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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Charlie Crist, Jr. | 14% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 14% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 14% |
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 14% |
Bobby Rush | 14% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 13% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 13% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 13% | |||
Ruben Kihuen | 13% | |||
Cedric Richmond | 13% | |||
NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | Democratic | 13% |
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 11% |
CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 11% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 11% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 11% |
DE | U.S. House - At-Large | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 11% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 11% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 11% |
Cheri Bustos | 11% | |||
Mike Capuano | 11% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 11% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 11% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 11% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 11% |
CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 11% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 11% |
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | 11% |
Susan Davis | 11% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 11% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 11% |
Val Demings | 11% | |||
Eliot Engel | 11% | |||
Elizabeth Esty | 11% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 11% |
TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 11% |
NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 11% |
Gene Green | 11% | |||
Brian Higgins | 11% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 11% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 11% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 11% |
IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | 11% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 11% |
Brenda Lawrence | 11% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 11% |
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 11% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 11% |
Sean Maloney | 11% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 11% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 11% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 11% |
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 11% |
Stephanie Murphy | 11% | |||
Rick Nolan | 11% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 11% |
Tom O'Halleran | 11% | |||
Beto O'Rourke | 11% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | 11% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 11% |
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 11% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 11% |
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 11% |
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 11% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 11% | |||
Albio Sires | 11% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | Democratic | 11% |
NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 11% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 11% |
CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 11% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 11% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 11% |
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 11% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 11% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 8% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 8% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 8% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 0% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 0% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 0% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 0% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 0% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 0% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 0% |
Bob Brady | 0% | |||
MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 0% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 0% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 0% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 0% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 0% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 0% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 0% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 0% |
David Cicilline | 0% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 0% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 0% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 0% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 0% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Charlie Crist, Jr. | 14% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 14% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 14% |
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 14% |
Bobby Rush | 14% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 13% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 13% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 13% | |||
Ruben Kihuen | 13% | |||
Cedric Richmond | 13% | |||
NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | D | 13% |
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 11% |
CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 11% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 11% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 11% |
DE | U.S. House - At-Large | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 11% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 11% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 11% |
Cheri Bustos | 11% | |||
Mike Capuano | 11% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 11% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 11% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 11% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 11% |
CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 11% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 11% |
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | D | 11% |
Susan Davis | 11% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 11% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 11% |
Val Demings | 11% | |||
Eliot Engel | 11% | |||
Elizabeth Esty | 11% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | D | 11% |
TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 11% |
NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 11% |
Gene Green | 11% | |||
Brian Higgins | 11% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 11% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 11% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 11% |
IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | D | 11% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 11% |
Brenda Lawrence | 11% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 11% |
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 11% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 11% |
Sean Maloney | 11% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 11% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 11% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 11% |
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 11% |
Stephanie Murphy | 11% | |||
Rick Nolan | 11% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 11% |
Tom O'Halleran | 11% | |||
Beto O'Rourke | 11% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | D | 11% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 11% |
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 11% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 11% |
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 11% |
AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 11% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 11% | |||
Albio Sires | 11% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | D | 11% |
NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 11% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 11% |
CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 11% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 11% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 11% |
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 11% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 11% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 8% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 8% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 8% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 0% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 0% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 0% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | D | 0% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 0% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 0% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 0% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 0% |
Bob Brady | 0% | |||
MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 0% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 0% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 0% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 0% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 0% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 0% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 0% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 0% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 0% |
David Cicilline | 0% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 0% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 0% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 0% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 0% |