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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 80% |
José Serrano | 80% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 79% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 79% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 77% | |||
Corrine Brown | 75% | |||
Al Franken | 75% | |||
Jim Langevin | 75% | |||
Bobby Rush | 75% | |||
Tom Udall | 75% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 72% | |||
John Lewis | 72% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 71% | |||
Frank LoBiondo | 71% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 71% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 70% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 70% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 69% | |||
Mike Honda | 69% | |||
John Duncan, Jr. | 68% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 68% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 68% |
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 67% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 67% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 67% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 67% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 64% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 64% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 63% |
Patrick Leahy | 63% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 63% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 62% |
Loretta Sanchez | 62% | |||
Eliot Engel | 60% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 60% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 59% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 58% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 57% |
Steve Israel | 56% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 52% |
Rob Bishop | 50% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | Republican | 50% |
VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 50% |
Duncan Hunter | 50% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 50% |
Mick Mulvaney | 50% | |||
Cedric Richmond | 50% | |||
Mark Sanford, Jr. | 50% | |||
Lois Capps | 48% | |||
Bob Menendez | 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% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 80% |
José Serrano | 80% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 79% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 79% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 77% | |||
Corrine Brown | 75% | |||
Al Franken | 75% | |||
Jim Langevin | 75% | |||
Bobby Rush | 75% | |||
Tom Udall | 75% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 72% | |||
John Lewis | 72% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 71% | |||
Frank LoBiondo | 71% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 71% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 70% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 70% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 69% | |||
Mike Honda | 69% | |||
John Duncan, Jr. | 68% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 68% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 68% |
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 67% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 67% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 67% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 67% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 64% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 64% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 63% |
Patrick Leahy | 63% | |||
Barbara Mikulski | 63% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 62% |
Loretta Sanchez | 62% | |||
Eliot Engel | 60% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 60% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 59% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 58% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 57% |
Steve Israel | 56% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 52% |
Rob Bishop | 50% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 50% |
SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | R | 50% |
VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 50% |
Duncan Hunter | 50% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 50% |
Mick Mulvaney | 50% | |||
Cedric Richmond | 50% | |||
Mark Sanford, Jr. | 50% | |||
Lois Capps | 48% | |||
Bob Menendez | 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% |