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State Office Name Party Rating
Dan Lipinski 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
Dave Loebsack 50%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 50%
Alan Lowenthal 50%
Nita Lowey 50%
Blaine Luetkemeyer 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%
Dan Maffei 50%
Carolyn Maloney 50%
Sean Maloney 50%
Kenny Marchant 50%
KY U.S. House - 4 Thomas Massie Republican 50%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui Democratic 50%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50%
Jim McDermott 50%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern Democratic 50%
Patrick McHenry 50%
Mike McIntyre 50%
David McKinley 50%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney Democratic 50%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks Democratic 50%
NY U.S. House - 6 Grace Meng Democratic 50%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 50%
Gary Miller 50%
George Miller 50%
Patrick Murphy 50%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler Democratic 50%
Grace Napolitano 50%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 50%
Gloria Negrete McLeod 50%
Rick Nolan 50%
Beto O'Rourke 50%
Bill Owens 50%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 50%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 50%
Ed Pastor 50%
Don Payne, Jr. 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi Democratic 50%
Ed Perlmutter 50%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters Democratic 50%
Collin Peterson 50%
ME U.S. House - 1 Chellie Pingree Democratic 50%
WI U.S. House - 2 Mark Pocan Democratic 50%
CO Governor Jared Polis Democratic 50%
David Price 50%
IL U.S. House - 5 Mike Quigley Democratic 50%
Nick Rahall II 50%
Charlie Rangel 50%
Dave Reichert 50%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 50%
IN Attorney General Todd Rokita Republican 50%
Tom Rooney 50%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 50%
CA U.S. House - 25 Raul Ruiz Democratic 50%
Jon Runyan 50%
Dutch Ruppersberger 50%
Tim Ryan 50%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 50%
John Sarbanes 50%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky Democratic 50%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff Democratic 50%
IL U.S. House - 10 Brad Schneider Democratic 50%
Aaron Schock 50%
Kurt Schrader 50%
David Scott 50%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott Democratic 50%
José Serrano 50%
AL U.S. House - 7 Terri Sewell Democratic 50%
Carol Shea-Porter 50%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman Democratic 50%
John Shimkus 50%
Bill Shuster 50%
Kyrsten Sinema 50%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 50%
Louise Slaughter 50%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith Democratic 50%
MO U.S. House - 8 Jason Smith Republican 50%
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier Democratic 50%
Eric Swalwell 50%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 39 Mark Takano Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson Democratic 50%
John Tierney 50%
NV U.S. House - 1 Dina Titus Democratic 50%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko Democratic 50%
Niki Tsongas 50%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. Democratic 50%
CA U.S. House - 52 Juan Vargas Democratic 50%
TX U.S. House - 33 Marc Veasey Democratic 50%
Filemon Vela, Jr. 50%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez Democratic 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 50%
Henry Waxman 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch Democratic 50%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson Democratic 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Dan Lipinski 50%
Frank LoBiondo 50%
Dave Loebsack 50%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 50%
Alan Lowenthal 50%
Nita Lowey 50%
Blaine Luetkemeyer 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%
Dan Maffei 50%
Carolyn Maloney 50%
Sean Maloney 50%
Kenny Marchant 50%
KY U.S. House - 4 Thomas Massie R 50%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui D 50%
MN U.S. House - 4 Betty McCollum DFL 50%
Jim McDermott 50%
MA U.S. House - 2 Jim McGovern D 50%
Patrick McHenry 50%
Mike McIntyre 50%
David McKinley 50%
CA State Senate - 5 Jerry McNerney D 50%
NY U.S. House - 5 Gregory Meeks D 50%
NY U.S. House - 6 Grace Meng D 50%
ME Councilor - Ward 3 Mike Michaud 50%
Gary Miller 50%
George Miller 50%
Patrick Murphy 50%
NY U.S. House - 12 Jerry Nadler D 50%
Grace Napolitano 50%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 50%
Gloria Negrete McLeod 50%
Rick Nolan 50%
Beto O'Rourke 50%
Bill Owens 50%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 50%
Bill Pascrell, Jr. 50%
Ed Pastor 50%
Don Payne, Jr. 50%
CA U.S. House - 11 Nancy Pelosi D 50%
Ed Perlmutter 50%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters D 50%
Collin Peterson 50%
ME U.S. House - 1 Chellie Pingree D 50%
WI U.S. House - 2 Mark Pocan D 50%
CO Governor Jared Polis D 50%
David Price 50%
IL U.S. House - 5 Mike Quigley D 50%
Nick Rahall II 50%
Charlie Rangel 50%
Dave Reichert 50%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 50%
IN Attorney General Todd Rokita R 50%
Tom Rooney 50%
Lucille Roybal-Allard 50%
CA U.S. House - 25 Raul Ruiz D 50%
Jon Runyan 50%
Dutch Ruppersberger 50%
Tim Ryan 50%
Mark Sanford, Jr. 50%
John Sarbanes 50%
IL U.S. House - 9 Jan Schakowsky D 50%
CA U.S. Senate - Jr Adam Schiff D 50%
IL U.S. House - 10 Brad Schneider D 50%
Aaron Schock 50%
Kurt Schrader 50%
David Scott 50%
VA U.S. House - 3 Bobby Scott D 50%
José Serrano 50%
AL U.S. House - 7 Terri Sewell D 50%
Carol Shea-Porter 50%
CA U.S. House - 32 Brad Sherman D 50%
John Shimkus 50%
Bill Shuster 50%
Kyrsten Sinema 50%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 50%
Louise Slaughter 50%
WA U.S. House - 9 Adam Smith D 50%
MO U.S. House - 8 Jason Smith R 50%
CA Supervisor - 1 Jackie Speier D 50%
Eric Swalwell 50%
CA U.S. House - 38 Linda Sánchez D 50%
CA U.S. House - 39 Mark Takano D 50%
CA U.S. House - 4 Mike Thompson D 50%
John Tierney 50%
NV U.S. House - 1 Dina Titus D 50%
NY U.S. House - 20 Paul Tonko D 50%
Niki Tsongas 50%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 50%
MD U.S. Senate - Sr Chris Van Hollen, Jr. D 50%
CA U.S. House - 52 Juan Vargas D 50%
TX U.S. House - 33 Marc Veasey D 50%
Filemon Vela, Jr. 50%
NY U.S. House - 7 Nydia Velázquez D 50%
Pete Visclosky 50%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 50%
Henry Waxman 50%
VT U.S. Senate - Jr Peter Welch D 50%
FL U.S. House - 24 Frederica Wilson D 50%
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