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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 67% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 67% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 50% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 100% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | Republican | 100% |
NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 100% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 100% |
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 100% |
NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 100% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 75% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 75% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 67% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 67% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 67% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 80% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 67% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 75% |
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 67% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 67% |
NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 100% |
NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 67% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 67% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 67% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 75% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 50% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 75% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 50% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 50% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 67% |
OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | Republican | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 0% |
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 80% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 100% |
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 100% |
OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 50% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 67% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 67% |
PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 50% |
PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
PR | Governor | Pedro Pierluisi | New Progressive Party | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 60% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 60% |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 50% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 0% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 50% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 100% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 100% |
SD | Governor | Kristi Noem | Republican | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 60% |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | Republican | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 50% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 100% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 100% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 50% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 50% |
VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 60% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 75% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 75% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 67% |
WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | Republican | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 67% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 75% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 75% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 80% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 50% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 100% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 80% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 100% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 100% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 100% |
Lamar Alexander | 100% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 67% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 67% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 50% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 100% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | R | 100% |
NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 100% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 100% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 100% |
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 100% |
NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 100% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 75% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 75% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 67% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 67% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 67% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 80% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 67% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 75% |
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 67% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 67% |
NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 100% |
NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 67% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 67% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 67% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 75% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 50% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 75% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 50% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 50% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 67% |
OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | R | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 0% |
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 80% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 100% |
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 100% |
OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 50% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 67% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 67% |
PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 50% |
PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 100% |
PR | Governor | Pedro Pierluisi | Other | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 60% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 60% |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 50% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 0% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 50% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 100% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 100% |
SD | Governor | Kristi Noem | R | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 60% |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | R | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 50% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 100% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 100% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 50% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 50% |
VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 60% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 75% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 75% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 67% |
WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | R | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 67% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 75% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 75% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 80% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 50% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 100% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 80% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 100% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | R | 100% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 100% |
Lamar Alexander | 100% |