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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Andrews | 25% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 25% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 25% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 25% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 25% |
| William Clay, Sr. | 25% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 25% |
| Thad Cochran | 26% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 25% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 26% |
| John Conyers, Jr. | 25% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 25% |
| Joe Crowley | 25% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 25% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 25% |
| Anna Eshoo | 25% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 25% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 25% | |||
| Orrin Hatch | 26% | |||
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 25% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 25% |
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 25% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 25% | |||
| Dale Kildee | 25% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 25% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 25% |
| Sandy Levin | 25% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 25% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 25% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 25% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 25% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 25% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 26% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 25% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 25% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 25% |
| Charlie Rangel | 25% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 25% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 25% |
| José Serrano | 25% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 25% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 25% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 25% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 25% |
| Mel Watt | 25% | |||
| Justin Amash | 33% | |||
| David Cicilline | 33% | |||
| Colleen Hanabusa | 33% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 33% |
| John Lewis | 33% | |||
| Bill Owens | 33% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 33% | |||
| Allyson Schwartz | 33% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 33% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 33% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 50% |
| Tim Bishop | 50% | |||
| Bob Brady | 50% | |||
| Bruce Braley | 50% | |||
| Lois Capps | 50% | |||
| Gerry Connolly | 50% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 50% |
| Susan Davis | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 50% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 50% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 50% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 50% |
| Gene Green | 50% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 50% | |||
| Doc Hastings | 50% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 50% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 50% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 50% |
| Ron Kind | 50% | |||
| Leonard Lance | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 50% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 50% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 50% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 50% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Donald Payne | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 50% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 50% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 50% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 50% |
| David Price | 50% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 50% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 50% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 50% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 50% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 50% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 50% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 50% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Andrews | 25% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 25% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 25% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 25% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 25% |
| William Clay, Sr. | 25% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 25% |
| Thad Cochran | 26% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 25% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 26% |
| John Conyers, Jr. | 25% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 25% |
| Joe Crowley | 25% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 25% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 25% |
| Anna Eshoo | 25% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 25% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 25% | |||
| Orrin Hatch | 26% | |||
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 25% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 25% |
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 25% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 25% | |||
| Dale Kildee | 25% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 25% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 25% |
| Sandy Levin | 25% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 25% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 25% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 25% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 25% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 25% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 26% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 25% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 25% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 25% |
| Charlie Rangel | 25% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 25% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 25% |
| José Serrano | 25% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | D | 25% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 25% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 25% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 25% |
| Mel Watt | 25% | |||
| Justin Amash | 33% | |||
| David Cicilline | 33% | |||
| Colleen Hanabusa | 33% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 33% |
| John Lewis | 33% | |||
| Bill Owens | 33% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 33% | |||
| Allyson Schwartz | 33% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 33% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 33% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 50% |
| Tim Bishop | 50% | |||
| Bob Brady | 50% | |||
| Bruce Braley | 50% | |||
| Lois Capps | 50% | |||
| Gerry Connolly | 50% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 50% |
| Susan Davis | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 50% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 50% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 50% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 50% |
| Gene Green | 50% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 50% | |||
| Doc Hastings | 50% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 50% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 50% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 50% |
| Ron Kind | 50% | |||
| Leonard Lance | 50% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 50% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 50% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 50% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 50% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 50% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Donald Payne | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 50% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 50% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 50% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 50% |
| David Price | 50% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 50% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 50% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 50% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 50% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 50% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 50% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 50% |