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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Astle | 100 | |||
| MD | Public Service Commissioner | Kumar Barve | Democratic | 100 |
| MD | State Senate - 24 | Joanne Benson | Democratic | 100 |
| Liz Bobo | 100 | |||
| John Bohanan, Jr. | 100 | |||
| Talmadge Branch | 100 | |||
| Aisha Braveboy | 100 | |||
| Mike Busch | 100 | |||
| Rudolph Cane | 100 | |||
| MD | State House - 11B | Jon Cardin | Democratic | 100 |
| Al Carr, Jr. | 100 | |||
| Joan Conway | 100 | |||
| Ulysses Currie | 100 | |||
| Ed DeGrange, Sr. | 100 | |||
| Roy Dyson | 100 | |||
| MD | State Senate - 15 | Brian Feldman | Democratic | 100 |
| MD | State Senate - 46 | Bill Ferguson IV | Democratic | 100 |
| MD | State House - 15 | David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democratic | 100 |
| Bill Frick | 100 | |||
| Barbara Frush | 100 | |||
| Tawanna Gaines | 100 | |||
| Jim Gilchrist | 100 | |||
| Melony Griffith | 100 | |||
| Ana Sol Gutierrez | 100 | |||
| MD | State Senate - 13 | Guy Guzzone | Democratic | 100 |
| Nina Harper | 100 | |||
| Keith Haynes | 100 | |||
| MD | State House - 22 | Anne Healey | Democratic | 100 |
| Sheila Hixson | 100 | |||
| MD | State House - 23 | Marvin Holmes, Jr. | Democratic | 100 |
| Carolyn Howard | 100 | |||
| MD | Council Member - At-Large | Jolene Ivey | Democratic | 100 |
| MD | State House - 10 | Adrienne Jones | Democratic | 100 |
| Verna Jones-Rodwell | 100 | |||
| MD | State House - 14 | Anne Kaiser | Democratic | 100 |
| Edward Kasemeyer | 100 | |||
| Delores Kelley | 100 | |||
| MD | State Senate - 39 | Nancy King | Democratic | 100 |
| Katherine Ann Klausmeier | 100 | |||
| Steve Lafferty | 100 | |||
| MD | Secretary of State | Susan Lee | Democratic | 100 |
| Eric Luedtke | 100 | |||
| Rich Madaleno, Jr. | 100 | |||
| James Malone, Jr. | 100 | |||
| Roger Manno | 100 | |||
| Nathaniel McFadden | 100 | |||
| Maggie McIntosh | 100 | |||
| Thomas Middleton | 100 | |||
| MD | Lieutenant Governor | Aruna Miller | Democratic | 100 |
| Thomas Miller, Jr. | 100 | |||
| Heather Mizeur | 100 | |||
| Karen Montgomery | 100 | |||
| Doyle Niemann | 100 | |||
| Douglas Peters | 100 | |||
| Paul Pinsky | 100 | |||
| James Proctor, Jr. | 100 | |||
| Catherine Pugh | 100 | |||
| Victor Ramirez | 100 | |||
| James Robey | 100 | |||
| Barbara Robinson | 100 | |||
| Shane Robinson | 100 | |||
| MD | State Senate - 21 | James Rosapepe | Democratic | 100 |
| Luiz Simmons | 100 | |||
| MD | State House - 11B | Dana Stein | Democratic | 100 |
| Melvin Stukes | 100 | |||
| Michael Summers | 100 | |||
| Frank Turner | 100 | |||
| Jay Walker | 100 | |||
| MD | State Senate - 22 | Alonzo Washington | Democratic | 100 |
| MD | State Senate - 43 | Mary Washington | Democratic | 100 |
| MD | State House - 28 | C. Wilson | Democratic | 100 |
| Ron Young | 100 | |||
| MD | State Senate - 14 | Craig Zucker | Democratic | 100 |
| Charles Barkley | 93 | |||
| MD | Treasurer | Dereck Davis | Democratic | 93 |
| Brian Frosh | 93 | |||
| MD | State Senate - 19 | Benjamin Kramer | Democratic | 93 |
| MD | State Senate - 26 | C. Anthony Muse | Democratic | 93 |
| Robert Zirkin | 93 | |||
| MD | State Senate - 7 | J. B. Jennings | Republican | 92 |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 92 |
| Ed Reilly | 92 | |||
| MD | State Senate - 31 | Bryan Simonaire | Republican | 92 |
| Michael Weir, Jr. | 92 | |||
| Tom Hucker | 89 | |||
| Sam Arora | 88 | |||
| MD | State House - 40 | Frank Conaway, Jr. | Democratic | 88 |
| MD | State House - 26 | Kris Valderrama | Democratic | 88 |
| MD | State House - 21 | Ben Barnes | Democratic | 87 |
| Norman Conway | 86 | |||
| Steven DeBoy, Sr. | 86 | |||
| Lisa Gladden | 86 | |||
| MD | State Senate - 34 | Mary-Dulany James | Democratic | 86 |
| Norman Stone, Jr. | 86 | |||
| Allan Kittleman | 85 | |||
| MD | State House - 19 | Bonnie Cullison | Democratic | 84 |
| John Donoghue | 84 | |||
| Jennie Forehand | 84 | |||
| Cheryl Glenn | 84 | |||
| Peter Hammen | 84 |