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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 82% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 82% |
| Elijah Cummings | 82% | |||
| John Delaney | 82% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 82% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 82% | |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 82% |
| Joe Garcia | 82% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 82% |
| Brian Higgins | 82% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 82% |
| Bill Johnson | 82% | |||
| Joe Kennedy III | 82% | |||
| Ron Kind | 82% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 82% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 82% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 82% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 82% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 82% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 82% | |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 82% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 82% | |||
| Tom Petri | 82% | |||
| Dennis Ross | 82% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 82% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 82% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 82% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 82% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 82% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 80% |
| Bruce Braley | 80% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 80% |
| Lois Capps | 80% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 80% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 80% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 80% |
| Matt Cartwright | 80% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 80% |
| David Cicilline | 80% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 80% |
| John Culberson | 80% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 80% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 80% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 80% |
| John Duncan, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Renee Ellmers | 80% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 80% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 80% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 80% | |||
| Bill Flores | 80% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 80% |
| Marcia Fudge | 80% | |||
| Bob Gibbs | 80% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 80% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 80% |
| Vicky Hartzler | 80% | |||
| Mike Johanns | 80% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 80% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 80% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 80% |
| Dan Kildee | 80% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 80% | |||
| Steve King | 80% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 80% | |||
| Doug LaMalfa | 80% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 80% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 80% |
| Sandy Levin | 80% | |||
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 80% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 80% |
| Dan Maffei | 80% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 80% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 80% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 80% |
| Gary Miller | 80% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 80% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 80% |
| Kristi Noem | 80% | |||
| Rick Nolan | 80% | |||
| Steve Pearce | 80% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 80% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 80% |
| Ted Poe | 80% | |||
| David Price | 80% | |||
| Tom Price | 80% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 80% |
| Cedric Richmond | 80% | |||
| Martha Roby | 80% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 80% |
| Ed Royce | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 80% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 80% |
| David Scott | 80% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 80% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 80% |
| Louise Slaughter | 80% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | R | 82% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 82% |
| Elijah Cummings | 82% | |||
| John Delaney | 82% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 82% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 82% | |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 82% |
| Joe Garcia | 82% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 82% |
| Brian Higgins | 82% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 82% |
| Bill Johnson | 82% | |||
| Joe Kennedy III | 82% | |||
| Ron Kind | 82% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 82% | |||
| Dan Lipinski | 82% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 82% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 82% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 82% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 82% | |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 82% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 82% | |||
| Tom Petri | 82% | |||
| Dennis Ross | 82% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 82% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 82% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 82% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 82% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 82% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 80% |
| Bruce Braley | 80% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 80% |
| Lois Capps | 80% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 80% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | D | 80% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 80% |
| Matt Cartwright | 80% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 80% |
| David Cicilline | 80% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 80% |
| John Culberson | 80% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 80% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 80% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 80% |
| John Duncan, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Renee Ellmers | 80% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 80% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 80% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 80% | |||
| Bill Flores | 80% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 80% |
| Marcia Fudge | 80% | |||
| Bob Gibbs | 80% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 80% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 80% |
| Vicky Hartzler | 80% | |||
| Mike Johanns | 80% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 80% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 80% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 80% |
| Dan Kildee | 80% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 80% | |||
| Steve King | 80% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 80% | |||
| Doug LaMalfa | 80% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 80% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 80% |
| Sandy Levin | 80% | |||
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 80% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 80% |
| Dan Maffei | 80% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 80% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 80% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 80% |
| Gary Miller | 80% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 80% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 80% |
| Kristi Noem | 80% | |||
| Rick Nolan | 80% | |||
| Steve Pearce | 80% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 80% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 80% |
| Ted Poe | 80% | |||
| David Price | 80% | |||
| Tom Price | 80% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 80% |
| Cedric Richmond | 80% | |||
| Martha Roby | 80% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 80% |
| Ed Royce | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 80% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 80% |
| David Scott | 80% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 80% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 80% |
| Louise Slaughter | 80% |