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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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John Tierney | 17% | |||
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 17% |
Niki Tsongas | 17% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 17% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 17% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 17% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 13% |
Bobby Rush | 13% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 12% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 11% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 11% | |||
Kay Hagan | 11% | |||
Heidi Heitkamp | 11% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 11% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 11% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 11% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 11% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 11% |
NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 10% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 10% |
Corrine Brown | 9% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 9% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 9% | |||
Donna Edwards | 9% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 9% | |||
Mike Honda | 9% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 9% |
Ann Kirkpatrick | 9% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 9% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 9% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 9% |
Allyson Schwartz | 9% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 9% |
Ron Barber | 8% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 8% |
Tim Bishop | 8% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 8% |
Cheri Bustos | 8% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 8% | |||
Lois Capps | 8% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 8% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 8% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 8% |
Susan Davis | 8% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 8% |
John Delaney | 8% | |||
John Dingell | 8% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 8% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 8% |
Pete Gallego | 8% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 8% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 8% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 8% |
Eddie Johnson | 8% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 8% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 8% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 8% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 8% |
Dan Lipinski | 8% | |||
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 8% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 8% |
Dan Maffei | 8% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 8% |
Vance McAllister, Sr. | 8% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 8% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 8% | |
Patrick Murphy | 8% | |||
Rick Nolan | 8% | |||
Bill Owens | 8% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 8% |
Ed Perlmutter | 8% | |||
David Price | 8% | |||
Nick Rahall II | 8% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 8% |
Kurt Schrader | 8% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 8% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 8% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 8% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 8% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | 8% |
Albio Sires | 8% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 8% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 8% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 8% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 8% |
Mark Begich | 7% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 6% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 6% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 6% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 6% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 6% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 6% |
Harry Reid | 6% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 6% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 6% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 0% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 0% |
Barbara Boxer | 0% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Tierney | 17% | |||
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 17% |
Niki Tsongas | 17% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 17% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 17% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 17% |
FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 17% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 13% |
Bobby Rush | 13% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 12% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 11% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 11% | |||
Kay Hagan | 11% | |||
Heidi Heitkamp | 11% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 11% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 11% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 11% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 11% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 11% |
NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 10% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 10% |
Corrine Brown | 9% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 9% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 9% | |||
Donna Edwards | 9% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 9% | |||
Mike Honda | 9% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 9% |
Ann Kirkpatrick | 9% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 9% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 9% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 9% |
Allyson Schwartz | 9% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 9% |
Ron Barber | 8% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 8% |
Tim Bishop | 8% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 8% |
Cheri Bustos | 8% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 8% | |||
Lois Capps | 8% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 8% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 8% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 8% |
Susan Davis | 8% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 8% |
John Delaney | 8% | |||
John Dingell | 8% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 8% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 8% |
Pete Gallego | 8% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 8% | |||
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 8% |
CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 8% |
Eddie Johnson | 8% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 8% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 8% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 8% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 8% |
Dan Lipinski | 8% | |||
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 8% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 8% |
Dan Maffei | 8% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 8% |
Vance McAllister, Sr. | 8% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 8% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 8% | |
Patrick Murphy | 8% | |||
Rick Nolan | 8% | |||
Bill Owens | 8% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 8% |
Ed Perlmutter | 8% | |||
David Price | 8% | |||
Nick Rahall II | 8% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 8% |
Kurt Schrader | 8% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 8% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 8% |
Carol Shea-Porter | 8% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 8% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | I | 8% |
Albio Sires | 8% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 8% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 8% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 8% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 8% |
Mark Begich | 7% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 6% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 6% |
Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 6% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 6% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 6% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 6% |
Harry Reid | 6% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 6% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 6% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 0% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 0% |
Barbara Boxer | 0% |