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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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David Vitter | 95 | |||
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 93 |
Trent Franks | 89 | |||
Jim Inhofe | 86 | |||
Randy Forbes | 85 | |||
CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | Republican | 85 |
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 82 |
James DeMint | 82 | |||
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 82 |
Michele Bachmann | 81 | |||
Dan Burton | 81 | |||
Steve King | 81 | |||
Don Manzullo | 81 | |||
Mike Pence | 81 | |||
Lamar Smith | 81 | |||
Todd Akin | 78 | |||
LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 78 |
Sam Brownback | 77 | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 77 |
Johnny Isakson | 77 | |||
Mike Johanns | 77 | |||
Pat Roberts | 77 | |||
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 77 |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 74 |
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 74 |
Mike Conaway | 74 | |||
John Kline | 74 | |||
Randy Neugebauer | 74 | |||
Jim Bunning | 73 | |||
Richard Burr | 73 | |||
Saxby Chambliss | 73 | |||
Thad Cochran | 73 | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 73 |
John McCain III | 73 | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 73 |
Richard Shelby | 73 | |||
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 70 |
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 70 |
OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 70 |
Dan Lungren | 70 | |||
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 70 |
Joe Pitts | 70 | |||
Todd Tiahrt | 70 | |||
Bob Bennett | 68 | |||
Thomas Coburn | 68 | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 68 |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 68 |
Jeff Sessions III | 68 | |||
Paul Broun | 67 | |||
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 67 |
Scott Garrett | 67 | |||
Phil Gingrey | 67 | |||
Wally Herger, Jr. | 67 | |||
Duncan Hunter | 67 | |||
Buck McKeon | 67 | |||
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 67 |
Tom Price | 67 | |||
Bill Shuster | 67 | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 64 |
Mike Enzi | 64 | |||
Orrin Hatch | 64 | |||
Jon Kyl | 64 | |||
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 63 |
Roscoe Bartlett | 63 | |||
Eric Cantor | 63 | |||
Jason Chaffetz | 63 | |||
Mary Fallin | 63 | |||
Bob Goodlatte | 63 | |||
Gregg Harper | 63 | |||
Sam Johnson | 63 | |||
MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Republican | 63 |
Kenny Marchant | 63 | |||
Jeff Miller | 63 | |||
Sue Myrick | 63 | |||
Tom Rooney | 63 | |||
LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 63 |
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 63 |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 63 |
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 63 |
Rodney Alexander | 59 | |||
J. Gresham Barrett | 59 | |||
John Boehner | 59 | |||
Kit Bond | 59 | |||
Kevin Brady | 59 | |||
Henry Brown, Jr. | 59 | |||
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 59 |
John Culberson | 59 | |||
Louie Gohmert | 59 | |||
Judd Gregg | 59 | |||
Jeb Hensarling | 59 | |||
Kay Hutchison | 59 | |||
Jack Kingston | 59 | |||
Dick Lugar | 59 | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 59 |
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 59 |
Thaddeus McCotter | 59 | |||
Pete Olson | 59 | |||
FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | Republican | 59 |
WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | Republican | 59 |
Lee Terry | 59 |