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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 90% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 90% |
| Xochitl Torres Small | 90% | |||
| David Trone | 90% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 90% |
| Jennifer Wexton | 90% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 90% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 89% |
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 89% | |||
| Susan Davis | 89% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 89% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 89% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 89% |
| Dan Kildee | 89% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 89% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 89% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 89% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 89% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 89% |
| Katie Porter | 89% | |||
| David Price | 89% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 89% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 89% |
| Donna Shalala | 89% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 89% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 89% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 89% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 89% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | Democratic | 89% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 89% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 89% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 88% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 86% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 86% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 86% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 83% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 83% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 83% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 83% |
| Anthony Gonzalez | 83% | |||
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 83% |
| John Katko | 83% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 83% |
| Ron Kind | 83% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 83% |
| John Lewis | 83% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 83% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 83% |
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | Republican | 83% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 83% |
| Jon Tester | 83% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 83% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 82% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 82% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 82% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 82% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 82% | |||
| Rodney Davis | 82% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 82% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 82% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 82% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 82% | |||
| Alan Lowenthal | 82% | |||
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | Republican | 82% |
| Greg Pence | 82% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 82% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 82% |
| Cathy Rodgers | 82% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 82% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 82% |
| Jackie Walorski | 82% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 80% | |||
| Colin Allred | 80% | |||
| Richard Burr | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 80% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 80% |
| Jim Cooper | 80% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 80% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 80% |
| Peter DeFazio | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 80% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 80% |
| Mike Enzi | 80% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 80% |
| Jeff Fortenberry | 80% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | Democratic | 80% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | Republican | 80% |
| Bob Gibbs | 80% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 80% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 80% |
| Deb Haaland | 80% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 80% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 80% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 90% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 90% |
| Xochitl Torres Small | 90% | |||
| David Trone | 90% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 90% |
| Jennifer Wexton | 90% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 90% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 89% |
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 89% | |||
| Susan Davis | 89% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 89% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 89% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 89% |
| Dan Kildee | 89% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 89% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 89% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 89% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 89% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 89% |
| Katie Porter | 89% | |||
| David Price | 89% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 89% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 89% |
| Donna Shalala | 89% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 89% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 89% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 89% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 89% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | D | 89% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 89% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 89% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 88% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 86% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 86% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 86% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 83% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 83% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 83% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 83% |
| Anthony Gonzalez | 83% | |||
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 83% |
| John Katko | 83% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 83% |
| Ron Kind | 83% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 83% |
| John Lewis | 83% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 83% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 83% |
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | R | 83% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 83% |
| Jon Tester | 83% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 83% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 82% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 82% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 82% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 82% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 82% | |||
| Rodney Davis | 82% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 82% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 82% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 82% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 82% | |||
| Alan Lowenthal | 82% | |||
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | R | 82% |
| Greg Pence | 82% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 82% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 82% |
| Cathy Rodgers | 82% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 82% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 82% |
| Jackie Walorski | 82% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 80% | |||
| Colin Allred | 80% | |||
| Richard Burr | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 80% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 80% |
| Jim Cooper | 80% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 80% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 80% |
| Peter DeFazio | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 80% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 80% |
| Mike Enzi | 80% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 80% |
| Jeff Fortenberry | 80% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | D | 80% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | R | 80% |
| Bob Gibbs | 80% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 80% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 80% |
| Deb Haaland | 80% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 80% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 80% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | D | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 80% |