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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Ralph Alvarado | 100% | |||
Lynn Bechler | 100% | |||
Robert Benvenuti III | 100% | |||
Joe Bowen | 100% | |||
Tom Buford | 100% | |||
KY | State Senate - 34 | Jared Carpenter | Republican | 100% |
KY | State Senate - 2 | Danny Carroll | Republican | 100% |
Tim Couch | 100% | |||
Jim DeCesare | 100% | |||
Joe Fischer | 100% | |||
Chris Girdler | 100% | |||
KY | State Senate - 9 | David Givens | Republican | 100% |
Ernie Harris, Jr. | 100% | |||
Paul Hornback | 100% | |||
Stanley Humphries | 100% | |||
Alice Kerr | 100% | |||
Stan Lee | 100% | |||
Brian Linder | 100% | |||
KY | State Senate - 23 | Chris McDaniel | Republican | 100% |
Phil Moffett | 100% | |||
Tim Moore | 100% | |||
KY | State Senate - 36 | Julie Raque Adams | Republican | 100% |
Albert Robinson | 100% | |||
Sal Santoro | 100% | |||
KY | State Senate - 11 | John Schickel | Republican | 100% |
Wil Schroder | 100% | |||
Dan Seum | 100% | |||
KY | Agriculture Commissioner | Jonathan Shell | Republican | 100% |
KY | State Senate - 25 | Robert Stivers II | Republican | 100% |
KY | State Senate - 17 | Damon Thayer | Republican | 100% |
KY | State House - 52 | Ken Upchurch | Republican | 100% |
KY | State Senate - 3 | Whitney Westerfield | Republican | 100% |
KY | State Senate - 32 | Mike Wilson | Republican | 100% |
KY | State Senate - 16 | Max Wise | Republican | 100% |
Addia Wuchner | 100% | |||
Bam Carney | 83% | |||
KY | State House - 9 | Myron Dossett | Republican | 83% |
KY | State House - 12 | Jim Gooch, Jr. | Republican | 83% |
KY | State Senate - 14 | Jimmy Higdon | Republican | 83% |
Jeff Hoover | 83% | |||
Thomas Kerr | 83% | |||
KY | State House - 55 | Kim King | Republican | 83% |
Adam Koenig | 83% | |||
Donna Mayfield | 83% | |||
KY | State House - 80 | David Meade | Republican | 83% |
KY | State House - 19 | Michael Meredith | Republican | 83% |
Jerry Miller | 83% | |||
Dennis Parrett | 83% | |||
Marie Rader | 83% | |||
KY | State House - 1 | Steven Rudy | Republican | 83% |
Diane St Onge | 83% | |||
KY | State House - 53 | James Tipton | Republican | 83% |
Jim DuPlessis | 80% | |||
Brad Montell | 80% | |||
KY | State House - 59 | David Osborne | Republican | 80% |
KY | State Senate - 30 | Brandon Smith | Republican | 80% |
Tommy Turner | 80% | |||
Russell Webber | 80% | |||
Larry Clark | 67% | |||
Ron Crimm | 67% | |||
Bob DeWeese | 67% | |||
C.B. Embry, Jr. | 67% | |||
KY | State House - 2 | Richard Heath | Republican | 67% |
Regina Huff | 67% | |||
Kenny Imes | 67% | |||
Dennis Keene | 67% | |||
KY | State House - 7 | Suzanne Miles | Republican | 67% |
Bart Rowland | 67% | |||
Dean Schamore | 67% | |||
Arnold Simpson | 67% | |||
Fitz Steele | 67% | |||
Jim Stewart III | 67% | |||
Jill York | 67% | |||
Rick Nelson | 60% | |||
J. Dorsey Ridley | 60% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ralph Alvarado | 100% | |||
Lynn Bechler | 100% | |||
Robert Benvenuti III | 100% | |||
Joe Bowen | 100% | |||
Tom Buford | 100% | |||
KY | State Senate - 34 | Jared Carpenter | R | 100% |
KY | State Senate - 2 | Danny Carroll | R | 100% |
Tim Couch | 100% | |||
Jim DeCesare | 100% | |||
Joe Fischer | 100% | |||
Chris Girdler | 100% | |||
KY | State Senate - 9 | David Givens | R | 100% |
Ernie Harris, Jr. | 100% | |||
Paul Hornback | 100% | |||
Stanley Humphries | 100% | |||
Alice Kerr | 100% | |||
Stan Lee | 100% | |||
Brian Linder | 100% | |||
KY | State Senate - 23 | Chris McDaniel | R | 100% |
Phil Moffett | 100% | |||
Tim Moore | 100% | |||
KY | State Senate - 36 | Julie Raque Adams | R | 100% |
Albert Robinson | 100% | |||
Sal Santoro | 100% | |||
KY | State Senate - 11 | John Schickel | R | 100% |
Wil Schroder | 100% | |||
Dan Seum | 100% | |||
KY | Agriculture Commissioner | Jonathan Shell | R | 100% |
KY | State Senate - 25 | Robert Stivers II | R | 100% |
KY | State Senate - 17 | Damon Thayer | R | 100% |
KY | State House - 52 | Ken Upchurch | R | 100% |
KY | State Senate - 3 | Whitney Westerfield | R | 100% |
KY | State Senate - 32 | Mike Wilson | R | 100% |
KY | State Senate - 16 | Max Wise | R | 100% |
Addia Wuchner | 100% | |||
Bam Carney | 83% | |||
KY | State House - 9 | Myron Dossett | R | 83% |
KY | State House - 12 | Jim Gooch, Jr. | R | 83% |
KY | State Senate - 14 | Jimmy Higdon | R | 83% |
Jeff Hoover | 83% | |||
Thomas Kerr | 83% | |||
KY | State House - 55 | Kim King | R | 83% |
Adam Koenig | 83% | |||
Donna Mayfield | 83% | |||
KY | State House - 80 | David Meade | R | 83% |
KY | State House - 19 | Michael Meredith | R | 83% |
Jerry Miller | 83% | |||
Dennis Parrett | 83% | |||
Marie Rader | 83% | |||
KY | State House - 1 | Steven Rudy | R | 83% |
Diane St Onge | 83% | |||
KY | State House - 53 | James Tipton | R | 83% |
Jim DuPlessis | 80% | |||
Brad Montell | 80% | |||
KY | State House - 59 | David Osborne | R | 80% |
KY | State Senate - 30 | Brandon Smith | R | 80% |
Tommy Turner | 80% | |||
Russell Webber | 80% | |||
Larry Clark | 67% | |||
Ron Crimm | 67% | |||
Bob DeWeese | 67% | |||
C.B. Embry, Jr. | 67% | |||
KY | State House - 2 | Richard Heath | R | 67% |
Regina Huff | 67% | |||
Kenny Imes | 67% | |||
Dennis Keene | 67% | |||
KY | State House - 7 | Suzanne Miles | R | 67% |
Bart Rowland | 67% | |||
Dean Schamore | 67% | |||
Arnold Simpson | 67% | |||
Fitz Steele | 67% | |||
Jim Stewart III | 67% | |||
Jill York | 67% | |||
Rick Nelson | 60% | |||
J. Dorsey Ridley | 60% |