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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 75% |
Dan Donovan, Jr. | 75% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 75% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 75% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 75% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 75% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 75% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 75% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 75% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 73% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 73% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 73% |
Ron Kind | 73% | |||
Patrick Murphy | 73% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 73% |
Kathleen Rice | 73% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 73% |
Beto O'Rourke | 70% | |||
John Boehner | 67% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 64% |
John Delaney | 64% | |||
Bob Dold | 64% | |||
Chris Gibson | 64% | |||
Gwen Graham | 64% | |||
John Katko | 64% | |||
Pete King | 64% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 64% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 64% |
Collin Peterson | 64% | |||
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 64% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | 64% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 63% | |||
Heidi Heitkamp | 63% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 63% |
Dave Reichert | 60% | |||
Brad Ashford | 55% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 55% |
Jim Cooper | 55% | |||
Ryan Costello | 55% | |||
Carlos Curbelo | 55% | |||
Frank LoBiondo | 55% | |||
Tom MacArthur | 55% | |||
Martha McSally | 55% | |||
Kurt Schrader | 55% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 55% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 50% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 50% |
Mark Kirk | 50% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 50% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
Barbara Comstock | 45% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 45% | |
Jeff Denham | 45% | |||
Charlie Dent | 45% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 45% |
Mike Fitzpatrick | 45% | |||
Richard Hanna | 45% | |||
Adam Kinzinger | 45% | |||
Pat Meehan | 45% | |||
Devin Nunes | 45% | |||
Bruce Poliquin | 45% | |||
Dana Rohrabacher | 45% | |||
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 45% | |||
Fred Upton | 45% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 45% |
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 44% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 43% |
Pat Roberts | 43% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 40% |
John Culberson | 40% | |||
Rodney Davis | 40% | |||
Stephen Fincher | 40% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 40% |
Lynn Westmoreland | 40% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 38% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 38% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 38% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 38% |
Thad Cochran | 38% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 38% |
Orrin Hatch | 38% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 38% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 38% |
NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 38% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 38% |
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 36% |
KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 36% |
Dan Benishek | 36% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 36% |
Kevin Brady | 36% | |||
Susan Brooks | 36% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 36% |
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | Republican | 36% |
GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 36% |
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 36% |
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 36% |
Chris Collins | 36% | |||
Doug Collins | 36% | |||
Mike Conaway | 36% | |||
ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 36% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 75% |
Dan Donovan, Jr. | 75% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 75% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 75% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 75% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 75% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 75% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 75% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 75% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 73% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 73% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 73% |
Ron Kind | 73% | |||
Patrick Murphy | 73% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 73% |
Kathleen Rice | 73% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 73% |
Beto O'Rourke | 70% | |||
John Boehner | 67% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 64% |
John Delaney | 64% | |||
Bob Dold | 64% | |||
Chris Gibson | 64% | |||
Gwen Graham | 64% | |||
John Katko | 64% | |||
Pete King | 64% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 64% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 64% |
Collin Peterson | 64% | |||
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 64% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | I | 64% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 63% | |||
Heidi Heitkamp | 63% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 63% |
Dave Reichert | 60% | |||
Brad Ashford | 55% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 55% |
Jim Cooper | 55% | |||
Ryan Costello | 55% | |||
Carlos Curbelo | 55% | |||
Frank LoBiondo | 55% | |||
Tom MacArthur | 55% | |||
Martha McSally | 55% | |||
Kurt Schrader | 55% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 55% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 50% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 50% |
Mark Kirk | 50% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 50% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 50% |
Barbara Comstock | 45% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 45% | |
Jeff Denham | 45% | |||
Charlie Dent | 45% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 45% |
Mike Fitzpatrick | 45% | |||
Richard Hanna | 45% | |||
Adam Kinzinger | 45% | |||
Pat Meehan | 45% | |||
Devin Nunes | 45% | |||
Bruce Poliquin | 45% | |||
Dana Rohrabacher | 45% | |||
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 45% | |||
Fred Upton | 45% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | R | 45% |
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 44% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 43% |
Pat Roberts | 43% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 40% |
John Culberson | 40% | |||
Rodney Davis | 40% | |||
Stephen Fincher | 40% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 40% |
Lynn Westmoreland | 40% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 38% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 38% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 38% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | R | 38% |
Thad Cochran | 38% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 38% |
Orrin Hatch | 38% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 38% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 38% |
NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 38% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 38% |
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 36% |
KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 36% |
Dan Benishek | 36% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | R | 36% |
Kevin Brady | 36% | |||
Susan Brooks | 36% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 36% |
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | R | 36% |
GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 36% |
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | R | 36% |
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 36% |
Chris Collins | 36% | |||
Doug Collins | 36% | |||
Mike Conaway | 36% | |||
ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 36% |