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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 77% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 75% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 75% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 75% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 75% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 75% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 75% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 75% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 74% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 74% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 74% | |||
Bill Enyart | 74% | |||
Kurt Schrader | 74% | |||
Albio Sires | 74% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 73% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 71% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 71% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 71% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 71% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 71% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 71% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 71% |
Mo Cowan | 71% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 71% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 71% |
Eliot Engel | 71% | |||
Elizabeth Esty | 71% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 71% | |||
Al Franken | 71% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 71% |
Tom Harkin | 71% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 71% |
Timothy Johnson | 71% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 71% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 71% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 71% |
Sandy Levin | 71% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 71% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 71% |
Barbara Mikulski | 71% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 71% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 71% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 71% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 71% |
Harry Reid | 71% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 71% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 71% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 71% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 71% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | 71% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 71% |
Mark Udall | 71% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 71% |
Henry Waxman | 71% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 71% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 69% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 69% |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 69% | |||
Steve Israel | 69% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 69% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 69% |
Charlie Rangel | 69% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 69% |
Corrine Brown | 68% | |||
John Dingell | 68% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 68% |
Allyson Schwartz | 68% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 68% |
Max Baucus | 66% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 66% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 66% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 66% |
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | 66% |
John Delaney | 66% | |||
Colleen Hanabusa | 66% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 66% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 66% |
Ed Pastor | 66% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 66% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 66% |
Tom Udall | 66% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 66% |
Rob Andrews | 65% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 65% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 65% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 65% |
Mary Landrieu | 65% | |||
Jim Langevin | 65% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 64% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 64% |
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 64% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 64% |
Pete Visclosky | 64% | |||
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 63% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 63% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 62% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 62% |
Gene Green | 62% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 62% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 62% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 77% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 75% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 75% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 75% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 75% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 75% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 75% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 75% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 74% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 74% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 74% | |||
Bill Enyart | 74% | |||
Kurt Schrader | 74% | |||
Albio Sires | 74% | |||
Louise Slaughter | 73% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 71% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 71% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 71% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 71% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 71% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 71% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 71% |
Mo Cowan | 71% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 71% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 71% |
Eliot Engel | 71% | |||
Elizabeth Esty | 71% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 71% | |||
Al Franken | 71% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 71% |
Tom Harkin | 71% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 71% |
Timothy Johnson | 71% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 71% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 71% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 71% |
Sandy Levin | 71% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 71% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 71% |
Barbara Mikulski | 71% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 71% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 71% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 71% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 71% |
Harry Reid | 71% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 71% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 71% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 71% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 71% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | D | 71% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 71% |
Mark Udall | 71% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 71% |
Henry Waxman | 71% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 71% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 69% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 69% |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 69% | |||
Steve Israel | 69% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 69% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 69% |
Charlie Rangel | 69% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 69% |
Corrine Brown | 68% | |||
John Dingell | 68% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 68% |
Allyson Schwartz | 68% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 68% |
Max Baucus | 66% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 66% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 66% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 66% |
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | D | 66% |
John Delaney | 66% | |||
Colleen Hanabusa | 66% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 66% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 66% |
Ed Pastor | 66% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 66% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 66% |
Tom Udall | 66% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 66% |
Rob Andrews | 65% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 65% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 65% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 65% |
Mary Landrieu | 65% | |||
Jim Langevin | 65% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 64% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 64% |
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 64% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 64% |
Pete Visclosky | 64% | |||
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 63% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 63% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 62% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 62% |
Gene Green | 62% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 62% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 62% |