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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 22% |
Lou Barletta | 18% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 18% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 18% |
Bob Brady | 18% | |||
Susan Brooks | 18% | |||
Mike Capuano | 18% | |||
David Cicilline | 18% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 18% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 18% | |
ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 18% |
AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 18% |
Carlos Curbelo | 18% | |||
Susan Davis | 18% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 18% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 18% |
John Delaney | 18% | |||
Dan Donovan, Jr. | 18% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 18% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 18% |
Rodney Frelinghuysen | 18% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 18% | |
Trey Gowdy III | 18% | |||
Gregg Harper | 18% | |||
Vicky Hartzler | 18% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 18% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 18% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 18% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 18% |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 18% |
Evan Jenkins | 18% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 18% |
PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 18% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 18% |
Jim Langevin | 18% | |||
Nita Lowey | 18% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 18% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 18% |
Carolyn Maloney | 18% | |||
David McKinley | 18% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 18% | |||
WV | U.S. House - 2 | Alex Mooney | Republican | 18% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 18% |
Kathleen Rice | 18% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 18% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 18% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 18% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 18% |
Niki Tsongas | 18% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 18% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 18% |
Mimi Walters | 18% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 18% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 18% |
Kevin Yoder | 18% | |||
DE | U.S. House - At-Large | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 17% |
MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 17% |
Charlie Crist, Jr. | 17% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 17% |
VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | Republican | 17% |
Colleen Hanabusa | 17% | |||
Al Lawson, Jr. | 17% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 17% |
Lamar Alexander | 11% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 11% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 11% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 11% |
Richard Burr | 11% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 11% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 11% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 11% |
LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 11% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 11% |
Robert Corker | 11% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 11% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 11% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 11% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | Republican | 11% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 11% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 11% |
Mike Enzi | 11% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 11% |
Dianne Feinstein | 11% | |||
NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 11% |
Jeff Flake | 11% | |||
Cory Gardner | 11% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 11% |
Orrin Hatch | 11% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 11% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 11% | |||
Dean Heller | 11% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 11% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 11% |
Jim Inhofe | 11% | |||
Johnny Isakson | 11% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 11% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 11% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 11% |
OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 11% |
Patrick Leahy | 11% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 22% |
Lou Barletta | 18% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 18% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 18% |
Bob Brady | 18% | |||
Susan Brooks | 18% | |||
Mike Capuano | 18% | |||
David Cicilline | 18% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 18% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 18% | |
ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 18% |
AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 18% |
Carlos Curbelo | 18% | |||
Susan Davis | 18% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 18% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 18% |
John Delaney | 18% | |||
Dan Donovan, Jr. | 18% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 18% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 18% |
Rodney Frelinghuysen | 18% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 18% | |
Trey Gowdy III | 18% | |||
Gregg Harper | 18% | |||
Vicky Hartzler | 18% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 18% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 18% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 18% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 18% |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 18% |
Evan Jenkins | 18% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 18% |
PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 18% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 18% |
Jim Langevin | 18% | |||
Nita Lowey | 18% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 18% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 18% |
Carolyn Maloney | 18% | |||
David McKinley | 18% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 18% | |||
WV | U.S. House - 2 | Alex Mooney | R | 18% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 18% |
Kathleen Rice | 18% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 18% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 18% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 18% |
CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 18% |
Niki Tsongas | 18% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 18% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 18% |
Mimi Walters | 18% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 18% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 18% |
Kevin Yoder | 18% | |||
DE | U.S. House - At-Large | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 17% |
MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 17% |
Charlie Crist, Jr. | 17% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 17% |
VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | R | 17% |
Colleen Hanabusa | 17% | |||
Al Lawson, Jr. | 17% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 17% |
Lamar Alexander | 11% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 11% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 11% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 11% |
Richard Burr | 11% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 11% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 11% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 11% |
LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 11% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 11% |
Robert Corker | 11% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 11% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 11% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 11% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | R | 11% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 11% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 11% |
Mike Enzi | 11% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 11% |
Dianne Feinstein | 11% | |||
NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 11% |
Jeff Flake | 11% | |||
Cory Gardner | 11% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 11% |
Orrin Hatch | 11% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 11% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 11% | |||
Dean Heller | 11% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 11% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 11% |
Jim Inhofe | 11% | |||
Johnny Isakson | 11% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 11% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 11% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 11% |
OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 11% |
Patrick Leahy | 11% |