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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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John Katko | 25% | |||
Jim Cooper | 24% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 20% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 18% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 18% |
Claire McCaskill | 17% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 16% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 14% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 14% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | 14% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 14% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 14% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 13% |
Peter DeFazio | 13% | |||
Ron Kind | 13% | |||
Sean Maloney | 13% | |||
Kurt Schrader | 13% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 13% |
Brad Ashford | 12% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 12% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 12% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 12% | |||
Alan Grayson | 12% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 12% | |||
Beto O'Rourke | 12% | |||
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 12% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 12% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 11% |
Ann Kirkpatrick | 11% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 11% |
Jim McDermott | 11% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 11% |
Patrick Murphy | 11% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 11% | |||
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 10% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 10% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 10% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 10% |
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | 10% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 10% |
Don Payne, Jr. | 10% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 10% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 10% |
Cedric Richmond | 10% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 10% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 10% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 10% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 10% |
Pete Visclosky | 10% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 10% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 10% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 9% | |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 9% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 9% |
David Cicilline | 9% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 9% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 9% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 9% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 9% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 9% |
Elizabeth Esty | 9% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 9% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 9% | |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 9% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 9% |
Dan Lipinski | 9% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 9% |
Jerry McNerney | 9% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 9% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 9% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 9% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 9% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 9% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 9% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 8% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 8% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 8% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 8% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 8% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 8% |
Joe Crowley | 8% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 8% |
Susan Davis | 8% | |||
John Delaney | 8% | |||
Ted Deutch | 8% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 8% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 8% | |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 8% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 8% |
Gene Green | 8% | |||
Heidi Heitkamp | 8% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 8% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 8% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 8% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 8% |
John Lewis | 8% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 8% |
Alan Lowenthal | 8% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 8% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 8% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Katko | 25% | |||
Jim Cooper | 24% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 20% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 18% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 18% |
Claire McCaskill | 17% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 16% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 14% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 14% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | I | 14% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 14% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 14% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 13% |
Peter DeFazio | 13% | |||
Ron Kind | 13% | |||
Sean Maloney | 13% | |||
Kurt Schrader | 13% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 13% |
Brad Ashford | 12% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 12% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 12% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 12% | |||
Alan Grayson | 12% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 12% | |||
Beto O'Rourke | 12% | |||
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 12% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 12% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 11% |
Ann Kirkpatrick | 11% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 11% |
Jim McDermott | 11% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 11% |
Patrick Murphy | 11% | |||
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 11% | |||
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 10% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 10% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 10% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 10% |
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | D | 10% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 10% |
Don Payne, Jr. | 10% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 10% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 10% |
Cedric Richmond | 10% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 10% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 10% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 10% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 10% |
Pete Visclosky | 10% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 10% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 10% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 9% | |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 9% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 9% |
David Cicilline | 9% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 9% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 9% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 9% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 9% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 9% |
Elizabeth Esty | 9% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 9% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 9% | |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 9% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 9% |
Dan Lipinski | 9% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 9% |
Jerry McNerney | 9% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 9% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 9% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 9% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 9% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 9% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 9% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 8% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 8% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 8% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 8% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 8% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 8% |
Joe Crowley | 8% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 8% |
Susan Davis | 8% | |||
John Delaney | 8% | |||
Ted Deutch | 8% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 8% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 8% | |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 8% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 8% |
Gene Green | 8% | |||
Heidi Heitkamp | 8% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 8% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 8% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 8% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 8% |
John Lewis | 8% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 8% |
Alan Lowenthal | 8% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 8% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 8% |