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State Office Name Party Rating
Mike Capuano 100
Ben Cardin 100
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 100
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 100
Elijah Cummings 100
Donna Edwards 100
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
Bob Filner 100
Marcia Fudge 100
Luis Gutiérrez 100
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 100
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 100
Eddie Johnson 100
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 100
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 100
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 100
Barbara Mikulski 100
John Sarbanes 100
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 100
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch Democratic 100
Gary Ackerman 95
Xavier Becerra 95
OR U.S. House - 1 Suzanne Bonamici Democratic 95
Bob Brady 95
Sherrod Brown 95
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu Democratic 95
Lacy Clay, Jr. 95
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 95
John Conyers, Jr. 95
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 95
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 95
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 95
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 95
Eliot Engel 95
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 95
Tom Harkin 95
Rush Holt, Jr. 95
Dan Kildee 95
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 95
Sandy Levin 95
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Ben Luján, Jr. Democratic 95
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 95
Jim McDermott 95
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 95
Jim Moran, Jr. 95
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 95
Grace Napolitano 95
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 95
John Olver 95
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 95
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 95
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 95
Ed Perlmutter 95
ME U.S. House - 1 Chellie Pingree Democratic 95
David Price 95
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 95
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 95
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 95
José Serrano 95
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 95
Louise Slaughter 95
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 95
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko Democratic 95
Ed Towns 95
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 95
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 95
Henry Waxman 95
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson Democratic 95
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 89
Ron Barber 89
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass Democratic 89
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal Democratic 89
Corrine Brown 89
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 89
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 89
Bob Casey, Jr. 89
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 89
David Cicilline 89
Hansen Clarke 89
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Coons Democratic 89
Joe Crowley 89
Susan Davis 89
Ted Deutch 89
John Dingell 89
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 89
Mike Doyle, Jr. 89
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 89
Sam Farr 89
Al Franken 89
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 89
Charlie Gonzalez 89
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 89
Raul Grijalva 89
Colleen Hanabusa 89
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 89
Mike Honda 89
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 89
John Kerry 89
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 89
Patrick Leahy 89
State Office Name Party Rating
Mike Capuano 100
Ben Cardin 100
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 100
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 100
Elijah Cummings 100
Donna Edwards 100
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 100
Bob Filner 100
Marcia Fudge 100
Luis Gutiérrez 100
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 100
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 100
Eddie Johnson 100
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 100
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 100
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 100
Barbara Mikulski 100
John Sarbanes 100
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 100
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch D 100
Gary Ackerman 95
Xavier Becerra 95
OR U.S. House - 1 Suzanne Bonamici D 95
Bob Brady 95
Sherrod Brown 95
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu D 95
Lacy Clay, Jr. 95
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 95
John Conyers, Jr. 95
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 95
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 95
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 95
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 95
Eliot Engel 95
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 95
Tom Harkin 95
Rush Holt, Jr. 95
Dan Kildee 95
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 95
Sandy Levin 95
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Ben Luján, Jr. D 95
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 95
Jim McDermott 95
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 95
Jim Moran, Jr. 95
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 95
Grace Napolitano 95
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 95
John Olver 95
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 95
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 95
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 95
Ed Perlmutter 95
ME U.S. House - 1 Chellie Pingree D 95
David Price 95
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 95
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 95
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 95
José Serrano 95
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 95
Louise Slaughter 95
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 95
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko D 95
Ed Towns 95
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 95
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 95
Henry Waxman 95
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson D 95
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 89
Ron Barber 89
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass D 89
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal D 89
Corrine Brown 89
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 89
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 89
Bob Casey, Jr. 89
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 89
David Cicilline 89
Hansen Clarke 89
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Coons D 89
Joe Crowley 89
Susan Davis 89
Ted Deutch 89
John Dingell 89
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 89
Mike Doyle, Jr. 89
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 89
Sam Farr 89
Al Franken 89
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 89
Charlie Gonzalez 89
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 89
Raul Grijalva 89
Colleen Hanabusa 89
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 89
Mike Honda 89
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 89
John Kerry 89
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 89
Patrick Leahy 89
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