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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Kelly | Democratic | 7% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 7% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 7% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 8 | Rob Menendez | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 15 | Kevin Mullin | Democratic | 7% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 7% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Alex Padilla | Democratic | 7% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | Democratic | 7% |
| IL | U.S. House - 3 | Delia Ramirez | Democratic | 7% |
| OR | U.S. House - 6 | Andrea Salinas | Democratic | 7% |
| MI | U.S. House - 13 | Shri Thanedar | Democratic | 7% |
| HI | U.S. House - 2 | Jill Tokuda | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 7% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 7% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 7% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 7% |
| Jamaal Bowman | 6% | |||
| Cori Bush | 6% | |||
| Matt Cartwright | 6% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 6% |
| Kathy Manning | 6% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 1 | Frank Mrvan | Democratic | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 18 | Pat Ryan | Democratic | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 6% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 5% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 5% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 5% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 5% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 5% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Hickenlooper | Democratic | 5% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 5% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 5% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 5% |
| GA | U.S. House - 6 | Lucy McBath | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | Democratic | 5% |
| GA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Ossoff | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 5% |
| Dean Phillips | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 5% |
| John Sarbanes | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 8 | Kim Schrier | Democratic | 5% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 5% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | Democratic | 5% |
| GA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Raphael Warnock | Democratic | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 5% |
| Colin Allred | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | Democratic | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 4% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 4% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | Democratic | 4% |
| Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | 4% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | Democratic | 4% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 4% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 4% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 51 | Sara Jacobs | Democratic | 4% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Kelly | D | 7% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 7% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 7% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 8 | Rob Menendez | D | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 15 | Kevin Mullin | D | 7% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 7% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 7% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Alex Padilla | D | 7% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | D | 7% |
| IL | U.S. House - 3 | Delia Ramirez | D | 7% |
| OR | U.S. House - 6 | Andrea Salinas | D | 7% |
| MI | U.S. House - 13 | Shri Thanedar | D | 7% |
| HI | U.S. House - 2 | Jill Tokuda | D | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 7% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 7% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 7% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 7% |
| Jamaal Bowman | 6% | |||
| Cori Bush | 6% | |||
| Matt Cartwright | 6% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 6% |
| Kathy Manning | 6% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 1 | Frank Mrvan | D | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 18 | Pat Ryan | D | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 6% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 5% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 5% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 5% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 5% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | DFL | 5% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 5% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 5% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Hickenlooper | D | 5% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 5% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 5% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 5% |
| GA | U.S. House - 6 | Lucy McBath | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | D | 5% |
| GA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Ossoff | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 5% |
| Dean Phillips | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 5% |
| John Sarbanes | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 8 | Kim Schrier | D | 5% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 5% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | D | 5% |
| GA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Raphael Warnock | D | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 5% |
| Colin Allred | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | D | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 4% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 4% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | D | 4% |
| Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | 4% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | D | 4% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 4% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 4% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 51 | Sara Jacobs | D | 4% |