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State Office Name Party Rating
Steve Southerland 50%
Debbie Stabenow 83%
Chris Stewart 50%
Steve Stivers 50%
Steve Stockman 25%
Eric Swalwell 50%
Lee Terry 50%
Jon Tester 50%
Mac Thornberry 50%
Pat Tiberi 50%
John Tierney 50%
Scott Tipton 50%
Pat Toomey 33%
Niki Tsongas 50%
Mark Udall 80%
Tom Udall 83%
Fred Upton 50%
Filemon Vela, Jr. 75%
Pete Visclosky 50%
David Vitter 50%
Greg Walden 50%
Jackie Walorski 50%
Mel Watt 66%
Henry Waxman 50%
Brad Wenstrup 25%
Lynn Westmoreland 50%
Ed Whitfield 50%
Frank Wolf 25%
Rob Woodall 50%
John Yarmuth 50%
Kevin Yoder 50%
Ted Yoho 50%
Bill Young 0%
Donald Young 50%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 83%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass Democratic 50%
OH U.S. House - 3 Joyce Beatty Democratic 50%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet Democratic 83%
CA U.S. House - 6 Ami Bera Democratic 75%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 50%
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal Democratic 83%
OR U.S. House - 1 Suzanne Bonamici Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 26 Julia Brownley Democratic 75%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 83%
DE Mayor - 1 John Carney, Jr. Democratic 50%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson Democratic 50%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor Democratic 33%
TX U.S. House - 20 Joaquin Castro Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu Democratic 50%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke Democratic 50%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II Democratic 66%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 50%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 50%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Coons Democratic 83%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 75%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney Democratic 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 75%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 33%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 50%
WA U.S. House - 1 Suzan DelBene Democratic 50%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Duckworth Democratic 33%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 83%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster Democratic 50%
FL U.S. House - 22 Lois Frankel Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi Democratic 75%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand Democratic 83%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green Democratic 50%
WA Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck Democratic 50%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich Democratic 83%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes Democratic 50%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono Democratic 83%
NV U.S. House - 4 Steven Horsford Democratic 33%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 2 Jared Huffman Democratic 50%
NY U.S. House - 8 Hakeem Jeffries Democratic 50%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. Democratic 66%
VA U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Kaine Democratic 83%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 50%
MA U.S. House - 9 Bill Keating Democratic 50%
IL U.S. House - 2 Robin Kelly Democratic 50%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar Democratic 83%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 66%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 50%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 50%
NM Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham 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 100%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui Democratic 50%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 50%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney Democratic 75%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 50%
NY U.S. House - 6 Grace Meng Democratic 50%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley Democratic 50%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore Democratic 50%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy Democratic 83%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 80%
State Office Name Party Rating
Steve Southerland 50%
Debbie Stabenow 83%
Chris Stewart 50%
Steve Stivers 50%
Steve Stockman 25%
Eric Swalwell 50%
Lee Terry 50%
Jon Tester 50%
Mac Thornberry 50%
Pat Tiberi 50%
John Tierney 50%
Scott Tipton 50%
Pat Toomey 33%
Niki Tsongas 50%
Mark Udall 80%
Tom Udall 83%
Fred Upton 50%
Filemon Vela, Jr. 75%
Pete Visclosky 50%
David Vitter 50%
Greg Walden 50%
Jackie Walorski 50%
Mel Watt 66%
Henry Waxman 50%
Brad Wenstrup 25%
Lynn Westmoreland 50%
Ed Whitfield 50%
Frank Wolf 25%
Rob Woodall 50%
John Yarmuth 50%
Kevin Yoder 50%
Ted Yoho 50%
Bill Young 0%
Donald Young 50%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 83%
CA Mayor - At-Large Karen Bass D 50%
OH U.S. House - 3 Joyce Beatty D 50%
CO U.S. Senate - Sr Michael Bennet D 83%
CA U.S. House - 6 Ami Bera D 75%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 50%
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal D 83%
OR U.S. House - 1 Suzanne Bonamici D 50%
CA U.S. House - 26 Julia Brownley D 75%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 83%
DE Mayor - 1 John Carney, Jr. D 50%
IN U.S. House - 7 André Carson D 50%
FL U.S. House - 14 Kathy Castor D 33%
TX U.S. House - 20 Joaquin Castro D 50%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu D 50%
NY U.S. House - 9 Yvette Clarke D 50%
MO U.S. House - 5 Emanuel Cleaver II D 66%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 50%
TN U.S. House - 9 Steve Cohen D 50%
DE U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Coons D 83%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 75%
CT U.S. House - 2 Joe Courtney D 50%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 75%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 33%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 50%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 50%
WA U.S. House - 1 Suzan DelBene D 50%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 50%
IL U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Duckworth D 33%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 83%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster D 50%
FL U.S. House - 22 Lois Frankel D 50%
CA U.S. House - 8 John Garamendi D 75%
NY U.S. Senate - Jr Kirsten Gillibrand D 83%
TX U.S. House - 9 Al Green D 50%
WA Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck D 50%
NM U.S. Senate - Sr Martin Heinrich D 83%
CT U.S. House - 4 Jim Himes D 50%
HI U.S. Senate - Jr Mazie Hirono D 83%
NV U.S. House - 4 Steven Horsford D 33%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 50%
CA U.S. House - 2 Jared Huffman D 50%
NY U.S. House - 8 Hakeem Jeffries D 50%
GA U.S. House - 4 Hank Johnson, Jr. D 66%
VA U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Kaine D 83%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 50%
MA U.S. House - 9 Bill Keating D 50%
IL U.S. House - 2 Robin Kelly D 50%
MN U.S. Senate - Sr Amy Klobuchar D 83%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 66%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 50%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 50%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 50%
NM Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham 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 100%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui D 50%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 50%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney D 75%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 50%
NY U.S. House - 6 Grace Meng D 50%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley D 50%
WI U.S. House - 4 Gwen Moore D 50%
CT U.S. Senate - Jr Chris Murphy D 83%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 80%
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