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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Eliot Engel | 46% | |||
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | Republican | 61% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 41% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 38% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 37% |
FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 33% |
Trent Franks | 33% | |||
Randy Hultgren | 33% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 43% |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 32% | |||
David Cicilline | 30% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 41% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 30% |
MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 29% |
Steve Chabot | 27% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 27% |
Barbara Comstock | 25% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 25% |
Joe Crowley | 25% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 35% |
VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | Republican | 25% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 25% |
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 25% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 35% |
Ted Poe | 25% | |||
Ed Royce | 25% | |||
Jackie Speier | 25% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 25% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 33% |
Dianne Feinstein | 33% | |||
Jody Hice | 24% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 24% |
Peter Roskam | 24% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 24% |
Ted Yoho | 24% | |||
Mike Capuano | 22% | |||
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 22% |
Ted Deutch | 22% | |||
Dan Donovan, Jr. | 22% | |||
Jeff Fortenberry | 22% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 22% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 22% |
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 22% |
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 22% | |||
Dave Trott | 22% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 22% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 28% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 28% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 21% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 21% |
Dan Lipinski | 21% | |||
Nita Lowey | 21% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 21% |
Rick Nolan | 21% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 21% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 19% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 19% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 19% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 19% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 19% | |||
Lynn Jenkins | 19% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 19% |
Sandy Levin | 19% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 19% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 19% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 26% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 19% |
Albio Sires | 19% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 26% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 19% |
IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 26% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 17% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 24% |
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 17% |
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 17% |
PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 17% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 24% |
Vicky Hartzler | 17% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 17% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 17% |
Steve King | 17% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | Republican | 17% |
Alan Lowenthal | 17% | |||
Mark Meadows | 17% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 24% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 17% |
FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | Democratic | 17% |
NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 24% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 17% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 17% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 22% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 22% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 16% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 16% |
FL | U.S. House - 1 | Matt Gaetz | Republican | 16% |
Cory Gardner | 22% | |||
Tom Graves, Jr. | 16% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 16% | |||
Pete King | 16% | |||
Jim Langevin | 16% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eliot Engel | 46% | |||
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | R | 61% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 41% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 38% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 37% |
FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 33% |
Trent Franks | 33% | |||
Randy Hultgren | 33% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 43% |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 32% | |||
David Cicilline | 30% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 41% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 30% |
MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 29% |
Steve Chabot | 27% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 27% |
Barbara Comstock | 25% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 25% |
Joe Crowley | 25% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 35% |
VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | R | 25% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 25% |
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 25% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 35% |
Ted Poe | 25% | |||
Ed Royce | 25% | |||
Jackie Speier | 25% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 25% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 33% |
Dianne Feinstein | 33% | |||
Jody Hice | 24% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 24% |
Peter Roskam | 24% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 24% |
Ted Yoho | 24% | |||
Mike Capuano | 22% | |||
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | R | 22% |
Ted Deutch | 22% | |||
Dan Donovan, Jr. | 22% | |||
Jeff Fortenberry | 22% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | R | 22% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 22% |
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 22% |
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 22% | |||
Dave Trott | 22% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 22% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 28% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 28% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 21% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 21% |
Dan Lipinski | 21% | |||
Nita Lowey | 21% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 21% |
Rick Nolan | 21% | |||
Carol Shea-Porter | 21% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | D | 19% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 19% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 19% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 19% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 19% | |||
Lynn Jenkins | 19% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 19% |
Sandy Levin | 19% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 19% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 19% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 26% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 19% |
Albio Sires | 19% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 26% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 19% |
IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 26% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 17% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 24% |
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 17% |
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 17% |
PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 17% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 24% |
Vicky Hartzler | 17% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 17% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 17% |
Steve King | 17% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | R | 17% |
Alan Lowenthal | 17% | |||
Mark Meadows | 17% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 24% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 17% |
FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | D | 17% |
NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 24% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 17% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 17% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 22% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 22% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 16% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 16% |
FL | U.S. House - 1 | Matt Gaetz | R | 16% |
Cory Gardner | 22% | |||
Tom Graves, Jr. | 16% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 16% | |||
Pete King | 16% | |||
Jim Langevin | 16% |