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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 92% |
Dave Loebsack | 92% | |||
Rick Nolan | 92% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 91% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 91% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 91% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 90% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 90% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 90% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 89% |
Ron Kind | 89% | |||
Kathleen Rice | 89% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 88% |
Claire McCaskill | 87% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 86% |
Kurt Schrader | 86% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 85% |
John Delaney | 85% | |||
Ann Kirkpatrick | 84% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 84% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 83% |
Jim Cooper | 83% | |||
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 83% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 83% |
Cheri Bustos | 80% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 80% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Independent | 80% |
Sean Maloney | 79% | |||
Patrick Murphy | 77% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 72% |
Brad Ashford | 70% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 68% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | 65% |
Collin Peterson | 64% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 41% |
Walter Jones, Jr. | 34% | |||
John Katko | 32% | |||
Bob Dold | 30% | |||
Chris Gibson | 25% | |||
Frank LoBiondo | 25% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 25% |
FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 24% |
David Jolly | 24% | |||
Tom MacArthur | 21% | |||
Ken Buck | 20% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 20% |
Martha McSally | 20% | |||
Bruce Poliquin | 20% | |||
Dean Heller | 19% | |||
John McCain III | 19% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 92% |
Dave Loebsack | 92% | |||
Rick Nolan | 92% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 91% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 91% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 91% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 90% |
Heidi Heitkamp | 90% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 90% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | D | 89% |
Ron Kind | 89% | |||
Kathleen Rice | 89% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 88% |
Claire McCaskill | 87% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 86% |
Kurt Schrader | 86% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 85% |
John Delaney | 85% | |||
Ann Kirkpatrick | 84% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 84% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 83% |
Jim Cooper | 83% | |||
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 83% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 83% |
Cheri Bustos | 80% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 80% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | I | 80% |
Sean Maloney | 79% | |||
Patrick Murphy | 77% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 72% |
Brad Ashford | 70% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 68% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | I | 65% |
Collin Peterson | 64% | |||
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 41% |
Walter Jones, Jr. | 34% | |||
John Katko | 32% | |||
Bob Dold | 30% | |||
Chris Gibson | 25% | |||
Frank LoBiondo | 25% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 25% |
FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 24% |
David Jolly | 24% | |||
Tom MacArthur | 21% | |||
Ken Buck | 20% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 20% |
Martha McSally | 20% | |||
Bruce Poliquin | 20% | |||
Dean Heller | 19% | |||
John McCain III | 19% |