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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.
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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 87% |
Jaime Herrera Beutler | 87% | |||
Mike Johanns | 87% | |||
Tom Latham | 87% | |||
SD | Governor | Kristi Noem | Republican | 87% |
Pat Roberts | 87% | |||
Martha Roby | 87% | |||
Saxby Chambliss | 86% | |||
OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 86% |
Frank Guinta | 86% | |||
Orrin Hatch | 86% | |||
Dean Heller | 86% | |||
John Mica | 86% | |||
Jeff Sessions III | 86% | |||
Mac Thornberry | 86% | |||
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 86% |
FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 86% |
Justin Amash | 85% | |||
Robert Corker | 85% | |||
John Duncan, Jr. | 85% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 85% |
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 85% |
Tom Marino | 85% | |||
Greg Walden | 85% | |||
Spencer Bachus | 84% | |||
Elton Gallegly | 84% | |||
Bob Goodlatte | 84% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 84% |
Gregg Harper | 84% | |||
Joe Heck, Jr. | 84% | |||
Duncan Hunter | 84% | |||
Sam Johnson | 84% | |||
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 84% |
Dana Rohrabacher | 84% | |||
Steve Stivers | 84% | |||
AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 84% |
CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 83% |
John Kline | 83% | |||
Dan Lungren | 83% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 83% |
Joe Pitts | 83% | |||
Mike Rogers | 83% | |||
Paul Ryan | 83% | |||
Randy Forbes | 82% | |||
Jerry Lewis | 82% | |||
Thaddeus McCotter | 82% | |||
Phil Roe | 82% | |||
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 82% |
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 82% |
Brian Bilbray | 81% |