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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Ben Sasse | 66% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 66% |
Richard Shelby | 66% | |||
Lamar Smith | 66% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 66% |
Mark Walker | 66% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 66% |
Ted Yoho | 66% | |||
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 62% |
SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | Republican | 62% |
KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 62% |
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 62% |
Mick Mulvaney | 62% | |||
Mike Pompeo | 62% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 62% |
Scott Tipton | 62% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 57% |
Justin Amash | 55% | |||
Jim Cooper | 55% | |||
Ron Kind | 55% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 55% | |||
Kathleen Rice | 55% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 55% |
Peter DeFazio | 50% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 50% |
AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 50% |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 50% | |||
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 50% |
Rick Nolan | 50% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 50% |
Kurt Schrader | 50% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 44% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 44% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 44% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 44% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 44% |
Cheri Bustos | 44% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 44% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 44% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 44% |
Elizabeth Esty | 44% | |||
Sam Farr | 44% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 44% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 44% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 44% | |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 44% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 44% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 44% |
Ann Kirkpatrick | 44% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 44% |
Brenda Lawrence | 44% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 44% | |||
Sean Maloney | 44% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 44% |
Ed Perlmutter | 44% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 44% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 44% |
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 44% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 42% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 42% |
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 42% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 37% |
Corrine Brown | 37% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 37% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 37% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 37% |
Eliot Engel | 37% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 37% |
Gene Green | 37% | |||
Mike Honda | 37% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 37% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 37% |
Beto O'Rourke | 37% | |||
David Price | 37% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 37% |
Jackie Speier | 37% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | 37% |
CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 37% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 37% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 33% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 33% |
CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 33% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 33% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 33% |
Barbara Boxer | 33% | |||
Bob Brady | 33% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 33% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 33% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 33% |
Lois Capps | 33% | |||
Mike Capuano | 33% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 33% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 33% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 33% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 33% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 33% |
David Cicilline | 33% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 33% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 33% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ben Sasse | 66% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 66% |
Richard Shelby | 66% | |||
Lamar Smith | 66% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 66% |
Mark Walker | 66% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 66% |
Ted Yoho | 66% | |||
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 62% |
SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | R | 62% |
KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 62% |
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 62% |
Mick Mulvaney | 62% | |||
Mike Pompeo | 62% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 62% |
Scott Tipton | 62% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 60% |
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 57% |
Justin Amash | 55% | |||
Jim Cooper | 55% | |||
Ron Kind | 55% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 55% | |||
Kathleen Rice | 55% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 55% |
Peter DeFazio | 50% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 50% |
AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | R | 50% |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 50% | |||
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 50% |
Rick Nolan | 50% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 50% |
Kurt Schrader | 50% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 44% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | D | 44% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 44% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 44% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 44% |
Cheri Bustos | 44% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 44% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 44% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 44% |
Elizabeth Esty | 44% | |||
Sam Farr | 44% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 44% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 44% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 44% | |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 44% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 44% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 44% |
Ann Kirkpatrick | 44% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 44% |
Brenda Lawrence | 44% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 44% | |||
Sean Maloney | 44% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 44% |
Ed Perlmutter | 44% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 44% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 44% |
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 44% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 42% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 42% |
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 42% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 37% |
Corrine Brown | 37% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 37% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 37% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 37% |
Eliot Engel | 37% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 37% |
Gene Green | 37% | |||
Mike Honda | 37% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 37% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 37% |
Beto O'Rourke | 37% | |||
David Price | 37% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 37% |
Jackie Speier | 37% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | D | 37% |
CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 37% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 37% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 33% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 33% |
CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 33% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 33% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 33% |
Barbara Boxer | 33% | |||
Bob Brady | 33% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 33% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 33% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 33% |
Lois Capps | 33% | |||
Mike Capuano | 33% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 33% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 33% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 33% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 33% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 33% |
David Cicilline | 33% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 33% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 33% |