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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 81% |
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 81% |
Mac Thornberry | 81% | |||
David Vitter | 81% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 81% |
OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | Republican | 81% |
Richard Burr | 80% | |||
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 80% |
Bob Goodlatte | 80% | |||
Robert Hurt | 80% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 80% |
Rob Woodall | 80% | |||
Ted Yoho | 80% | |||
Joe Barton | 79% | |||
Rob Bishop | 79% | |||
John Culberson | 79% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 79% |
Dean Heller | 79% | |||
WV | U.S. House - 2 | Alex Mooney | Republican | 79% |
Dennis Ross | 79% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 79% |
Chris Stewart | 79% | |||
AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 79% |
AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 79% |
Kevin Yoder | 79% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | Republican | 78% |
Duncan Hunter | 78% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 78% |
TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 78% |
Robert Pittenger | 78% | |||
Reid Ribble | 78% | |||
Richard Shelby | 78% | |||
Bradley Byrne | 77% | |||
Dan Coats | 77% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 1 | Doug LaMalfa | Republican | 77% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 77% |
Diane Black | 76% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 76% |
Stephen Fincher | 76% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 76% |
Randy Hultgren | 76% | |||
Billy Long | 76% | |||
Tom Rice | 76% | |||
Keith Rothfus | 76% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 75% | |||
NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 75% |
Orrin Hatch | 75% | |||
John Kline | 75% | |||
John Mica | 75% | |||
Steve Pearce | 75% | |||
Phil Roe | 75% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 75% |
Scott Tipton | 75% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 74% |
LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 74% |
LA | U.S. House - 6 | Garret Graves | Republican | 74% |
Will Hurd | 74% | |||
Luke Messer | 74% | |||
Rob Portman | 74% | |||
Pat Roberts | 74% | |||
Lamar Smith | 74% | |||
Mike Bishop | 73% | |||
Blake Farenthold | 73% | |||
Johnny Isakson | 73% | |||
Kevin McCarthy | 73% | |||
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 73% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 72% |
MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 72% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 72% |
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 72% |
GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 71% |
Roy Blunt | 71% | |||
Randy Forbes | 71% | |||
AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 71% |
MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 71% |
Steven Palazzo | 71% | |||
Erik Paulsen | 71% | |||
Tom Rooney | 71% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 70% |
Cory Gardner | 70% | |||
Rich Nugent | 70% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | Republican | 70% |
Peter Roskam | 70% | |||
Ralph Abraham | 69% | |||
Sean Duffy | 69% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 69% |
KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 69% |
Devin Nunes | 69% | |||
IA | State House - 28 | David Young | Republican | 69% |
IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 69% |
TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 68% |
Leonard Lance | 68% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Republican | 68% |
OK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 68% |
Bill Shuster | 68% | |||
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 68% |
Lamar Alexander | 67% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 67% | |
VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 67% |
MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 67% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | 81% |
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 81% |
Mac Thornberry | 81% | |||
David Vitter | 81% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 81% |
OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | R | 81% |
Richard Burr | 80% | |||
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | R | 80% |
Bob Goodlatte | 80% | |||
Robert Hurt | 80% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 80% |
Rob Woodall | 80% | |||
Ted Yoho | 80% | |||
Joe Barton | 79% | |||
Rob Bishop | 79% | |||
John Culberson | 79% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 79% |
Dean Heller | 79% | |||
WV | U.S. House - 2 | Alex Mooney | R | 79% |
Dennis Ross | 79% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 79% |
Chris Stewart | 79% | |||
AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 79% |
AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 79% |
Kevin Yoder | 79% | |||
MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | R | 78% |
Duncan Hunter | 78% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | 78% |
TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 78% |
Robert Pittenger | 78% | |||
Reid Ribble | 78% | |||
Richard Shelby | 78% | |||
Bradley Byrne | 77% | |||
Dan Coats | 77% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 1 | Doug LaMalfa | R | 77% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 77% |
Diane Black | 76% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 76% |
Stephen Fincher | 76% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 76% |
Randy Hultgren | 76% | |||
Billy Long | 76% | |||
Tom Rice | 76% | |||
Keith Rothfus | 76% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 75% | |||
NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 75% |
Orrin Hatch | 75% | |||
John Kline | 75% | |||
John Mica | 75% | |||
Steve Pearce | 75% | |||
Phil Roe | 75% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 75% |
Scott Tipton | 75% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 74% |
LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 74% |
LA | U.S. House - 6 | Garret Graves | R | 74% |
Will Hurd | 74% | |||
Luke Messer | 74% | |||
Rob Portman | 74% | |||
Pat Roberts | 74% | |||
Lamar Smith | 74% | |||
Mike Bishop | 73% | |||
Blake Farenthold | 73% | |||
Johnny Isakson | 73% | |||
Kevin McCarthy | 73% | |||
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 73% |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 72% |
MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 72% |
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 72% |
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 72% |
GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 71% |
Roy Blunt | 71% | |||
Randy Forbes | 71% | |||
AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 71% |
MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 71% |
Steven Palazzo | 71% | |||
Erik Paulsen | 71% | |||
Tom Rooney | 71% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 70% |
Cory Gardner | 70% | |||
Rich Nugent | 70% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | R | 70% |
Peter Roskam | 70% | |||
Ralph Abraham | 69% | |||
Sean Duffy | 69% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 69% |
KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 69% |
Devin Nunes | 69% | |||
IA | State House - 28 | David Young | R | 69% |
IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 69% |
TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | R | 68% |
Leonard Lance | 68% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | R | 68% |
OK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Markwayne Mullin | R | 68% |
Bill Shuster | 68% | |||
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 68% |
Lamar Alexander | 67% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 67% | |
VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 67% |
MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 67% |