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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Owens | 23% | |||
Ron Barber | 22% | |||
John Delaney | 22% | |||
Nick Rahall II | 21% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 20% |
Max Baucus | 19% | |||
Elizabeth Esty | 19% | |||
Mark Pryor | 19% | |||
Kurt Schrader | 19% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 18% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 18% |
Joe Garcia | 18% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 18% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 18% |
Jackie Speier | 18% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 17% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 17% |
Peter DeFazio | 16% | |||
Pete Gallego | 16% | |||
Gene Green | 16% | |||
NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 16% |
Ann Kirkpatrick | 16% | |||
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 16% |
Beto O'Rourke | 16% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 16% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 15% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 15% |
Bobby Rush | 15% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 15% |
Rob Andrews | 14% | |||
Mark Begich | 14% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 14% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 14% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 14% |
Cheri Bustos | 14% | |||
David Cicilline | 14% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 14% |
Tulsi Gabbard | 14% | |||
Alan Grayson | 14% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 14% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 14% | |
Allyson Schwartz | 14% | |||
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 14% |
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 14% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 13% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 13% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 13% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 13% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 13% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 13% |
Bill Enyart | 13% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 13% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 13% | |||
Steve Israel | 13% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 13% |
Mary Landrieu | 13% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 13% |
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 13% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 13% |
Jerry McNerney | 13% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 13% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 13% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 13% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 13% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 13% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 13% |
John Tierney | 13% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 13% |
Mel Watt | 13% | |||
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 12% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 12% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 12% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 12% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 12% |
John Dingell | 12% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 12% | |
Jim Langevin | 12% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 12% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 12% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 12% |
Don Payne, Jr. | 12% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 12% |
Tim Ryan | 12% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 12% |
Niki Tsongas | 12% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 12% | |||
Henry Waxman | 12% | |||
Bob Brady | 11% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 11% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 11% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 11% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 11% |
Brian Higgins | 11% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 11% |
Dave Loebsack | 11% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 11% |
Cedric Richmond | 11% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 11% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 11% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 11% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Owens | 23% | |||
Ron Barber | 22% | |||
John Delaney | 22% | |||
Nick Rahall II | 21% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 20% |
Max Baucus | 19% | |||
Elizabeth Esty | 19% | |||
Mark Pryor | 19% | |||
Kurt Schrader | 19% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 18% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 18% |
Joe Garcia | 18% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 18% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 18% |
Jackie Speier | 18% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 17% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 17% |
Peter DeFazio | 16% | |||
Pete Gallego | 16% | |||
Gene Green | 16% | |||
NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 16% |
Ann Kirkpatrick | 16% | |||
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 16% |
Beto O'Rourke | 16% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 16% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 15% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 15% |
Bobby Rush | 15% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 15% |
Rob Andrews | 14% | |||
Mark Begich | 14% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 14% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 14% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 14% |
Cheri Bustos | 14% | |||
David Cicilline | 14% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 14% |
Tulsi Gabbard | 14% | |||
Alan Grayson | 14% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 14% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 14% | |
Allyson Schwartz | 14% | |||
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 14% |
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 14% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 13% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 13% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 13% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 13% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 13% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 13% |
Bill Enyart | 13% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 13% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 13% | |||
Steve Israel | 13% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 13% |
Mary Landrieu | 13% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 13% |
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 13% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 13% |
Jerry McNerney | 13% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 13% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 13% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 13% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 13% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 13% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 13% |
John Tierney | 13% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 13% |
Mel Watt | 13% | |||
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 12% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 12% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 12% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 12% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 12% |
John Dingell | 12% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 12% | |
Jim Langevin | 12% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 12% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 12% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 12% |
Don Payne, Jr. | 12% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 12% |
Tim Ryan | 12% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 12% |
Niki Tsongas | 12% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 12% | |||
Henry Waxman | 12% | |||
Bob Brady | 11% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 11% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 11% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 11% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 11% |
Brian Higgins | 11% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 11% |
Dave Loebsack | 11% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 11% |
Cedric Richmond | 11% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 11% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 11% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 11% |