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State Office Name Party Rating
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 67%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 67%
Henry Waxman 67%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch Democratic 67%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson Democratic 67%
David Wu 67%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 60%
Donald Young 67%
Justin Amash 50%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 50%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass Democratic 50%
Max Baucus 40%
Xavier Becerra 50%
Howard Berman 50%
Rob Bishop 50%
Tim Bishop 50%
Mary Bono Mack 50%
Barbara Boxer 40%
Bruce Braley 50%
Sherrod Brown 40%
Ben Cardin 40%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 50%
Jason Chaffetz 50%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 50%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 50%
John Conyers, Jr. 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 50%
Peter DeFazio 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
John Duncan, Jr. 50%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 50%
Marcia Fudge 50%
Chris Gibson 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 40%
Gene Green 50%
VA U.S. House - 9 Morgan Griffith Republican 50%
Richard Hanna 50%
Dean Heller 40%
Jaime Herrera Beutler 50%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes Democratic 50%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 50%
Sheila Jackson Lee 50%
Tim Johnson 50%
John Kerry 40%
ID Attorney General Raúl Labrador Republican 50%
Leonard Lance 50%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 50%
UT U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Lee Republican 40%
Carl Levin 40%
John Lewis 50%
Dave Loebsack 50%
Nita Lowey 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 50%
Connie Mack IV 50%
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock Republican 50%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney Democratic 50%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 50%
Barbara Mikulski 40%
George Miller 50%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 50%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 40%
John Olver 50%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 50%
KY U.S. Senate - Jr Rand Paul Republican 40%
Ron Paul 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 50%
Ed Perlmutter 50%
Denny Rehberg 50%
Harry Reid 40%
Cedric Richmond 50%
Dana Rohrabacher 50%
IN Attorney General Todd Rokita Republican 50%
NA U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Republican 40%
Tim Ryan 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 40%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 50%
Louise Slaughter 50%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 50%
Betty Sutton 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 50%
John Tierney 50%
Scott Tipton 50%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko Democratic 50%
Bob Turner 50%
Tom Udall 40%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner Democratic 40%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 50%
Mel Watt 50%
John Yarmuth 50%
NV U.S. House - 2 Mark Amodei Republican 33%
Ron Barber 33%
Roscoe Bartlett 33%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet Democratic 20%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 33%
Roy Blunt 20%
State Office Name Party Rating
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 67%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 67%
Henry Waxman 67%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch D 67%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson D 67%
David Wu 67%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 60%
Donald Young 67%
Justin Amash 50%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 50%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass D 50%
Max Baucus 40%
Xavier Becerra 50%
Howard Berman 50%
Rob Bishop 50%
Tim Bishop 50%
Mary Bono Mack 50%
Barbara Boxer 40%
Bruce Braley 50%
Sherrod Brown 40%
Ben Cardin 40%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 50%
Jason Chaffetz 50%
Lacy Clay, Jr. 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 50%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 50%
John Conyers, Jr. 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 50%
Peter DeFazio 50%
Mike Doyle, Jr. 50%
John Duncan, Jr. 50%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 50%
Marcia Fudge 50%
Chris Gibson 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 40%
Gene Green 50%
VA U.S. House - 9 Morgan Griffith R 50%
Richard Hanna 50%
Dean Heller 40%
Jaime Herrera Beutler 50%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes D 50%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 50%
Sheila Jackson Lee 50%
Tim Johnson 50%
John Kerry 40%
ID Attorney General Raúl Labrador R 50%
Leonard Lance 50%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 50%
UT U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Lee R 40%
Carl Levin 40%
John Lewis 50%
Dave Loebsack 50%
Nita Lowey 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 50%
Connie Mack IV 50%
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock R 50%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney D 50%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 50%
Barbara Mikulski 40%
George Miller 50%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore D 50%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 40%
John Olver 50%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 50%
KY U.S. Senate - Jr Rand Paul R 40%
Ron Paul 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 50%
Ed Perlmutter 50%
Denny Rehberg 50%
Harry Reid 40%
Cedric Richmond 50%
Dana Rohrabacher 50%
IN Attorney General Todd Rokita R 50%
NA U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio R 40%
Tim Ryan 50%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 40%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 50%
Louise Slaughter 50%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 50%
Betty Sutton 50%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 50%
John Tierney 50%
Scott Tipton 50%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko D 50%
Bob Turner 50%
Tom Udall 40%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
VA U.S. Senate - Sr Mark Warner D 40%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 50%
Mel Watt 50%
John Yarmuth 50%
NV U.S. House - 2 Mark Amodei R 33%
Ron Barber 33%
Roscoe Bartlett 33%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet D 20%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 33%
Roy Blunt 20%
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