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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
William Thomas | 92% | |||
Fred Thompson | 84% | |||
Mac Thornberry | 100% | |||
Karen Thurman | 8% | |||
Strom Thurmond | 76% | |||
Todd Tiahrt | 100% | |||
John Tierney | 4% | |||
Robert Torricelli | 8% | |||
Ed Towns | 9% | |||
James Traficant, Jr. | 64% | |||
James Turner | 48% | |||
Fred Upton | 56% | |||
Bruce Vento | 8% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 12% | |||
James Walsh | 44% | |||
Zach Wamp | 84% | |||
John Warner | 79% | |||
Wesley Watkins | 92% | |||
Mel Watt | 4% | |||
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. | 84% | |||
Henry Waxman | 4% | |||
David Weldon | 92% | |||
W. Curtis Weldon | 60% | |||
Gerald Weller | 92% | |||
Paul Wellstone | 4% | |||
Robert Wexler | 0% | |||
Bob Weygand | 20% | |||
Ed Whitfield | 96% | |||
Heather Wilson | 83% | |||
Bob Wise, Jr. | 4% | |||
Frank Wolf | 80% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 8% | |||
Albert Wynn | 4% | |||
Bill Young | 90% | |||
Donald Young | 84% | |||
ME | State Senate - 9 | Joseph Baldacci | Democratic | 4% |
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 44% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 4% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 4% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 8% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 4% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 8% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 4% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 8% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 8% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 8% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 0% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 4% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 4% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 28% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 5% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 0% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 4% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 4% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 5% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 12% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 4% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 8% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 12% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 12% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 16% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 12% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 0% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 9% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 20% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 20% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 0% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 9% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 13% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 8% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 0% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 4% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 8% |
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 96% |
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 92% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 36% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 83% |
OH | Governor | Mike DeWine | Republican | 64% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 88% |
TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 84% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 80% |
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 100% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 92% |
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 92% |
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 72% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 92% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 96% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
William Thomas | 92% | |||
Fred Thompson | 84% | |||
Mac Thornberry | 100% | |||
Karen Thurman | 8% | |||
Strom Thurmond | 76% | |||
Todd Tiahrt | 100% | |||
John Tierney | 4% | |||
Robert Torricelli | 8% | |||
Ed Towns | 9% | |||
James Traficant, Jr. | 64% | |||
James Turner | 48% | |||
Fred Upton | 56% | |||
Bruce Vento | 8% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 12% | |||
James Walsh | 44% | |||
Zach Wamp | 84% | |||
John Warner | 79% | |||
Wesley Watkins | 92% | |||
Mel Watt | 4% | |||
Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. | 84% | |||
Henry Waxman | 4% | |||
David Weldon | 92% | |||
W. Curtis Weldon | 60% | |||
Gerald Weller | 92% | |||
Paul Wellstone | 4% | |||
Robert Wexler | 0% | |||
Bob Weygand | 20% | |||
Ed Whitfield | 96% | |||
Heather Wilson | 83% | |||
Bob Wise, Jr. | 4% | |||
Frank Wolf | 80% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 8% | |||
Albert Wynn | 4% | |||
Bill Young | 90% | |||
Donald Young | 84% | |||
ME | State Senate - 9 | Joseph Baldacci | D | 4% |
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | D | 4% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 44% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 4% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 4% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 8% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 4% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 8% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 4% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 8% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 8% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 8% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 0% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 4% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 4% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 28% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 5% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 0% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 4% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 4% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 5% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 12% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 4% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 8% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 12% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 12% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 16% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 12% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 0% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 9% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 20% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 20% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 0% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 9% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 13% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 8% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 0% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 4% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 8% |
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 96% |
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 92% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 36% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 83% |
OH | Governor | Mike DeWine | R | 64% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 88% |
TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | R | 84% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 80% |
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 100% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 92% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 92% |
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 92% |
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 72% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 92% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 96% |