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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | Fence Sitter |
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | Fence Sitter |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | Fence Sitter |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | Pro Hemp |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | Fence Sitter |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | Fence Sitter | |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
CO | Commissioner - 2 | Scott McInnis | Anti Hemp | |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | Fence Sitter |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
GA | State Senate - 23 | Max Burns | Republican | Fence Sitter |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | Fence Sitter |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | Pro Hemp |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | Fence Sitter |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | Anti Hemp |
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | Fence Sitter |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | Pro Hemp |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | Fence Sitter |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | Fence Sitter | |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | Fence Sitter |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | Fence Sitter |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | Fence Sitter | |
NH | State Senate - 3 | Jeb Bradley | Republican | Fence Sitter |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | Fence Sitter |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | Pro Hemp |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | Fence Sitter |
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | Fence Sitter |
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | Fence Sitter |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | Pro Hemp |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | Fence Sitter |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | Fence Sitter |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | Fence Sitter |
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | Fence Sitter |
TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | Fence Sitter |
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | Fence Sitter |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | Republican | Fence Sitter |
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | Fence Sitter |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | Fence Sitter |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | Fence Sitter |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | Pro Hemp |
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | Republican | Fence Sitter |
Neil Abercrombie | Pro Hemp | |||
Gary Ackerman | Fence Sitter | |||
Todd Akin | Fence Sitter | |||
Lamar Alexander | Fence Sitter | |||
Wayne Allard | Anti Hemp | |||
Thomas Allen | Fence Sitter | |||
Rob Andrews | Pro Hemp | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Spencer Bachus | Fence Sitter | |||
Brian Baird | Fence Sitter | |||
Frank Ballance, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Cass Ballenger | Fence Sitter | |||
J. Gresham Barrett | Fence Sitter | |||
Roscoe Bartlett | Fence Sitter | |||
Joe Barton | Fence Sitter | |||
Charlie Bass | Anti Hemp | |||
Max Baucus | Fence Sitter | |||
Bob Beauprez | Fence Sitter | |||
Chris Bell | Fence Sitter |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | Fence Sitter |
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | Fence Sitter |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | Fence Sitter |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | Pro Hemp |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 16 | Anna Eshoo | D | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 31 | Grace Napolitano | D | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | Fence Sitter |
CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | Fence Sitter |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | Fence Sitter | |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | Fence Sitter |
CO | Commissioner - 2 | Scott McInnis | Anti Hemp | |
CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | Fence Sitter |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | Fence Sitter |
FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | Fence Sitter |
GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | Fence Sitter |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | Fence Sitter |
GA | State Senate - 23 | Max Burns | R | Fence Sitter |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | Fence Sitter |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | Fence Sitter |
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | Fence Sitter |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | Pro Hemp |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | Fence Sitter |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | Anti Hemp |
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | Fence Sitter |
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | Fence Sitter |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | Fence Sitter |
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | Pro Hemp |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | Fence Sitter |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | Fence Sitter |
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | Fence Sitter |
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | Fence Sitter |
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | Fence Sitter |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | Fence Sitter |
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | Fence Sitter | |
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | Fence Sitter |
MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | Fence Sitter |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | Fence Sitter |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | Fence Sitter |
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | D | Fence Sitter |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | Fence Sitter | |
NH | State Senate - 3 | Jeb Bradley | R | Fence Sitter |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | Fence Sitter |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | Fence Sitter |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | Fence Sitter |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | Fence Sitter |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | Fence Sitter |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | Fence Sitter |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | Pro Hemp |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | Fence Sitter |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | Fence Sitter |
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | Fence Sitter |
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | Fence Sitter |
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | Fence Sitter |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | Pro Hemp |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | Fence Sitter |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | Fence Sitter |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | Fence Sitter |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | Fence Sitter |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | Fence Sitter |
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | Fence Sitter |
TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | R | Fence Sitter |
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | Fence Sitter |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | Fence Sitter |
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | R | Fence Sitter |
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | Fence Sitter |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | Fence Sitter |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | Fence Sitter |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | Fence Sitter |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | Fence Sitter |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | Fence Sitter |
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | Fence Sitter |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | Pro Hemp |
WV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Shelley Capito | R | Fence Sitter |
Neil Abercrombie | Pro Hemp | |||
Gary Ackerman | Fence Sitter | |||
Todd Akin | Fence Sitter | |||
Lamar Alexander | Fence Sitter | |||
Wayne Allard | Anti Hemp | |||
Thomas Allen | Fence Sitter | |||
Rob Andrews | Pro Hemp | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Spencer Bachus | Fence Sitter | |||
Brian Baird | Fence Sitter | |||
Frank Ballance, Jr. | Fence Sitter | |||
Cass Ballenger | Fence Sitter | |||
J. Gresham Barrett | Fence Sitter | |||
Roscoe Bartlett | Fence Sitter | |||
Joe Barton | Fence Sitter | |||
Charlie Bass | Anti Hemp | |||
Max Baucus | Fence Sitter | |||
Bob Beauprez | Fence Sitter | |||
Chris Bell | Fence Sitter |