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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 25% |
AL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Shelby | Republican | 0% |
AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 0% |
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 0% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 0% |
AZ | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Kirkpatrick | Democratic | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 3 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 9 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 13 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 19 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 23 | Kevin McCarthy | Republican | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 27 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 42 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 0% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 60% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | Republican | 0% |
CO | U.S. House - 7 | Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | 100% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 100% |
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 0% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 80% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | Republican | 0% |
FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 0% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 0% |
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Ted Deutch | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 23 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 0% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 20% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 0% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 0% |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 0% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 1 | Bobby Rush | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 100% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 100% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 0% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 0% |
KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 0% |
KY | U.S. House - 3 | John Yarmuth | Democratic | 100% |
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 0% |
LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 0% |
LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 0% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 80% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 20% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 100% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 100% | |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Fred Upton | Republican | 0% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 80% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roy Blunt | Republican | 0% |
MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Republican | 0% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 0% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 0% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Burr | Republican | 20% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 25% |
AL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Shelby | R | 0% |
AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 0% |
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 0% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 0% |
AZ | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Kirkpatrick | D | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 3 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dianne Feinstein | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 3 | John Garamendi | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Tom McClintock | R | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Thompson | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Doris Matsui | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 9 | Jerry McNerney | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 13 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 14 | Jackie Speier | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Jim Costa | D | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Anna Eshoo | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 19 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 23 | Kevin McCarthy | R | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 27 | Judy Chu | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Adam Schiff | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Brad Sherman | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Grace Napolitano | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 42 | Ken Calvert | R | 0% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Darrell Issa | R | 0% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 60% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 100% |
CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | R | 0% |
CO | U.S. House - 7 | Ed Perlmutter | D | 100% |
CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 100% |
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | R | 0% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 80% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | R | 0% |
FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 0% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 0% |
FL | U.S. House - 22 | Ted Deutch | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 23 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 0% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 100% |
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 20% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 0% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 0% |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 0% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 1 | Bobby Rush | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 100% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 100% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 0% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 0% |
KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 0% |
KY | U.S. House - 3 | John Yarmuth | D | 100% |
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 0% |
LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 0% |
LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 0% |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 80% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 20% |
ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 100% |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 100% | |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 6 | Fred Upton | R | 0% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 80% |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 100% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 100% |
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 100% |
MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roy Blunt | R | 0% |
MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | R | 0% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 0% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 0% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Burr | R | 20% |