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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 6% |
| Tom Carper | 6% | |||
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | Democratic | 6% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 6% |
| Anna Eshoo | 6% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 6% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 6% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 6% |
| Kurt Schrader | 6% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 5% | |||
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | Democratic | 5% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 5% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 4% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 4% |
| Tom Malinowski | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 4% |
| David Price | 4% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 4% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 4% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 4% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 4% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 4% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 3% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 3% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 3% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 3% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Kelly | Democratic | 3% |
| Bob Menendez | 3% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 3% |
| Tom O'Halleran | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 3% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 2% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 2% |
| Matt Cartwright | 2% | |||
| Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | 2% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 2% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 2% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 2% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 2% |
| Raul Grijalva | 2% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Hickenlooper | Democratic | 2% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 2% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 2% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 2% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 2% |
| Sean Maloney | 2% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 2% |
| Bobby Rush | 2% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 2% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 2% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 2% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 2% |
| GA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Raphael Warnock | Democratic | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 1% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 1% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 1% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 1% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 1% |
| Carolyn Bourdeaux | 1% | |||
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 1% |
| OH | U.S. House - 11 | Shontel Brown | Democratic | 1% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 1% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | Democratic | 1% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 1% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 1% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 1% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 1% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 1% |
| Val Demings | 1% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 1% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 1% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | Democratic | 1% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 1% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 1% |
| Marcia Fudge | 1% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 1% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 1% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 1% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 1% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 1% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 1% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 51 | Sara Jacobs | Democratic | 1% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 1% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 1% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 1% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 1% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 6% |
| Tom Carper | 6% | |||
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | D | 6% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 6% |
| Anna Eshoo | 6% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 6% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 6% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 6% |
| Kurt Schrader | 6% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 5% | |||
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | D | 5% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 5% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 4% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 4% |
| Tom Malinowski | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 4% |
| David Price | 4% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 4% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 4% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 4% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 4% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 4% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 3% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 3% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | DFL | 3% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 3% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Kelly | D | 3% |
| Bob Menendez | 3% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 3% |
| Tom O'Halleran | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 3% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 2% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 2% |
| Matt Cartwright | 2% | |||
| Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | 2% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 2% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 2% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 2% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 2% |
| Raul Grijalva | 2% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Hickenlooper | D | 2% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 2% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 2% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 2% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 2% |
| Sean Maloney | 2% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 2% |
| Bobby Rush | 2% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 2% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 2% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 2% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 2% |
| GA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Raphael Warnock | D | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 1% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | D | 1% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 1% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 1% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 1% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 1% |
| Carolyn Bourdeaux | 1% | |||
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 1% |
| OH | U.S. House - 11 | Shontel Brown | D | 1% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 1% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | D | 1% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 1% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 1% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 1% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 1% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 1% |
| Val Demings | 1% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 1% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 1% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | D | 1% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 1% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 1% |
| Marcia Fudge | 1% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 1% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 1% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 1% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 1% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 1% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 1% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 51 | Sara Jacobs | D | 1% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 1% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 1% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 1% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 1% |