Rating Group: The Lugar Center
2021 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | U.S. House - 15 | Ritchie Torres | Democratic | 15% |
| NY | U.S. House - 16 | Jamaal Bowman | Democratic | 11% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 35% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 35% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | Republican | 30% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | Democratic | 22% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | Democratic | 73% |
| OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 34% |
| OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | Republican | 36% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 21% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 3% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 15% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 16% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 34% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 41% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 34% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 48% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 21% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 29% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | Republican | 8% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 31% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 41% |
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | Republican | 32% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 24% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 17% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 30% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | Republican | 6% |
| OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 31% |
| PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 34% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 22% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 20% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | Democratic | 24% |
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | Democratic | 23% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | 37% |
| PA | U.S. House - 7 | Susan Wild | Democratic | 41% |
| PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 36% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | Republican | 33% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 7% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 29% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | Republican | 14% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | Republican | 34% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 41% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 24% |
| PR | U.S. House - Resident Commissioner | Jenniffer González-Colón | New Progressive Party | 62% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 24% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 26% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 24% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 31% |
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | Republican | 34% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 32% |
| SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | Republican | 8% |
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | Republican | 21% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 14% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 39% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 37% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 36% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | Republican | 40% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 22% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Bill Hagerty | Republican | 7% |
| TN | U.S. House - 1 | Diana Harshbarger | Republican | 18% |
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | Republican | 29% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 24% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 11% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | Republican | 15% |
| TN | U.S. House - 7 | Mark Green | Republican | 20% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 26% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 31% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 57% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 9% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | Republican | 19% |
| TX | U.S. House - 4 | Pat Fallon | Republican | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | Republican | 13% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | 23% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 20% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 44% |
| TX | U.S. House - 11 | August Pfluger | Republican | 21% |
| TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 20% |
| TX | U.S. House - 13 | Ronny Jackson | Republican | 19% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | Democratic | 20% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 20% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 21% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 26% |
| TX | U.S. House - 21 | Chip Roy | Republican | 9% |
| TX | U.S. House - 22 | Troy Nehls | Republican | 26% |
| TX | U.S. House - 23 | Tony Gonzales | Republican | 33% |
| TX | U.S. House - 24 | Beth Van Duyne | Republican | 16% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 20% |
| TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | Republican | 22% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | Republican | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 64% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | Democratic | 24% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 32 | Colin Allred | Democratic | 33% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 33% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 39% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 19% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | U.S. House - 15 | Ritchie Torres | D | 15% |
| NY | U.S. House - 16 | Jamaal Bowman | D | 11% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 35% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 35% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | R | 30% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | D | 22% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | D | 73% |
| OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 34% |
| OH | U.S. House - 2 | Brad Wenstrup | R | 36% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 21% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 3% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 15% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 16% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 34% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 41% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 34% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 48% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 21% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Markwayne Mullin | R | 29% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | R | 8% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 31% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 41% |
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | R | 32% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 24% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 17% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 30% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | R | 6% |
| OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 31% |
| PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 34% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 22% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 20% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | D | 24% |
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | D | 23% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | D | 37% |
| PA | U.S. House - 7 | Susan Wild | D | 41% |
| PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 36% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | R | 33% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 7% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 29% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | R | 14% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | R | 34% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 41% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 24% |
| PR | U.S. House - Resident Commissioner | Jenniffer González-Colón | Other | 62% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 24% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 26% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | R | 24% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 31% |
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | R | 34% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 32% |
| SC | U.S. House - 3 | Jeff Duncan | R | 8% |
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | R | 21% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 14% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 39% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 37% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 36% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | R | 40% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 22% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Bill Hagerty | R | 7% |
| TN | U.S. House - 1 | Diana Harshbarger | R | 18% |
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | R | 29% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 24% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 11% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | R | 15% |
| TN | U.S. House - 7 | Mark Green | R | 20% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 26% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 31% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 57% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 9% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | R | 19% |
| TX | U.S. House - 4 | Pat Fallon | R | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | R | 13% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | D | 23% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 20% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 44% |
| TX | U.S. House - 11 | August Pfluger | R | 21% |
| TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | R | 20% |
| TX | U.S. House - 13 | Ronny Jackson | R | 19% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | D | 20% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 20% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 21% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 26% |
| TX | U.S. House - 21 | Chip Roy | R | 9% |
| TX | U.S. House - 22 | Troy Nehls | R | 26% |
| TX | U.S. House - 23 | Tony Gonzales | R | 33% |
| TX | U.S. House - 24 | Beth Van Duyne | R | 16% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 20% |
| TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | R | 22% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | R | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 64% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | D | 24% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 32 | Colin Allred | D | 33% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 33% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 39% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 19% |