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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 96% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 96% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 96% |
Tulsi Gabbard | 96% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 96% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 96% |
Jerry McNerney | 96% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 96% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 96% |
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 96% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 96% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 95% |
Cindy Axne | 95% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 95% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 95% |
Charlie Crist, Jr. | 95% | |||
KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | Democratic | 95% |
Dianne Feinstein | 95% | |||
Abby Finkenauer | 95% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | Democratic | 95% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 95% |
IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | 95% |
Elaine Luria | 95% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 7 | Lucy McBath | Democratic | 95% |
MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | 95% |
MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 95% |
PA | U.S. House - 7 | Susan Wild | Democratic | 95% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 95% |
Peter DeFazio | 94% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 94% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 94% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | 94% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 93% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 93% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 93% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 93% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 93% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 93% |
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 93% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 93% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 92% |
TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 92% |
Dave Loebsack | 92% | |||
HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 91% |
Anthony Brindisi | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 90% |
Doug Jones | 90% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 90% | |||
Tom O'Halleran | 90% | |||
Kathleen Rice | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 90% |
VA | U.S. House - 7 | Abigail Spanberger | Democratic | 90% |
Xochitl Torres Small | 90% | |||
Ron Kind | 89% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 88% |
Ann Kirkpatrick | 88% | |||
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 88% |
Sean Maloney | 88% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 86% |
Jim Cooper | 85% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 85% |
Kendra Horn | 85% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 85% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 84% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | Democratic | 84% |
Stephanie Murphy | 83% | |||
Conor Lamb | 82% | |||
Kurt Schrader | 81% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 80% |
Joe Cunningham | 80% | |||
Ben McAdams | 80% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 79% |
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 78% |
Cheri Bustos | 75% | |||
Chris Jacobs | 67% | |||
Collin Peterson | 66% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 48% |
John Katko | 46% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | Republican | 45% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 43% |
MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joshua Hawley | Republican | 35% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 32% |
OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 30% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 30% |
FL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rick Scott | Republican | 28% |
NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 28% |
TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | Republican | 26% |
Pete Olson | 26% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 6 | Greg Pence | Republican | 25% |
NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 23% |
Will Hurd | 23% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 23% |
Lee Zeldin | 22% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | D | 96% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 96% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 96% |
Tulsi Gabbard | 96% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 96% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 96% |
Jerry McNerney | 96% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 96% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 96% |
Filemon Vela, Jr. | 96% | |||
Pete Visclosky | 96% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 95% |
Cindy Axne | 95% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 95% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 95% |
Charlie Crist, Jr. | 95% | |||
KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | D | 95% |
Dianne Feinstein | 95% | |||
Abby Finkenauer | 95% | |||
ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | D | 95% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 95% |
IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | D | 95% |
Elaine Luria | 95% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 7 | Lucy McBath | D | 95% |
MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | D | 95% |
MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | D | 95% |
NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 95% |
CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 95% |
PA | U.S. House - 7 | Susan Wild | D | 95% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 95% |
Peter DeFazio | 94% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 94% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 94% |
AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Kyrsten Sinema | I | 94% |
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 93% |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 93% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 93% |
IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 93% |
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 93% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 93% |
IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 93% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 93% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 93% |
CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 92% |
TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 92% |
Dave Loebsack | 92% | |||
HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | D | 91% |
Anthony Brindisi | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 90% |
Doug Jones | 90% | |||
Dan Lipinski | 90% | |||
Tom O'Halleran | 90% | |||
Kathleen Rice | 90% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 90% |
VA | U.S. House - 7 | Abigail Spanberger | D | 90% |
Xochitl Torres Small | 90% | |||
Ron Kind | 89% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 88% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 88% |
Ann Kirkpatrick | 88% | |||
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 88% |
Sean Maloney | 88% | |||
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 86% |
Jim Cooper | 85% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 85% |
Kendra Horn | 85% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 85% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 84% |
WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joe Manchin III | D | 84% |
Stephanie Murphy | 83% | |||
Conor Lamb | 82% | |||
Kurt Schrader | 81% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 80% |
Joe Cunningham | 80% | |||
Ben McAdams | 80% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 79% |
CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 78% |
Cheri Bustos | 75% | |||
Chris Jacobs | 67% | |||
Collin Peterson | 66% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 48% |
John Katko | 46% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | R | 45% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 43% |
MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Joshua Hawley | R | 35% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 32% |
OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 30% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 30% |
FL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rick Scott | R | 28% |
NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 28% |
TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | R | 26% |
Pete Olson | 26% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 6 | Greg Pence | R | 25% |
NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 23% |
Will Hurd | 23% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 23% |
Lee Zeldin | 22% |