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Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Levin | 90% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 90% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 90% | |||
| Bob Menendez | 90% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 90% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 90% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 90% | |||
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 90% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 90% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 90% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 90% | |||
| Jon Tester | 90% | |||
| Mark Udall | 90% | |||
| Tom Udall | 90% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 90% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 90% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 90% |
| Ron Barber | 89% | |||
| John Barrow | 89% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 89% |
| Xavier Becerra | 89% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 89% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 89% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 89% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 89% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 89% |
| Jim Cooper | 89% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 89% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 89% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 89% |
| Peter DeFazio | 89% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 89% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 89% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 89% |
| Elizabeth Esty | 89% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 89% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 89% |
| Pete Gallego | 89% | |||
| Joe Garcia | 89% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 89% |
| Gene Green | 89% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 89% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 89% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 89% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 89% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 89% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 89% | |||
| Ron Kind | 89% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 89% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 89% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 89% |
| Sandy Levin | 89% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 89% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 89% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 89% |
| Sean Maloney | 89% | |||
| Jim McDermott | 89% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 89% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 89% | |
| Beto O'Rourke | 89% | |||
| Bill Owens | 89% | |||
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 89% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 89% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 89% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 89% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 89% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 89% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 89% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 89% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 89% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 89% |
| Kurt Schrader | 89% | |||
| David Scott | 89% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 89% |
| José Serrano | 89% |