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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 48% |
Charlie Rangel | 48% | |||
Dana Rohrabacher | 48% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 47% |
Sam Farr | 46% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 45% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 44% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 44% |
Donald Young | 44% | |||
Joe Crowley | 43% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 43% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 43% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 42% |
Eddie Johnson | 42% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 42% | |||
Richard Shelby | 42% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 40% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 40% |
Sandy Levin | 40% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 40% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 38% | |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 38% |
Mike Fitzpatrick | 38% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 37% |
Nita Lowey | 36% | |||
Jim McDermott | 36% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 36% |
Richard Burr | 33% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 33% |
Albio Sires | 33% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 32% |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 31% |
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 30% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 30% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 29% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 29% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 29% |
Ron Kind | 29% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 29% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 29% |
Dianne Feinstein | 28% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 28% |
David Price | 28% | |||
Justin Amash | 25% | |||
Mo Brooks | 25% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 25% |
Renee Ellmers | 25% | |||
Blake Farenthold | 25% | |||
LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 25% |
Chris Gibson | 25% | |||
Trey Gowdy III | 25% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 25% |
Robert Hurt | 25% | |||
ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 25% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 25% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 25% |
John Mica | 25% | |||
Rich Nugent | 25% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 25% |
FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | Republican | 25% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 25% |
Kurt Schrader | 25% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 25% |
FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 25% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 25% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 24% |
Scott Garrett | 21% | |||
Jim Cooper | 20% | |||
Louie Gohmert | 20% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 20% |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 20% | |||
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 20% | |||
Jeff Sessions III | 20% | |||
Lynn Westmoreland | 20% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 20% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 19% |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 19% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 19% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 19% |
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 17% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 16% |
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | Republican | 14% |
Steve Pearce | 14% | |||
Susan Davis | 13% | |||
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 13% |
Ed Royce | 13% | |||
Jim Inhofe | 11% | |||
Charles Boustany, Jr. | 10% | |||
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 10% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 10% |
WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | Republican | 10% |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 10% |
Ed Whitfield | 10% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 8% |
Mike Enzi | 7% | |||
Trent Franks | 7% | |||
Candice Miller | 7% | |||
Tim Murphy | 7% | |||
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 7% |
Johnny Isakson | 6% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 48% |
Charlie Rangel | 48% | |||
Dana Rohrabacher | 48% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 47% |
Sam Farr | 46% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 45% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 44% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 44% |
Donald Young | 44% | |||
Joe Crowley | 43% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 43% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 43% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 42% |
Eddie Johnson | 42% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 42% | |||
Richard Shelby | 42% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 40% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 40% |
Sandy Levin | 40% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 40% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 38% | |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 38% |
Mike Fitzpatrick | 38% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 37% |
Nita Lowey | 36% | |||
Jim McDermott | 36% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 36% |
Richard Burr | 33% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 33% |
Albio Sires | 33% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 32% |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 31% |
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 30% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 30% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 29% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 29% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 29% |
Ron Kind | 29% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 29% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 29% |
Dianne Feinstein | 28% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 28% |
David Price | 28% | |||
Justin Amash | 25% | |||
Mo Brooks | 25% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 25% |
Renee Ellmers | 25% | |||
Blake Farenthold | 25% | |||
LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | R | 25% |
Chris Gibson | 25% | |||
Trey Gowdy III | 25% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 25% |
Robert Hurt | 25% | |||
ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | R | 25% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 25% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | R | 25% |
John Mica | 25% | |||
Rich Nugent | 25% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 25% |
FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | R | 25% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 25% |
Kurt Schrader | 25% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 25% |
FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 25% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 25% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 24% |
Scott Garrett | 21% | |||
Jim Cooper | 20% | |||
Louie Gohmert | 20% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | R | 20% |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 20% | |||
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 20% | |||
Jeff Sessions III | 20% | |||
Lynn Westmoreland | 20% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 20% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | R | 19% |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 19% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 19% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 19% |
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 17% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 16% |
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | R | 14% |
Steve Pearce | 14% | |||
Susan Davis | 13% | |||
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 13% |
Ed Royce | 13% | |||
Jim Inhofe | 11% | |||
Charles Boustany, Jr. | 10% | |||
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 10% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 10% |
WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | R | 10% |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 10% |
Ed Whitfield | 10% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 8% |
Mike Enzi | 7% | |||
Trent Franks | 7% | |||
Candice Miller | 7% | |||
Tim Murphy | 7% | |||
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 7% |
Johnny Isakson | 6% |