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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | Republican | 100% |
Justin Amash | 99% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 99% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 99% |
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 98% |
Ken Buck | 97% | |||
VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | Republican | 97% |
Ben Sasse | 97% | |||
Dave Brat | 96% | |||
NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 96% |
Jeff Flake | 96% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 96% |
Jeb Hensarling | 95% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 95% |
AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 95% |
Jody Hice | 94% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | Republican | 94% |
John Ratcliffe | 94% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | Republican | 93% |
ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 93% |
KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 93% |
AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 93% |
Mark Sanford, Jr. | 93% | |||
Pat Toomey | 93% | |||
Jon Kyl | 92% | |||
Steve Chabot | 91% | |||
Louie Gohmert | 91% | |||
Mark Walker | 91% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 90% |
Mark Meadows | 90% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 90% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 89% |
MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 89% |
George Holding | 89% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 89% |
PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 89% |
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | Republican | 89% |
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 89% | |||
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 88% |
Jim Inhofe | 88% | |||
LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 88% |
IN | U.S. House - 3 | Jim Banks | Republican | 87% |
Trey Gowdy III | 87% | |||
Sam Johnson | 87% | |||
OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 87% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 87% |
Mo Brooks | 86% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 86% |
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 86% |
Tom Graves, Jr. | 86% | |||
Steve King | 86% | |||
Dana Rohrabacher | 86% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 86% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 85% |
John Duncan, Jr. | 85% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 1 | Matt Gaetz | Republican | 85% |
WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 85% |
AZ | U.S. House - 8 | Debbie Lesko | Republican | 85% |
GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | Republican | 85% |
Ed Royce | 85% | |||
Mike Enzi | 84% | |||
Kenny Marchant | 84% | |||
WV | U.S. House - 2 | Alex Mooney | Republican | 84% |
FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | Republican | 84% |
IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 84% |
KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 83% |
Trey Hollingsworth III | 83% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 83% |
David Perdue | 83% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 82% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 82% |
LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 82% |
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 82% |
LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 82% |
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 82% |
MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 82% |
TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 82% |
Ted Yoho | 82% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | Republican | 81% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 81% |
MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 81% |
OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 81% |
Ted Poe | 81% | |||
Francis Rooney | 81% | |||
Paul Ryan | 81% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 81% |
TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 80% |
Doug Collins | 80% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | Republican | 80% |
Bill Flores | 80% | |||
Lynn Jenkins | 80% | |||
Tom Rice | 80% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 80% |
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 80% |
Joe Barton | 79% | |||
Kevin Brady | 79% | |||
Robert Corker | 79% | |||
Bob Goodlatte | 79% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 79% |
MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 79% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | R | 100% |
Justin Amash | 99% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 99% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 99% |
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 98% |
Ken Buck | 97% | |||
VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | R | 97% |
Ben Sasse | 97% | |||
Dave Brat | 96% | |||
NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 96% |
Jeff Flake | 96% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 96% |
Jeb Hensarling | 95% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 95% |
AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 95% |
Jody Hice | 94% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | R | 94% |
John Ratcliffe | 94% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | R | 93% |
ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | R | 93% |
KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 93% |
AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | R | 93% |
Mark Sanford, Jr. | 93% | |||
Pat Toomey | 93% | |||
Jon Kyl | 92% | |||
Steve Chabot | 91% | |||
Louie Gohmert | 91% | |||
Mark Walker | 91% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | R | 90% |
Mark Meadows | 90% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 90% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 89% |
MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 89% |
George Holding | 89% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 89% |
PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 89% |
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | R | 89% |
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 89% | |||
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 88% |
Jim Inhofe | 88% | |||
LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 88% |
IN | U.S. House - 3 | Jim Banks | R | 87% |
Trey Gowdy III | 87% | |||
Sam Johnson | 87% | |||
OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 87% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 87% |
Mo Brooks | 86% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 86% |
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 86% |
Tom Graves, Jr. | 86% | |||
Steve King | 86% | |||
Dana Rohrabacher | 86% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 86% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 85% |
John Duncan, Jr. | 85% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 1 | Matt Gaetz | R | 85% |
WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | R | 85% |
AZ | U.S. House - 8 | Debbie Lesko | R | 85% |
GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | R | 85% |
Ed Royce | 85% | |||
Mike Enzi | 84% | |||
Kenny Marchant | 84% | |||
WV | U.S. House - 2 | Alex Mooney | R | 84% |
FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | R | 84% |
IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | 84% |
KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 83% |
Trey Hollingsworth III | 83% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 83% |
David Perdue | 83% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 82% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 82% |
LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 82% |
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | R | 82% |
LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 82% |
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 82% |
MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 82% |
TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 82% |
Ted Yoho | 82% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | R | 81% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 81% |
MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 81% |
OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 81% |
Ted Poe | 81% | |||
Francis Rooney | 81% | |||
Paul Ryan | 81% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 81% |
TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 80% |
Doug Collins | 80% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | R | 80% |
Bill Flores | 80% | |||
Lynn Jenkins | 80% | |||
Tom Rice | 80% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 80% |
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 80% |
Joe Barton | 79% | |||
Kevin Brady | 79% | |||
Robert Corker | 79% | |||
Bob Goodlatte | 79% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 79% |
MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 79% |