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ANCA Announces 2016 Congressional Grades And Endorsements

October 18, 2016 By administrator

anca-gradThrows Community’s Electoral Support Behind U.S. House and Senate Candidates with Proven Track Records on Armenian American Issues

WASHINGTON—With just weeks left until the November 8 elections, the Armenian National Committee of America released its 2016 Congressional grades and endorsements, throwing the Armenian American community’s political and electoral strength behind U.S. House and Senate candidates from more than 30 states with proven track records of support on issues of special concern to Armenian Americans and all friends of Armenia.

“With November 8th just around the corner, the ANCA is pleased, once again, to share comprehensive legislative information and our carefully considered endorsements regarding the Congressional candidates seeking our community’s electoral support,” said Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA. “First and foremost, we encourage everyone to vote! And, whether you’ll be voting Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, Green or for candidates from any other party, it’s vital that you go to the polls fully informed. So please consider our carefully compiled information and fact-based insights as a helpful resource as you weigh who to support this November.”

The ANCA endorsements are based primarily on ANCA Congressional Report Cards, a detailed review of each incumbent’s record across a broad range of Armenian American issues. These Report Cards, prepared in consultation with ANCA Regional offices and local chapters across the country, cover issues ranging from securing a just resolution of the Armenian Genocide, to strengthening U.S.-Armenia relations, defending Nagorno Karabakh’s independence, increasing U.S. aid and trade levels with Armenia, and confronting the genocide of Christians and other minorities in the Middle East. Among the grading criteria were each Member’s willingness to advance pro-Armenian American legislative initiatives (resolutions, letters, etc.), including the Armenian Genocide Truth + Justice Resolution, pro-Armenian provisions of the foreign aid bill, support for common sense solutions for Nagorno Karabakh Peace, and advocacy on behalf of beleaguered Armenian and other Christian communities in the Middle East. Other factors include their membership in the Armenian Caucus, attendance at Armenian civic and community events, and their support for human rights issues related to Cyprus.

The 2016 ANCA Report Cards include:

* A point-by-point analysis of each incumbent’s support on key legislation, Congressional “Dear Colleague” letters, participation and leadership in initiatives and events held in the nation’s capital and in local communities.

* Congressional Notes highlighting key initiatives taken by individual House and Senate Members – from Congressional speeches to other undertakings of special concern to the Armenian American community.

* A detailed accounting of Turkish and Azerbaijani Government lobby efforts targeting Senators and Representatives during the 114th Congress, as reported by the U.S. Department of Justice Foreign Agent Registration division (www.fara.gov).

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ANCA 2016 Congressional Endorsements

** Ordered by State, then by Senate and House District
** Names are listed as follows: District Name (Party)

Arizona
Sen. John McCain (R)
3 Raul Grijalva (D)

Arkansas
4 Bruce Westerman (R)

California
Senate: Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D)
1 Doug LaMalfa (R)
3 John Garamendi (D)
4 Tom McClintock (R)
6 Doris Matsui (D)
10 Jeff Denham (R)
11 Mark DeSaulnier (D)
12 Nancy Pelosi (D)
13 Barbara Lee (D)
14 Jackie Speier (D)
16 Jim Costa (D)
18 Anna Eshoo (D)
19 Zoe Lofgren (D)
21 David Valadao (R)
22 Devin Nunes (R)
25 Steve Knight (R)
27 Judy Chu (D)
28 Adam Schiff (D)
29 Tony Cardenas (D)
30 Brad Sherman (D)
32 Grace Napolitano (D)
33 Ted Lieu (D)
37 Karen Bass (D)
38 Linda Sanchez (D)
39 Edward Royce (R)
40 Lucille Roybal-Allard (D)
47 Alan Lowenthal (D)
48 Dana Rohrabacher (R)

Colorado
Sen. Michael Bennet (D)
1 Diana DeGette (D)
2 Jared Polis (D)
4 Ken Buck (R)
6 Rep. Mike Coffman (R) and State. Sen. Morgan Carroll (D)
7 Edwin Perlmutter (D)

Connecticut
2 Joe Courtney (D)

District of Columbia
AL Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)

Florida
Sen. Marco Rubio (R)
7 John Mica (R)
10 Daniel Webster (R)
12 Gus Bilirakis (R)
21 Ted Deutch (D)
22 Lois Frankel (D)

Georgia
4 Hank Johnson (D)
5 John Lewis (D)
11 Barry Loudermilk (R)

Hawaii
Sen. Brian Schatz (D)

Illinois
Sen. Mark Kirk (R)
3 Daniel Lipinski (D)
5 Mike Quigley (D)
6 Peter Roskam (R)
7 Danny Davis (D)
9 Janice Schakowsky (D)
10 Robert Dold (R)

Kentucky
3 John Yarmuth (D)

Maine
1 Chellie Pingree (D)

Maryland
Senate: Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D)
3 John Sarbanes (D)

Massachusetts
1 Richard Neal (D)
2 James McGovern (D)
3 Niki Tsongas (D)
4 Joe Kennedy (D)
5 Katherine Clark (D)
6 Seth Moulton (D)
7 Michael Capuano (D)
8 Stephen Lynch (D)

Michigan
7 Tim Walberg (R)
8 Mike Bishop (R)
9 Sander Levin (D)
11 David Trott (R)
13 John Conyers (D)
14 Brenda Lawrence (D)

Minnesota
1 Timothy Walz (D)
4 Betty McCollum (D)
7 Collin Peterson (D)

Nebraska
1 Jeff Fortenberry (R)

Nevada
Senate: Rep. Joe Heck (R)
1 Dina Titus (D)
3 Danny Tarkanian (R)
4 Cresent Hardy (R)

New Jersey
2 Frank LoBiondo (R)
4 Christopher Smith (R)
5 Scott Garrett (R)
6 Frank Pallone (D)
7 Leonard Lance (R)
8 Albio Sires (D)
11 Rodney Frelinghuysen (R)

New York
Sen. Charles Schumer (D)
4 Kathleen Rice (D)
6 Grace Meng (D)
7 Nydia Velazquez (D)
11 Daniel Donovan (R)
12 Carolyn Maloney (D)
14 Joseph Crowley (D)
16 Eliot Engel (D)
17 Nita Lowey (D)
18 Sean Patrick Maloney (D)
20 Paul Tonko (D)

North Carolina
6 Mark Walker (R)
9 Robert Pittenger (R)
10 Patrick McHenry (R)

Ohio
2 Brad Wenstrup (R)
14 David Joyce (R)

Oregon
3 Earl Blumenauer (D)
5 Kurt Schrader (D)

Rhode Island
1 David Cicilline (D)
2 James Langevin (D)

South Carolina
7 Tom Rice (R)

Tennessee
1 Phil Roe (R)
6 Diane Lynn Black (R)

Texas
14 Randy Weber (R)
35 Lloyd Doggett (D)

Vermont
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D)
AL Peter Welch (D)

Virginia
7 Dave Brat (R)
8 Don Beyer (D)

Washington
1 Suzan DelBene (D)
9 Adam Smith (D)

Wisconsin
Senate: Russ Feingold (D)
1 Paul Ryan (R)
5 F. James Sensenbrenner (R)
ANCA Congressional Grades for the 114th Congress (2015-2016)

** Ordered by State, then by Senate and House District
** Names are listed as follows: District Name (Party) ANCA Grade

Alabama
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) C
Sen. Richard Shelby (R) C
1 Bradley Byrne (R) C+
2 Martha Roby (R) C
3 Michael Rogers (R) C+
4 Robert Aderholt (R) C+
5 Mo Brooks (R) D+
6 Gary Palmer (R) C+
7 Terri Sewell (D) C

Alaska
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) C
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) C
AL Don Young (R) F

American Samoa
AL Amata Coleman Radewagen (R) D+

Arizona
Sen. Jeff Flake (R) C
Sen. John McCain (R) C+
1 Ann Kirkpatrick (D) C
2 Martha McSally (R) C
3 Raul Grijalva (D) B-
4 Paul Gosar (R) C+
5 Matt Salmon (R) D+
6 David Schweikert (R) C+
7 Ruben Gallego (D) D+
8 Trent Franks (R) C+
9 Kyrsten Sinema (D) C

Arkansas
Sen. John Boozman (R) C+
Sen. Tom Cotton (R) C
1 Rick Crawford (R) C
2 French Hill (R) C+
3 Steve Womack (R) D+
4 Bruce Westerman (R) B-

California
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) A
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) B
1 Doug LaMalfa (R) B
2 Jared Huffman (D) C+
3 John Garamendi (D) B-
4 Tom McClintock (R) B
5 Mike Thompson (D) C+
6 Doris Matsui (D) B
7 Ami Bera (D) C
8 Paul Cook (R) C+
9 Jerry McNerney (D) C
10 Jeff Denham (R) A
11 Mark DeSaulnier (D) B-
12 Nancy Pelosi (D) B-
13 Barbara Lee (D) A
14 Jackie Speier (D) A+
15 Eric Swalwell (D) C+
16 Jim Costa (D) A+
17 Michael Honda (D) B
18 Anna Eshoo (D) A+
19 Zoe Lofgren (D) A
20 Sam Farr (D) B
21 David Valadao (R) A+
22 Devin Nunes (R) A
23 Kevin McCarthy (R) C
24 Lois Capps (D) C+
25 Steve Knight (R) B-
26 Julia Brownley (D) C+
27 Judy Chu (D) A+
28 Adam Schiff (D) A+
29 Tony Cardenas (D) A
30 Brad Sherman (D) A+
31 Pete Aguilar (D) C
32 Grace Napolitano (D) A
33 Ted Lieu (D) A-
34 Xavier Becerra (D) C+
35 Norma Torres (D) C+
36 Raul Ruiz (D) C
37 Karen Bass (D) A
38 Linda Sanchez (D) A
39 Edward Royce (R) A+
40 Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) A-
41 Mark Takano (D) C+
42 Ken Calvert (R) C+
43 Maxine Waters (D) C
44 Janice Hahn (D) A
45 Mimi Walters (R) C
46 Loretta Sanchez (D) A
47 Alan Lowenthal (D) A-
48 Dana Rohrabacher (R) A-
49 Darrell Issa (R) C+
50 Duncan Hunter (R) C+
51 Juan Vargas (D) C+
52 Scott Peters (D) C+
53 Susan Davis (D) C+

Colorado
Sen. Michael Bennet (D) B-
Sen. Cory Gardner (R) A+
1 Diana DeGette (D) B-
2 Jared Polis (D) A-
3 Scott Tipton (R) C+
4 Ken Buck (R) B-
5 Douglas Lamborn (R) C+
6 Mike Coffman (R) A
7 Edwin Perlmutter (D) A-

Connecticut
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D) C
Sen. Christopher Murphy (D) C
1 John Larson (D) C+
2 Joe Courtney (D) B-
3 Rosa DeLauro (D) C+
4 Jim Himes (D) C+
5 Elizabeth Esty (D) C+

Delaware
Sen. Thomas Carper (D) C
Sen. Chris Coons (D) C
AL John Carney (D) C

District of Columbia
AL Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) B-

Florida
Sen. Bill Nelson (D) C+
Sen. Marco Rubio (R) A
1 Jeff Miller (R) C+
2 Gwen Graham (D) C+
3 Ted Yoho (R) C+
4 Ander Crenshaw (R) B-
5 Corrine Brown (D) C-
6 Ron DeSantis (R) C+
7 John Mica (R) B-
8 Bill Posey (R) C+
9 Alan Grayson (D) C+
10 Daniel Webster (R) B-
11 Richard Nugent (R) C+
12 Gus Bilirakis (R) A+
13 David Jolly (R) C
14 Kathy Castor (D) C
15 Dennis Ross (R) D+
16 Vernon Buchanan (R) C
17 Tom Rooney (R) C+
18 Patrick Murphy (D) C
19 Curt Clawson (R) F-
20 Alcee Hastings (D) D+
21 Ted Deutch (D) B+
22 Lois Frankel (D) B-
23 Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) C
24 Frederica Wilson (D) D+
25 Mario Diaz-Balart (R) C
26 Carlos Curbelo (R) C+
27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) C+

Georgia
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R) C+
Sen. David Perdue (R) C+
1 Buddy Carter (R) C
2 Sanford Bishop (D) C
3 Lynn Westmoreland (R) D+
4 Hank Johnson (D) B-
5 John Lewis (D) B-
6 Tom Price (R) C+
7 Rob Woodall (R) C+
8 Austin Scott (R) C+
9 Doug Collins (R) F
10 Jody Hice (R) C+
11 Barry Loudermilk (R) B-
12 Rick Allen (R) C+
13 David Scott (D) D-
14 Tom Graves (R) C+

Guam
AL Madeleine Bordallo (D) C-

Hawaii
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D) C
Sen. Brian Schatz (D) B-
1 Vacant
2 Tulsi Gabbard (D) C+

Idaho
Sen. Mike Crapo (R) C
Sen. Jim Risch (R) C
1 Raul Labrador (R) C+
2 Mike Simpson (R) D+

Illinois
Sen. Richard Durbin (D) A-
Sen. Mark Kirk (R) A+
1 Bobby Rush (D) C+
2 Robin Kelly (D) C+
3 Daniel Lipinski (D) A
4 Luis Gutierrez (D) C+
5 Mike Quigley (D) A-
6 Peter Roskam (R) B+
7 Danny Davis (D) B+
8 Tammy Duckworth (D) C+
9 Janice Schakowsky (D) A
10 Robert Dold (R) A+
11 Bill Foster (D) C
12 Mike Bost (R) C
13 Rodney Davis (R) C+
14 Randy Hultgren (R) C-
15 John Shimkus (R) C+
16 Adam Kinzinger (R) C-
17 Cheri Bustos (D) C
18 Darin LaHood (R) C+

Indiana
Sen. Dan Coats (R) C
Sen. Joe Donnelly (D) C
1 Peter Visclosky (D) C+
2 Jackie Walorski (R) C+
3 Marlin Stutzman (R) C+
4 Todd Rokita (R) C+
5 Susan Brooks (R) C+
6 Luke Messer (R) D-
7 Andre Carson (D) D+
8 Larry Bucshon (R) C+
9 Todd Young (R) F

Iowa
Sen. Joni Ernst (R) C
Sen. Charles Grassley (R) C
1 Rod Blum (R) C
2 David Loebsack (D) C
3 David Young (R) C+
4 Steve King (R) C+

Kansas
Sen. Jerry Moran (R) C
Sen. Pat Roberts (R) C
1 Tim Huelskamp (R) C+
2 Lynn Jenkins (R) C
3 Kevin Yoder (R) D+
4 Michael Pompeo (R) C+

Kentucky
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R) C
Sen. Rand Paul (R) C
1 Vacant
2 Brett Guthrie (R) C-
3 John Yarmuth (D) B-
4 Thomas Massie (R) C
5 Harold Rogers (R) C
6 Andy Barr (R) C+

Louisiana
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) C+
Sen. David Vitter (R) C
1 Steve Scalise (R) D+
2 Cedric Richmond (D) C
3 Charles Boustany (R) C+
4 John Fleming (R) C+
5 Ralph Abraham (R) C+
6 Garret Graves (R) D+

Maine
Sen. Susan Collins (R) C+
Sen. Angus King (I) C+
1 Chellie Pingree (D) B+
2 Bruce Poliquin (R) C

Maryland
Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D) B
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D) C+
1 Andy Harris (R) C+
2 C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D) D+
3 John Sarbanes (D) A+
4 Donna Edwards (D) D+
5 Steny Hoyer (D) C+
6 John Delaney (D) C+
7 Elijah Cummings (D) C
8 Christopher Van Hollen (D) A-

Massachusetts
Sen. Edward Markey (D) A+
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D) A
1 Richard Neal (D) B+
2 James McGovern (D) A+
3 Niki Tsongas (D) A+
4 Joe Kennedy (D) A-
5 Katherine Clark (D) A+
6 Seth Moulton (D) B+
7 Michael Capuano (D) B+
8 Stephen Lynch (D) B+
9 William Keating (D) C

Michigan
Sen. Gary Peters (D) A
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D) A+
1 Daniel Benishek (R) C+
2 Bill Huizenga (R) C+
3 Justin Amash (R) C
4 John Moolenaar (R) C+
5 Dan Kildee (D) C+
6 Fred Upton (R) C+
7 Tim Walberg (R) B-
8 Mike Bishop (R) B
9 Sander Levin (D) A
10 Candice Miller (R) B
11 David Trott (R) A+
12 Debbie Dingell (D) C+
13 John Conyers (D) A-
14 Brenda Lawrence (D) B-

Minnesota
Sen. Al Franken (D) C
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) A
1 Timothy Walz (D) B+
2 John Kline (R) C+
3 Erik Paulsen (R) C+
4 Betty McCollum (D) A-
5 Keith Maurice Ellison (D) C+
6 Tom Emmer (R) C+
7 Collin Peterson (D) A-
8 Rick Nolan (D) C+

Mississippi
Sen. Thad Cochran (R) C
Sen. Roger Wicker (R) C+
1 Trent Kelly (R) C
2 Bennie Thompson (D) D+
3 Gregg Harper (R) C
4 Steven Palazzo (R) C+

Missouri
Sen. Roy Blunt (R) C+
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D) C
1 William Clay (D) D+
2 Ann Wagner (R) C+
3 Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) C+
4 Vicky Hartzler (R) C+
5 Emanuel Cleaver (D) C
6 Sam Graves (R) C
7 Billy Long (R) C+
8 Jason Smith (R) C

Montana
Sen. Steve Daines (R) C
Sen. Jon Tester (D) C
AL Ryan Zinke (R) F-

Nebraska
Sen. Deb Fischer (R) C
Sen. Ben Sasse (R) C+
1 Jeff Fortenberry (R) B+
2 Brad Ashford (D) C+
3 Adrian Smith (R) C+

Nevada
Sen. Dean Heller (R) B+
Sen. Harry Reid (D) A
1 Dina Titus (D) A
2 Mark Amodei (R) D+
3 Joe Heck (R) A-
4 Cresent Hardy (R) B+

New Hampshire
Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R) C+
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D) C+
1 Frank Guinta (R) C+
2 Ann McLane Kuster (D) C+

New Jersey
Sen. Cory Booker (D) C+
Sen. Robert Menendez (D) A+
1 George Norcross (D) C+
2 Frank LoBiondo (R) B-
3 Tom MacArthur (R) D+
4 Christopher Smith (R) A+
5 Scott Garrett (R) A
6 Frank Pallone (D) A+
7 Leonard Lance (R) B-
8 Albio Sires (D) B+
9 William Pascrell (D) C+
10 Donald Payne (D) F-
11 Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) B+
12 Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) C+

New Mexico
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D) C
Sen. Tom Udall (D) B-
1 Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) D+
2 Steve Pearce (R) D+
3 Ben Ray Lujan (D) C-

New York
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) C+
Sen. Charles Schumer (D) A
1 Lee Zeldin (R) C+
2 Peter King (R) C+
3 Steve Israel (D) A
4 Kathleen Rice (D) B
5 Gregory Meeks (D) C-
6 Grace Meng (D) A-
7 Nydia Velazquez (D) B
8 Hakeem Jeffries (D) C+
9 Yvette Clarke (D) C+
10 Jerrold Nadler (D) C+
11 Daniel Donovan (R) B+
12 Carolyn Maloney (D) A+
13 Charles Rangel (D) B+
14 Joseph Crowley (D) B+
15 Jose Serrano (D) C+
16 Eliot Engel (D) A+
17 Nita Lowey (D) B
18 Sean Patrick Maloney (D) B
19 Chris Gibson (R) B-
20 Paul Tonko (D) A-
21 Elise Stefanik (R) C
22 Richard Hanna (R) B-
23 Tom Reed (R) C
24 John Katko (R) C
25 Louise Slaughter (D) C+
26 Brian Higgins (D) C-
27 Chris Collins (R) C

North Carolina
Sen. Richard Burr (R) C+
Sen. Thom Tillis (R) C+
1 G.K. Butterfield (D) C
2 Renee Ellmers (R) C
3 Walter Jones (R) C+
4 David Price (D) C
5 Virginia Foxx (R) F-
6 Mark Walker (R) B-
7 David Rouzer (R) C+
8 Richard Hudson (R) C
9 Robert Pittenger (R) B-
10 Patrick McHenry (R) B-
11 Mark Meadows (R) C+
12 Alma Adams (D) C+
13 George Holding (R) C+

North Dakota
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D) C
Sen. John Hoeven (R) C
AL Kevin Cramer (R) C+

Northern Marianas
AL Gregorio Sablan (D) D+

Ohio
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) B
Sen. Rob Portman (R) C+
1 Steve Chabot (R) D-
2 Brad Wenstrup (R) B-
3 Joyce Beatty (D) C+
4 James Jordan (R) C+
5 Robert Latta (R) C+
6 Bill Johnson (R) C+
7 Bob Gibbs (R) C
8 Warren Davidson (R) C
9 Marcy Kaptur (D) C+
10 Michael Turner (R) F
11 Marcia Fudge (D) C
12 Patrick Tiberi (R) C
13 Tim Ryan (D) F-
14 David Joyce (R) B-
15 Steve Stivers (R) D+
16 James Renacci (R) C

Oklahoma
Sen. James Inhofe (R) C+
Sen. James Lankford (R) C+
1 Jim Bridenstine (R) D-
2 Markwayne Mullin (R) C
3 Frank Lucas (R) C
4 Tom Cole (R) C-
5 Steve Russell (R) C+

Oregon
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) C
Sen. Ron Wyden (D) C
1 Suzanne Bonamici (D) C
2 Greg Walden (R) D+
3 Earl Blumenauer (D) B-
4 Peter DeFazio (D) C
5 Kurt Schrader (D) B-

Pennsylvania
Sen. Patrick Toomey (R) C
Sen. Robert Casey (D) C
1 Robert Brady (D) C+
2 Vacant
3 Mike Kelly (R) C+
4 Scott Perry (R) F-
5 Glenn Thompson (R) D
6 Ryan Costello (R) C
7 Patrick Meehan (R) C+
8 Michael Fitzpatrick (R) C+
9 Bill Shuster (R) F-
10 Tom Marino (R) C-
11 Louis Barletta (R) C+
12 Keith Rothfus (R) C+
13 Brendan Boyle (D) D+
14 Mike Doyle (D) C+
15 Charles Dent (R) C+
16 Joseph Pitts (R) C+
17 Matt Cartwright (D) C+
18 Timothy Murphy (R) C+

Puerto Rico
AL Pedro Pierluisi (D) D+

Rhode Island
Sen. Jack Reed (D) A+
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) A+
1 David Cicilline (D) A+
2 James Langevin (D) A+

South Carolina
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) C
Sen. Tim Scott (R) C+
1 Mark Sanford (R) C+
2 Joe Wilson (R) C
3 Jeff Duncan (R) C+
4 Trey Gowdy (R) C+
5 John Michael “Mick” Mulvaney (R) C+
6 James Clyburn (D) C
7 Tom Rice (R) B-

South Dakota
Sen. Mike Rounds (R) B
Sen. John Thune (R) C
AL Kristi Lynn Noem (R) C+

Tennessee
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R) C
Sen. Robert Corker (R) C+
1 Phil Roe (R) B-
2 John Duncan (R) C+
3 Charles Fleischmann (R) C+
4 Scott Eugene DesJarlais (R) C+
5 Jim Cooper (D) C+
6 Diane Lynn Black (R) B-
7 Marsha Blackburn (R) C+
8 Steve Fincher (R) C+
9 Stephen Ira Cohen (D) F-

Texas
Sen. John Cornyn (R) C
Sen. Ted Cruz (R) B
1 Louie Gohmert (R) C+
2 Ted Poe (R) C+
3 Sam Johnson (R) C+
4 John Ratcliffe (R) C
5 Jeb Hensarling (R) D+
6 Joe Barton (R) F
7 John Abney Culberson (R) C+
8 Kevin Brady (R) C+
9 Al Green (D) D+
10 Michael McCaul (R) C+
11 Mike Conaway (R) C-
12 Kay Granger (R) D+
13 William Thornberry (R) C
14 Randy Weber (R) B
15 Ruben Hinojosa (D) D+
16 Beto O’Rourke (D) C+
17 William Flores (R) C+
18 Sheila Jackson Lee (D) D-
19 Randy Neugebauer (R) C
20 Joaquín Castro (D) C
21 Lamar Smith (R) C
22 Pete Olson (R) F-
23 Will Hurd (R) C
24 Kenny Marchant (R) C+
25 Roger Williams (R) C
26 Michael Burgess (R) C
27 Blake Farenthold (R) C
28 Henry Cuellar (D) F-
29 Gene Green (D) F-
30 Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) D
31 John Carter (R) C+
32 Pete Sessions (R) F-
33 Marc Veasey (D) D-
34 Filemon Vela (D) D+
35 Lloyd Doggett (D) B-
36 Brian Babin (R) C+

Utah
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R) C
Sen. Mike Lee (R) C+
1 Rob Bishop (R) C-
2 Chris Stewart (R) C+
3 Jason Chaffetz (R) C+
4 Mia Love (R) C+

Vermont
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D) B
Sen. Bernard Sanders (I) B-
AL Peter Welch (D) B+

Virgin Islands
AL Stacey Plaskett (D) D+

Virginia
Sen. Tim Kaine (D) C+
Sen. Mark Warner (D) C+
1 Robert Wittman (R) C+
2 Scott Rigell (R) C+
3 Robert Scott (D) C
4 Randy Forbes (R) C+
5 Robert Hurt (R) C+
6 Robert Goodlatte (R) C
7 Dave Brat (R) A+
8 Don Beyer (D) B+
9 Morgan Griffith (R) C
10 Barbara Comstock (R) C+
11 Gerald Connolly (D) F-

Washington
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D) C
Sen. Patty Murray (D) C
1 Suzan DelBene (D) B
2 Rick Larsen (D) C
3 Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) C
4 Dan Newhouse (R) C
5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) C+
6 Derek Kilmer (D) C
7 Jim McDermott (D) B-
8 Dave Reichert (R) C
9 Adam Smith (D) B+
10 Denny Heck (D) C

West Virginia
Sen. Shelley Capito (R) C
Sen. Joe Manchin (D) C+
1 David McKinley (R) C
2 Alex Mooney (R) C+
3 Evan Jenkins (R) C

Wisconsin
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) C+
Sen. Ron Johnson (R) C
1 Paul Ryan (R) B-
2 Mark Pocan (D) C
3 Ron Kind (D) C+
4 Gwen Moore (D) C
5 F. James Sensenbrenner (R) B
6 Glenn Grothman (R) C+
7 Sean Duffy (R) C+
8 Reid Ribble (R) C+

Wyoming
Sen. John Barrasso (R) C
Sen. Mike Enzi (R) C
AL Cynthia Lummis (R) C+

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