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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 60% |
| Mark Meadows | 60% | |||
| George Miller | 60% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 60% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Don Payne, Jr. | 60% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 60% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 60% |
| Bill Posey | 60% | |||
| David Price | 60% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 60% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 60% | |||
| José Serrano | 60% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 60% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 60% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 60% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 60% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 60% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 60% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 60% | |||
| Ted Yoho | 60% | |||
| Rob Bishop | 50% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 50% | |||
| Saxby Chambliss | 50% | |||
| Jeffrey Chiesa | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 50% |
| Thad Cochran | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 50% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 50% |
| Mike Johanns | 50% | |||
| Ron Kind | 50% | |||
| Carolyn McCarthy | 50% | |||
| Gloria Negrete McLeod | 50% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 50% | |||
| Dana Rohrabacher | 50% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 50% | |||
| Niki Tsongas | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 50% |
| Henry Waxman | 50% | |||
| Justin Amash | 40% | |||
| Paul Broun | 40% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 40% |
| Matt Cartwright | 40% | |||
| David Cicilline | 40% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 40% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 40% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 40% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 40% |
| Jeff Duncan | 40% | |||
| Donna Edwards | 40% | |||
| Alan Grayson | 40% | |||
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 40% | |||
| Tim Huelskamp | 40% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 40% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 40% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 40% |
| Alan Lowenthal | 40% | |||
| Jim McDermott | 40% | |||
| Beto O'Rourke | 40% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 40% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 40% |
| Louise Slaughter | 40% | |||
| Steve Stockman | 40% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 40% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 40% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 40% |
| Rob Andrews | 33% | |||
| Dan Coats | 33% | |||
| Thomas Coburn | 33% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 33% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 33% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 33% |