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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 17% |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 17% | |||
NY | Governor | Kathy Hochul | Democratic | 17% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 17% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 17% |
Cedric Richmond | 17% | |||
Kurt Schrader | 17% | |||
Allyson Schwartz | 17% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 17% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 17% |
Lois Capps | 15% | |||
David Cicilline | 15% | |||
Joe Crowley | 15% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 15% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 15% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 15% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 15% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 15% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 15% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 15% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 15% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 15% |
David Price | 15% | |||
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 15% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 15% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 15% |
John Yarmuth | 15% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 13% | |||
Max Baucus | 13% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 13% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 13% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 13% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 13% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 13% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 13% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 13% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 13% |
Eddie Johnson | 13% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 13% |
Patrick Leahy | 13% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 13% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 13% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 13% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 13% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 13% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 13% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 13% |
Mark Udall | 13% | |||
Hansen Clarke | 11% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 11% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 11% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 11% | |
Maurice Hinchey | 11% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 11% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 11% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 11% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 11% |
Mike Capuano | 9% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 9% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 9% |
Peter DeFazio | 9% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 9% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 9% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 9% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 9% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 9% | |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 9% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 9% |
John Olver | 9% | |||
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 9% |
José Serrano | 9% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 9% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 9% |
Henry Waxman | 9% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 9% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 6% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 6% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 6% | |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 6% |
Bruce Braley | 6% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 6% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 6% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 6% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 6% |
Donna Edwards | 6% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 6% |
Sam Farr | 6% | |||
Al Franken | 6% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 6% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 6% | |
Frank Lautenberg | 6% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 6% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 6% |
Jim McDermott | 6% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 6% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 6% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 6% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 6% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 6% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 6% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 17% |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 17% | |||
NY | Governor | Kathy Hochul | D | 17% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 17% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 17% |
Cedric Richmond | 17% | |||
Kurt Schrader | 17% | |||
Allyson Schwartz | 17% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 17% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 17% |
Lois Capps | 15% | |||
David Cicilline | 15% | |||
Joe Crowley | 15% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 15% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 15% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 15% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 15% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 15% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 15% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 15% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 15% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 15% |
David Price | 15% | |||
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 15% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 15% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 15% |
John Yarmuth | 15% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 13% | |||
Max Baucus | 13% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 13% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 13% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 13% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 13% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 13% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 13% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 13% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 13% |
Eddie Johnson | 13% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 13% |
Patrick Leahy | 13% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 13% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 13% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 13% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 13% | |||
Loretta Sanchez | 13% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 13% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 13% |
Mark Udall | 13% | |||
Hansen Clarke | 11% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 11% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 11% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 11% | |
Maurice Hinchey | 11% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 11% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 11% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 11% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 11% |
Mike Capuano | 9% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 9% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 9% |
Peter DeFazio | 9% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 9% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 9% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 9% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 9% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 9% | |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 9% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 9% |
John Olver | 9% | |||
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 9% |
José Serrano | 9% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 9% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 9% |
Henry Waxman | 9% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 9% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 6% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 6% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 6% | |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 6% |
Bruce Braley | 6% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 6% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 6% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 6% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 6% |
Donna Edwards | 6% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 6% |
Sam Farr | 6% | |||
Al Franken | 6% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 6% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 6% | |
Frank Lautenberg | 6% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 6% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 6% |
Jim McDermott | 6% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 6% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 6% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 6% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 6% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 6% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 6% |