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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Jeff Flake | 99% | |||
Thomas Coburn | 97% | |||
James DeMint | 97% | |||
Paul Broun | 96% | |||
Ron Paul | 96% | |||
Jeb Hensarling | 95% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 95% |
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 95% | |||
John Shadegg | 95% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 94% |
Trent Franks | 94% | |||
Ed Royce | 94% | |||
J. Gresham Barrett | 93% | |||
Jason Chaffetz | 93% | |||
Mike Conaway | 93% | |||
John Ensign | 93% | |||
Scott Garrett | 93% | |||
Jim Inhofe | 93% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 93% |
CO | U.S. House - 5 | Doug Lamborn | Republican | 93% |
John Linder | 93% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 93% |
John McCain III | 93% | |||
Randy Neugebauer | 93% | |||
Tom Price | 93% | |||
Jim Bunning | 92% | |||
Richard Burr | 92% | |||
Mike Enzi | 92% | |||
Sam Johnson | 92% | |||
Steve King | 92% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 92% |
Mike Pence | 92% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 92% |
Mac Thornberry | 92% | |||
Todd Akin | 91% | |||
WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 91% |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 91% |
Kevin Brady | 91% | |||
Nathan Deal | 91% | |||
Louie Gohmert | 91% | |||
Jon Kyl | 91% | |||
Kenny Marchant | 91% | |||
Jeff Miller | 91% | |||
Jeff Sessions III | 91% | |||
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 91% |
Lynn Westmoreland | 91% | |||
Rob Bishop | 90% | |||
Saxby Chambliss | 90% | |||
John Culberson | 90% | |||
Bob Goodlatte | 90% | |||
SC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 90% |
Wally Herger, Jr. | 90% | |||
Johnny Isakson | 90% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 90% |
Paul Ryan | 90% | |||
John Boehner | 89% | |||
Eric Cantor | 89% | |||
TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 89% |
MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 89% |
CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 89% |
Jack Kingston | 89% | |||
John Kline | 89% | |||
Connie Mack IV | 89% | |||
Sue Myrick | 89% | |||
Devin Nunes | 89% | |||
Pete Olson | 89% | |||
LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 89% |
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 89% |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 89% |
Michele Bachmann | 88% | |||
Charles Boustany, Jr. | 88% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 26 | Michael Burgess | Republican | 88% |
Dan Burton | 88% | |||
John Campbell III | 88% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 88% |
CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 88% |
John Duncan, Jr. | 88% | |||
Phil Gingrey | 88% | |||
IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 88% |
KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 88% |
Joe Pitts | 88% | |||
George Radanovich | 88% | |||
Dana Rohrabacher | 88% | |||
John Sullivan | 88% | |||
David Vitter | 88% | |||
Doc Hastings | 87% | |||
Bob Inglis, Sr. | 87% | |||
Mike Johanns | 87% | |||
Kevin McCarthy | 87% | |||
Ted Poe | 87% | |||
ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 87% |
Roscoe Bartlett | 86% | |||
AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 86% |
ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 86% |
Mary Fallin | 86% | |||
LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 86% |
MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Republican | 86% |
Don Manzullo | 86% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 86% |
OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | Republican | 86% |