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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 42% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | Democratic | 42% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 42% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 42% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 41% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 41% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 41% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 41% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 41% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 41% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 41% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 41% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 41% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 41% |
| VT | U.S. House - At-Large | Becca Balint | Democratic | 40% |
| IL | U.S. House - 13 | Nikki Budzinski | Democratic | 40% |
| Yadira Caraveo | 40% | |||
| Matt Cartwright | 40% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 17 | Chris Deluzio | Democratic | 40% |
| NC | U.S. House - 4 | Valerie Foushee | Democratic | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 42 | Robert Garcia | Democratic | 40% |
| MD | U.S. House - 4 | Glenn Ivey | Democratic | 40% |
| NC | Attorney General | Jeff Jackson | Democratic | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 40% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 40% |
| OH | U.S. House - 1 | Greg Landsman | Democratic | 40% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 40% |
| RI | U.S. House - 2 | Seth Magaziner | Democratic | 40% |
| KY | U.S. House - 3 | Morgan McGarvey | Democratic | 40% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 8 | Rob Menendez | Democratic | 40% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 40% |
| FL | U.S. House - 23 | Jared Moskowitz | Democratic | 40% |
| Wiley Nickel III | 40% | |||
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 40% | |||
| Mary Peltola | 40% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 7 | Brittany Pettersen | Democratic | 40% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 40% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 40% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 18 | Pat Ryan | Democratic | 40% |
| OR | U.S. House - 6 | Andrea Salinas | Democratic | 40% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 40% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 40% |
| IL | U.S. House - 17 | Eric Sorensen | Democratic | 40% |
| OH | U.S. House - 13 | Emilia Sykes | Democratic | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 40% |
| MI | U.S. House - 13 | Shri Thanedar | Democratic | 40% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 40% |
| HI | U.S. House - 2 | Jill Tokuda | Democratic | 40% |
| NM | U.S. House - 2 | Gabe Vasquez | Democratic | 40% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | Democratic | 39% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 39% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 39% |
| Dan Kildee | 39% | |||
| NM | U.S. House - 3 | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Democratic | 39% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 39% |
| Don Payne, Jr. | 39% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 39% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 38% |
| David Cicilline | 38% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 38% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 38% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 38% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 38% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Hickenlooper | Democratic | 38% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 38% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 38% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Kelly | Democratic | 38% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 38% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 38% |
| GA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Ossoff | Democratic | 38% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Alex Padilla | Democratic | 38% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 38% |
| GA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Raphael Warnock | Democratic | 38% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 38% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 38% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 37% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | Democratic | 37% |
| OH | U.S. House - 11 | Shontel Brown | Democratic | 37% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 37% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 37% |
| Kathy Manning | 37% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 37% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | Democratic | 37% |
| IN | U.S. House - 1 | Frank Mrvan | Democratic | 37% |
| WA | U.S. House - 10 | Marilyn Strickland | Democratic | 37% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 37% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 37% |
| Anna Eshoo | 36% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 36% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 36% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 36% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 36% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 36% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 35% | |||
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 35% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 35% |
| Raul Grijalva | 35% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 35% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 42% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | D | 42% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 42% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 42% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 41% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 41% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 41% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 41% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 41% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 41% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 41% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 41% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 41% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 41% |
| VT | U.S. House - At-Large | Becca Balint | D | 40% |
| IL | U.S. House - 13 | Nikki Budzinski | D | 40% |
| Yadira Caraveo | 40% | |||
| Matt Cartwright | 40% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 17 | Chris Deluzio | D | 40% |
| NC | U.S. House - 4 | Valerie Foushee | D | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 42 | Robert Garcia | D | 40% |
| MD | U.S. House - 4 | Glenn Ivey | D | 40% |
| NC | Attorney General | Jeff Jackson | D | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 40% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 40% |
| OH | U.S. House - 1 | Greg Landsman | D | 40% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 40% |
| RI | U.S. House - 2 | Seth Magaziner | D | 40% |
| KY | U.S. House - 3 | Morgan McGarvey | D | 40% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 8 | Rob Menendez | D | 40% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 40% |
| FL | U.S. House - 23 | Jared Moskowitz | D | 40% |
| Wiley Nickel III | 40% | |||
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 40% | |||
| Mary Peltola | 40% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 7 | Brittany Pettersen | D | 40% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 40% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 40% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 40% |
| NY | U.S. House - 18 | Pat Ryan | D | 40% |
| OR | U.S. House - 6 | Andrea Salinas | D | 40% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 40% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 40% |
| IL | U.S. House - 17 | Eric Sorensen | D | 40% |
| OH | U.S. House - 13 | Emilia Sykes | D | 40% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 40% |
| MI | U.S. House - 13 | Shri Thanedar | D | 40% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 40% |
| HI | U.S. House - 2 | Jill Tokuda | D | 40% |
| NM | U.S. House - 2 | Gabe Vasquez | D | 40% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | D | 39% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 39% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 39% |
| Dan Kildee | 39% | |||
| NM | U.S. House - 3 | Teresa Leger Fernandez | D | 39% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 39% |
| Don Payne, Jr. | 39% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 39% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 38% |
| David Cicilline | 38% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 38% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 38% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 38% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 38% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Hickenlooper | D | 38% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 38% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 38% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Kelly | D | 38% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 38% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 38% |
| GA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Ossoff | D | 38% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Alex Padilla | D | 38% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 38% |
| GA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Raphael Warnock | D | 38% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 38% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 38% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 37% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | D | 37% |
| OH | U.S. House - 11 | Shontel Brown | D | 37% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 37% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 37% |
| Kathy Manning | 37% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 37% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | D | 37% |
| IN | U.S. House - 1 | Frank Mrvan | D | 37% |
| WA | U.S. House - 10 | Marilyn Strickland | D | 37% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 37% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 37% |
| Anna Eshoo | 36% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 36% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 36% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 36% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 36% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 36% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 35% | |||
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 35% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 35% |
| Raul Grijalva | 35% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 35% |