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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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CA | State Board of Equalization | Ted Gaines | Republican | 100% |
CA | State Senate - 12 | Shannon Grove | Republican | 100% |
Matthew Harper | 100% | |||
Chad Mayes | 100% | |||
Jim Nielsen | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 23 | Jay Obernolte | Republican | 100% |
CA | Supervisor - 3 | Don Wagner | 100% | |
Andy Vidak | 99% | |||
Travis Allen | 99% | |||
Bill Brough | 98% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 8 | Jim Patterson | Republican | 98% |
Frank Bigelow | 98% | |||
CA | State Senate - 1 | Brian Dahle | Republican | 98% |
Jean Fuller | 98% | |||
CA | State Senate - 40 | Brian Jones | Republican | 97% |
Pat Bates | 97% | |||
Melissa Melendez | 97% | |||
Jeff Stone | 96% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 33 | Devon Mathis | Republican | 95% |
Beth Gaines | 94% | |||
CA | State Senate - 36 | Janet Nguyen | Republican | 93% |
CA | Supervisor - 2 | Joel Anderson | 93% | |
Rocky Chavez | 93% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 40 | Young Kim | Republican | 92% |
Mike Morrell | 92% | |||
Marc Steinorth | 91% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 3 | James Gallagher | Republican | 91% |
CA | State Assembly - 76 | Brian Maienschein | Democratic | 87% |
CA | State Assembly - 75 | Marie Waldron | Republican | 86% |
John Moorlach | 86% | |||
CA | State Senate - 21 | Scott Wilk | Republican | 85% |
Tom Berryhill | 85% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 34 | Tom Lackey | Republican | 85% |
Ling-Ling Chang | 80% | |||
David Hadley | 80% | |||
Eric Linder | 76% | |||
Catharine Baker | 75% | |||
Katcho Achadjian | 72% | |||
Kristin Olsen | 71% | |||
Robert Huff | 61% | |||
Anthony Cannella | 56% | |||
Mike Gatto | 54% | |||
Adam Gray | 37% | |||
Matt Dababneh | 36% | |||
Cathleen Galgiani | 33% | |||
Rudy Salas, Jr. | 33% | |||
CA | State Senate - 31 | Richard Roth | Democratic | 32% |
Ben Hueso | 31% | |||
Tom Daly | 31% | |||
CA | State Senate - 3 | Bill Dodd | Democratic | 30% |
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas | 30% | |||
Cristina Garcia | 30% | |||
CA | State Senate - 5 | Susan Eggman | Democratic | 29% |
CA | State Assembly - 36 | Eduardo Garcia | Democratic | 29% |
Roger Hernandez | 29% | |||
Ian Calderon | 28% | |||
Cheryl Brown | 28% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 65 | Mike Gipson | Democratic | 28% |
Jose Medina | 28% | |||
Autumn Burke | 28% | |||
Patrick O'Donnell | 27% | |||
CA | Secretary of State | Shirley Weber | Democratic | 27% |
Bill Monning | 27% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 57 | Reggie Jones-Sawyer, Sr. | Democratic | 27% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Luis Alejo | 27% | |
CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 27% |
Ed Hernandez | 27% | |||
CA | Insurance Commissioner | Ricardo Lara | Democratic | 27% |
Fran Pavley | 27% | |||
David Chiu | 27% | |||
Martin Block | 26% | |||
CA | Council Member - 14 | Kevin De Leon | 26% | |
Richard Bloom | 26% | |||
Nora Campos | 26% | |||
Lorena Gonzalez | 26% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 42 | Jacqui Irwin | Democratic | 26% |
Connie Leyva | 26% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 62 | Anthony Rendon | Democratic | 26% |
Mark Stone | 26% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 19 | Phil Ting | Democratic | 26% |
Jim Frazier | 26% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 26 | Evan Low | Democratic | 26% |
Jim Beall, Jr. | 26% | |||
Kansen Chu | 25% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 41 | Chris Holden | Democratic | 25% |
Carol Liu | 25% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 53 | Freddie Rodriguez | Democratic | 25% |
CA | State Assembly - 54 | Miguel Santiago | Democratic | 25% |
CA | State Assembly - 2 | Jim Wood | Democratic | 25% |
Adrin Nazarian | 25% | |||
CA | State Senate - 39 | Toni Atkins | Democratic | 24% |
CA | Attorney General | Rob Bonta | Democratic | 24% |
Edwin Chau | 24% | |||
CA | State Superintendent of Public Instruction | Tony Thurmond | Non-partisan | 24% |
Bob Wieckowski | 24% | |||
Gerald Hill | 24% | |||
Mark Leno | 24% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 2 | Holly Mitchell | 24% | |
CA | State Assembly - 6 | Kevin McCarty | Democratic | 23% |
CA | State Assembly - 31 | Joaquin Arambula | Democratic | 23% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
CA | State Board of Equalization | Ted Gaines | R | 100% |
CA | State Senate - 12 | Shannon Grove | R | 100% |
Matthew Harper | 100% | |||
Chad Mayes | 100% | |||
Jim Nielsen | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 23 | Jay Obernolte | R | 100% |
CA | Supervisor - 3 | Don Wagner | 100% | |
Andy Vidak | 99% | |||
Travis Allen | 99% | |||
Bill Brough | 98% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 8 | Jim Patterson | R | 98% |
Frank Bigelow | 98% | |||
CA | State Senate - 1 | Brian Dahle | R | 98% |
Jean Fuller | 98% | |||
CA | State Senate - 40 | Brian Jones | R | 97% |
Pat Bates | 97% | |||
Melissa Melendez | 97% | |||
Jeff Stone | 96% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 33 | Devon Mathis | R | 95% |
Beth Gaines | 94% | |||
CA | State Senate - 36 | Janet Nguyen | R | 93% |
CA | Supervisor - 2 | Joel Anderson | 93% | |
Rocky Chavez | 93% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 40 | Young Kim | R | 92% |
Mike Morrell | 92% | |||
Marc Steinorth | 91% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 3 | James Gallagher | R | 91% |
CA | State Assembly - 76 | Brian Maienschein | D | 87% |
CA | State Assembly - 75 | Marie Waldron | R | 86% |
John Moorlach | 86% | |||
CA | State Senate - 21 | Scott Wilk | R | 85% |
Tom Berryhill | 85% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 34 | Tom Lackey | R | 85% |
Ling-Ling Chang | 80% | |||
David Hadley | 80% | |||
Eric Linder | 76% | |||
Catharine Baker | 75% | |||
Katcho Achadjian | 72% | |||
Kristin Olsen | 71% | |||
Robert Huff | 61% | |||
Anthony Cannella | 56% | |||
Mike Gatto | 54% | |||
Adam Gray | 37% | |||
Matt Dababneh | 36% | |||
Cathleen Galgiani | 33% | |||
Rudy Salas, Jr. | 33% | |||
CA | State Senate - 31 | Richard Roth | D | 32% |
Ben Hueso | 31% | |||
Tom Daly | 31% | |||
CA | State Senate - 3 | Bill Dodd | D | 30% |
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas | 30% | |||
Cristina Garcia | 30% | |||
CA | State Senate - 5 | Susan Eggman | D | 29% |
CA | State Assembly - 36 | Eduardo Garcia | D | 29% |
Roger Hernandez | 29% | |||
Ian Calderon | 28% | |||
Cheryl Brown | 28% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 65 | Mike Gipson | D | 28% |
Jose Medina | 28% | |||
Autumn Burke | 28% | |||
Patrick O'Donnell | 27% | |||
CA | Secretary of State | Shirley Weber | D | 27% |
Bill Monning | 27% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 57 | Reggie Jones-Sawyer, Sr. | D | 27% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Luis Alejo | 27% | |
CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 27% |
Ed Hernandez | 27% | |||
CA | Insurance Commissioner | Ricardo Lara | D | 27% |
Fran Pavley | 27% | |||
David Chiu | 27% | |||
Martin Block | 26% | |||
CA | Council Member - 14 | Kevin De Leon | 26% | |
Richard Bloom | 26% | |||
Nora Campos | 26% | |||
Lorena Gonzalez | 26% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 42 | Jacqui Irwin | D | 26% |
Connie Leyva | 26% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 62 | Anthony Rendon | D | 26% |
Mark Stone | 26% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 19 | Phil Ting | D | 26% |
Jim Frazier | 26% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 26 | Evan Low | D | 26% |
Jim Beall, Jr. | 26% | |||
Kansen Chu | 25% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 41 | Chris Holden | D | 25% |
Carol Liu | 25% | |||
CA | State Assembly - 53 | Freddie Rodriguez | D | 25% |
CA | State Assembly - 54 | Miguel Santiago | D | 25% |
CA | State Assembly - 2 | Jim Wood | D | 25% |
Adrin Nazarian | 25% | |||
CA | State Senate - 39 | Toni Atkins | D | 24% |
CA | Attorney General | Rob Bonta | D | 24% |
Edwin Chau | 24% | |||
CA | State Superintendent of Public Instruction | Tony Thurmond | Other | 24% |
Bob Wieckowski | 24% | |||
Gerald Hill | 24% | |||
Mark Leno | 24% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 2 | Holly Mitchell | 24% | |
CA | State Assembly - 6 | Kevin McCarty | D | 23% |
CA | State Assembly - 31 | Joaquin Arambula | D | 23% |