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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Adam Kinzinger | 20% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 20% |
MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 20% |
OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 17% |
KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 17% |
MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 17% |
Rob Bishop | 17% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 17% |
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 17% |
TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | Republican | 17% |
TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 17% |
LA | U.S. House - 6 | Garret Graves | Republican | 17% |
Tom Graves, Jr. | 17% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 17% |
Vicky Hartzler | 17% | |||
Trey Hollingsworth III | 17% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 17% |
SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | Republican | 17% |
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 17% |
MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Republican | 17% |
Kenny Marchant | 17% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | Republican | 17% |
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 17% |
Francis Rooney | 17% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 17% |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 17% |
Ross Spano | 17% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 17% |
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 17% |
MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 17% |
Mark Walker | 17% | |||
Jackie Walorski | 17% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 17% |
AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 17% |
Lee Zeldin | 17% | |||
Ralph Abraham | 13% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 13% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 13% |
NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 13% |
ND | U.S. House - At-Large | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | 13% |
Roy Blunt | 13% | |||
Kevin Brady | 13% | |||
Ken Buck | 13% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 8 | Larry Bucshon | Republican | 13% |
TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | Republican | 13% |
Steve Chabot | 13% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | Republican | 13% |
KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 13% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 13% | |
UT | U.S. House - 3 | John Curtis | Republican | 13% |
FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | Republican | 13% |
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 13% |
FL | U.S. House - 1 | Matt Gaetz | Republican | 13% |
MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 13% |
MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | Republican | 13% |
LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 13% |
George Holding | 13% | |||
LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 13% |
PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 13% |
TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 13% |
IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 13% |
OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 13% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 13% |
Kevin McCarthy | 13% | |||
David McKinley | 13% | |||
WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | Republican | 13% |
Paul Mitchell | 13% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 13% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 13% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 13% |
WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 13% |
Pete Olson | 13% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 6 | Greg Pence | Republican | 13% |
PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 13% |
Rob Portman | 13% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | Republican | 13% |
John Ratcliffe | 13% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | Republican | 13% |
Martha Roby | 13% | |||
Phil Roe | 13% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 13% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mitt Romney | Republican | 13% |
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | Republican | 13% |
LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 13% |
John Shimkus | 13% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 13% |
Chris Stewart | 13% | |||
Mac Thornberry | 13% | |||
Scott Tipton | 13% | |||
AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 13% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 13% |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 13% |
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 13% |
Rob Woodall | 13% | |||
Ted Yoho | 13% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 10% |
TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 10% |
TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 10% |
IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | Republican | 10% |
IN | U.S. House - 3 | Jim Banks | Republican | 10% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adam Kinzinger | 20% | |||
KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 20% |
MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 20% |
OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 17% |
KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 17% |
MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 17% |
Rob Bishop | 17% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 17% |
TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 17% |
TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | R | 17% |
TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | R | 17% |
LA | U.S. House - 6 | Garret Graves | R | 17% |
Tom Graves, Jr. | 17% | |||
KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 17% |
Vicky Hartzler | 17% | |||
Trey Hollingsworth III | 17% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 17% |
SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | R | 17% |
OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 17% |
MO | U.S. House - 3 | Blaine Luetkemeyer | R | 17% |
Kenny Marchant | 17% | |||
NC | U.S. House - 10 | Patrick McHenry | R | 17% |
KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 17% |
Francis Rooney | 17% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 17% |
ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 17% |
Ross Spano | 17% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 17% |
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 17% |
MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 17% |
Mark Walker | 17% | |||
Jackie Walorski | 17% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 17% |
AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 17% |
Lee Zeldin | 17% | |||
Ralph Abraham | 13% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 13% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 13% |
NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 13% |
ND | U.S. House - At-Large | Kelly Armstrong | R | 13% |
Roy Blunt | 13% | |||
Kevin Brady | 13% | |||
Ken Buck | 13% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 8 | Larry Bucshon | R | 13% |
TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | R | 13% |
Steve Chabot | 13% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | R | 13% |
KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 13% |
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 13% | |
UT | U.S. House - 3 | John Curtis | R | 13% |
FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | R | 13% |
NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 13% |
FL | U.S. House - 1 | Matt Gaetz | R | 13% |
MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 13% |
MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | R | 13% |
LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 13% |
George Holding | 13% | |||
LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 13% |
PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 13% |
TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 13% |
IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 13% |
OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 13% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 13% |
Kevin McCarthy | 13% | |||
David McKinley | 13% | |||
WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | R | 13% |
Paul Mitchell | 13% | |||
MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 13% |
KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 13% |
AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 13% |
WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | R | 13% |
Pete Olson | 13% | |||
IN | U.S. House - 6 | Greg Pence | R | 13% |
PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 13% |
Rob Portman | 13% | |||
FL | U.S. House - 8 | Bill Posey | R | 13% |
John Ratcliffe | 13% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | R | 13% |
Martha Roby | 13% | |||
Phil Roe | 13% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 13% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mitt Romney | R | 13% |
FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marco Rubio | R | 13% |
LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 13% |
John Shimkus | 13% | |||
PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 13% |
Chris Stewart | 13% | |||
Mac Thornberry | 13% | |||
Scott Tipton | 13% | |||
AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 13% |
MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 13% |
SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 13% |
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 13% |
Rob Woodall | 13% | |||
Ted Yoho | 13% | |||
AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 10% |
TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 10% |
TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 10% |
IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | R | 10% |
IN | U.S. House - 3 | Jim Banks | R | 10% |