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State Office Name Party Rating
Mark Kirk 83%
Patrick Leahy 83%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey Democratic 83%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui Democratic 83%
Bob Menendez 83%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley Democratic 83%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal Democratic 83%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters Democratic 83%
Loretta Sanchez 83%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires Democratic 83%
Debbie Stabenow 83%
Jon Tester 83%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson Democratic 83%
MA U.S. Senate - Sr Elizabeth Warren Democratic 83%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse Democratic 83%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 83%
Tony Cárdenas 80%
Joe Kennedy III 80%
Ann Kirkpatrick 80%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters Democratic 80%
Peter DeFazio 71%
Bob Dold 71%
Gwen Graham 71%
David Scott 71%
AL U.S. House - 7 Terri Sewell Democratic 71%
Filemon Vela, Jr. 71%
MN Governor Tim Walz Democratic/Farmer/Labor 71%
Brad Ashford 67%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 67%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 67%
Joe Manchin III 67%
Lamar Alexander 60%
NH Governor Kelly Ayotte Republican 60%
NA U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Republican 60%
Chris Gibson 57%
Richard Hanna 57%
John Katko 57%
Frank LoBiondo 57%
NY U.S. House - 21 Elise Stefanik Republican 57%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso Republican 50%
Roy Blunt 50%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 50%
Richard Burr 50%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 50%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy Republican 50%
Dan Coats 50%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 50%
AR U.S. Senate - Jr Tom Cotton Republican 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 50%
MT U.S. Senate - Sr Steve Daines Republican 50%
Mike Enzi 50%
IA U.S. Senate - Jr Joni Ernst Republican 50%
NE U.S. Senate - Sr Deb Fischer Republican 50%
Cory Gardner 50%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 50%
Orrin Hatch 50%
ND U.S. Senate - Sr John Hoeven Republican 50%
Johnny Isakson 50%
WI U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Johnson Republican 50%
John McCain III 50%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 50%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 50%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 50%
Rob Portman 50%
Paul Ryan 50%
Richard Shelby 50%
AK U.S. Senate - Jr Dan Sullivan Republican 50%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 50%
NC U.S. Senate - Sr Thom Tillis Republican 50%
Pat Toomey 50%
David Vitter 50%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 43%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 43%
Ryan Costello 43%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 43%
Carlos Curbelo 43%
Mike Fitzpatrick 43%
Frank Guinta 43%
Bruce Poliquin 43%
Dave Reichert 43%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 43%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 43%
Thad Cochran 40%
TX U.S. Senate - Jr Ted Cruz Republican 40%
Jaime Herrera Beutler 40%
Pat Roberts 40%
SD U.S. Senate - Jr Mike Rounds Republican 40%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott Republican 40%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 40%
NV U.S. House - 2 Mark Amodei Republican 33%
Kevin Brady 33%
Robert Corker 33%
OH U.S. House - 8 Warren Davidson Republican 33%
NA U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy Republican 33%
Lindsey Graham 33%
Cresent Hardy 33%
Joe Heck, Jr. 33%
Heidi Heitkamp 33%
Dean Heller 33%
NC U.S. House - 9 Richard Hudson, Jr. Republican 33%
State Office Name Party Rating
Mark Kirk 83%
Patrick Leahy 83%
MA U.S. Senate - Jr Ed Markey D 83%
CA U.S. House - 7 Doris Matsui D 83%
Bob Menendez 83%
OR U.S. Senate - Jr Jeff Merkley D 83%
MA U.S. House - 1 Richard Neal D 83%
MI U.S. Senate - Sr Gary Peters D 83%
Loretta Sanchez 83%
NJ Mayor - At-Large Albio Sires D 83%
Debbie Stabenow 83%
Jon Tester 83%
MS U.S. House - 2 Bennie Thompson D 83%
MA U.S. Senate - Sr Elizabeth Warren D 83%
RI U.S. Senate - Jr Sheldon Whitehouse D 83%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 83%
Tony Cárdenas 80%
Joe Kennedy III 80%
Ann Kirkpatrick 80%
CA U.S. House - 43 Maxine Waters D 80%
Peter DeFazio 71%
Bob Dold 71%
Gwen Graham 71%
David Scott 71%
AL U.S. House - 7 Terri Sewell D 71%
Filemon Vela, Jr. 71%
MN Governor Tim Walz DFL 71%
Brad Ashford 67%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 67%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 67%
Joe Manchin III 67%
Lamar Alexander 60%
NH Governor Kelly Ayotte R 60%
NA U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio R 60%
Chris Gibson 57%
Richard Hanna 57%
John Katko 57%
Frank LoBiondo 57%
NY U.S. House - 21 Elise Stefanik R 57%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso R 50%
Roy Blunt 50%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 50%
Richard Burr 50%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 50%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy R 50%
Dan Coats 50%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 50%
AR U.S. Senate - Jr Tom Cotton R 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 50%
MT U.S. Senate - Sr Steve Daines R 50%
Mike Enzi 50%
IA U.S. Senate - Jr Joni Ernst R 50%
NE U.S. Senate - Sr Deb Fischer R 50%
Cory Gardner 50%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 50%
Orrin Hatch 50%
ND U.S. Senate - Sr John Hoeven R 50%
Johnny Isakson 50%
WI U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Johnson R 50%
John McCain III 50%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 50%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 50%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 50%
Rob Portman 50%
Paul Ryan 50%
Richard Shelby 50%
AK U.S. Senate - Jr Dan Sullivan R 50%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 50%
NC U.S. Senate - Sr Thom Tillis R 50%
Pat Toomey 50%
David Vitter 50%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan R 43%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 43%
Ryan Costello 43%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 43%
Carlos Curbelo 43%
Mike Fitzpatrick 43%
Frank Guinta 43%
Bruce Poliquin 43%
Dave Reichert 43%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 43%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 43%
Thad Cochran 40%
TX U.S. Senate - Jr Ted Cruz R 40%
Jaime Herrera Beutler 40%
Pat Roberts 40%
SD U.S. Senate - Jr Mike Rounds R 40%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott R 40%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 40%
NV U.S. House - 2 Mark Amodei R 33%
Kevin Brady 33%
Robert Corker 33%
OH U.S. House - 8 Warren Davidson R 33%
NA U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy R 33%
Lindsey Graham 33%
Cresent Hardy 33%
Joe Heck, Jr. 33%
Heidi Heitkamp 33%
Dean Heller 33%
NC U.S. House - 9 Richard Hudson, Jr. R 33%
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