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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 71% |
John Delaney | 71% | |||
Bill Enyart | 71% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 71% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 71% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 71% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 71% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 71% |
Ann Kirkpatrick | 71% | |||
Nita Lowey | 71% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 71% |
Tim Ryan | 71% | |||
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | 71% |
Gene Green | 70% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 70% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 70% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 70% |
Max Baucus | 67% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 67% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 67% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 67% |
Jim Cooper | 67% | |||
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 67% | |||
John Duncan, Jr. | 67% | |||
Kay Hagan | 67% | |||
Heidi Heitkamp | 67% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 67% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 67% | |||
Carolyn McCarthy | 67% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 67% | |||
Mark Pryor | 67% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 67% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 67% |
Pete Visclosky | 67% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 63% |
Susan Davis | 63% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 63% |
Joe Garcia | 63% | |||
Sandy Levin | 63% | |||
Allyson Schwartz | 63% | |||
Cheri Bustos | 60% | |||
Steve Israel | 60% | |||
Tim Huelskamp | 57% | |||
Walter Jones, Jr. | 57% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 57% |
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 57% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 57% |
Mark Sanford, Jr. | 57% | |||
Patrick Murphy | 56% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 50% | |||
Kerry Bentivolio | 50% | |||
Paul Broun | 50% | |||
Thad Cochran | 50% | |||
Robert Corker | 50% | |||
Dean Heller | 50% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 50% |
John McCain III | 50% | |||
Bill Owens | 50% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 50% |
Nick Rahall II | 50% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 50% |
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 50% | |||
Ron Barber | 43% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | Republican | 43% |
Pete Gallego | 43% | |||
Chris Gibson | 43% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 43% |
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 43% |
John Mica | 43% | |||
Tom Petri | 43% | |||
Reid Ribble | 43% | |||
Scott Tipton | 43% | |||
Ted Yoho | 43% | |||
Blake Farenthold | 38% | |||
Trey Gowdy III | 38% | |||
ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 38% |
Sean Maloney | 38% | |||
Steve Pearce | 38% | |||
Ted Poe | 38% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 33% | |||
Spencer Bachus | 33% | |||
Jeff Flake | 33% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 33% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 33% |
Orrin Hatch | 33% | |||
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 33% |
Mike Johanns | 33% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 33% |
Jack Kingston | 33% | |||
Mark Kirk | 33% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 33% |
Mick Mulvaney | 33% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | Republican | 33% |
MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 33% |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 29% |
FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 29% |
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | Republican | 29% |
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 29% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 71% |
John Delaney | 71% | |||
Bill Enyart | 71% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 71% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 71% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 71% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 71% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 71% |
Ann Kirkpatrick | 71% | |||
Nita Lowey | 71% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 71% |
Tim Ryan | 71% | |||
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | I | 71% |
Gene Green | 70% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 70% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 70% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 70% |
Max Baucus | 67% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 67% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 67% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 67% |
Jim Cooper | 67% | |||
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 67% | |||
John Duncan, Jr. | 67% | |||
Kay Hagan | 67% | |||
Heidi Heitkamp | 67% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 67% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 67% | |||
Carolyn McCarthy | 67% | |||
Claire McCaskill | 67% | |||
Mark Pryor | 67% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 67% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 67% |
Pete Visclosky | 67% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 63% |
Susan Davis | 63% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 63% |
Joe Garcia | 63% | |||
Sandy Levin | 63% | |||
Allyson Schwartz | 63% | |||
Cheri Bustos | 60% | |||
Steve Israel | 60% | |||
Tim Huelskamp | 57% | |||
Walter Jones, Jr. | 57% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 57% |
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 57% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 57% |
Mark Sanford, Jr. | 57% | |||
Patrick Murphy | 56% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 50% | |||
Kerry Bentivolio | 50% | |||
Paul Broun | 50% | |||
Thad Cochran | 50% | |||
Robert Corker | 50% | |||
Dean Heller | 50% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 50% |
John McCain III | 50% | |||
Bill Owens | 50% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 50% |
Nick Rahall II | 50% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 50% |
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 50% | |||
Ron Barber | 43% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | R | 43% |
Pete Gallego | 43% | |||
Chris Gibson | 43% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 43% |
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 43% |
John Mica | 43% | |||
Tom Petri | 43% | |||
Reid Ribble | 43% | |||
Scott Tipton | 43% | |||
Ted Yoho | 43% | |||
Blake Farenthold | 38% | |||
Trey Gowdy III | 38% | |||
ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | R | 38% |
Sean Maloney | 38% | |||
Steve Pearce | 38% | |||
Ted Poe | 38% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 33% | |||
Spencer Bachus | 33% | |||
Jeff Flake | 33% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | R | 33% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 33% |
Orrin Hatch | 33% | |||
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 33% |
Mike Johanns | 33% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 33% |
Jack Kingston | 33% | |||
Mark Kirk | 33% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 33% |
Mick Mulvaney | 33% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | R | 33% |
MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 33% |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 29% |
FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 29% |
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | R | 29% |
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | R | 29% |