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State Office Name Party Rating
Jim Cooper 90%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 90%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 90%
Elijah Cummings 90%
Susan Davis 90%
CA U.S. House - 10 Mark DeSaulnier Democratic 90%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 90%
IL U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Duckworth Democratic 90%
Eliot Engel 90%
Elizabeth Esty 90%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 90%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster Democratic 90%
NA Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard 90%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi Democratic 90%
Luis Gutiérrez 90%
WA Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck Democratic 90%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 90%
Joe Kennedy III 90%
Derek Kilmer 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Annie Kuster 90%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 90%
John Lewis 90%
Dave Loebsack 90%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 90%
NM Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham Democratic 90%
Patrick Murphy 90%
Beto O'Rourke 90%
CA U.S. House - 50 Scott Peters Democratic 90%
Charlie Rangel 90%
Kathleen Rice 90%
Dutch Ruppersberger 90%
AL U.S. House - 7 Terri Sewell Democratic 90%
Mark Takai 90%
TX U.S. House - 33 Marc Veasey Democratic 90%
Filemon Vela, Jr. 90%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 90%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 90%
John Yarmuth 90%
Barbara Boxer 84%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 84%
HI U.S. Senate - Sr Brian Schatz Democratic 84%
Brad Ashford 80%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass Democratic 80%
CA U.S. House - 26 Julia Brownley Democratic 80%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu Democratic 80%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 80%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 80%
Donna Edwards 80%
Gene Green 80%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 80%
IL U.S. House - 2 Robin Kelly Democratic 80%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 80%
NJ U.S. House - 1 Donald Norcross Democratic 80%
Don Payne, Jr. 80%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 80%
Tom Carper 76%
Bob Casey, Jr. 76%
Dianne Feinstein 76%
Heidi Heitkamp 76%
Dean Heller 76%
VA U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Kaine Democratic 76%
Claire McCaskill 76%
Barbara Mikulski 76%
CA U.S. House - 33 Pete Aguilar Democratic 70%
Matt Cartwright 70%
John Delaney 70%
Gwen Graham 70%
Ann Kirkpatrick 70%
Jim Langevin 70%
Sean Maloney 70%
CA U.S. House - 25 Raul Ruiz Democratic 70%
Loretta Sanchez 70%
Kyrsten Sinema 70%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 70%
State Office Name Party Rating
Jim Cooper 90%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 90%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 90%
Elijah Cummings 90%
Susan Davis 90%
CA U.S. House - 10 Mark DeSaulnier D 90%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 90%
IL U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Duckworth D 90%
Eliot Engel 90%
Elizabeth Esty 90%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 90%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster D 90%
NA Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard 90%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi D 90%
Luis Gutiérrez 90%
WA Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck D 90%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 90%
Joe Kennedy III 90%
Derek Kilmer 90%
Ron Kind 90%
Annie Kuster 90%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 90%
John Lewis 90%
Dave Loebsack 90%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 90%
NM Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham D 90%
Patrick Murphy 90%
Beto O'Rourke 90%
CA U.S. House - 50 Scott Peters D 90%
Charlie Rangel 90%
Kathleen Rice 90%
Dutch Ruppersberger 90%
AL U.S. House - 7 Terri Sewell D 90%
Mark Takai 90%
TX U.S. House - 33 Marc Veasey D 90%
Filemon Vela, Jr. 90%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 90%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 90%
John Yarmuth 90%
Barbara Boxer 84%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 84%
HI U.S. Senate - Sr Brian Schatz D 84%
Brad Ashford 80%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass D 80%
CA U.S. House - 26 Julia Brownley D 80%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu D 80%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 80%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 80%
Donna Edwards 80%
Gene Green 80%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 80%
IL U.S. House - 2 Robin Kelly D 80%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 80%
NJ U.S. House - 1 Donald Norcross D 80%
Don Payne, Jr. 80%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 80%
Tom Carper 76%
Bob Casey, Jr. 76%
Dianne Feinstein 76%
Heidi Heitkamp 76%
Dean Heller 76%
VA U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Kaine D 76%
Claire McCaskill 76%
Barbara Mikulski 76%
CA U.S. House - 33 Pete Aguilar D 70%
Matt Cartwright 70%
John Delaney 70%
Gwen Graham 70%
Ann Kirkpatrick 70%
Jim Langevin 70%
Sean Maloney 70%
CA U.S. House - 25 Raul Ruiz D 70%
Loretta Sanchez 70%
Kyrsten Sinema 70%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 70%
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