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Rating Group: Friends Committee on National Legislation

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State Office Name Party Rating
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 47%
Charlie Gonzalez 47%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 47%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich Democratic 47%
Tim Holden 47%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 47%
Sheila Jackson Lee 47%
Dale Kildee 47%
ID Attorney General Raúl Labrador Republican 47%
Sandy Levin 47%
Carolyn McCarthy 47%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney Democratic 47%
Dana Rohrabacher 47%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 47%
David Scott 47%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 47%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democratic 47%
Gary Ackerman 40%
Howard Berman 40%
Corrine Brown 40%
Jim Cooper 40%
Mark Critz 40%
Eliot Engel 40%
NY Governor Kathy Hochul Democratic 40%
Steve Israel 40%
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock Republican 40%
Tom Petri 40%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 40%
Joe Walsh 40%
Dan Benishek 33%
Paul Broun 33%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 33%
Mike Fitzpatrick 33%
Louie Gohmert 33%
Jaime Herrera Beutler 33%
Tim Huelskamp 33%
Dan Lipinski 33%
Bill Owens 33%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 33%
Collin Peterson 33%
Reid Ribble 33%
Loretta Sanchez 33%
AL U.S. House - 7 Terri Sewell Democratic 33%
Heath Shuler 33%
Roscoe Bartlett 27%
Ben Chandler III 27%
Jerry Costello 27%
VA U.S. House - 9 Morgan Griffith Republican 27%
Jim Matheson 27%
Mick Mulvaney 27%
Tom Reed II 27%
Mike Ross 27%
Ed Royce 27%
Louise Slaughter 27%
Cliff Stearns 27%
IN U.S. House - 3 Marlin Stutzman Republican 27%
Jason Altmire 20%
Joe Barton 20%
Charlie Bass 20%
Rob Bishop 20%
Dan Boren 20%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 20%
Michael Burgess 20%
Dennis Cardoza 20%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 20%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 20%
NA U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy Republican 20%
Jeff Fortenberry 20%
Tom Graves, Jr. 20%
MI U.S. House - 4 Bill Huizenga Republican 20%
Randy Hultgren 20%
Larry Kissell 20%
Steve LaTourette 20%
Leonard Lance 20%
LA Governor Jeff Landry Republican 20%
State Office Name Party Rating
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 47%
Charlie Gonzalez 47%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 47%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich D 47%
Tim Holden 47%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 47%
Sheila Jackson Lee 47%
Dale Kildee 47%
ID Attorney General Raúl Labrador R 47%
Sandy Levin 47%
Carolyn McCarthy 47%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney D 47%
Dana Rohrabacher 47%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 47%
David Scott 47%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 47%
FL U.S. House - 25 Debbie Wasserman Schultz D 47%
Gary Ackerman 40%
Howard Berman 40%
Corrine Brown 40%
Jim Cooper 40%
Mark Critz 40%
Eliot Engel 40%
NY Governor Kathy Hochul D 40%
Steve Israel 40%
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock R 40%
Tom Petri 40%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 40%
Joe Walsh 40%
Dan Benishek 33%
Paul Broun 33%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 33%
Mike Fitzpatrick 33%
Louie Gohmert 33%
Jaime Herrera Beutler 33%
Tim Huelskamp 33%
Dan Lipinski 33%
Bill Owens 33%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 33%
Collin Peterson 33%
Reid Ribble 33%
Loretta Sanchez 33%
AL U.S. House - 7 Terri Sewell D 33%
Heath Shuler 33%
Roscoe Bartlett 27%
Ben Chandler III 27%
Jerry Costello 27%
VA U.S. House - 9 Morgan Griffith R 27%
Jim Matheson 27%
Mick Mulvaney 27%
Tom Reed II 27%
Mike Ross 27%
Ed Royce 27%
Louise Slaughter 27%
Cliff Stearns 27%
IN U.S. House - 3 Marlin Stutzman R 27%
Jason Altmire 20%
Joe Barton 20%
Charlie Bass 20%
Rob Bishop 20%
Dan Boren 20%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan R 20%
Michael Burgess 20%
Dennis Cardoza 20%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 20%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 20%
NA U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy R 20%
Jeff Fortenberry 20%
Tom Graves, Jr. 20%
MI U.S. House - 4 Bill Huizenga R 20%
Randy Hultgren 20%
Larry Kissell 20%
Steve LaTourette 20%
Leonard Lance 20%
LA Governor Jeff Landry R 20%
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