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State Office Name Party Rating
Steve Rothman 100
Lucille Roybal-Allard 100
Dutch Ruppersberger 100
Bobby Rush 100
Tim Ryan 100
Loretta Sanchez 100
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 100
John Sarbanes 100
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 100
Mark Schauer 100
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 100
Allyson Schwartz 100
David Scott 100
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 100
José Serrano 100
Joe Sestak, Jr. 100
NH U.S. Senate - Sr Jeanne Shaheen Democratic 100
Carol Shea-Porter 100
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 100
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 100
Louise Slaughter 100
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 100
Vic Snyder 100
Zack Space 100
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier Democratic 100
John Spratt, Jr. 100
Debbie Stabenow 100
Betty Sutton 100
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 100
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 100
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 100
John Tierney 100
NV U.S. House - 1 Dina Titus Democratic 100
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko Democratic 100
Ed Towns 100
Niki Tsongas 100
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 100
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 100
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 100
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 100
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 100
Diane Watson 100
Mel Watt 100
Henry Waxman 100
Anthony Weiner 100
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch Democratic 100
Robert Wexler 100
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 100
Lynn Woolsey 100
David Wu 100
John Yarmuth 100
Melissa Bean 94
John Boccieri 94
Rick Boucher 94
Ben Chandler III 94
Jim Cooper 94
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 94
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster Democratic 94
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich Democratic 94
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes Democratic 94
Ron Kind 94
Dan Lipinski 94
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 94
Betsy Markey 94
Alan Mollohan 94
Patrick Murphy 94
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 94
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters Democratic 94
Earl Pomeroy 94
Nick Rahall II 94
Ciro Rodriguez 94
John Salazar 94
Harry Teague 94
Pete Visclosky 94
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 94
State Office Name Party Rating
Steve Rothman 100
Lucille Roybal-Allard 100
Dutch Ruppersberger 100
Bobby Rush 100
Tim Ryan 100
Loretta Sanchez 100
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 100
John Sarbanes 100
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 100
Mark Schauer 100
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 100
Allyson Schwartz 100
David Scott 100
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 100
José Serrano 100
Joe Sestak, Jr. 100
NH U.S. Senate - Sr Jeanne Shaheen D 100
Carol Shea-Porter 100
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 100
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 100
Louise Slaughter 100
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 100
Vic Snyder 100
Zack Space 100
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier D 100
John Spratt, Jr. 100
Debbie Stabenow 100
Betty Sutton 100
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 100
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 100
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 100
John Tierney 100
NV U.S. House - 1 Dina Titus D 100
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko D 100
Ed Towns 100
Niki Tsongas 100
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 100
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 100
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 100
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 100
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 100
Diane Watson 100
Mel Watt 100
Henry Waxman 100
Anthony Weiner 100
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch D 100
Robert Wexler 100
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse D 100
Lynn Woolsey 100
David Wu 100
John Yarmuth 100
Melissa Bean 94
John Boccieri 94
Rick Boucher 94
Ben Chandler III 94
Jim Cooper 94
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 94
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster D 94
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich D 94
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes D 94
Ron Kind 94
Dan Lipinski 94
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 94
Betsy Markey 94
Alan Mollohan 94
Patrick Murphy 94
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 94
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters D 94
Earl Pomeroy 94
Nick Rahall II 94
Ciro Rodriguez 94
John Salazar 94
Harry Teague 94
Pete Visclosky 94
Charlie Wilson, Jr. 94
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