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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Ed Royce | 30% | |||
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 30% |
Rodney Alexander | 30% | |||
Mary Bono Mack | 30% | |||
Erik Paulsen | 30% | |||
John Shimkus | 30% | |||
Roscoe Bartlett | 29% | |||
Jo Bonner, Jr. | 28% | |||
Jeff Flake | 28% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 28% |
MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 28% |
Ralph Hall | 28% | |||
Doc Hastings | 28% | |||
Pete Olson | 28% | |||
John Shadegg | 28% | |||
John Ensign | 28% | |||
Judd Gregg | 28% | |||
Spencer Bachus | 28% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 28% |
Roy Blunt | 28% | |||
Dave Camp | 28% | |||
LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 28% |
Howard Coble | 28% | |||
Thad Cochran | 28% | |||
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 28% |
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 28% |
Ander Crenshaw | 28% | |||
Connie Mack IV | 28% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 28% |
John Mica | 28% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 28% |
AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 28% |
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 28% | |||
Cliff Stearns | 28% | |||
Zach Wamp | 28% | |||
J. Gresham Barrett | 26% | |||
Joe Barton | 26% | |||
John Campbell III | 26% | |||
Geoff Davis | 26% | |||
Elton Gallegly | 26% | |||
Jeb Hensarling | 26% | |||
Jack Kingston | 26% | |||
John Linder | 26% | |||
Sue Myrick | 26% | |||
Ted Poe | 26% | |||
Mac Thornberry | 26% | |||
Bob Bennett | 26% | |||
Charles Boustany, Jr. | 26% | |||
Henry Brown, Jr. | 26% | |||
Steve Buyer | 26% | |||
Saxby Chambliss | 26% | |||
Louie Gohmert | 26% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 26% |
FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | Republican | 26% |
George Radanovich | 26% | |||
Phil Roe | 26% | |||
LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 26% |
Richard Shelby | 26% | |||
Lee Terry | 26% | |||
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 26% |
Tom Price | 24% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 24% |
Orrin Hatch | 24% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 24% |
Kevin Brady | 23% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 23% |
Eric Cantor | 23% | |||
Jason Chaffetz | 23% | |||
Gregg Harper | 23% | |||
Wally Herger, Jr. | 23% | |||
Pete Hoekstra | 23% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 23% |
WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | Republican | 23% |
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 23% |
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 22% |
Johnny Isakson | 22% | |||
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 22% |
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 22% |
John Boehner | 22% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 22% |
Duncan Hunter | 22% | |||
Sam Johnson | 22% | |||
Buck McKeon | 22% | |||
Bill Shuster | 22% | |||
Lynn Westmoreland | 22% | |||
Sam Brownback | 20% | |||
Thomas Coburn | 20% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 20% |
OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 20% |
MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Republican | 20% |
Kenny Marchant | 20% | |||
Jeff Miller | 20% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 20% |
Pat Roberts | 20% | |||
Jeff Sessions III | 20% | |||
Todd Tiahrt | 20% | |||
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 20% |
Paul Broun | 19% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 19% |
Mary Fallin | 19% |