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 90%
Dave Reichert 90%
Mike Ross 90%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 90%
Tim Ryan 90%
Loretta Sanchez 90%
John Sarbanes 90%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 90%
Kurt Schrader 90%
José Serrano 90%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 90%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 90%
Steve Stivers 90%
Betty Sutton 90%
Ed Towns 90%
Niki Tsongas 90%
Pete Visclosky 90%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 90%
OR U.S. House - 1 Suzanne Bonamici D 86%
Timothy Johnson 86%
Patrick Leahy 86%
Carl Levin 86%
Bob Menendez 86%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 86%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 86%
Debbie Stabenow 86%
Tom Udall 86%
Mel Watt 86%
Xavier Becerra 83%
Barney Frank 83%
Al Franken 83%
Steve Israel 83%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 83%
John Tierney 83%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu D 82%
Pat Tiberi 82%
Joe Baca, Sr. 80%
John Barrow 80%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass D 80%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 80%
Bruce Braley 80%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 80%
DE Mayor - 1 John Carney, Jr. D 80%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 80%
Joe Crowley 80%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 80%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 80%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 80%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi D 80%
Michael Grimm 80%
Colleen Hanabusa 80%
MA U.S. House - 9 Bill Keating D 80%
Steve LaTourette 80%
Carolyn McCarthy 80%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney D 80%
Pat Meehan 80%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 80%
George Miller 80%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore D 80%
Bill Owens 80%
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