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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Charles Sargent, Jr. | 95% | |||
WA | State Senate - 7 | Shelly Short | Republican | 95% |
Steve Smith | 95% | |||
Brandon Vick | 95% | |||
Steven Yarbrough | 95% | |||
AZ | Treasurer | Kimberly Yee | Republican | 95% |
Larry Ahern | 94% | |||
FL | State Senate - 27 | Ben Albritton | Republican | 94% |
Ralph Alvarado | 94% | |||
Halsey Beshears | 94% | |||
Joe Bowen | 94% | |||
Ernie Harris, Jr. | 94% | |||
Shawn Harrison | 94% | |||
KY | State House - 2 | Richard Heath | Republican | 94% |
Stanley Humphries | 94% | |||
KY | State Senate - 23 | Chris McDaniel | Republican | 94% |
KY | State House - 19 | Michael Meredith | Republican | 94% |
KY | State Senate - 5 | Stephen Meredith | Republican | 94% |
Jerry Miller | 94% | |||
Jake Raburn | 94% | |||
FL | Commissioner - 5 | Holly Raschein | 94% | |
Dale Rutledge | 94% | |||
David Santiago | 94% | |||
KY | State Senate - 11 | John Schickel | Republican | 94% |
KY | State Senate - 25 | Robert Stivers II | Republican | 94% |
Jennifer Sullivan | 94% | |||
KY | State Senate - 17 | Damon Thayer | Republican | 94% |
KY | State Senate - 3 | Whitney Westerfield | Republican | 94% |
KY | State Senate - 32 | Mike Wilson | Republican | 94% |
FL | State Senate - 4 | Clay Yarborough | Republican | 94% |
George Ambler | 93% | |||
WV | State House - 10 | Bill Anderson, Jr. | Republican | 93% |
WV | Justice of the Supreme Court | Tim Armstead | Non-partisan | 93% |
Martin Atkinson III | 93% | |||
FL | State Senate - 20 | Jim Boyd | Republican | 93% |
NE | State Senate - 43 | Tom Brewer | Republican | 93% |
Thomas Brunner | 93% | |||
WV | State House - 18 | Jim Butler | Republican | 93% |
Michael Clark | 93% | |||
WV | State House - 40 | Roy Cooper | Republican | 93% |
WV | State House - 34 | Mark Dean | Republican | 93% |
Drew Dennert | 93% | |||
Lynne DiSanto | 93% | |||
AR | State Senate - 34 | Jim Dotson | Republican | 93% |
WV | State House - 98 | Paul Espinosa | Republican | 93% |
Allen Evans | 93% | |||
Michael Folk | 93% | |||
WV | State House - 20 | Geoff Foster | Republican | 93% |
Cindy Frich | 93% | |||
Danny Hamrick | 93% | |||
WV | State House - 62 | Roger Hanshaw | Republican | 93% |
Jason Harshbarger | 93% | |||
Joshua Higginbotham | 93% | |||
Ray Hollen | 93% | |||
Taffy Howard | 93% | |||
WV | State House - 84 | Buck Jennings | Republican | 93% |
SD | State House - 33 | Phil Jensen | Republican | 93% |
WV | Public Service Commissioner | Charlotte Lane | Republican | 93% |
Brian Linder | 93% | |||
Zack Maynard | 93% | |||
MD | State House - 34B | Susan McComas | Republican | 93% |
WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | Republican | 93% |
Warren Miller | 93% | |||
WV | Treasurer | Riley Moore | Republican | 93% |
MD | State House - 29A | Matt Morgan | Republican | 93% |
Mike Nearman | 93% | |||
WV | State Senate - 17 | Eric Nelson, Jr. | Republican | 93% |
Stace Nelson | 93% | |||
Jeffrey Pack | 93% | |||
Garry Piiparinen | 93% | |||
OR | State House - 55 | E. Werner Reschke | Republican | 93% |
William Romine | 93% | |||
MD | State House - 5 | April Rose | Republican | 93% |
Ruth Rowan | 93% | |||
John Shott | 93% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Sargent, Jr. | 95% | |||
WA | State Senate - 7 | Shelly Short | R | 95% |
Steve Smith | 95% | |||
Brandon Vick | 95% | |||
Steven Yarbrough | 95% | |||
AZ | Treasurer | Kimberly Yee | R | 95% |
Larry Ahern | 94% | |||
FL | State Senate - 27 | Ben Albritton | R | 94% |
Ralph Alvarado | 94% | |||
Halsey Beshears | 94% | |||
Joe Bowen | 94% | |||
Ernie Harris, Jr. | 94% | |||
Shawn Harrison | 94% | |||
KY | State House - 2 | Richard Heath | R | 94% |
Stanley Humphries | 94% | |||
KY | State Senate - 23 | Chris McDaniel | R | 94% |
KY | State House - 19 | Michael Meredith | R | 94% |
KY | State Senate - 5 | Stephen Meredith | R | 94% |
Jerry Miller | 94% | |||
Jake Raburn | 94% | |||
FL | Commissioner - 5 | Holly Raschein | 94% | |
Dale Rutledge | 94% | |||
David Santiago | 94% | |||
KY | State Senate - 11 | John Schickel | R | 94% |
KY | State Senate - 25 | Robert Stivers II | R | 94% |
Jennifer Sullivan | 94% | |||
KY | State Senate - 17 | Damon Thayer | R | 94% |
KY | State Senate - 3 | Whitney Westerfield | R | 94% |
KY | State Senate - 32 | Mike Wilson | R | 94% |
FL | State Senate - 4 | Clay Yarborough | R | 94% |
George Ambler | 93% | |||
WV | State House - 10 | Bill Anderson, Jr. | R | 93% |
WV | Justice of the Supreme Court | Tim Armstead | Other | 93% |
Martin Atkinson III | 93% | |||
FL | State Senate - 20 | Jim Boyd | R | 93% |
NE | State Senate - 43 | Tom Brewer | R | 93% |
Thomas Brunner | 93% | |||
WV | State House - 18 | Jim Butler | R | 93% |
Michael Clark | 93% | |||
WV | State House - 40 | Roy Cooper | R | 93% |
WV | State House - 34 | Mark Dean | R | 93% |
Drew Dennert | 93% | |||
Lynne DiSanto | 93% | |||
AR | State Senate - 34 | Jim Dotson | R | 93% |
WV | State House - 98 | Paul Espinosa | R | 93% |
Allen Evans | 93% | |||
Michael Folk | 93% | |||
WV | State House - 20 | Geoff Foster | R | 93% |
Cindy Frich | 93% | |||
Danny Hamrick | 93% | |||
WV | State House - 62 | Roger Hanshaw | R | 93% |
Jason Harshbarger | 93% | |||
Joshua Higginbotham | 93% | |||
Ray Hollen | 93% | |||
Taffy Howard | 93% | |||
WV | State House - 84 | Buck Jennings | R | 93% |
SD | State House - 33 | Phil Jensen | R | 93% |
WV | Public Service Commissioner | Charlotte Lane | R | 93% |
Brian Linder | 93% | |||
Zack Maynard | 93% | |||
MD | State House - 34B | Susan McComas | R | 93% |
WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | R | 93% |
Warren Miller | 93% | |||
WV | Treasurer | Riley Moore | R | 93% |
MD | State House - 29A | Matt Morgan | R | 93% |
Mike Nearman | 93% | |||
WV | State Senate - 17 | Eric Nelson, Jr. | R | 93% |
Stace Nelson | 93% | |||
Jeffrey Pack | 93% | |||
Garry Piiparinen | 93% | |||
OR | State House - 55 | E. Werner Reschke | R | 93% |
William Romine | 93% | |||
MD | State House - 5 | April Rose | R | 93% |
Ruth Rowan | 93% | |||
John Shott | 93% |