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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cori Bush | 100% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | 100% |
| Jamaal Bowman | 95% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 12 | Summer Lee | Democratic | 95% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 95% |
| IL | U.S. House - 3 | Delia Ramirez | Democratic | 95% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic | 95% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | 95% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 80% |
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | Democratic | 79% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 79% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 74% |
| TX | U.S. House - 35 | Greg Casar | Democratic | 72% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 71% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 67% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 63% |
| IL | U.S. House - 1 | Jonathan Jackson | Democratic | 61% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 61% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 60% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 60% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 60% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 60% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 59% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 58% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 58% |
| Raul Grijalva | 56% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 53% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 53% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 53% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | Democratic | 53% |
| VT | U.S. House - At-Large | Becca Balint | Democratic | 50% |
| Laphonza Butler | 50% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 10 | Maxwell Frost | Democratic | 50% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 47% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 47% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 47% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 47% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 47% |
| CA | U.S. House - 51 | Sara Jacobs | Democratic | 47% |
| CA | U.S. House - 37 | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Democratic | 47% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 47% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 47% |
| HI | U.S. House - 2 | Jill Tokuda | Democratic | 47% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | Democratic | 47% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 45% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 44% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | Democratic | 44% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 42% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 42% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 42% |
| NC | U.S. House - 4 | Valerie Foushee | Democratic | 42% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 42% |
| GA | U.S. House - 5 | Nikema Williams | Democratic | 42% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 41% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 40% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 40% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Hickenlooper | Democratic | 40% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 40% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | Democratic | 39% |
| TX | U.S. House - 30 | Jasmine Crockett | Democratic | 39% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 38% |
| Katie Porter | 38% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 37% |
| CA | U.S. House - 42 | Robert Garcia | Democratic | 37% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 37% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 37% |
| VA | U.S. House - 4 | Jennifer McClellan | Democratic | 37% |
| CA | U.S. House - 15 | Kevin Mullin | Democratic | 37% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 37% |
| RI | U.S. House - 1 | Gabe Amo | Democratic | 36% |
| Don Payne, Jr. | 36% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 35% |
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | Democratic | 35% |
| Dan Kildee | 33% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 33% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | Democratic | 32% |
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 32% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 32% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 32% |
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | Democratic | 32% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 32% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 32% |
| OR | U.S. House - 4 | Val Hoyle | Democratic | 32% |
| KY | U.S. House - 3 | Morgan McGarvey | Democratic | 32% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 32% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 32% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 32% |
| John Sarbanes | 32% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 32% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 32% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 32% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | Democratic | 32% |
| Grace Napolitano | 31% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 30% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 30% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 30% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cori Bush | 100% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | D | 100% |
| Jamaal Bowman | 95% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 12 | Summer Lee | D | 95% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 95% |
| IL | U.S. House - 3 | Delia Ramirez | D | 95% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | D | 95% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | D | 95% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 80% |
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | D | 79% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 79% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 74% |
| TX | U.S. House - 35 | Greg Casar | D | 72% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 71% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 67% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 63% |
| IL | U.S. House - 1 | Jonathan Jackson | D | 61% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 61% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 60% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 60% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 60% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 60% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 59% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 58% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 58% |
| Raul Grijalva | 56% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 53% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 53% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 53% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | D | 53% |
| VT | U.S. House - At-Large | Becca Balint | D | 50% |
| Laphonza Butler | 50% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 10 | Maxwell Frost | D | 50% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 47% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 47% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 47% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 47% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 47% |
| CA | U.S. House - 51 | Sara Jacobs | D | 47% |
| CA | U.S. House - 37 | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | D | 47% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 47% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 47% |
| HI | U.S. House - 2 | Jill Tokuda | D | 47% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | D | 47% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 45% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 44% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | D | 44% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 42% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 42% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 42% |
| NC | U.S. House - 4 | Valerie Foushee | D | 42% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 42% |
| GA | U.S. House - 5 | Nikema Williams | D | 42% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 41% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 40% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 40% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Hickenlooper | D | 40% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 40% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 40% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 40% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | D | 39% |
| TX | U.S. House - 30 | Jasmine Crockett | D | 39% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 38% |
| Katie Porter | 38% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 37% |
| CA | U.S. House - 42 | Robert Garcia | D | 37% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 37% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 37% |
| VA | U.S. House - 4 | Jennifer McClellan | D | 37% |
| CA | U.S. House - 15 | Kevin Mullin | D | 37% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 37% |
| RI | U.S. House - 1 | Gabe Amo | D | 36% |
| Don Payne, Jr. | 36% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 35% |
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | D | 35% |
| Dan Kildee | 33% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 33% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | D | 32% |
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | D | 32% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 32% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 32% |
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | D | 32% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 32% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 32% |
| OR | U.S. House - 4 | Val Hoyle | D | 32% |
| KY | U.S. House - 3 | Morgan McGarvey | D | 32% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 32% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 32% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 32% |
| John Sarbanes | 32% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 32% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 32% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 32% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | D | 32% |
| Grace Napolitano | 31% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 30% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 30% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 30% |