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State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 67%
Louise Slaughter 67%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 67%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko Democratic 67%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 67%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 67%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson Democratic 67%
John Yarmuth 67%
Barbara Boxer 60%
Tom Carper 60%
Bob Casey, Jr. 60%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Coons Democratic 60%
Al Franken 60%
Mark Kirk 60%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 60%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 60%
Pat Roberts 60%
NH U.S. Senate - Sr Jeanne Shaheen Democratic 60%
Tom Udall 60%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 60%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass Democratic 50%
Corrine Brown 50%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 50%
Joe Crowley 50%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 50%
Mike Fitzpatrick 50%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 50%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich Democratic 50%
Walter Jones, Jr. 50%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 50%
Pete King 50%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 50%
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Ben Luján, Jr. Democratic 50%
Pat Meehan 50%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 50%
Ed Perlmutter 50%
ME U.S. House - 1 Chellie Pingree Democratic 50%
Bobby Rush 50%
Loretta Sanchez 50%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch Democratic 50%
Ed Whitfield 50%
NH Governor Kelly Ayotte Republican 40%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso Republican 40%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet Democratic 40%
Roy Blunt 40%
OR U.S. House - 1 Suzanne Bonamici Democratic 40%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 40%
Sherrod Brown 40%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 40%
Ben Cardin 40%
Dan Coats 40%
Thad Cochran 40%
Robert Corker 40%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 40%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 40%
Mike Enzi 40%
Lindsey Graham 40%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 40%
Orrin Hatch 40%
Dean Heller 40%
ND U.S. Senate - Sr John Hoeven Republican 40%
Johnny Isakson 40%
WI U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Johnson Republican 40%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic 40%
Joe Manchin III 40%
John McCain III 40%
Claire McCaskill 40%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 40%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley Democratic 40%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 40%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 40%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 40%
Rob Portman 40%
Harry Reid 40%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch Republican 40%
Richard Shelby 40%
Debbie Stabenow 40%
Jon Tester 40%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 40%
Pat Toomey 40%
David Vitter 40%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner Democratic 40%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 40%
Xavier Becerra 33%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 33%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 33%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 33%
CO Mayor - At-Large Michael Coffman Republican 33%
Jim Cooper 33%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 33%
Charlie Dent 33%
Marcia Fudge 33%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi Democratic 33%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 33%
Frank Guinta 33%
Richard Hanna 33%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 33%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 33%
Dave Loebsack 33%
State Office Name Party Rating
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 67%
Louise Slaughter 67%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 67%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko D 67%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 67%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 67%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson D 67%
John Yarmuth 67%
Barbara Boxer 60%
Tom Carper 60%
Bob Casey, Jr. 60%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Coons D 60%
Al Franken 60%
Mark Kirk 60%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 60%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 60%
Pat Roberts 60%
NH U.S. Senate - Sr Jeanne Shaheen D 60%
Tom Udall 60%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 60%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass D 50%
Corrine Brown 50%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 50%
Joe Crowley 50%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 50%
Mike Fitzpatrick 50%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 50%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich D 50%
Walter Jones, Jr. 50%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 50%
Pete King 50%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 50%
NM U.S. Senate - Jr Ben Luján, Jr. D 50%
Pat Meehan 50%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy D 50%
Ed Perlmutter 50%
ME U.S. House - 1 Chellie Pingree D 50%
Bobby Rush 50%
Loretta Sanchez 50%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch D 50%
Ed Whitfield 50%
NH Governor Kelly Ayotte R 40%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso R 40%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet D 40%
Roy Blunt 40%
OR U.S. House - 1 Suzanne Bonamici D 40%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 40%
Sherrod Brown 40%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 40%
Ben Cardin 40%
Dan Coats 40%
Thad Cochran 40%
Robert Corker 40%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 40%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 40%
Mike Enzi 40%
Lindsey Graham 40%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 40%
Orrin Hatch 40%
Dean Heller 40%
ND U.S. Senate - Sr John Hoeven R 40%
Johnny Isakson 40%
WI U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Johnson R 40%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar D 40%
Joe Manchin III 40%
John McCain III 40%
Claire McCaskill 40%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 40%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley D 40%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 40%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 40%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 40%
Rob Portman 40%
Harry Reid 40%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch R 40%
Richard Shelby 40%
Debbie Stabenow 40%
Jon Tester 40%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 40%
Pat Toomey 40%
David Vitter 40%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner D 40%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 40%
Xavier Becerra 33%
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. 33%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 33%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 33%
CO Mayor - At-Large Michael Coffman R 33%
Jim Cooper 33%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 33%
Charlie Dent 33%
Marcia Fudge 33%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi D 33%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 33%
Frank Guinta 33%
Richard Hanna 33%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 33%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 33%
Dave Loebsack 33%
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