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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 6% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 6% |
Louise Slaughter | 6% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 6% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 6% |
Niki Tsongas | 6% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 6% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 6% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 6% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 5% | |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 5% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 5% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 5% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 5% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 5% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 5% |
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 5% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 5% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 5% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 5% | |||
Rick Nolan | 5% | |||
Bobby Rush | 5% | |||
Tim Ryan | 5% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 5% |
Kurt Schrader | 5% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 5% |
Jackie Speier | 5% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 5% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 5% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 3% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 3% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 3% |
Elijah Cummings | 3% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | 3% |
Peter DeFazio | 3% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 3% |
Ted Deutch | 3% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 3% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 3% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 3% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 3% |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 3% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 3% | |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 3% | |||
Mike Honda | 3% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 3% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
Joe Kennedy III | 3% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 3% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 3% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 3% |
John Lewis | 3% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 3% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 3% |
Carolyn Maloney | 3% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 3% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 3% |
Jerry McNerney | 3% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 3% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 3% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 3% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 3% |
Beto O'Rourke | 3% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 3% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 3% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 3% |
Charlie Rangel | 3% | |||
José Serrano | 3% | |||
Albio Sires | 3% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | 3% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 3% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 3% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 3% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 3% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 3% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 2% |
Barbara Boxer | 2% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 2% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 2% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 2% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 2% |
Al Franken | 2% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 2% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 2% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 2% |
Patrick Leahy | 2% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 2% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 2% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 2% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 2% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 2% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 2% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 0% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 0% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 0% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 0% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 6% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 6% |
Louise Slaughter | 6% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 6% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 6% |
Niki Tsongas | 6% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 6% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 6% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 6% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 5% | |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 5% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 5% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 5% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 5% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 5% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 5% |
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 5% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 5% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 5% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 5% | |||
Rick Nolan | 5% | |||
Bobby Rush | 5% | |||
Tim Ryan | 5% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 5% |
Kurt Schrader | 5% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 5% |
Jackie Speier | 5% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 5% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 5% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 3% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | D | 3% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 3% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 3% |
Elijah Cummings | 3% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | D | 3% |
Peter DeFazio | 3% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 3% |
Ted Deutch | 3% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 3% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 3% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 3% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 3% |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | D | 3% |
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 3% | |
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 3% | |||
Mike Honda | 3% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 3% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 3% |
Joe Kennedy III | 3% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 3% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 3% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 3% |
John Lewis | 3% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 3% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 3% |
Carolyn Maloney | 3% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 3% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 3% |
Jerry McNerney | 3% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 3% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 3% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 3% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 3% |
Beto O'Rourke | 3% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 3% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 3% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 3% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 3% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 3% |
Charlie Rangel | 3% | |||
José Serrano | 3% | |||
Albio Sires | 3% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | D | 3% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 3% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 3% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 3% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 3% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 3% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 3% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 2% |
Barbara Boxer | 2% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 2% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 2% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 2% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 2% |
Al Franken | 2% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 2% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 2% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 2% |
Patrick Leahy | 2% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 2% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 2% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 2% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 2% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 2% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 2% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 0% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 0% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 0% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 0% |