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State Office Name Party Rating
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 80%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass Democratic 80%
Xavier Becerra 80%
Howard Berman 80%
Earl Blumenauer 80%
Bob Brady 80%
Bruce Braley 80%
Lois Capps 80%
Mike Capuano 80%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu Democratic 80%
David Cicilline 80%
Hansen Clarke 80%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 80%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 80%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 80%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 80%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 80%
John Conyers, Jr. 80%
Joe Crowley 80%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 80%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 80%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 80%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
Donna Edwards 80%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic/Farmer/Labor 80%
Eliot Engel 80%
Anna Eshoo 80%
Sam Farr 80%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 80%
Bob Filner 80%
Barney Frank 80%
Marcia Fudge 80%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi Democratic 80%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 80%
Raul Grijalva 80%
Colleen Hanabusa 80%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes Democratic 80%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 80%
Rush Holt, Jr. 80%
Mike Honda 80%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 80%
Eddie Johnson 80%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 80%
Dennis Kucinich 80%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 80%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 80%
John Lewis 80%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui Democratic 80%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 80%
Jim McDermott 80%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 80%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 80%
George Miller 80%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 80%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 80%
Grace Napolitano 80%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 80%
John Olver 80%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 80%
Donald Payne 80%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 80%
ME U.S. House - 1 Chellie Pingree Democratic 80%
Charlie Rangel 80%
Cedric Richmond 80%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 80%
Loretta Sanchez 80%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 80%
José Serrano 80%
Louise Slaughter 80%
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier Democratic 80%
Pete Stark 80%
Betty Sutton 80%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 80%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 80%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 80%
John Tierney 80%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko Democratic 80%
Ed Towns 80%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 80%
Pete Visclosky 80%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 80%
Mel Watt 80%
Henry Waxman 80%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson Democratic 80%
Lynn Woolsey 80%
Elijah Cummings 79%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 79%
Carolyn Maloney 79%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 79%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 79%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 78%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 78%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 77%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 77%
Jim Moran, Jr. 77%
David Price 77%
CA State Senate - 35 Laura Richardson Democratic 77%
John Sarbanes 77%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 77%
State Office Name Party Rating
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 80%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass D 80%
Xavier Becerra 80%
Howard Berman 80%
Earl Blumenauer 80%
Bob Brady 80%
Bruce Braley 80%
Lois Capps 80%
Mike Capuano 80%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu D 80%
David Cicilline 80%
Hansen Clarke 80%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 80%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 80%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 80%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 80%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 80%
John Conyers, Jr. 80%
Joe Crowley 80%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 80%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 80%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 80%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 80%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 80%
Donna Edwards 80%
MN Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL 80%
Eliot Engel 80%
Anna Eshoo 80%
Sam Farr 80%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 80%
Bob Filner 80%
Barney Frank 80%
Marcia Fudge 80%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi D 80%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 80%
Raul Grijalva 80%
Colleen Hanabusa 80%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes D 80%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono D 80%
Rush Holt, Jr. 80%
Mike Honda 80%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 80%
Eddie Johnson 80%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 80%
Dennis Kucinich 80%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 80%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 80%
John Lewis 80%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui D 80%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 80%
Jim McDermott 80%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 80%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 80%
George Miller 80%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore D 80%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 80%
Grace Napolitano 80%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 80%
John Olver 80%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 80%
Donald Payne 80%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 80%
ME U.S. House - 1 Chellie Pingree D 80%
Charlie Rangel 80%
Cedric Richmond 80%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 80%
Loretta Sanchez 80%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 80%
José Serrano 80%
Louise Slaughter 80%
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier D 80%
Pete Stark 80%
Betty Sutton 80%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 80%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 80%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 80%
John Tierney 80%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko D 80%
Ed Towns 80%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 80%
Pete Visclosky 80%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 80%
Mel Watt 80%
Henry Waxman 80%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson D 80%
Lynn Woolsey 80%
Elijah Cummings 79%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 79%
Carolyn Maloney 79%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 79%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 79%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 78%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 78%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 77%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 77%
Jim Moran, Jr. 77%
David Price 77%
CA State Senate - 35 Laura Richardson D 77%
John Sarbanes 77%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 77%
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