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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Rob Andrews | 63% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 63% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 63% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 63% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 50% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 50% |
Maurice Hinchey | 50% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 50% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 50% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 50% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 50% | |||
John Yarmuth | 50% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 38% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 38% |
Mike Capuano | 38% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 38% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 38% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 38% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 38% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 38% | |||
Bob Filner | 38% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 38% |
Timothy Johnson | 38% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 38% | |||
Joe Lieberman | 38% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 38% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 38% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 38% |
Charlie Rangel | 38% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 38% |
Laura Richardson | 38% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 38% | |||
Steve Rothman | 38% | |||
Albio Sires | 38% | |||
Jackie Speier | 38% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 38% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 38% |
John Tierney | 38% | |||
Ed Towns | 38% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 38% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 38% |
Joe Baca, Sr. | 25% | |||
Mark Begich | 25% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 25% | |||
Bruce Braley | 25% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 25% |
Russ Carnahan | 25% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 25% |
Julia Carson | 25% | |||
David Cicilline | 25% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 25% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 25% |
Jim Cooper | 25% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 25% |
Susan Davis | 25% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 25% | |||
Ted Deutch | 25% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 25% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 25% |
Steve Israel | 25% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 25% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 25% |
John Kerry | 25% | |||
Ron Kind | 25% | |||
Herb Kohl | 25% | |||
Jim Langevin | 25% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 25% | |||
Carl Levin | 25% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 25% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 25% |
Robert Matsui | 25% | |||
Carolyn McCarthy | 25% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 25% |
Jerry McNerney | 25% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 25% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 25% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 25% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 25% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 25% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 25% |
Silvestre Reyes | 25% | |||
Mike Ross | 25% | |||
Bobby Rush | 25% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 25% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 25% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 25% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 25% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 25% |
Louise Slaughter | 25% | |||
Olympia Snowe | 25% | |||
Tom Udall | 25% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 25% |
Henry Waxman | 25% | |||
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 25% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 25% |
Justin Amash | 13% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 13% |
John Barrow | 13% | |||
Max Baucus | 13% | |||
Shelley Berkley | 13% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rob Andrews | 63% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 63% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 63% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 63% |
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 50% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 50% |
Maurice Hinchey | 50% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 50% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 50% | |||
Carolyn Maloney | 50% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 50% | |||
John Yarmuth | 50% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 38% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 38% |
Mike Capuano | 38% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 38% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 38% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 38% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 38% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 38% | |||
Bob Filner | 38% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 38% |
Timothy Johnson | 38% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 38% | |||
Joe Lieberman | 38% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 38% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 38% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 38% |
Charlie Rangel | 38% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 38% |
Laura Richardson | 38% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 38% | |||
Steve Rothman | 38% | |||
Albio Sires | 38% | |||
Jackie Speier | 38% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 38% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 38% |
John Tierney | 38% | |||
Ed Towns | 38% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 38% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 38% |
Joe Baca, Sr. | 25% | |||
Mark Begich | 25% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 25% | |||
Bruce Braley | 25% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 25% |
Russ Carnahan | 25% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 25% |
Julia Carson | 25% | |||
David Cicilline | 25% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 25% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 25% |
Jim Cooper | 25% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 25% |
Susan Davis | 25% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 25% | |||
Ted Deutch | 25% | |||
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 25% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 25% |
Steve Israel | 25% | |||
Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 25% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 25% |
John Kerry | 25% | |||
Ron Kind | 25% | |||
Herb Kohl | 25% | |||
Jim Langevin | 25% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 25% | |||
Carl Levin | 25% | |||
Dave Loebsack | 25% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 25% |
Robert Matsui | 25% | |||
Carolyn McCarthy | 25% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 25% |
Jerry McNerney | 25% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 25% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 25% |
Jim Moran, Jr. | 25% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 25% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 25% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 25% |
Silvestre Reyes | 25% | |||
Mike Ross | 25% | |||
Bobby Rush | 25% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 25% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 25% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 25% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 25% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 25% |
Louise Slaughter | 25% | |||
Olympia Snowe | 25% | |||
Tom Udall | 25% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 25% |
Henry Waxman | 25% | |||
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 25% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 25% |
Justin Amash | 13% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 13% |
John Barrow | 13% | |||
Max Baucus | 13% | |||
Shelley Berkley | 13% |