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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 100% |
Pat Toomey | 100% | |||
Steve Chabot | 98% | |||
Tom Graves, Jr. | 98% | |||
Ron Paul | 98% | |||
John Campbell III | 97% | |||
Thomas Coburn | 97% | |||
Robert Corker | 97% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 97% |
Jon Kyl | 97% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 97% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 97% |
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | Republican | 97% |
Jeff Flake | 96% | |||
Ed Royce | 96% | |||
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 96% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 95% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 95% |
Paul Broun | 95% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 95% |
James DeMint | 95% | |||
Mike Enzi | 95% | |||
Scott Garrett | 95% | |||
Orrin Hatch | 95% | |||
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 95% |
Connie Mack | 95% | |||
Mick Mulvaney | 95% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 95% |
Justin Amash | 94% | |||
Richard Burr | 94% | |||
John McCain III | 94% | |||
Cliff Stearns | 94% | |||
John Duncan, Jr. | 93% | |||
Jason Chaffetz | 92% | |||
Trey Gowdy III | 92% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 92% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 92% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 92% |
Jeff Sessions III | 92% | |||
Joe Walsh | 92% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | Republican | 91% |
Jeb Hensarling | 91% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 91% |
Marlin Stutzman | 91% | |||
Dan Benishek | 90% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 90% |
Jeff Miller | 90% | |||
Rob Woodall | 90% | |||
Trent Franks | 89% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 89% |
Jim Inhofe | 89% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 89% |
Rob Portman | 89% | |||
Ben Quayle | 89% | |||
IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 89% |
Richard Shelby | 89% | |||
David Vitter | 89% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | Republican | 88% |
Dan Burton | 88% | |||
ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 88% |
Tom Price | 88% | |||
Dana Rohrabacher | 88% | |||
Michele Bachmann | 87% | |||
Bob Goodlatte | 87% | |||
Billy Long | 86% | |||
Mike Pence | 86% | |||
Mike Pompeo | 86% | |||
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 85% |
Kevin Brady | 85% | |||
Robert Hurt | 85% | |||
Don Manzullo | 85% | |||
Paul Ryan | 85% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 85% |
Saxby Chambliss | 84% | |||
Dan Coats | 84% | |||
Phil Gingrey | 84% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 84% |
Johnny Isakson | 84% | |||
Tom Petri | 84% | |||
LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 84% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 84% |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 84% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 83% |
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 83% |
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 83% |
Louie Gohmert | 83% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | Republican | 83% |
LA | Governor | Jeff Landry | Republican | 83% |
Steve Southerland | 83% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 83% |
Lynn Westmoreland | 83% | |||
IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 83% |
Rob Bishop | 82% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 82% |
Tim Huelskamp | 82% | |||
Mike Johanns | 82% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 82% |
Gary Miller | 82% | |||
Joe Barton | 81% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 100% |
Pat Toomey | 100% | |||
Steve Chabot | 98% | |||
Tom Graves, Jr. | 98% | |||
Ron Paul | 98% | |||
John Campbell III | 97% | |||
Thomas Coburn | 97% | |||
Robert Corker | 97% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 97% |
Jon Kyl | 97% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 97% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 97% |
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | R | 97% |
Jeff Flake | 96% | |||
Ed Royce | 96% | |||
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 96% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 95% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 95% |
Paul Broun | 95% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 95% |
James DeMint | 95% | |||
Mike Enzi | 95% | |||
Scott Garrett | 95% | |||
Orrin Hatch | 95% | |||
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 95% |
Connie Mack | 95% | |||
Mick Mulvaney | 95% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 95% |
Justin Amash | 94% | |||
Richard Burr | 94% | |||
John McCain III | 94% | |||
Cliff Stearns | 94% | |||
John Duncan, Jr. | 93% | |||
Jason Chaffetz | 92% | |||
Trey Gowdy III | 92% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 92% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 92% |
AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 92% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 92% |
Jeff Sessions III | 92% | |||
Joe Walsh | 92% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | R | 91% |
Jeb Hensarling | 91% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 91% |
Marlin Stutzman | 91% | |||
Dan Benishek | 90% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 90% |
Jeff Miller | 90% | |||
Rob Woodall | 90% | |||
Trent Franks | 89% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 89% |
Jim Inhofe | 89% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | R | 89% |
Rob Portman | 89% | |||
Ben Quayle | 89% | |||
IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | 89% |
Richard Shelby | 89% | |||
David Vitter | 89% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | R | 88% |
Dan Burton | 88% | |||
ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | R | 88% |
Tom Price | 88% | |||
Dana Rohrabacher | 88% | |||
Michele Bachmann | 87% | |||
Bob Goodlatte | 87% | |||
Billy Long | 86% | |||
Mike Pence | 86% | |||
Mike Pompeo | 86% | |||
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 85% |
Kevin Brady | 85% | |||
Robert Hurt | 85% | |||
Don Manzullo | 85% | |||
Paul Ryan | 85% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 85% |
Saxby Chambliss | 84% | |||
Dan Coats | 84% | |||
Phil Gingrey | 84% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 84% |
Johnny Isakson | 84% | |||
Tom Petri | 84% | |||
LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 84% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 84% |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 84% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 83% |
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | R | 83% |
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 83% |
Louie Gohmert | 83% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | R | 83% |
LA | Governor | Jeff Landry | R | 83% |
Steve Southerland | 83% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 83% |
Lynn Westmoreland | 83% | |||
IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 83% |
Rob Bishop | 82% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 82% |
Tim Huelskamp | 82% | |||
Mike Johanns | 82% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | R | 82% |
Gary Miller | 82% | |||
Joe Barton | 81% |