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State Office Name Party Rating
Mark Begich 50%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet Democratic 50%
Roy Blunt 50%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 50%
Bruce Braley 50%
Tom Carper 50%
Dan Coats 50%
Thomas Coburn 50%
Thad Cochran 50%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Coons Democratic 50%
Robert Corker 50%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 50%
James DeMint 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 50%
Kay Hagan 50%
Richard Hanna 50%
Tom Harkin 50%
Orrin Hatch 50%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 50%
ND U.S. Senate - Sr John Hoeven Republican 50%
Kay Hutchison 50%
Jim Inhofe 50%
Daniel Inouye 50%
Mike Johanns 50%
WI U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Johnson Republican 50%
Sam Johnson 50%
Timothy Johnson 50%
OH U.S. House - 4 Jim Jordan Republican 50%
Mark Kirk 50%
Jon Kyl 50%
Frank Lautenberg 50%
Patrick Leahy 50%
UT U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Lee Republican 50%
Carl Levin 50%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 50%
Joe Manchin III 50%
John McCain III 50%
Claire McCaskill 50%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 50%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 50%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 50%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 50%
Sue Myrick 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 50%
Ben Nelson 50%
KY U.S. Senate - Jr Rand Paul Republican 50%
CO Governor Jared Polis Democratic 50%
Rob Portman 50%
Harry Reid 50%
Pat Roberts 50%
NA U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Republican 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders Independent 50%
Jeff Sessions III 50%
Richard Shelby 50%
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier Democratic 50%
Debbie Stabenow 50%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 50%
Jon Tester 50%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 50%
Pat Toomey 50%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner Democratic 50%
Jim Webb, Jr. 50%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 50%
Gary Ackerman 33%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass Democratic 33%
Xavier Becerra 33%
Howard Berman 33%
Earl Blumenauer 33%
Corrine Brown 33%
John Campbell III 33%
Lois Capps 33%
State Office Name Party Rating
Mark Begich 50%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet D 50%
Roy Blunt 50%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 50%
Bruce Braley 50%
Tom Carper 50%
Dan Coats 50%
Thomas Coburn 50%
Thad Cochran 50%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Coons D 50%
Robert Corker 50%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 50%
James DeMint 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 50%
Kay Hagan 50%
Richard Hanna 50%
Tom Harkin 50%
Orrin Hatch 50%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono D 50%
ND U.S. Senate - Sr John Hoeven R 50%
Kay Hutchison 50%
Jim Inhofe 50%
Daniel Inouye 50%
Mike Johanns 50%
WI U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Johnson R 50%
Sam Johnson 50%
Timothy Johnson 50%
OH U.S. House - 4 Jim Jordan R 50%
Mark Kirk 50%
Jon Kyl 50%
Frank Lautenberg 50%
Patrick Leahy 50%
UT U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Lee R 50%
Carl Levin 50%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 50%
Joe Manchin III 50%
John McCain III 50%
Claire McCaskill 50%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 50%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 50%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 50%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 50%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 50%
Sue Myrick 50%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 50%
Ben Nelson 50%
KY U.S. Senate - Jr Rand Paul R 50%
CO Governor Jared Polis D 50%
Rob Portman 50%
Harry Reid 50%
Pat Roberts 50%
NA U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio R 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Sr Bernie Sanders I 50%
Jeff Sessions III 50%
Richard Shelby 50%
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier D 50%
Debbie Stabenow 50%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 50%
Jon Tester 50%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 50%
Pat Toomey 50%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 50%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner D 50%
Jim Webb, Jr. 50%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 50%
Gary Ackerman 33%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass D 33%
Xavier Becerra 33%
Howard Berman 33%
Earl Blumenauer 33%
Corrine Brown 33%
John Campbell III 33%
Lois Capps 33%
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