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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Doug Jones | 95% | |||
Joe Kennedy III | 95% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 95% |
Dave Loebsack | 95% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 95% |
CO | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Neguse | Democratic | 95% |
Ed Perlmutter | 95% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 7 | Abigail Spanberger | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 95% |
Xochitl Torres Small | 95% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 94% |
Cheri Bustos | 94% | |||
Al Lawson, Jr. | 94% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 94% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 94% |
Pete Visclosky | 94% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 93% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 93% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 93% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 93% |
Charlie Crist, Jr. | 93% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | 93% |
Peter DeFazio | 93% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 93% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 93% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 93% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 93% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 93% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 93% |
Donald McEachin | 93% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 93% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 92% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 92% |
Dianne Feinstein | 92% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 92% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 92% |
Ann Kirkpatrick | 92% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | 92% |
Kathleen Rice | 92% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 92% |
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 92% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 91% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 91% |
Dan Lipinski | 91% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 91% |
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 91% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 91% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 90% |
Anthony Brindisi | 90% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | Democratic | 90% |
Andy Levin | 90% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 89% |
NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 89% |
Ron Kind | 88% | |||
Conor Lamb | 88% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 87% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 87% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 86% |
NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | Democratic | 86% |
Joe Cunningham | 85% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 85% |
CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 84% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 84% |
Kurt Schrader | 83% | |||
Tom O'Halleran | 82% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 81% |
NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 81% |
Stephanie Murphy | 81% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | 81% |
Jim Cooper | 80% | |||
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | 78% |
MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | 76% |
MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 74% |
Ben McAdams | 71% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic | 71% |
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 70% |
Collin Peterson | 69% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 58% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 54% |
John Katko | 53% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | Republican | 52% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 45% |
PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | Republican | 45% |
Pete King | 44% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | Republican | 44% |
Donald Young | 44% | |||
David McKinley | 43% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 43% |
FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 41% |
OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 41% |
IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 40% |
Rodney Davis | 39% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 38% | |
WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | Republican | 38% |
IN | U.S. House - 6 | Greg Pence | Republican | 38% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Doug Jones | 95% | |||
Joe Kennedy III | 95% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 95% |
Dave Loebsack | 95% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 95% |
CO | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Neguse | D | 95% |
Ed Perlmutter | 95% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 7 | Abigail Spanberger | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 95% |
Xochitl Torres Small | 95% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 94% |
Cheri Bustos | 94% | |||
Al Lawson, Jr. | 94% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 94% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 94% |
Pete Visclosky | 94% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | D | 93% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 93% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 93% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 93% |
Charlie Crist, Jr. | 93% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | D | 93% |
Peter DeFazio | 93% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 93% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 93% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 93% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 93% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 93% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 93% |
Donald McEachin | 93% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 93% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 92% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 92% |
Dianne Feinstein | 92% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 92% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 92% |
Ann Kirkpatrick | 92% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | D | 92% |
Kathleen Rice | 92% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 92% |
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 92% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 92% |
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 91% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 91% |
Dan Lipinski | 91% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 91% |
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 91% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 91% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 90% |
Anthony Brindisi | 90% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | D | 90% |
Andy Levin | 90% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 89% |
NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 89% |
Ron Kind | 88% | |||
Conor Lamb | 88% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 87% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 87% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 86% |
NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | D | 86% |
Joe Cunningham | 85% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 85% |
CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 84% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 84% |
Kurt Schrader | 83% | |||
Tom O'Halleran | 82% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 81% |
NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 81% |
Stephanie Murphy | 81% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | D | 81% |
Jim Cooper | 80% | |||
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | I | 78% |
MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | D | 76% |
MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 74% |
Ben McAdams | 71% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | D | 71% |
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 70% |
Collin Peterson | 69% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 58% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 54% |
John Katko | 53% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | R | 52% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 45% |
PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | R | 45% |
Pete King | 44% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | R | 44% |
Donald Young | 44% | |||
David McKinley | 43% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 43% |
FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 41% |
OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 41% |
IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | R | 40% |
Rodney Davis | 39% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 38% | |
WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | R | 38% |
IN | U.S. House - 6 | Greg Pence | R | 38% |