Democracy’s Stars and Failures
Opinion from Team Thomas
Thomas has been tracking how members of Congress behave when it comes to protecting and preserving American democracy, the United States Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
Here are our current rankings of those we believe have been stars and those who have fallen woefully short of that expectation.
Democracy’s Stars by State
(Those Receiving an A Rating currently from Thomas, for those of you counting, 33 are Democrats, 18 are Republicans, one is Independent, and 2 are political bodies)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) of Alaska
Rep. Ted Lieu (D) of California
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D) of California
Rep. Tom McClintock (R) of California
Rep. Katie Porter (D) of California
Rep. Adam Schiff (D) of California
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D) of California
Rep. David Valadao (R) of California
Sen. Michael Bennett (D) of Colorado
Rep. Ken Buck (R) of Colorado
Sen. Chris Murphy (D) of Connecticut
Sen. Chris Coons (D) of Delaware
Rep. Michael Waltz (R) of Florida
Rep. Cory Mills (R) of Florida
Rep. Kathy Castor (D) of Florida
Sen. Dick Durbin (D) of Illinois
Gov. Andy Beshear (D) of Kentucky
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) of Louisiana
Sen. Angus King (I) of Maine
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) of Maryland
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D) of Maryland
Rep. Jaime Raskin (D) of Maryland
Sen. Gary Peters (D) of Michigan
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D) of Michigan
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) of Minnesota
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D) of Mississippi
Sen. Jon Tester (D) of Montana
Sen. Steve Daines (R) of Montana
Gov. Chris Sununu (R) of New Hampshire
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D) of New York
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) of New York
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D) of New York
Rep. Dan Goldman (D) of New York
Rep. Mike Lawler (R) of New York
Rep. Pat Ryan (D) of New York
Gov. Roy Cooper (D) of North Carolina
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) of Ohio
Rep. Brian Fitzgerald (R) of Pennsylvania
Sen. Jack Reed (D) of Rhode Island
Rep. James Clyburn (D) of South Carolina
Sen. John Thune (R) of South Dakota
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R) of Texas
Sen. Mitt Romney (R) of Utah
Gov. Phil Scott (R) of Vermont
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) of Virginia
The Virginia Legislature (D/D)
Sen. Mark Warner (D) of Virginia
Sen. Tim Kaine (D) of Virginia
Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) of Virginia
Sen. Patty Murray (D) of Washington
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D) of Washington
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R) of Washington
Sen Shelly Moore Capito (R) of West Virginia
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R) of Wisconsin
Democracy’s Failures by state
(Those Receiving an F Rating currently from Thomas, for those of you counting, 29 are Republicans, 4 are Democrats, and none Independents)
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) of Alabama
Rep. Paul Gosar (R) of Arizona
Rep. Andy Biggs (R) of Arizona
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) of Arkansas
Rep. Maxine Waters (D) of California
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) of Colorado
Sen. Rick Scott (R) of Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) of Florida
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) of Georgia
Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R) of Georgia
Rep. Greg Pence (R) of Indiana
Rep. James Comer (R) of Kentucky
Rep. Thomas Massie (R) of Kentucky
Speaker Mike Johnson (R) of Louisiana
Rep. Clay Higgins (R) of Louisiana
Rep. Steve Scalise (R) of Louisiana
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D) of Michigan
Sen. Josh Hawley (R) of Missouri
Former President Donald J. Trump (R) of New York
Sen. Robert Menendez (D) of New York
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) of New York
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R) of New York
Rep. Virginia Foxx (R) of North Carolina
Sen. J.D. Vance (R) of Ohio
Rep. Jim Jordan (R) of Ohio
Rep. Scott Perry (R) of Pennsylvania
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) of South Carolina
Rep. Andy Ogles (R) of Tennessee
Gov. Greg Abbott (R) of Texas
Sen. Ted Cruz (R) of Texas
Rep. Ronny Jackson (R) of Texas
Rep. Bob Good (R) of Virginia