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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 91% |
Peter DeFazio | 87% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 87% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 87% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 87% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 87% |
WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 87% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 87% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 87% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 87% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 85% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 83% |
Ted Deutch | 83% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 83% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 83% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 83% |
Jackie Speier | 83% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 78% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 78% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 78% |
PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 78% |
John Lewis | 78% | |||
DC | U.S. House - Delegate | Eleanor Norton | Democratic | 78% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 78% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 77% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 77% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 74% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 74% |
Eliot Engel | 74% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 74% |
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 74% |
Don Payne, Jr. | 74% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 74% |
MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 74% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 74% |
Donald Young | 74% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 73% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 73% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 73% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 73% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 70% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 70% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 70% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 70% |
Eddie Johnson | 70% | |||
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 70% |
Dave Loebsack | 70% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 70% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 70% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 70% |
Albio Sires | 70% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 70% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 70% |
John Yarmuth | 70% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 69% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 69% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 69% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 69% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 65% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 65% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 65% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 65% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 65% |
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 65% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 65% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 65% |
Jerry McNerney | 65% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 65% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 65% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 65% |
FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | Democratic | 65% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 65% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 65% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 62% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 62% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 62% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 62% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 62% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 62% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 62% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 61% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 61% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 61% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 61% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 61% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 61% |
CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 61% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 61% |
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 61% |
Alan Lowenthal | 61% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 61% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 61% |
Bobby Rush | 61% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 61% |
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 61% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | 61% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 61% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 58% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 58% |
CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 57% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 91% |
Peter DeFazio | 87% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 87% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 87% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 87% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 87% |
WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 87% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 87% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 87% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 87% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 85% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 83% |
Ted Deutch | 83% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 83% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 83% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 83% |
Jackie Speier | 83% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 78% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 78% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 78% |
PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 78% |
John Lewis | 78% | |||
DC | U.S. House - Delegate | Eleanor Norton | D | 78% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 78% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 77% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 77% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 74% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 74% |
Eliot Engel | 74% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 74% |
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 74% |
Don Payne, Jr. | 74% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 74% |
MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 74% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 74% |
Donald Young | 74% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 73% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 73% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 73% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 73% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 70% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 70% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 70% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 70% |
Eddie Johnson | 70% | |||
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 70% |
Dave Loebsack | 70% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 70% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 70% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 70% |
Albio Sires | 70% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 70% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 70% |
John Yarmuth | 70% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 69% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 69% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 69% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 69% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | D | 65% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 65% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 65% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 65% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 65% |
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 65% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 65% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 65% |
Jerry McNerney | 65% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 65% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 65% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 65% |
FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | D | 65% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 65% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 65% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 62% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 62% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 62% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 62% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 62% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 62% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 62% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 61% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 61% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 61% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 61% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 61% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 61% |
CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 61% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 61% |
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 61% |
Alan Lowenthal | 61% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 61% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 61% |
Bobby Rush | 61% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 61% |
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 61% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | D | 61% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 61% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 58% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 58% |
CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 57% |