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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 94% |
Thomas Coburn | 94% | |||
Mike Enzi | 94% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 94% |
Pat Toomey | 94% | |||
David Vitter | 94% | |||
Sandy Adams | 91% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 91% |
Diane Black | 91% | |||
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 91% |
Ann Marie Buerkle | 91% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | Republican | 91% |
Dan Burton | 91% | |||
Steve Chabot | 91% | |||
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 91% |
Renee Ellmers | 91% | |||
Stephen Fincher | 91% | |||
Jeff Flake | 91% | |||
TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 91% |
Bill Flores | 91% | |||
Phil Gingrey | 91% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 91% |
Frank Guinta | 91% | |||
Vicky Hartzler | 91% | |||
Jeb Hensarling | 91% | |||
Tim Huelskamp | 91% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 91% |
Steve King | 91% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | Republican | 91% |
LA | Governor | Jeff Landry | Republican | 91% |
OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 91% |
Jeff Miller | 91% | |||
Randy Neugebauer | 91% | |||
Steve Pearce | 91% | |||
Mike Pompeo | 91% | |||
Tom Price | 91% | |||
Ben Quayle | 91% | |||
Tom Rooney | 91% | |||
Dennis Ross | 91% | |||
OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | Republican | 91% |
AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 91% |
Steve Southerland | 91% | |||
Lynn Westmoreland | 91% | |||
James DeMint | 89% | |||
Orrin Hatch | 89% | |||
Jon Kyl | 89% | |||
John McCain III | 89% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 89% |
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 88% |
Robert Corker | 87% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 86% |
Steve Austria | 86% | |||
Michele Bachmann | 86% | |||
Joe Barton | 86% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 8 | Larry Bucshon | Republican | 86% |
Quico Canseco | 86% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 86% |
Cory Gardner | 86% | |||
Wally Herger, Jr. | 86% | |||
Duncan Hunter | 86% | |||
Bill Johnson | 86% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Republican | 86% |
Kevin McCarthy | 86% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 86% |
John Mica | 86% | |||
Alan Nunnelee | 86% | |||
Steven Palazzo | 86% | |||
Martha Roby | 86% | |||
Mike Rogers | 86% | |||
LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 86% |
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 86% |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 86% |
Lee Terry | 86% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 86% |
Todd Akin | 85% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 85% |
Kay Hutchison | 85% | |||
Jim Inhofe | 85% | |||
Mike Pence | 85% | |||
Doc Hastings | 84% | |||
Sam Johnson | 84% | |||
Billy Long | 84% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 84% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 84% |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 84% |
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 84% |
Lamar Alexander | 79% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 79% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 79% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 79% |
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | Republican | 79% |
Pat Roberts | 78% | |||
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 77% |
Dan Coats | 76% | |||
Lou Barletta | 75% | |||
Mo Brooks | 75% | |||
Dave Camp | 75% | |||
Mike Conaway | 75% | |||
LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 75% |
Randy Forbes | 75% |