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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Bob Brady | 22% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 22% |
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 22% |
Peter DeFazio | 22% | |||
Ted Deutch | 22% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 22% | |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 22% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 22% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 22% |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 22% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 22% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 22% |
Aaron Schock | 22% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 22% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 20% |
Trent Franks | 20% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 20% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 20% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 20% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 20% |
Ed Royce | 20% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 20% |
Frank Wolf | 20% | |||
Bruce Braley | 17% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 17% |
Kay Hagan | 17% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 17% | |||
Johnny Isakson | 17% | |||
Steve Israel | 17% | |||
Ron Kind | 17% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 17% | |||
Jim Matheson | 17% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 17% |
Ed Pastor | 17% | |||
Don Payne, Jr. | 17% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 17% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 17% |
Mark Udall | 17% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 17% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 15% | |
FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 15% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 15% |
Mike Conaway | 15% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 15% |
Ander Crenshaw | 15% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 15% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 15% |
Orrin Hatch | 15% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 15% |
CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | Republican | 15% |
Jim Langevin | 15% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 15% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 15% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 15% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 15% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 15% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 15% |
Louise Slaughter | 15% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 15% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 15% |
Tom Udall | 15% | |||
Fred Upton | 15% | |||
Mark Begich | 12% | |||
Tim Bishop | 12% | |||
Eric Cantor | 12% | |||
Saxby Chambliss | 12% | |||
Jim Cooper | 12% | |||
Randy Forbes | 12% | |||
Scott Garrett | 12% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 12% |
Nita Lowey | 12% | |||
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 12% |
Carolyn McCarthy | 12% | |||
Mike McIntyre | 12% | |||
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 12% | |
Jeff Miller | 12% | |||
Ed Perlmutter | 12% | |||
Joe Pitts | 12% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 12% |
Dana Rohrabacher | 12% | |||
Allyson Schwartz | 12% | |||
Lee Terry | 12% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 12% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 12% |
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 10% |
Spencer Bachus | 10% | |||
John Barrow | 10% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 10% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 10% |
Richard Burr | 10% | |||
David Cicilline | 10% | |||
Thad Cochran | 10% | |||
Charlie Dent | 10% | |||
Elizabeth Esty | 10% | |||
Al Franken | 10% | |||
Phil Gingrey | 10% | |||
Robert Hurt | 10% | |||
Jim Inhofe | 10% | |||
Walter Jones, Jr. | 10% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 10% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Brady | 22% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 22% |
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 22% |
Peter DeFazio | 22% | |||
Ted Deutch | 22% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 22% | |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 22% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 22% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 22% |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 22% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 22% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 22% |
Aaron Schock | 22% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 22% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 20% |
Trent Franks | 20% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 20% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 20% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 20% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 20% |
Ed Royce | 20% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 20% |
Frank Wolf | 20% | |||
Bruce Braley | 17% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 17% |
Kay Hagan | 17% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 17% | |||
Johnny Isakson | 17% | |||
Steve Israel | 17% | |||
Ron Kind | 17% | |||
Mary Landrieu | 17% | |||
Jim Matheson | 17% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 17% |
Ed Pastor | 17% | |||
Don Payne, Jr. | 17% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 17% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 17% |
Mark Udall | 17% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 17% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 15% | |
FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 15% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 15% |
Mike Conaway | 15% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 15% |
Ander Crenshaw | 15% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 15% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 15% |
Orrin Hatch | 15% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 15% |
CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | R | 15% |
Jim Langevin | 15% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 15% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 15% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 15% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 15% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 15% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 15% |
Louise Slaughter | 15% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 15% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 15% |
Tom Udall | 15% | |||
Fred Upton | 15% | |||
Mark Begich | 12% | |||
Tim Bishop | 12% | |||
Eric Cantor | 12% | |||
Saxby Chambliss | 12% | |||
Jim Cooper | 12% | |||
Randy Forbes | 12% | |||
Scott Garrett | 12% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 12% |
Nita Lowey | 12% | |||
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 12% |
Carolyn McCarthy | 12% | |||
Mike McIntyre | 12% | |||
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 12% | |
Jeff Miller | 12% | |||
Ed Perlmutter | 12% | |||
Joe Pitts | 12% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 12% |
Dana Rohrabacher | 12% | |||
Allyson Schwartz | 12% | |||
Lee Terry | 12% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 12% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 12% |
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 10% |
Spencer Bachus | 10% | |||
John Barrow | 10% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 10% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 10% |
Richard Burr | 10% | |||
David Cicilline | 10% | |||
Thad Cochran | 10% | |||
Charlie Dent | 10% | |||
Elizabeth Esty | 10% | |||
Al Franken | 10% | |||
Phil Gingrey | 10% | |||
Robert Hurt | 10% | |||
Jim Inhofe | 10% | |||
Walter Jones, Jr. | 10% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 10% |