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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 33% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 33% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 33% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 33% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 33% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 33% |
Joe Crowley | 33% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 33% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | 33% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 33% |
Susan Davis | 33% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 33% |
Ted Deutch | 33% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 33% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 33% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 33% |
Donna Edwards | 33% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 33% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 33% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 33% |
Al Franken | 33% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 33% | |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 33% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 33% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 33% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 33% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 33% |
Brian Higgins | 33% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 33% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 33% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 33% |
Steve Israel | 33% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 33% |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 33% |
Walter Jones, Jr. | 33% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 33% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 33% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 33% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 33% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 33% |
Jim Langevin | 33% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 33% |
Patrick Leahy | 33% | |||
Sandy Levin | 33% | |||
John Lewis | 33% | |||
Alan Lowenthal | 33% | |||
Nita Lowey | 33% | |||
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 33% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 33% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 33% |
Carolyn Maloney | 33% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 33% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 33% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 33% |
Jerry McNerney | 33% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 33% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 33% |
Barbara Mikulski | 33% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 33% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 33% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 33% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 33% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 33% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 33% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 33% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 33% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 33% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 33% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 33% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 33% |
Charlie Rangel | 33% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 33% |
Harry Reid | 33% | |||
Cedric Richmond | 33% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 33% | |||
Bobby Rush | 33% | |||
Tim Ryan | 33% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 33% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 33% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 33% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 33% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 33% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 33% |
José Serrano | 33% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 33% |
Albio Sires | 33% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 33% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 33% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 33% |
Niki Tsongas | 33% | |||
Tom Udall | 33% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 33% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 33% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 33% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 33% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 33% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 33% |
Joe Crowley | 33% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 33% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | D | 33% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 33% |
Susan Davis | 33% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 33% |
Ted Deutch | 33% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 33% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 33% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 33% |
Donna Edwards | 33% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 33% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 33% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 33% |
Al Franken | 33% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 33% | |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 33% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 33% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 33% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 33% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 33% |
Brian Higgins | 33% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 33% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 33% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 33% |
Steve Israel | 33% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 33% |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 33% |
Walter Jones, Jr. | 33% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 33% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 33% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 33% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 33% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 33% |
Jim Langevin | 33% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 33% |
Patrick Leahy | 33% | |||
Sandy Levin | 33% | |||
John Lewis | 33% | |||
Alan Lowenthal | 33% | |||
Nita Lowey | 33% | |||
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 33% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 33% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 33% |
Carolyn Maloney | 33% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 33% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 33% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 33% |
Jerry McNerney | 33% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 33% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 33% |
Barbara Mikulski | 33% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 33% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 33% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 33% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 33% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 33% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 33% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 33% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 33% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 33% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 33% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 33% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 33% |
Charlie Rangel | 33% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 33% |
Harry Reid | 33% | |||
Cedric Richmond | 33% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 33% | |||
Bobby Rush | 33% | |||
Tim Ryan | 33% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 33% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 33% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 33% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 33% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 33% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 33% |
José Serrano | 33% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 33% |
Albio Sires | 33% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 33% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 33% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 33% |
Niki Tsongas | 33% | |||
Tom Udall | 33% |