Rating Group: Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
2016 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 73% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 85% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 89% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 3% |
| IN | U.S. House - 8 | Larry Bucshon | Republican | 83% |
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 95% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 75% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 81% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 81% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 94% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 92% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 82% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 88% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 69% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 92% |
| LA | U.S. House - 6 | Garret Graves | Republican | 89% |
| LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 94% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 13% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 95% |
| MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 10% |
| MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 6% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 5% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 44% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 19% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 2% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 13% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 19% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 91% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 90% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 92% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 2% |
| MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 5% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 19% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 80% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 8% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 91% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Republican | 89% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 3% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 84% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 92% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 63% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 92% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 3% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | 13% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | Republican | 81% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 89% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 3% | |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 2% | |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 75% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 94% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 94% |
| NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 94% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 2% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 75% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 87% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 88% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 91% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 19% |
| NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 11% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 13% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 2% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 65% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 10 | Don Payne, Jr. | Democratic | 2% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 5% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 13% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 83% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 13% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 68% |
| OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 0% |
| OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | Republican | 94% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 3% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 97% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 91% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 92% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | R | 73% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 85% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 89% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 3% |
| IN | U.S. House - 8 | Larry Bucshon | R | 83% |
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | 95% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 75% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 81% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 81% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 94% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 92% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 82% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 88% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 69% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 92% |
| LA | U.S. House - 6 | Garret Graves | R | 89% |
| LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | R | 94% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 6% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 5% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 13% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 5% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 95% |
| MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 10% |
| MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 6% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 5% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 44% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 19% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 2% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 13% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Gary Peters | D | 19% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 91% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 90% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 92% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 2% |
| MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 5% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 19% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 80% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 8% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 5% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 91% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | R | 89% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 3% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 84% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 92% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 63% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 92% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 3% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Tester | D | 13% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | R | 81% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | R | 89% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 3% | |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 2% | |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 75% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 94% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 94% |
| NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | R | 94% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 2% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 75% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 87% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 88% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 91% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 19% |
| NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 11% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 6% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 13% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 2% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 65% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 3% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 10 | Don Payne, Jr. | D | 2% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 5% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 3% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 13% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 83% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 13% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 68% |
| OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 0% |
| OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | R | 94% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 3% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 97% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 91% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 92% |