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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 4% |
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 96% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 4% |
CO | Commissioner - 2 | Scott McInnis | 88% | |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 4% |
FL | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court | Charles Canady | 100% | |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 13% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 33% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 88% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 96% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 13% |
IN | Council Member - At-Large | John Myers | Republican | 91% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 79% |
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 83% |
LA | State Senate - 14 | Cleo Fields | Democratic | 4% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 4% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 9% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 4% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 17% |
MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | Democratic | 4% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 6% |
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 21% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 4% | |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 9% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 71% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 13% |
NJ | U.S. House - 10 | Don Payne, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 9% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 0% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 8% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 9% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 26% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 4% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 9% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 13% |
TX | State House - 114 | John Bryant | Democratic | 4% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 8% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 13% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 0% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 17% |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 17% |
WA | Commissioner of Insurance | Mike Kreidler | Democratic | 4% |
WI | Secretary of Revenue | Peter Barca | 19% | |
Neil Abercrombie | 4% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 13% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 4% | |||
Wayne Allard | 96% | |||
Michael Andrews | 25% | |||
Rob Andrews | 25% | |||
Thomas Andrews | 4% | |||
Douglas Applegate | 33% | |||
Bill Archer | 100% | |||
Richard Armey | 100% | |||
Jim Bacchus | 25% | |||
Spencer Bachus | 100% | |||
Henry Scott Baesler | 39% | |||
Richard Hugh Baker | 100% | |||
William Baker | 96% | |||
Cass Ballenger | 87% | |||
James Barcia | 42% | |||
Thomas Barlow | 29% | |||
Tom Barrett | 13% | |||
Bill Barrett | 92% | |||
Roscoe Bartlett | 100% | |||
Joe Barton | 100% | |||
Herbert Bateman, Sr. | 92% | |||
Max Baucus | 16% | |||
Anthony Beilenson | 8% | |||
Bob Bennett | 88% | |||
Helen Delich Bentley | 88% | |||
Douglas Bereuter | 88% | |||
Howard Berman | 5% | |||
Tom Bevill | 38% | |||
James Bilbray | 21% | |||
Michael Bilirakis | 79% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 20% | |||
Lucien Blackwell | 4% | |||
Thomas Bliley, Jr. | 100% | |||
Peter Blute | 75% | |||
Sherwood Boehlert | 38% | |||
John Boehner | 100% | |||
Kit Bond | 80% | |||
Henry Bonilla | 96% | |||
David Edward Bonior | 9% | |||
David Boren | 33% | |||
Robert Borski, Jr. | 13% | |||
Rick Boucher | 13% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 12% | |||
Bill Bradley | 13% | |||
John Breaux | 24% | |||
Bill Brewster | 63% | |||
Jack Brooks | 17% | |||
Glen Browder | 52% | |||
Corrine Brown | 4% | |||
George Brown, Jr. | 0% | |||
Hank Brown | 92% | |||
Richard Bryan | 29% | |||
Dale Bumpers | 8% | |||
Jim Bunning | 100% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 4% |
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 96% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 4% |
CO | Commissioner - 2 | Scott McInnis | 88% | |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 4% |
FL | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court | Charles Canady | 100% | |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 13% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 33% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 88% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 96% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 13% |
IN | Council Member - At-Large | John Myers | R | 91% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 79% |
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 83% |
LA | State Senate - 14 | Cleo Fields | D | 4% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 4% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 9% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 4% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 17% |
MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | D | 4% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 6% |
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | D | 21% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 4% | |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 9% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 71% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 13% |
NJ | U.S. House - 10 | Don Payne, Jr. | D | 0% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 9% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 0% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 8% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 9% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 26% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 4% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 9% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 13% |
TX | State House - 114 | John Bryant | D | 4% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 8% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 13% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 0% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 17% |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 17% |
WA | Commissioner of Insurance | Mike Kreidler | D | 4% |
WI | Secretary of Revenue | Peter Barca | 19% | |
Neil Abercrombie | 4% | |||
Gary Ackerman | 13% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 4% | |||
Wayne Allard | 96% | |||
Michael Andrews | 25% | |||
Rob Andrews | 25% | |||
Thomas Andrews | 4% | |||
Douglas Applegate | 33% | |||
Bill Archer | 100% | |||
Richard Armey | 100% | |||
Jim Bacchus | 25% | |||
Spencer Bachus | 100% | |||
Henry Scott Baesler | 39% | |||
Richard Hugh Baker | 100% | |||
William Baker | 96% | |||
Cass Ballenger | 87% | |||
James Barcia | 42% | |||
Thomas Barlow | 29% | |||
Tom Barrett | 13% | |||
Bill Barrett | 92% | |||
Roscoe Bartlett | 100% | |||
Joe Barton | 100% | |||
Herbert Bateman, Sr. | 92% | |||
Max Baucus | 16% | |||
Anthony Beilenson | 8% | |||
Bob Bennett | 88% | |||
Helen Delich Bentley | 88% | |||
Douglas Bereuter | 88% | |||
Howard Berman | 5% | |||
Tom Bevill | 38% | |||
James Bilbray | 21% | |||
Michael Bilirakis | 79% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 20% | |||
Lucien Blackwell | 4% | |||
Thomas Bliley, Jr. | 100% | |||
Peter Blute | 75% | |||
Sherwood Boehlert | 38% | |||
John Boehner | 100% | |||
Kit Bond | 80% | |||
Henry Bonilla | 96% | |||
David Edward Bonior | 9% | |||
David Boren | 33% | |||
Robert Borski, Jr. | 13% | |||
Rick Boucher | 13% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 12% | |||
Bill Bradley | 13% | |||
John Breaux | 24% | |||
Bill Brewster | 63% | |||
Jack Brooks | 17% | |||
Glen Browder | 52% | |||
Corrine Brown | 4% | |||
George Brown, Jr. | 0% | |||
Hank Brown | 92% | |||
Richard Bryan | 29% | |||
Dale Bumpers | 8% | |||
Jim Bunning | 100% |