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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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CA | State Senate - 24 | Ben Allen | Democratic | 100% |
Richard Bloom | 100% | |||
CA | Attorney General | Rob Bonta | Democratic | 100% |
Edwin Chau | 100% | |||
David Chiu | 100% | |||
Mark Leno | 100% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 6 | Kevin McCarty | Democratic | 100% |
CA | State Assembly - 62 | Anthony Rendon | Democratic | 100% |
Mark Stone | 100% | |||
CA | State Superintendent of Public Instruction | Tony Thurmond | Non-partisan | 100% |
CA | State Assembly - 19 | Phil Ting | Democratic | 100% |
CA | State Senate - 39 | Toni Atkins | Democratic | 98% |
Jim Beall, Jr. | 98% | |||
Loni Hancock | 98% | |||
Hannah-Beth Jackson | 98% | |||
Bill Monning | 98% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 15 | Kevin Mullin | Democratic | 98% |
Adrin Nazarian | 98% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Das Williams | 98% | |
CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 97% |
Robert Hertzberg | 97% | |||
Gerald Hill | 97% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 57 | Reggie Jones-Sawyer, Sr. | Democratic | 97% |
Patty Lopez | 97% | |||
CA | State Senate - 2 | Mike McGuire | Democratic | 97% |
Fran Pavley | 97% | |||
Bob Wieckowski | 97% | |||
Marc Levine | 96% | |||
Richard Gordon | 95% | |||
Martin Block | 94% | |||
Kansen Chu | 94% | |||
CA | Council Member - 14 | Kevin De Leon | 94% | |
Lorena Gonzalez | 94% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 41 | Chris Holden | Democratic | 94% |
Carol Liu | 94% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 54 | Miguel Santiago | Democratic | 94% |
CA | State Assembly - 2 | Jim Wood | Democratic | 94% |
CA | Secretary of State | Shirley Weber | Democratic | 93% |
Matt Dababneh | 92% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 2 | Holly Mitchell | 92% | |
Lois Wolk | 92% | |||
Mike Gatto | 91% | |||
CA | Insurance Commissioner | Ricardo Lara | Democratic | 90% |
Connie Leyva | 90% | |||
Cristina Garcia | 89% | |||
Bill Quirk | 89% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 42 | Jacqui Irwin | Democratic | 88% |
CA | State Assembly - 26 | Evan Low | Democratic | 88% |
Nora Campos | 87% | |||
Ben Hueso | 87% | |||
CA | State Senate - 3 | Bill Dodd | Democratic | 86% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Luis Alejo | 85% | |
CA | State Assembly - 31 | Joaquin Arambula | Democratic | 85% |
CA | State Senate - 5 | Susan Eggman | Democratic | 85% |
CA | State Assembly - 36 | Eduardo Garcia | Democratic | 85% |
Ian Calderon | 84% | |||
Tony Mendoza | 84% | |||
Richard Pan | 84% | |||
Isadore Hall III | 83% | |||
Ed Hernandez | 83% | |||
Susan Bonilla | 82% | |||
Autumn Burke | 82% | |||
CA | State Senate - 7 | Steve Glazer | Democratic | 80% |
CA | State Assembly - 65 | Mike Gipson | Democratic | 78% |
Roger Hernandez | 77% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 53 | Freddie Rodriguez | Democratic | 76% |
Jose Medina | 75% | |||
Ken Cooley | 74% | |||
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas | 73% | |||
CA | State Senate - 31 | Richard Roth | Democratic | 73% |
Cheryl Brown | 71% | |||
Patrick O'Donnell | 68% | |||
Rudy Salas, Jr. | 61% | |||
Jim Cooper | 60% | |||
Tom Daly | 60% | |||
Jim Frazier | 54% | |||
Cathleen Galgiani | 54% | |||
Adam Gray | 49% | |||
Catharine Baker | 37% | |||
David Hadley | 36% | |||
Jim Nielsen | 30% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 76 | Brian Maienschein | Democratic | 27% |
CA | State Assembly - 34 | Tom Lackey | Republican | 26% |
Eric Linder | 25% | |||
Katcho Achadjian | 24% | |||
Anthony Cannella | 20% | |||
Marc Steinorth | 17% | |||
Kristin Olsen | 15% | |||
CA | State Senate - 21 | Scott Wilk | Republican | 15% |
CA | State Senate - 1 | Brian Dahle | Republican | 14% |
CA | State Assembly - 8 | Jim Patterson | Republican | 14% |
Tom Berryhill | 11% | |||
Ling-Ling Chang | 11% | |||
CA | State Senate - 12 | Shannon Grove | Republican | 11% |
CA | State Assembly - 75 | Marie Waldron | Republican | 10% |
Travis Allen | 9% | |||
Frank Bigelow | 9% | |||
Beth Gaines | 9% | |||
Melissa Melendez | 9% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 23 | Jay Obernolte | Republican | 9% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
CA | State Senate - 24 | Ben Allen | D | 100% |
Richard Bloom | 100% | |||
CA | Attorney General | Rob Bonta | D | 100% |
Edwin Chau | 100% | |||
David Chiu | 100% | |||
Mark Leno | 100% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 6 | Kevin McCarty | D | 100% |
CA | State Assembly - 62 | Anthony Rendon | D | 100% |
Mark Stone | 100% | |||
CA | State Superintendent of Public Instruction | Tony Thurmond | Other | 100% |
CA | State Assembly - 19 | Phil Ting | D | 100% |
CA | State Senate - 39 | Toni Atkins | D | 98% |
Jim Beall, Jr. | 98% | |||
Loni Hancock | 98% | |||
Hannah-Beth Jackson | 98% | |||
Bill Monning | 98% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 15 | Kevin Mullin | D | 98% |
Adrin Nazarian | 98% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Das Williams | 98% | |
CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 97% |
Robert Hertzberg | 97% | |||
Gerald Hill | 97% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 57 | Reggie Jones-Sawyer, Sr. | D | 97% |
Patty Lopez | 97% | |||
CA | State Senate - 2 | Mike McGuire | D | 97% |
Fran Pavley | 97% | |||
Bob Wieckowski | 97% | |||
Marc Levine | 96% | |||
Richard Gordon | 95% | |||
Martin Block | 94% | |||
Kansen Chu | 94% | |||
CA | Council Member - 14 | Kevin De Leon | 94% | |
Lorena Gonzalez | 94% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 41 | Chris Holden | D | 94% |
Carol Liu | 94% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 54 | Miguel Santiago | D | 94% |
CA | State Assembly - 2 | Jim Wood | D | 94% |
CA | Secretary of State | Shirley Weber | D | 93% |
Matt Dababneh | 92% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 2 | Holly Mitchell | 92% | |
Lois Wolk | 92% | |||
Mike Gatto | 91% | |||
CA | Insurance Commissioner | Ricardo Lara | D | 90% |
Connie Leyva | 90% | |||
Cristina Garcia | 89% | |||
Bill Quirk | 89% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 42 | Jacqui Irwin | D | 88% |
CA | State Assembly - 26 | Evan Low | D | 88% |
Nora Campos | 87% | |||
Ben Hueso | 87% | |||
CA | State Senate - 3 | Bill Dodd | D | 86% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Luis Alejo | 85% | |
CA | State Assembly - 31 | Joaquin Arambula | D | 85% |
CA | State Senate - 5 | Susan Eggman | D | 85% |
CA | State Assembly - 36 | Eduardo Garcia | D | 85% |
Ian Calderon | 84% | |||
Tony Mendoza | 84% | |||
Richard Pan | 84% | |||
Isadore Hall III | 83% | |||
Ed Hernandez | 83% | |||
Susan Bonilla | 82% | |||
Autumn Burke | 82% | |||
CA | State Senate - 7 | Steve Glazer | D | 80% |
CA | State Assembly - 65 | Mike Gipson | D | 78% |
Roger Hernandez | 77% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 53 | Freddie Rodriguez | D | 76% |
Jose Medina | 75% | |||
Ken Cooley | 74% | |||
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas | 73% | |||
CA | State Senate - 31 | Richard Roth | D | 73% |
Cheryl Brown | 71% | |||
Patrick O'Donnell | 68% | |||
Rudy Salas, Jr. | 61% | |||
Jim Cooper | 60% | |||
Tom Daly | 60% | |||
Jim Frazier | 54% | |||
Cathleen Galgiani | 54% | |||
Adam Gray | 49% | |||
Catharine Baker | 37% | |||
David Hadley | 36% | |||
Jim Nielsen | 30% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 76 | Brian Maienschein | D | 27% |
CA | State Assembly - 34 | Tom Lackey | R | 26% |
Eric Linder | 25% | |||
Katcho Achadjian | 24% | |||
Anthony Cannella | 20% | |||
Marc Steinorth | 17% | |||
Kristin Olsen | 15% | |||
CA | State Senate - 21 | Scott Wilk | R | 15% |
CA | State Senate - 1 | Brian Dahle | R | 14% |
CA | State Assembly - 8 | Jim Patterson | R | 14% |
Tom Berryhill | 11% | |||
Ling-Ling Chang | 11% | |||
CA | State Senate - 12 | Shannon Grove | R | 11% |
CA | State Assembly - 75 | Marie Waldron | R | 10% |
Travis Allen | 9% | |||
Frank Bigelow | 9% | |||
Beth Gaines | 9% | |||
Melissa Melendez | 9% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 23 | Jay Obernolte | R | 9% |