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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Smith | 42% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 42% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 42% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 42% |
| Pat Toomey | 42% | |||
| Mimi Walters | 42% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 42% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 42% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 42% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 42% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 42% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 42% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 42% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 50% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 50% | |||
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 50% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 50% |
| Michael Burgess | 50% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 50% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 50% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 50% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 50% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 50% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 50% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 50% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | Republican | 50% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 50% |
| Bob Gibbs | 50% | |||
| Trey Gowdy III | 50% | |||
| Gene Green | 50% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 50% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 50% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 50% |
| Heidi Heitkamp | 50% | |||
| Dean Heller | 50% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 50% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 50% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 50% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 50% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 50% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 50% |
| Leonard Lance | 50% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 50% | |||
| Kevin McCarthy | 50% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 50% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| Patrick McHenry | 50% | |||
| Martha McSally | 50% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 50% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 50% |
| Paul Mitchell | 50% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 50% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 50% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 50% |
| Tom Rice | 50% | |||
| Keith Rothfus | 50% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 50% |
| Richard Shelby | 50% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | Democratic | 50% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 50% |
| Jon Tester | 50% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 50% |
| Mark Walker | 50% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 50% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 58% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 58% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 58% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 58% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 58% |
| Sherrod Brown | 58% | |||
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 58% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 58% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 58% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 58% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 58% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 58% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 58% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 58% |
| Susan Davis | 58% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 58% | |||
| Jeff Flake | 58% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 58% |
| Orrin Hatch | 58% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 58% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 58% |
| Dan Kildee | 58% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 58% |
| Adam Kinzinger | 58% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 58% |
| Doug Lamborn | 58% | |||
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 58% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | Republican | 58% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 58% |
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 58% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 58% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Smith | 42% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 42% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 42% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 42% |
| Pat Toomey | 42% | |||
| Mimi Walters | 42% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 42% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 42% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 42% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 42% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 42% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 42% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 42% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 50% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 50% | |||
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 50% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | R | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 50% |
| Michael Burgess | 50% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 50% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 50% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 50% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 50% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 50% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 50% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 50% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | R | 50% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 50% |
| Bob Gibbs | 50% | |||
| Trey Gowdy III | 50% | |||
| Gene Green | 50% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 50% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 50% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 50% |
| Heidi Heitkamp | 50% | |||
| Dean Heller | 50% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 50% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 50% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 50% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 50% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 50% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 50% |
| Leonard Lance | 50% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 50% | |||
| Kevin McCarthy | 50% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 50% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 50% |
| Patrick McHenry | 50% | |||
| Martha McSally | 50% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 50% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 50% |
| Paul Mitchell | 50% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 50% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 50% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 50% |
| Tom Rice | 50% | |||
| Keith Rothfus | 50% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 50% |
| Richard Shelby | 50% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | D | 50% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 50% |
| Jon Tester | 50% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 50% |
| Mark Walker | 50% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 50% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 58% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 58% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 58% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 58% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 58% |
| Sherrod Brown | 58% | |||
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 58% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 58% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 58% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 58% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 58% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 58% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 58% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 58% |
| Susan Davis | 58% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 58% | |||
| Jeff Flake | 58% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 58% |
| Orrin Hatch | 58% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 58% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 58% |
| Dan Kildee | 58% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 58% |
| Adam Kinzinger | 58% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 58% |
| Doug Lamborn | 58% | |||
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 58% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | R | 58% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 58% |
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | R | 58% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 58% |