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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Brian Bosma | 100% | |||
IN | State House - 37 | Todd Huston | Republican | 99% |
Cindy Ziemke | 99% | |||
IN | State House - 91 | Bob Behning | Republican | 98% |
IN | State House - 53 | Bob Cherry | Republican | 98% |
IN | State House - 30 | Mike Karickhoff | Republican | 98% |
IN | State House - 4 | Ed Soliday | Republican | 98% |
Timothy Brown | 97% | |||
IN | State House - 81 | Martin Carbaugh | Republican | 97% |
IN | State Senate - 5 | Ed Charbonneau | Republican | 97% |
David Frizzell | 97% | |||
IN | State House - 79 | Matt Lehman | Republican | 97% |
Daniel Leonard | 97% | |||
IN | State House - 68 | Randy Lyness | Republican | 97% |
IN | State House - 13 | Sharon Negele | Republican | 97% |
IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | 97% |
IN | State House - 39 | Gerald Torr | Republican | 97% |
IN | State House - 51 | Dennis Zent | Republican | 97% |
Woody Burton | 96% | |||
IN | State House - 85 | Dave Heine | Republican | 96% |
Cindy Kirchhofer | 96% | |||
IN | State House - 76 | Wendy McNamara | Republican | 96% |
Jim Merritt, Jr. | 96% | |||
IN | State House - 48 | Douglas Miller | Republican | 96% |
IN | State House - 28 | Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | 96% |
IN | State House - 74 | Stephen Bartels | Republican | 95% |
IN | State Senate - 21 | James Buck | Republican | 95% |
IN | State House - 72 | Ed Clere | Republican | 95% |
Tony Cook | 95% | |||
IN | State House - 5 | Dale DeVon | Republican | 95% |
Jeff Ellington | 95% | |||
IN | State House - 70 | Karen Engleman | Republican | 95% |
IN | State House - 46 | Bob Heaton | Republican | 95% |
IN | State Senate - 19 | Travis Holdman | Republican | 95% |
IN | State House - 59 | Ryan Lauer | Republican | 95% |
Donald Lehe | 95% | |||
IN | State Senate - 27 | Jeff Raatz | Republican | 95% |
Holli Sullivan | 95% | |||
Ron Bacon | 94% | |||
IN | State Senate - 39 | Eric Bassler | Republican | 94% |
IN | State Senate - 15 | Liz Brown | Republican | 94% |
Douglas Gutwein | 94% | |||
Kevin Mahan | 94% | |||
Chip Perfect, Jr. | 94% | |||
IN | State House - 24 | Donna Schaibley | Republican | 94% |
IN | State House - 52 | Ben Smaltz | Republican | 94% |
IN | State Senate - 37 | Rodric Bray | Republican | 93% |
IN | State Senate - 12 | Blake Doriot | Republican | 93% |
IN | State House - 11 | Michael Aylesworth | Republican | 92% |
Sean Eberhart | 92% | |||
Randy Frye | 92% | |||
IN | State House - 60 | Peggy Mayfield | Republican | 92% |
IN | State Senate - 9 | Ryan Mishler | Republican | 92% |
IN | State House - 20 | Jim Pressel | Republican | 92% |
IN | State House - 90 | Mike Speedy | Republican | 92% |
IN | State Senate - 7 | Brian Buchanan | Republican | 91% |
IN | State Senate - 28 | Michael Crider | Republican | 91% |
Dennis Kruse | 91% | |||
IN | State House - 69 | Jim Lucas | Republican | 91% |
IN | State House - 65 | Chris May | Republican | 91% |
IN | State Senate - 11 | Linda Rogers | Republican | 91% |
IN | State House - 38 | Heath VanNatter | Republican | 91% |
IN | State Senate - 41 | Greg Walker | Republican | 91% |
David Wolkins | 91% | |||
IN | State House - 18 | David Abbott | Republican | 90% |
Steve Davisson | 90% | |||
IN | State Senate - 48 | Mark Messmer | Republican | 90% |
IN | U.S. House - 5 | Victoria Spartz | Republican | 90% |
IN | State Senate - 17 | Andy Zay | Republican | 90% |
IN | State House - 44 | Beau Baird | Republican | 89% |
IN | State House - 56 | Bradford Barrett | Republican | 89% |
IN | State Senate - 16 | Justin Busch | Republican | 89% |
Jon Ford | 89% | |||
IN | State Senate - 45 | Chris Garten | Republican | 89% |
IN | State House - 29 | Chuck Goodrich | Republican | 89% |
IN | U.S. House - 9 | Erin Houchin | Republican | 89% |
IN | State House - 17 | Jack Jordan | Republican | 89% |
IN | State House - 23 | Ethan Manning | Republican | 89% |
John Ruckelshaus | 89% | |||
Tom Saunders | 89% | |||
IN | State Senate - 8 | Mike Bohacek | Republican | 88% |
IN | State House - 63 | Shane Lindauer | Republican | 88% |
IN | State House - 42 | Alan Morrison | Republican | 88% |
IN | State House - 21 | Timothy Wesco | Republican | 88% |
Jack Sandlin | 87% | |||
John Young | 87% | |||
IN | State Senate - 22 | Ron Alting | Republican | 85% |
IN | State Senate - 13 | Susan Glick | Republican | 85% |
IN | State Senate - 44 | Eric Koch | Republican | 85% |
IN | State House - 45 | Bruce Borders | Republican | 84% |
IN | State Senate - 6 | Rick Niemeyer | Republican | 84% |
Phil Boots | 83% | |||
IN | State Senate - 32 | Aaron Freeman | Republican | 83% |
Ron Grooms | 83% | |||
IN | State House - 84 | Bob Morris | Republican | 83% |
Randy Head | 82% | |||
IN | State House - 83 | Christopher Judy | Republican | 82% |
IN | State Senate - 42 | Jean Leising | Republican | 82% |
IN | State House - 33 | John Prescott | Republican | 82% |
Christy Stutzman | 82% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Bosma | 100% | |||
IN | State House - 37 | Todd Huston | R | 99% |
Cindy Ziemke | 99% | |||
IN | State House - 91 | Bob Behning | R | 98% |
IN | State House - 53 | Bob Cherry | R | 98% |
IN | State House - 30 | Mike Karickhoff | R | 98% |
IN | State House - 4 | Ed Soliday | R | 98% |
Timothy Brown | 97% | |||
IN | State House - 81 | Martin Carbaugh | R | 97% |
IN | State Senate - 5 | Ed Charbonneau | R | 97% |
David Frizzell | 97% | |||
IN | State House - 79 | Matt Lehman | R | 97% |
Daniel Leonard | 97% | |||
IN | State House - 68 | Randy Lyness | R | 97% |
IN | State House - 13 | Sharon Negele | R | 97% |
IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | R | 97% |
IN | State House - 39 | Gerald Torr | R | 97% |
IN | State House - 51 | Dennis Zent | R | 97% |
Woody Burton | 96% | |||
IN | State House - 85 | Dave Heine | R | 96% |
Cindy Kirchhofer | 96% | |||
IN | State House - 76 | Wendy McNamara | R | 96% |
Jim Merritt, Jr. | 96% | |||
IN | State House - 48 | Douglas Miller | R | 96% |
IN | State House - 28 | Jeffrey Thompson | R | 96% |
IN | State House - 74 | Stephen Bartels | R | 95% |
IN | State Senate - 21 | James Buck | R | 95% |
IN | State House - 72 | Ed Clere | R | 95% |
Tony Cook | 95% | |||
IN | State House - 5 | Dale DeVon | R | 95% |
Jeff Ellington | 95% | |||
IN | State House - 70 | Karen Engleman | R | 95% |
IN | State House - 46 | Bob Heaton | R | 95% |
IN | State Senate - 19 | Travis Holdman | R | 95% |
IN | State House - 59 | Ryan Lauer | R | 95% |
Donald Lehe | 95% | |||
IN | State Senate - 27 | Jeff Raatz | R | 95% |
Holli Sullivan | 95% | |||
Ron Bacon | 94% | |||
IN | State Senate - 39 | Eric Bassler | R | 94% |
IN | State Senate - 15 | Liz Brown | R | 94% |
Douglas Gutwein | 94% | |||
Kevin Mahan | 94% | |||
Chip Perfect, Jr. | 94% | |||
IN | State House - 24 | Donna Schaibley | R | 94% |
IN | State House - 52 | Ben Smaltz | R | 94% |
IN | State Senate - 37 | Rodric Bray | R | 93% |
IN | State Senate - 12 | Blake Doriot | R | 93% |
IN | State House - 11 | Michael Aylesworth | R | 92% |
Sean Eberhart | 92% | |||
Randy Frye | 92% | |||
IN | State House - 60 | Peggy Mayfield | R | 92% |
IN | State Senate - 9 | Ryan Mishler | R | 92% |
IN | State House - 20 | Jim Pressel | R | 92% |
IN | State House - 90 | Mike Speedy | R | 92% |
IN | State Senate - 7 | Brian Buchanan | R | 91% |
IN | State Senate - 28 | Michael Crider | R | 91% |
Dennis Kruse | 91% | |||
IN | State House - 69 | Jim Lucas | R | 91% |
IN | State House - 65 | Chris May | R | 91% |
IN | State Senate - 11 | Linda Rogers | R | 91% |
IN | State House - 38 | Heath VanNatter | R | 91% |
IN | State Senate - 41 | Greg Walker | R | 91% |
David Wolkins | 91% | |||
IN | State House - 18 | David Abbott | R | 90% |
Steve Davisson | 90% | |||
IN | State Senate - 48 | Mark Messmer | R | 90% |
IN | U.S. House - 5 | Victoria Spartz | R | 90% |
IN | State Senate - 17 | Andy Zay | R | 90% |
IN | State House - 44 | Beau Baird | R | 89% |
IN | State House - 56 | Bradford Barrett | R | 89% |
IN | State Senate - 16 | Justin Busch | R | 89% |
Jon Ford | 89% | |||
IN | State Senate - 45 | Chris Garten | R | 89% |
IN | State House - 29 | Chuck Goodrich | R | 89% |
IN | U.S. House - 9 | Erin Houchin | R | 89% |
IN | State House - 17 | Jack Jordan | R | 89% |
IN | State House - 23 | Ethan Manning | R | 89% |
John Ruckelshaus | 89% | |||
Tom Saunders | 89% | |||
IN | State Senate - 8 | Mike Bohacek | R | 88% |
IN | State House - 63 | Shane Lindauer | R | 88% |
IN | State House - 42 | Alan Morrison | R | 88% |
IN | State House - 21 | Timothy Wesco | R | 88% |
Jack Sandlin | 87% | |||
John Young | 87% | |||
IN | State Senate - 22 | Ron Alting | R | 85% |
IN | State Senate - 13 | Susan Glick | R | 85% |
IN | State Senate - 44 | Eric Koch | R | 85% |
IN | State House - 45 | Bruce Borders | R | 84% |
IN | State Senate - 6 | Rick Niemeyer | R | 84% |
Phil Boots | 83% | |||
IN | State Senate - 32 | Aaron Freeman | R | 83% |
Ron Grooms | 83% | |||
IN | State House - 84 | Bob Morris | R | 83% |
Randy Head | 82% | |||
IN | State House - 83 | Christopher Judy | R | 82% |
IN | State Senate - 42 | Jean Leising | R | 82% |
IN | State House - 33 | John Prescott | R | 82% |
Christy Stutzman | 82% |