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Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.
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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Louie Gohmert | 91% | |||
Ed Royce | 91% | |||
Jeff Sessions III | 91% | |||
Richard Shelby | 91% | |||
John Campbell III | 90% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 90% |
Jon Kyl | 90% | |||
Reid Ribble | 90% | |||
David Vitter | 90% | |||
Michele Bachmann | 89% | |||
Roscoe Bartlett | 89% | |||
Steve King | 89% | |||
Mike Pence | 89% | |||
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 89% |
Bob Goodlatte | 88% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 88% |
IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 88% |
Jeb Hensarling | 87% | |||
Cliff Stearns | 87% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 86% |
Rob Bishop | 86% | |||
Mo Brooks | 86% | |||
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 86% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 86% |
John Duncan, Jr. | 86% | |||
Mike Enzi | 86% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 86% |
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 86% |
Jeff Miller | 86% | |||
Mike Pompeo | 86% | |||
Tom Price | 86% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 86% |
MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 86% |
Wally Herger, Jr. | 85% | |||
Don Manzullo | 85% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 85% |
Lynn Westmoreland | 85% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | Republican | 84% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 84% |
Kenny Marchant | 84% | |||
LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 84% |
Rob Woodall | 84% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 83% |
Kevin Brady | 82% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 82% |
Duncan Hunter | 82% | |||
Mark Kirk | 82% | |||
Scott Rigell | 82% | |||
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 81% |
Ralph Hall | 81% |