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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 30% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 30% |
FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 29% |
FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 29% |
Jeff Fortenberry | 29% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 6 | Mike Waltz | Republican | 29% |
CA | U.S. House - 27 | Mike Garcia | Republican | 25% |
Jaime Herrera Beutler | 25% | |||
Kelly Loeffler | 25% | |||
Mike Gallagher | 23% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 23% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 22% |
Richard Shelby | 22% | |||
Justin Amash | 21% | |||
NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 21% |
Susan Brooks | 21% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 21% |
FL | U.S. House - 1 | Matt Gaetz | Republican | 21% |
Trey Hollingsworth III | 21% | |||
Will Hurd | 21% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 21% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 21% |
TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 21% |
FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | Republican | 21% |
Tom Reed II | 21% | |||
Lee Zeldin | 21% | |||
AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 20% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 20% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 20% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 20% |
Martha McSally | 20% | |||
SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 20% |
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | Republican | 20% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 20% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 20% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 20% |
SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | Republican | 18% |
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 17% |
Adam Kinzinger | 17% | |||
Denver Riggleman III | 17% | |||
Bob Gibbs | 15% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 15% |
Tom Graves, Jr. | 15% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 15% |
Steven Watkins, Jr. | 15% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 14% |
MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 14% |
IN | U.S. House - 8 | Larry Bucshon | Republican | 14% |
NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 14% |
TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | Republican | 14% |
Steve Chabot | 14% | |||
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 14% |
Chris Collins | 14% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 14% |
TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | Republican | 14% |
Rodney Davis | 14% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | Republican | 14% |
TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 14% |
Anthony Gonzalez | 14% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 14% |
AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 14% |
TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 14% |
Billy Long | 14% | |||
WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | Republican | 14% |
MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 14% |
SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 14% |
IN | U.S. House - 6 | Greg Pence | Republican | 14% |
WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | Republican | 14% |
Phil Roe | 14% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 14% |
GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 14% |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 14% |
Ross Spano | 14% | |||
Steve Stivers | 14% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 14% |
Greg Walden | 14% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 14% |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 14% |
Sean Duffy | 13% | |||
Duncan Hunter | 13% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 11% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 11% |
David Perdue | 11% | |||
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 10% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 10% |
John Ratcliffe | 10% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 10% |
ND | U.S. House - At-Large | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | 8% |
TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 8% |
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 8% |
Liz Cheney | 8% | |||
AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 8% |
FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | Republican | 8% |
Louie Gohmert | 8% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | Republican | 8% |
TN | U.S. House - 7 | Mark Green | Republican | 8% |
VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 8% |
George Holding | 8% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 8% |
MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 8% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 30% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 30% |
FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 29% |
FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 29% |
Jeff Fortenberry | 29% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 6 | Mike Waltz | R | 29% |
CA | U.S. House - 27 | Mike Garcia | R | 25% |
Jaime Herrera Beutler | 25% | |||
Kelly Loeffler | 25% | |||
Mike Gallagher | 23% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | R | 23% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 22% |
Richard Shelby | 22% | |||
Justin Amash | 21% | |||
NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 21% |
Susan Brooks | 21% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 21% |
FL | U.S. House - 1 | Matt Gaetz | R | 21% |
Trey Hollingsworth III | 21% | |||
Will Hurd | 21% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 21% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 21% |
TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 21% |
FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | R | 21% |
Tom Reed II | 21% | |||
Lee Zeldin | 21% | |||
AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 20% |
ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 20% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 20% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 20% |
Martha McSally | 20% | |||
SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 20% |
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | R | 20% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 20% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 20% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 20% |
SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | R | 18% |
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 17% |
Adam Kinzinger | 17% | |||
Denver Riggleman III | 17% | |||
Bob Gibbs | 15% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | R | 15% |
Tom Graves, Jr. | 15% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 15% |
Steven Watkins, Jr. | 15% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 14% |
MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 14% |
IN | U.S. House - 8 | Larry Bucshon | R | 14% |
NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 14% |
TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | R | 14% |
Steve Chabot | 14% | |||
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 14% |
Chris Collins | 14% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 14% |
TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | R | 14% |
Rodney Davis | 14% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | R | 14% |
TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 14% |
Anthony Gonzalez | 14% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 14% |
AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 14% |
TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 14% |
Billy Long | 14% | |||
WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | R | 14% |
MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 14% |
SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 14% |
IN | U.S. House - 6 | Greg Pence | R | 14% |
WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | R | 14% |
Phil Roe | 14% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 14% |
GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 14% |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 14% |
Ross Spano | 14% | |||
Steve Stivers | 14% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 14% |
Greg Walden | 14% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 14% |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 14% |
Sean Duffy | 13% | |||
Duncan Hunter | 13% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 11% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 11% |
David Perdue | 11% | |||
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 10% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 10% |
John Ratcliffe | 10% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 10% |
ND | U.S. House - At-Large | Kelly Armstrong | R | 8% |
TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 8% |
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 8% |
Liz Cheney | 8% | |||
AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 8% |
FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | R | 8% |
Louie Gohmert | 8% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | R | 8% |
TN | U.S. House - 7 | Mark Green | R | 8% |
VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 8% |
George Holding | 8% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 8% |
MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 8% |