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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 69% |
John Yarmuth | 69% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 68% |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 68% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 66% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 66% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 66% |
Howard Coble | 66% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 66% |
Timothy Johnson | 66% | |||
John Kerry | 66% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 66% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 66% |
Barbara Mikulski | 66% | |||
Harry Reid | 66% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 66% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 66% |
David Wu | 66% | |||
Jerry Costello | 65% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 65% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 65% | |||
Tim Johnson | 65% | |||
Walter Jones, Jr. | 65% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 64% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 62% |
Jim Webb, Jr. | 62% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 61% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 60% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 60% |
Ed Pastor | 60% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 60% | |||
Bobby Rush | 60% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 60% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 59% |
Joe Crowley | 57% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 57% |
Leonard Boswell | 56% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 56% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 56% |
Tom Petri | 56% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 56% |
Kent Conrad | 55% | |||
Kay Hagan | 55% | |||
Mark Kirk | 55% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 55% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 55% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 54% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 52% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 52% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 52% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 52% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 52% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 52% |
Pete Visclosky | 52% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 50% | |
Herb Kohl | 50% | |||
ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 50% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 50% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 50% |
Tim Ryan | 50% | |||
Ron Kind | 47% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 47% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 47% |
Nick Rahall II | 47% | |||
Ed Royce | 47% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 45% |
IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 45% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 44% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 44% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 44% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 44% |
Howard Berman | 43% | |||
Tim Bishop | 43% | |||
Bob Brady | 43% | |||
Lois Capps | 43% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 43% |
Jason Chaffetz | 43% | |||
Jim Cooper | 43% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 43% | |||
David Price | 43% | |||
Cedric Richmond | 43% | |||
Albio Sires | 43% | |||
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 43% |
Mark Begich | 42% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 40% | |||
Jane Harman | 40% | |||
Charlie Bass | 39% | |||
Dan Benishek | 39% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 39% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 39% |
Ted Deutch | 39% | |||
Chris Gibson | 39% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 39% |
Colleen Hanabusa | 39% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 39% |
Dave Loebsack | 39% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 39% |
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 39% | |||
Fred Upton | 39% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 39% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 69% |
John Yarmuth | 69% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 68% |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 68% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 66% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 66% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 66% |
Howard Coble | 66% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 66% |
Timothy Johnson | 66% | |||
John Kerry | 66% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 66% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 66% |
Barbara Mikulski | 66% | |||
Harry Reid | 66% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 66% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 66% |
David Wu | 66% | |||
Jerry Costello | 65% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 65% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 65% | |||
Tim Johnson | 65% | |||
Walter Jones, Jr. | 65% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 64% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 62% |
Jim Webb, Jr. | 62% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 61% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 60% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 60% |
Ed Pastor | 60% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 60% | |||
Bobby Rush | 60% | |||
Niki Tsongas | 60% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 59% |
Joe Crowley | 57% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 57% |
Leonard Boswell | 56% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 56% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 56% |
Tom Petri | 56% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 56% |
Kent Conrad | 55% | |||
Kay Hagan | 55% | |||
Mark Kirk | 55% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 55% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 55% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 54% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 52% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 52% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 52% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 52% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 52% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 52% |
Pete Visclosky | 52% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 50% | |
Herb Kohl | 50% | |||
ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | R | 50% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 50% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 50% |
Tim Ryan | 50% | |||
Ron Kind | 47% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | R | 47% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 47% |
Nick Rahall II | 47% | |||
Ed Royce | 47% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 45% |
IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | 45% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 44% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 44% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 44% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 44% |
Howard Berman | 43% | |||
Tim Bishop | 43% | |||
Bob Brady | 43% | |||
Lois Capps | 43% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 43% |
Jason Chaffetz | 43% | |||
Jim Cooper | 43% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 43% | |||
David Price | 43% | |||
Cedric Richmond | 43% | |||
Albio Sires | 43% | |||
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 43% |
Mark Begich | 42% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 40% | |||
Jane Harman | 40% | |||
Charlie Bass | 39% | |||
Dan Benishek | 39% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 39% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 39% |
Ted Deutch | 39% | |||
Chris Gibson | 39% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 39% |
Colleen Hanabusa | 39% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 39% |
Dave Loebsack | 39% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 39% |
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 39% | |||
Fred Upton | 39% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 39% |