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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 56% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 56% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 56% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 56% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 56% |
| Rick Nolan | 56% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 56% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 56% |
| Eric Swalwell | 56% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 56% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 56% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 56% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 56% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 50% |
| Tim Bishop | 50% | |||
| Bruce Braley | 50% | |||
| Sherrod Brown | 50% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 50% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 50% |
| Mo Cowan | 50% | |||
| Joe Crowley | 50% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 50% |
| Susan Davis | 50% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 50% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 50% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 50% |
| Alan Grayson | 50% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 50% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 50% |
| Steve Israel | 50% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 50% |
| Dan Kildee | 50% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 50% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 50% |
| Carl Levin | 50% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 50% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 50% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 50% |
| Dan Maffei | 50% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 50% |
| Barbara Mikulski | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 50% |
| Beto O'Rourke | 50% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| Ed Pastor | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 50% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 50% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 50% |
| Tim Ryan | 50% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 50% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 50% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 50% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 44% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 44% |
| John Delaney | 44% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 44% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 44% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 44% |
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 44% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 44% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 44% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 44% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 44% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 44% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 44% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 44% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 44% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 44% |
| Patrick Murphy | 44% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 44% |
| Max Baucus | 38% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 38% |
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 38% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 38% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 38% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 38% | |
| Joe Garcia | 38% | |||
| Gene Green | 38% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 38% |
| Derek Kilmer | 38% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 38% |
| Sean Maloney | 38% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 38% | |||
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 38% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 38% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 38% | |||
| Debbie Stabenow | 38% | |||
| Jon Tester | 38% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 38% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 38% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 38% |
| Tom Udall | 38% | |||
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 38% | |||
| Mel Watt | 38% | |||
| Ron Barber | 31% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 56% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 56% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 56% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 56% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 56% |
| Rick Nolan | 56% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 56% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 56% |
| Eric Swalwell | 56% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 56% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 56% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 56% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 56% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 50% |
| Tim Bishop | 50% | |||
| Bruce Braley | 50% | |||
| Sherrod Brown | 50% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 50% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 50% |
| Mo Cowan | 50% | |||
| Joe Crowley | 50% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 50% |
| Susan Davis | 50% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 50% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 50% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 50% |
| Alan Grayson | 50% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 50% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 50% |
| Steve Israel | 50% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 50% |
| Dan Kildee | 50% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 50% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 50% |
| Carl Levin | 50% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 50% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 50% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 50% |
| Dan Maffei | 50% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 50% |
| Barbara Mikulski | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 50% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 50% |
| Beto O'Rourke | 50% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 50% |
| Ed Pastor | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 50% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 50% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 50% |
| Tim Ryan | 50% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 50% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 50% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 50% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 50% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 44% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 44% |
| John Delaney | 44% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 44% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 44% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 44% |
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 44% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 44% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 44% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 44% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 44% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 44% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 44% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 44% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | D | 44% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 44% |
| Patrick Murphy | 44% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 44% |
| Max Baucus | 38% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 38% |
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | D | 38% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 38% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 38% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 38% | |
| Joe Garcia | 38% | |||
| Gene Green | 38% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 38% |
| Derek Kilmer | 38% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 38% |
| Sean Maloney | 38% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 38% | |||
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 38% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 38% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 38% | |||
| Debbie Stabenow | 38% | |||
| Jon Tester | 38% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 38% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 38% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 38% |
| Tom Udall | 38% | |||
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 38% | |||
| Mel Watt | 38% | |||
| Ron Barber | 31% |