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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Begich | 90% | |||
Gene Green | 90% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 90% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 89% |
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 89% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 89% |
Patrick Leahy | 89% | |||
Sean Maloney | 89% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 89% |
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 89% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 88% |
Cheri Bustos | 88% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 88% | |||
Bill Enyart | 88% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 88% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 88% |
Dave Loebsack | 88% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 88% | |||
Bill Owens | 88% | |||
Nick Rahall II | 88% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 88% | |||
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 88% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 88% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 87% |
Jim Matheson | 87% | |||
John Barrow | 86% | |||
Tom Harkin | 86% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 86% |
Bruce Braley | 85% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 85% | |
Dan Maffei | 85% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 85% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 85% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 84% |
Jim Cooper | 83% | |||
Mike McIntyre | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 82% |
Dianne Feinstein | 81% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 80% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 80% |
Kay Hagan | 80% | |||
Mark Udall | 80% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 80% |
Collin Peterson | 79% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 78% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | 78% |
Mary Landrieu | 77% | |||
Pete Gallego | 75% | |||
Joe Garcia | 75% | |||
Patrick Murphy | 75% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 75% |
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 75% |
Frank Wolf | 75% | |||
Ron Barber | 73% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 73% |
Chris Gibson | 69% | |||
Frank LoBiondo | 69% | |||
David McKinley | 69% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 68% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 64% |
Claire McCaskill | 62% | |||
Rodney Davis | 56% | |||
Jim Gerlach | 56% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 56% |
Dave Reichert | 54% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 54% |
Mike Fitzpatrick | 53% | |||
Tim Murphy | 53% | |||
Donald Young | 53% | |||
Walter Jones, Jr. | 51% | |||
Mark Kirk | 50% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 49% |
Ralph Hall | 48% | |||
Pete King | 47% | |||
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 47% | |||
Charlie Dent | 45% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 45% |
Lou Barletta | 44% | |||
Susan Brooks | 44% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 44% | |
ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 44% |
AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 44% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | Republican | 44% |
Joe Heck, Jr. | 44% | |||
John McCain III | 44% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 44% |
Jeff Fortenberry | 43% | |||
Jaime Herrera Beutler | 43% | |||
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 43% |
Fred Upton | 43% | |||
Randy Forbes | 42% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 42% |
Dan Coats | 41% | |||
Rodney Frelinghuysen | 41% | |||
Dean Heller | 41% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 41% |
Michael Grimm | 40% | |||
Lamar Smith | 39% | |||
Justin Amash | 38% | |||
Mo Brooks | 38% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Begich | 90% | |||
Gene Green | 90% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 90% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 89% |
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 89% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 89% |
Patrick Leahy | 89% | |||
Sean Maloney | 89% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 89% |
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 89% |
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 88% |
Cheri Bustos | 88% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 88% | |||
Bill Enyart | 88% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 88% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 88% |
Dave Loebsack | 88% | |||
Jerry McNerney | 88% | |||
Bill Owens | 88% | |||
Nick Rahall II | 88% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 88% | |||
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 88% | |||
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 88% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 87% |
Jim Matheson | 87% | |||
John Barrow | 86% | |||
Tom Harkin | 86% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 86% |
Bruce Braley | 85% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 85% | |
Dan Maffei | 85% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 85% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 85% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 84% |
Jim Cooper | 83% | |||
Mike McIntyre | 83% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 82% |
Dianne Feinstein | 81% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 80% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 80% |
Kay Hagan | 80% | |||
Mark Udall | 80% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 80% |
Collin Peterson | 79% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 78% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | I | 78% |
Mary Landrieu | 77% | |||
Pete Gallego | 75% | |||
Joe Garcia | 75% | |||
Patrick Murphy | 75% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 75% |
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 75% |
Frank Wolf | 75% | |||
Ron Barber | 73% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 73% |
Chris Gibson | 69% | |||
Frank LoBiondo | 69% | |||
David McKinley | 69% | |||
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | R | 68% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 64% |
Claire McCaskill | 62% | |||
Rodney Davis | 56% | |||
Jim Gerlach | 56% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 56% |
Dave Reichert | 54% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 54% |
Mike Fitzpatrick | 53% | |||
Tim Murphy | 53% | |||
Donald Young | 53% | |||
Walter Jones, Jr. | 51% | |||
Mark Kirk | 50% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 49% |
Ralph Hall | 48% | |||
Pete King | 47% | |||
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 47% | |||
Charlie Dent | 45% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 45% |
Lou Barletta | 44% | |||
Susan Brooks | 44% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 44% | |
ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 44% |
AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 44% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | R | 44% |
Joe Heck, Jr. | 44% | |||
John McCain III | 44% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | R | 44% |
Jeff Fortenberry | 43% | |||
Jaime Herrera Beutler | 43% | |||
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 43% |
Fred Upton | 43% | |||
Randy Forbes | 42% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 42% |
Dan Coats | 41% | |||
Rodney Frelinghuysen | 41% | |||
Dean Heller | 41% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 41% |
Michael Grimm | 40% | |||
Lamar Smith | 39% | |||
Justin Amash | 38% | |||
Mo Brooks | 38% |