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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 100% |
Ryan Costello | 100% | |||
Ted Deutch | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 100% |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 89% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 81% |
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 81% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 81% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 78% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 72% |
IA | State House - 28 | David Young | Republican | 72% |
PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 67% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 67% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 67% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 63% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 63% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 63% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 63% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 63% |
Joe Kennedy III | 63% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 63% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 63% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 63% |
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 57% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 56% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 56% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 54% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 54% |
Leonard Lance | 54% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 50% |
FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | Republican | 50% |
MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 50% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 45% |
Barbara Comstock | 45% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | 45% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 45% |
Pete King | 45% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 45% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 45% |
OK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 45% |
Don Payne, Jr. | 45% | |||
Collin Peterson | 45% | |||
Keith Rothfus | 45% | |||
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | 45% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 44% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 44% |
FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 36% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 36% |
Rodney Davis | 36% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 36% |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 36% |
Walter Jones, Jr. | 36% | |||
Sandy Levin | 36% | |||
John Lewis | 36% | |||
David Price | 36% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 36% |
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 36% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | Democratic | 36% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 36% |
Donald Young | 36% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 33% |
Val Demings | 33% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 33% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 33% |
Stephanie Murphy | 33% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 33% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 33% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 27% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 27% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 27% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 27% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 27% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 27% |
Eliot Engel | 27% | |||
John Katko | 27% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 27% |
Ron Kind | 27% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 27% |
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 27% |
Dave Loebsack | 27% | |||
Alan Lowenthal | 27% | |||
Rick Nolan | 27% | |||
Erik Paulsen | 27% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 27% |
Tom Rooney | 27% | |||
Tim Ryan | 27% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 27% |
Jackie Speier | 27% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 27% |
Roy Blunt | 22% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 22% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 22% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 22% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 22% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | R | 100% |
Ryan Costello | 100% | |||
Ted Deutch | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 100% |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 89% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 83% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 81% |
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 81% |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | 81% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 78% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 72% |
IA | State House - 28 | David Young | R | 72% |
PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 67% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 67% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 67% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 63% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 63% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 63% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 63% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 63% |
Joe Kennedy III | 63% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 63% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 63% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 63% |
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 57% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 56% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 56% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 54% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 54% |
Leonard Lance | 54% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 50% |
FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | R | 50% |
MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 50% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | D | 45% |
Barbara Comstock | 45% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | D | 45% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 45% |
Pete King | 45% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 45% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 45% |
OK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Markwayne Mullin | R | 45% |
Don Payne, Jr. | 45% | |||
Collin Peterson | 45% | |||
Keith Rothfus | 45% | |||
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | I | 45% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 44% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 44% |
FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 36% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 36% |
Rodney Davis | 36% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 36% |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Ruben Gallego | D | 36% |
Walter Jones, Jr. | 36% | |||
Sandy Levin | 36% | |||
John Lewis | 36% | |||
David Price | 36% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 36% |
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 36% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Eric Swalwell | D | 36% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 36% |
Donald Young | 36% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 33% |
Val Demings | 33% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 33% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 33% |
Stephanie Murphy | 33% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 33% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 33% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 27% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 27% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 27% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 27% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 27% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 27% |
Eliot Engel | 27% | |||
John Katko | 27% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 27% |
Ron Kind | 27% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 27% |
CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 27% |
Dave Loebsack | 27% | |||
Alan Lowenthal | 27% | |||
Rick Nolan | 27% | |||
Erik Paulsen | 27% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 27% |
Tom Rooney | 27% | |||
Tim Ryan | 27% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 27% |
Jackie Speier | 27% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 27% |
Roy Blunt | 22% | |||
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 22% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 22% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 22% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 22% |