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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.
With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Thomas Coburn | 100% | |||
James DeMint | 100% | |||
John Ensign | 100% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 100% |
Trent Franks | 100% | |||
Scott Garrett | 100% | |||
Wally Herger, Jr. | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 100% |
Steve King | 100% | |||
Jack Kingston | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | Republican | 100% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 100% |
Connie Mack IV | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 100% |
Ed Royce | 100% | |||
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 100% | |||
Kevin Brady | 98% | |||
Dan Burton | 98% | |||
Floyd Flake | 98% | |||
LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 98% |
Jeb Hensarling | 98% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 98% |
Cliff Stearns | 98% | |||
Lynn Westmoreland | 98% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 97% |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 97% |
Jason Chaffetz | 97% | |||
Mike Conaway | 97% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 97% |
Duncan Hunter | 97% | |||
Lynn Jenkins | 97% | |||
Jon Kyl | 97% | |||
Gary Miller | 97% | |||
Jeff Miller | 97% | |||
Tom Price | 97% | |||
Paul Ryan | 97% | |||
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 97% |
Mac Thornberry | 97% | |||
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 97% |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 97% |
GA | State Senate - 23 | Max Burns | Republican | 96% |
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 96% |
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 96% |
TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 96% |
Kenny Marchant | 96% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 95% |
Todd Akin | 95% | |||
Michele Bachmann | 95% | |||
John Boehner | 95% | |||
Jo Bonner, Jr. | 95% | |||
Paul Broun | 95% | |||
Eric Cantor | 95% | |||
Saxby Chambliss | 95% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 95% |
John Culberson | 95% | |||
Phil Gingrey | 95% | |||
Doc Hastings | 95% | |||
John Kline | 95% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 95% |
John McCain III | 95% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 95% |
John Mica | 95% | |||
Sue Myrick | 95% | |||
Joe Pitts | 95% | |||
Ted Poe | 95% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 95% |
LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 95% |
OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | Republican | 95% |
John Shadegg | 95% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 95% |
Rob Bishop | 94% | |||
Pat Roberts | 94% | |||
Rodney Alexander | 93% | |||
Spencer Bachus | 93% | |||
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 93% |
Charles Boustany, Jr. | 93% | |||
Howard Coble | 93% | |||
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 93% |
David Dreier | 93% | |||
Bob Goodlatte | 93% | |||
Ralph Hall | 93% | |||
Jim Inhofe | 93% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 93% |
Sam Johnson | 93% | |||
George LeMieux | 93% | |||
Jerry Lewis | 93% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Republican | 93% |
Devin Nunes | 93% | |||
Pete Olson | 93% | |||
Mike Pence | 93% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 5 | Cathy Rodgers | Republican | 93% |
Phil Roe | 93% | |||
Joe Barton | 92% | |||
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 92% |
John Shimkus | 92% | |||
Steve Austria | 91% | |||
Richard Burr | 91% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 91% |
Ander Crenshaw | 91% | |||
Randy Forbes | 91% |