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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 21% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 20% | |||
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 20% | |||
NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 17% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 17% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 15% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 14% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 14% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 14% |
Claire McCaskill | 14% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 14% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 14% | |||
Tom Udall | 14% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 14% |
Cheri Bustos | 10% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | 10% |
Peter DeFazio | 10% | |||
Eliot Engel | 10% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 10% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 10% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 10% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 8% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 7% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 7% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 7% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 7% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 7% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 7% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 7% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 7% |
Dianne Feinstein | 7% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 7% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 7% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 7% |
Patrick Leahy | 7% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 7% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 7% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 7% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 7% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 7% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 7% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 7% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 7% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 7% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 7% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 7% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 0% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 0% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 0% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 0% |
DE | U.S. House - At-Large | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 0% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 0% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 0% |
Bob Brady | 0% | |||
MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 0% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 0% | |||
Mike Capuano | 0% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 0% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 0% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 0% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 0% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 0% |
David Cicilline | 0% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 0% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 0% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 0% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 0% |
TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | Republican | 0% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 0% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 0% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 0% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 0% |
Charlie Crist, Jr. | 0% | |||
Joe Crowley | 0% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 0% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 0% |
Susan Davis | 0% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 0% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 0% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 0% |
John Delaney | 0% | |||
Val Demings | 0% | |||
Ted Deutch | 0% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 0% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 0% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 0% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 0% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 0% |
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 0% |
Elizabeth Esty | 0% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 0% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 21% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 20% | |||
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 20% | |||
NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 17% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 17% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 15% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 14% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 14% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 14% |
Claire McCaskill | 14% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 14% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 14% | |||
Tom Udall | 14% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 14% |
Cheri Bustos | 10% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 29 | Tony Cárdenas | D | 10% |
Peter DeFazio | 10% | |||
Eliot Engel | 10% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 10% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 10% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 10% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 8% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 7% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 7% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 7% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 7% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 7% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 7% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 7% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 7% |
Dianne Feinstein | 7% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 7% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 7% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 7% |
Patrick Leahy | 7% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 7% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 7% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 7% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 7% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 7% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 7% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 7% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 7% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 7% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 7% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 7% |
NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 0% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 0% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 0% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | D | 0% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 0% |
DE | U.S. House - At-Large | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 0% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 0% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 0% |
Bob Brady | 0% | |||
MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 0% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 0% | |||
Mike Capuano | 0% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 0% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 0% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 0% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 0% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 0% |
David Cicilline | 0% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 0% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 0% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 0% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 0% |
TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | R | 0% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 0% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 0% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 0% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 0% |
Charlie Crist, Jr. | 0% | |||
Joe Crowley | 0% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 0% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 0% |
Susan Davis | 0% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 0% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 0% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 0% |
John Delaney | 0% | |||
Val Demings | 0% | |||
Ted Deutch | 0% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 0% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 0% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 0% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 0% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 0% |
NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 0% |
Elizabeth Esty | 0% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 0% |