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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Republican | 0% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 0% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 0% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 0% |
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 0% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 0% |
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 0% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 0% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 0% |
OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 0% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 70% |
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 0% |
OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | Republican | 0% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 0% |
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 0% |
OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 0% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 0% |
PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 0% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 0% |
SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | Republican | 0% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 100% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 0% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 0% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 0% |
SD | Governor | Kristi Noem | Republican | 0% |
TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 0% |
TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 0% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 100% |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 0% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 0% |
TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 0% |
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 0% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | Republican | 0% |
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 35% |
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 0% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 0% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 45% |
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 0% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 0% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | Republican | 0% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 100% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 0% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 100% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 10% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 0% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 0% |
Gary Ackerman | 100% | |||
Sandy Adams | 0% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
Todd Akin | 0% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 0% | |||
Rodney Alexander | 0% | |||
Jason Altmire | 35% | |||
Justin Amash | 0% | |||
Rob Andrews | 100% | |||
Steve Austria | 0% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 0% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 100% | |||
Michele Bachmann | 0% | |||
Spencer Bachus | 0% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | R | 0% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 0% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 100% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 0% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 0% |
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | R | 0% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 0% |
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 0% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 0% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 0% |
OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 0% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 70% |
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 0% |
OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | R | 0% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 0% |
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 0% |
OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 0% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 0% |
PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 0% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 0% |
SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | R | 0% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 100% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 0% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 0% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 0% |
SD | Governor | Kristi Noem | R | 0% |
TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 0% |
TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 0% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 100% |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 0% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 0% |
TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | R | 0% |
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 0% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | R | 0% |
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 35% |
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 0% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 0% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 45% |
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 0% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 0% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | R | 0% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 100% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 0% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 100% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | R | 10% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 0% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | R | 0% |
Gary Ackerman | 100% | |||
Sandy Adams | 0% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
Todd Akin | 0% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 0% | |||
Rodney Alexander | 0% | |||
Jason Altmire | 35% | |||
Justin Amash | 0% | |||
Rob Andrews | 100% | |||
Steve Austria | 0% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 0% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 100% | |||
Michele Bachmann | 0% | |||
Spencer Bachus | 0% |