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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Patrick Murphy | 15% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 15% |
Mark Pryor | 15% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 15% |
Kurt Schrader | 15% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 15% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 15% |
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | 14% |
Elizabeth Esty | 14% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 14% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 14% |
Mary Landrieu | 14% | |||
Don Payne, Jr. | 14% | |||
Nick Rahall II | 14% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 14% |
John Walsh | 14% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 14% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 13% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 13% |
Peter DeFazio | 13% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 13% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 13% |
Joe Garcia | 13% | |||
Alan Grayson | 13% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 13% | |||
Ann Kirkpatrick | 13% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 13% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 13% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 13% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 13% |
Max Baucus | 12% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 12% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 12% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 12% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 12% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 12% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 12% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 12% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 12% | |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 12% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 12% |
Alan Lowenthal | 12% | |||
Jim McDermott | 12% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 12% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 12% |
Cedric Richmond | 12% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 12% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | 12% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 11% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 11% |
David Cicilline | 11% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 11% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 11% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 11% |
NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 11% |
Joe Kennedy III | 11% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 11% |
Gloria Negrete McLeod | 11% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 11% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 11% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 11% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 11% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 10% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 10% | |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 10% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 10% |
John Delaney | 10% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 10% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 10% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 10% | |
Tulsi Gabbard | 10% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 10% |
Timothy Johnson | 10% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 10% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 10% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 10% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 10% |
Loretta Sanchez | 10% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 10% | |||
Jackie Speier | 10% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 10% |
Pete Visclosky | 10% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 10% |
Henry Waxman | 10% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 10% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 9% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 9% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 9% | |||
Joe Crowley | 9% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 9% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 9% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 9% |
Ted Deutch | 9% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 9% |
Gene Green | 9% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 9% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 9% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 9% |
Rick Nolan | 9% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 9% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Patrick Murphy | 15% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 15% |
Mark Pryor | 15% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 15% |
Kurt Schrader | 15% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 15% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 15% |
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | D | 14% |
Elizabeth Esty | 14% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 14% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 14% |
Mary Landrieu | 14% | |||
Don Payne, Jr. | 14% | |||
Nick Rahall II | 14% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 14% |
John Walsh | 14% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 14% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 13% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 13% |
Peter DeFazio | 13% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 13% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 13% |
Joe Garcia | 13% | |||
Alan Grayson | 13% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 13% | |||
Ann Kirkpatrick | 13% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 13% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 13% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 13% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 13% |
Max Baucus | 12% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 12% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 12% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 12% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 12% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 12% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 12% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 12% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 12% | |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 12% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 12% |
Alan Lowenthal | 12% | |||
Jim McDermott | 12% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 12% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 12% |
Cedric Richmond | 12% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 12% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | D | 12% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 11% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 11% |
David Cicilline | 11% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 11% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 11% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 11% |
NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 11% |
Joe Kennedy III | 11% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 11% |
Gloria Negrete McLeod | 11% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 11% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 11% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 11% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 11% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 10% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 10% | |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 10% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 10% |
John Delaney | 10% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 10% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 10% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 10% | |
Tulsi Gabbard | 10% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 10% |
Timothy Johnson | 10% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 10% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 10% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 10% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 10% |
Loretta Sanchez | 10% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 10% | |||
Jackie Speier | 10% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 10% |
Pete Visclosky | 10% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 10% |
Henry Waxman | 10% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 10% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 9% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 9% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 9% | |||
Joe Crowley | 9% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 9% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 9% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 9% |
Ted Deutch | 9% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 9% |
Gene Green | 9% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 9% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 9% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 9% |
Rick Nolan | 9% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 9% |