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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 39% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 39% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 39% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 39% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 39% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 39% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 38% |
Susan Davis | 38% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 38% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 38% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 38% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 38% |
Barbara Mikulski | 38% | |||
Bob Brady | 37% | |||
Lois Capps | 37% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 37% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 37% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 37% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 37% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 37% |
Tom Udall | 37% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 37% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 36% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 36% |
Sam Farr | 36% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 36% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 36% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 36% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 36% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 36% |
Corrine Brown | 35% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 35% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 35% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 35% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 35% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 35% |
Jim Langevin | 35% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 35% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 35% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 35% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 35% |
Louise Slaughter | 35% | |||
Jackie Speier | 35% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 35% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 34% |
Eliot Engel | 34% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 34% |
Mike Honda | 34% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 34% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 34% |
Nita Lowey | 34% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 34% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 33% |
Peter DeFazio | 33% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 33% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 33% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 33% |
Rick Nolan | 33% | |||
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 33% |
Bobby Rush | 33% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 33% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 33% |
David Cicilline | 32% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 32% |
Donna Edwards | 32% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 32% |
Sandy Levin | 32% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 32% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 32% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 32% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 32% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 32% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | Democratic | 31% |
Joe Crowley | 31% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 31% | |||
Alan Grayson | 31% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 31% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 31% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 31% |
Beto O'Rourke | 31% | |||
Don Payne, Jr. | 31% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 31% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 31% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 31% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 30% |
Mike Capuano | 30% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 30% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 30% |
John Lewis | 30% | |||
Jim McDermott | 30% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 30% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 30% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 29% | |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 29% |
Ted Deutch | 29% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 29% |
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 29% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 29% |
José Serrano | 29% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 39% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 39% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 39% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 39% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 39% |
TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 39% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 38% |
Susan Davis | 38% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 38% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 38% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 38% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 38% |
Barbara Mikulski | 38% | |||
Bob Brady | 37% | |||
Lois Capps | 37% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 37% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 37% |
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 37% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 37% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 37% |
Tom Udall | 37% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 37% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 36% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 36% |
Sam Farr | 36% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 36% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 36% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 36% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 36% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 36% |
Corrine Brown | 35% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 35% |
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 35% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 35% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 35% |
IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 35% |
Jim Langevin | 35% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 35% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 35% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 35% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 35% |
Louise Slaughter | 35% | |||
Jackie Speier | 35% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 35% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 34% |
Eliot Engel | 34% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | 34% |
Mike Honda | 34% | |||
Eddie Johnson | 34% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 34% |
Nita Lowey | 34% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 34% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 33% |
Peter DeFazio | 33% | |||
Tulsi Gabbard | 33% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 33% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 33% |
Rick Nolan | 33% | |||
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 33% |
Bobby Rush | 33% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 33% |
CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 33% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 33% |
David Cicilline | 32% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 32% |
Donna Edwards | 32% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 32% |
Sandy Levin | 32% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 32% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 32% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 32% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 32% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 32% |
CA | Mayor - 1 | Karen Bass | D | 31% |
Joe Crowley | 31% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 31% | |||
Alan Grayson | 31% | |||
Luis Gutiérrez | 31% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 31% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 31% |
Beto O'Rourke | 31% | |||
Don Payne, Jr. | 31% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 31% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 31% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 31% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 30% |
Mike Capuano | 30% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 30% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 30% |
John Lewis | 30% | |||
Jim McDermott | 30% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 30% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 30% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 29% | |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 29% |
Ted Deutch | 29% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 29% |
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 29% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 29% |
José Serrano | 29% |