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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | D- |
AL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Shelby | Republican | D- |
AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | D- |
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | D |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | C- |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | A |
CA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | A |
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | A |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | A- |
CA | U.S. House - 9 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | B+ |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | A+ |
CA | U.S. House - 13 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | A+ |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Jim Costa | Democratic | A- |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | A |
CA | U.S. House - 19 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | A- |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | A+ |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | A |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | A |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | A |
CA | U.S. House - 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | B+ |
CA | U.S. House - 42 | Ken Calvert | Republican | D |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | A |
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Darrell Issa | Republican | D+ |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | A | |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | A |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | A |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | A |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | B+ |
FL | U.S. House - 23 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | A+ |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | D |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | B- |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | B+ |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | B |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | D- |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | D- |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | D- |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | A+ |
IL | U.S. House - 1 | Bobby Rush | Democratic | A |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | A |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | A |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | D+ |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | D- |
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | D |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | A |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | A |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | A+ |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | A- |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | A |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | A |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | A- |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | A- |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | B+ |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | C |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | A | |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | B+ |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Fred Upton | Republican | C- |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | B |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | A+ |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | B |
MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roy Blunt | Republican | D |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | A |
MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | D |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | D |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | A |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | B |
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | A+ |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | A | |
NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Burr | Republican | D- |
NC | U.S. House - 1 | G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | Democratic | A |
NC | U.S. House - 4 | David Price | Democratic | A |
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | F |
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | F |
NE | U.S. House - 1 | Jeff Fortenberry | Republican | C+ |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | B |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | B |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | A- |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | A |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | A |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | A |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | A |
NY | U.S. House - 10 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | A |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Carolyn Maloney | Democratic | A- |
NY | U.S. House - 26 | Brian Higgins | Democratic | B+ |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | A- |
OH | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Chabot | Republican | D- |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcia Kaptur | Democratic | B |
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | D |
OH | U.S. House - 13 | Tim Ryan | Democratic | B+ |
OH | State House - 65 | Jean Schmidt | Republican | F |
OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jim Inhofe | Republican | F |
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | D |
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | D |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | A |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | A+ |
OR | U.S. House - 4 | Peter DeFazio | Democratic | A- |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | B |
PA | U.S. House - 18 | Mike Doyle, Jr. | Democratic | B+ |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | A+ |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | B |
RI | U.S. House - 2 | Jim Langevin | Democratic | A- |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | D- |
AL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Shelby | R | D- |
AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | D- |
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | D |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | C- |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Raul Grijalva | D | A |
CA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dianne Feinstein | D | A |
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Thompson | D | A |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Doris Matsui | D | A- |
CA | U.S. House - 9 | Jerry McNerney | D | B+ |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Nancy Pelosi | D | A+ |
CA | U.S. House - 13 | Barbara Lee | D | A+ |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Jim Costa | D | A- |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Anna Eshoo | D | A |
CA | U.S. House - 19 | Zoe Lofgren | D | A- |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Adam Schiff | D | A+ |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Brad Sherman | D | A |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Grace Napolitano | D | A |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | A |
CA | U.S. House - 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | D | B+ |
CA | U.S. House - 42 | Ken Calvert | R | D |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | A |
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Darrell Issa | R | D+ |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | A | |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | A |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | A |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | A |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | B+ |
FL | U.S. House - 23 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | A+ |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | D |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | B- |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | B+ |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | B |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | D- |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | D- |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | D- |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | A+ |
IL | U.S. House - 1 | Bobby Rush | D | A |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | A |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | A |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | D+ |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | D- |
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | D |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | A |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | A |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | A+ |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | A- |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | A |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | A |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | A- |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | A- |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | B+ |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | C |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | A | |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | B+ |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Fred Upton | R | C- |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | B |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | A+ |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | B |
MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roy Blunt | R | D |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | A |
MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | D |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | D |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | A |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | B |
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | D | A+ |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | A | |
NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Burr | R | D- |
NC | U.S. House - 1 | G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | D | A |
NC | U.S. House - 4 | David Price | D | A |
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | F |
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | R | F |
NE | U.S. House - 1 | Jeff Fortenberry | R | C+ |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | B |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | B |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | A- |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | A |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | A |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | A |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | A |
NY | U.S. House - 10 | Jerry Nadler | D | A |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Carolyn Maloney | D | A- |
NY | U.S. House - 26 | Brian Higgins | D | B+ |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | A- |
OH | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Chabot | R | D- |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcia Kaptur | D | B |
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | D |
OH | U.S. House - 13 | Tim Ryan | D | B+ |
OH | State House - 65 | Jean Schmidt | R | F |
OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jim Inhofe | R | F |
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | D |
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | D |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | A |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | A+ |
OR | U.S. House - 4 | Peter DeFazio | D | A- |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | B |
PA | U.S. House - 18 | Mike Doyle, Jr. | D | B+ |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | A+ |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | B |
RI | U.S. House - 2 | Jim Langevin | D | A- |