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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 29% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 70% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 78% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 67% |
CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | Republican | 0% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 57% |
FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 44% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 29% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 29% |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 44% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 75% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 80% |
IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 60% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 33% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 14% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 63% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 67% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 50% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 57% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 86% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 78% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 57% |
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 0% |
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 11% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 71% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 67% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 89% |
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 10% |
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 33% |
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 11% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 75% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 90% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 88% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 86% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 88% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 29% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 29% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 14% |
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 56% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 78% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 88% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 71% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 88% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 67% |
WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | Republican | 40% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 20% |
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 86% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 29% | |||
Wayne Allard | 14% | |||
Jason Altmire | 67% | |||
Michael Arcuri | 78% | |||
Michele Bachmann | 11% | |||
Brian Baird | 56% | |||
Roscoe Bartlett | 22% | |||
Max Baucus | 29% | |||
Evan Bayh | 57% | |||
Bob Bennett | 43% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 75% | |||
John Boehner | 0% | |||
Kit Bond | 17% | |||
Leonard Boswell | 56% | |||
Rick Boucher | 70% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Nancy Boyda | 67% | |||
Bob Brady | 80% | |||
Sam Brownback | 33% | |||
Jim Bunning | 14% | |||
Richard Burr | 14% | |||
Robert Byrd | 57% | |||
Dave Camp | 11% | |||
Christopher Carney | 78% | |||
Saxby Chambliss | 14% | |||
Chris Chocola | 67% | |||
Hillary Clinton | 86% | |||
Thomas Coburn | 0% | |||
Thad Cochran | 14% | |||
Norm Coleman | 50% | |||
Kent Conrad | 50% | |||
Robert Corker | 29% | |||
Larry Craig | 57% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 70% | |||
James DeMint | 0% | |||
Charlie Dent | 44% | |||
Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 56% | |||
Norm Dicks | 67% | |||
Chris Dodd | 100% | |||
Elizabeth Dole | 14% | |||
Pete Domenici, Jr. | 43% | |||
John Doolittle | 11% | |||
David Dreier | 11% | |||
John Ensign | 29% | |||
Mike Enzi | 14% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 67% | |||
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 71% | |||
Randy Forbes | 22% | |||
Jeff Fortenberry | 33% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 29% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 70% |
CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 67% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 78% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 67% |
CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | R | 0% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 57% |
FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 44% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 29% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 29% |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 44% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 75% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 80% |
IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 60% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 33% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 14% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 63% |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 67% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 50% |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 57% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 86% |
MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 78% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 57% |
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | D | 100% |
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | R | 0% |
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 11% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 71% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 67% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 89% |
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 10% |
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 33% |
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 11% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 75% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 90% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 88% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 86% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 88% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 29% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 29% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 14% |
TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 56% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 78% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 88% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 71% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 88% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 67% |
WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | R | 40% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 20% |
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 86% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 29% | |||
Wayne Allard | 14% | |||
Jason Altmire | 67% | |||
Michael Arcuri | 78% | |||
Michele Bachmann | 11% | |||
Brian Baird | 56% | |||
Roscoe Bartlett | 22% | |||
Max Baucus | 29% | |||
Evan Bayh | 57% | |||
Bob Bennett | 43% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 75% | |||
John Boehner | 0% | |||
Kit Bond | 17% | |||
Leonard Boswell | 56% | |||
Rick Boucher | 70% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Nancy Boyda | 67% | |||
Bob Brady | 80% | |||
Sam Brownback | 33% | |||
Jim Bunning | 14% | |||
Richard Burr | 14% | |||
Robert Byrd | 57% | |||
Dave Camp | 11% | |||
Christopher Carney | 78% | |||
Saxby Chambliss | 14% | |||
Chris Chocola | 67% | |||
Hillary Clinton | 86% | |||
Thomas Coburn | 0% | |||
Thad Cochran | 14% | |||
Norm Coleman | 50% | |||
Kent Conrad | 50% | |||
Robert Corker | 29% | |||
Larry Craig | 57% | |||
Peter DeFazio | 70% | |||
James DeMint | 0% | |||
Charlie Dent | 44% | |||
Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 56% | |||
Norm Dicks | 67% | |||
Chris Dodd | 100% | |||
Elizabeth Dole | 14% | |||
Pete Domenici, Jr. | 43% | |||
John Doolittle | 11% | |||
David Dreier | 11% | |||
John Ensign | 29% | |||
Mike Enzi | 14% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 67% | |||
Russ Feingold | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 71% | |||
Randy Forbes | 22% | |||
Jeff Fortenberry | 33% |