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State Office Name Party Rating
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich Democratic 67%
Johnny Isakson 67%
Steve Israel 67%
Jon Kyl 67%
Jim Langevin 67%
Sandy Levin 67%
Dave Loebsack 67%
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Ben Luján, Jr. Democratic 67%
Mike McIntyre 67%
Brad Miller 67%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters Democratic 67%
Silvestre Reyes 67%
Cedric Richmond 67%
Tim Ryan 67%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 67%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 67%
Scott Tipton 67%
Donald Young 67%
Walter Jones, Jr. 60%
Steve Rothman 60%
Gary Ackerman 50%
NH Governor Kelly Ayotte Republican 50%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso Republican 50%
John Barrow 50%
Howard Berman 50%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 50%
Leonard Boswell 50%
Dave Camp 50%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter Republican 50%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 50%
Ben Chandler III 50%
David Cicilline 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 50%
Thad Cochran 50%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 50%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 50%
Ted Deutch 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
NA U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy Republican 50%
Mike Enzi 50%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 50%
Jim Gerlach 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
Lindsey Graham 50%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 50%
Gene Green 50%
Orrin Hatch 50%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes Democratic 50%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 50%
Tim Holden 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 50%
Tim Huelskamp 50%
Mike Johanns 50%
WI U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Johnson Republican 50%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 50%
Larry Kissell 50%
Steve LaTourette 50%
Doug Lamborn 50%
Dan Lipinski 50%
Nita Lowey 50%
Blaine Luetkemeyer 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 50%
John McCain III 50%
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock Republican 50%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 50%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney Democratic 50%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 50%
Mick Mulvaney 50%
KY U.S. Senate - Jr Rand Paul Republican 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 50%
Ed Perlmutter 50%
Collin Peterson 50%
Tom Petri 50%
Todd Platts 50%
IL U.S. House - 5 Mike Quigley Democratic 50%
Nick Rahall II 50%
Reid Ribble 50%
Scott Rigell 50%
Mike Ross 50%
Dutch Ruppersberger 50%
David Scott 50%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott Republican 50%
AL U.S. House - 7 Terri Sewell Democratic 50%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 50%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 50%
IN U.S. Senate - Sr Todd Young Republican 50%
Trey Gowdy III 40%
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris Republican 40%
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise Republican 40%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 33%
NV U.S. House - 2 Mark Amodei Republican 33%
Lou Barletta 33%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 33%
Rob Bishop 33%
Larry Bucshon 33%
Michael Burgess 33%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 33%
State Office Name Party Rating
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich D 67%
Johnny Isakson 67%
Steve Israel 67%
Jon Kyl 67%
Jim Langevin 67%
Sandy Levin 67%
Dave Loebsack 67%
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Ben Luján, Jr. D 67%
Mike McIntyre 67%
Brad Miller 67%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters D 67%
Silvestre Reyes 67%
Cedric Richmond 67%
Tim Ryan 67%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 67%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 67%
Scott Tipton 67%
Donald Young 67%
Walter Jones, Jr. 60%
Steve Rothman 60%
Gary Ackerman 50%
NH Governor Kelly Ayotte R 50%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso R 50%
John Barrow 50%
Howard Berman 50%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 50%
Leonard Boswell 50%
Dave Camp 50%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter R 50%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 50%
Ben Chandler III 50%
David Cicilline 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 50%
Thad Cochran 50%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 50%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 50%
Ted Deutch 50%
Norm Dicks 50%
NA U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy R 50%
Mike Enzi 50%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 50%
Jim Gerlach 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
Lindsey Graham 50%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 50%
Gene Green 50%
Orrin Hatch 50%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes D 50%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 50%
Tim Holden 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 50%
Tim Huelskamp 50%
Mike Johanns 50%
WI U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Johnson R 50%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 50%
Larry Kissell 50%
Steve LaTourette 50%
Doug Lamborn 50%
Dan Lipinski 50%
Nita Lowey 50%
Blaine Luetkemeyer 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 50%
John McCain III 50%
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock R 50%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 50%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney D 50%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 50%
Mick Mulvaney 50%
KY U.S. Senate - Jr Rand Paul R 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 50%
Ed Perlmutter 50%
Collin Peterson 50%
Tom Petri 50%
Todd Platts 50%
IL U.S. House - 5 Mike Quigley D 50%
Nick Rahall II 50%
Reid Ribble 50%
Scott Rigell 50%
Mike Ross 50%
Dutch Ruppersberger 50%
David Scott 50%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott R 50%
AL U.S. House - 7 Terri Sewell D 50%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 50%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 50%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 50%
IN U.S. Senate - Sr Todd Young R 50%
Trey Gowdy III 40%
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris R 40%
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise R 40%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 33%
NV U.S. House - 2 Mark Amodei R 33%
Lou Barletta 33%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 33%
Rob Bishop 33%
Larry Bucshon 33%
Michael Burgess 33%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 33%
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