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Thursday, August 13, 2026

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MC Maria Cantwell

Politician report card · WA Senate · Class 1 · D · Senate

Maria Cantwell

3 graded reports mentioning them on CladFacts. Scores below are about Cantwell personally — not an average of the media that covers them.

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Political Lean 42% Left-leaning

Why this lean: Provisional ideology from Democratic affiliation / caucus. Full claim-record grade pending agent review.

Why this record grade: No agent claim-record grade yet — provisional lean only. politician-grader will upgrade.

Coverage of them · media avg grade B · media avg lean 14% left (how outlets covering them scored — not Cantwell’s own ideology)

Graded appearances

  1. Cantwell shares apprenticeship success story and pushes manufacturing reshoring Jul 23, 2026 · Senator Maria Cantwell · 65/100
    B-
    Political Lean 25% Right-leaning
  2. Cantwell calls for halt to WISeR AI prior authorization pilot in six Medicare states Jul 17, 2026 · Forbes Breaking News · 82/100
    B-
    Political Lean 68% Left-leaning
  3. Cantwell Pushes Bipartisan College Sports Bill Amid Program Cuts Jun 20, 2026 · Forbes Breaking News · 85/100
    A-
    Political Lean Centered

Portrait via Wikimedia Commons when available (photo credits). Person lean is ideology; claim record grades the reliability of their public statements — not how TV covered them. How grading works · Corrections · U.S. Senate · All branches · Race board