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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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MT | State House - 20 | Fred Anderson | Republican | 100% |
Mark Blasdel | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 21 | Ed Buttrey | Republican | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 1 | Mike Cuffe | Republican | 100% |
Geraldine Custer | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 43 | Jason Ellsworth | Republican | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 10 | Steve Fitzpatrick | Republican | 100% |
Terry Gauthier | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 6 | Greg Hertz | Republican | 100% |
MT | State House - 92 | Mike Hopkins | Republican | 100% |
Brian Hoven | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 18 | Llewelyn Jones | Republican | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 12 | Wendy McKamey | Republican | 100% |
MT | State House - 36 | Bob Phalen | Republican | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 47 | Dan Salomon | Republican | 100% |
Cary Smith | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 86 | David Bedey | Republican | 99% |
MT | State House - 75 | Marta Bertoglio | Republican | 99% |
MT | State House - 70 | Julie Dooling | Republican | 99% |
MT | State Senate - 26 | Chris Friedel | Republican | 99% |
Frank Garner | 99% | |||
Kenneth Holmlund | 99% | |||
MT | State House - 12 | Linda Reksten | Republican | 99% |
Kathy Whitman | 99% | |||
MT | State House - 24 | Steven Galloway | Republican | 98% |
Wylie Galt | 98% | |||
MT | State Senate - 9 | Bruce Gillespie | Republican | 98% |
MT | State House - 27 | Joshua Kassmier | Republican | 98% |
MT | State House - 33 | Casey Knudsen | Republican | 98% |
MT | State Senate - 17 | Mike Lang | Republican | 98% |
MT | State House - 35 | Brandon Ler | Republican | 98% |
MT | State House - 14 | Denley Loge | Republican | 98% |
MT | Budget Director | Ryan Osmundson | 98% | |
MT | State Senate - 35 | Walt Sales | Republican | 98% |
Gordon Vance | 98% | |||
MT | State House - 71 | Kenneth Walsh | Republican | 98% |
Duane Ankney | 97% | |||
MT | State House - 2 | Neil Duram | Republican | 97% |
MT | State House - 17 | Ross Fitzgerald | Republican | 97% |
Frank Fleming | 97% | |||
MT | State House - 78 | Gregory Frazer | Republican | 97% |
MT | State Senate - 4 | John Fuller | Republican | 97% |
Douglas Kary | 97% | |||
MT | State House - 46 | Bill Mercer | Republican | 97% |
MT | State Senate - 5 | Mark Noland | Republican | 97% |
Jimmy Patelis | 97% | |||
MT | State Senate - 20 | Barry Usher | Republican | 97% |
MT | State House - 56 | Sue Vinton | Republican | 97% |
MT | State Senate - 7 | Bob Brown | Republican | 96% |
MT | State House - 23 | Scot Kerns | Republican | 96% |
MT | State Senate - 27 | Dennis Lenz | Republican | 96% |
MT | State House - 59 | Marty Malone | Republican | 96% |
MT | State House - 57 | Fiona Nave | Republican | 96% |
Derek Skees | 96% | |||
MT | State House - 72 | Tom Welch | Republican | 96% |
MT | State House - 25 | Steve Gist | Republican | 95% |
MT | State Senate - 44 | Theresa Manzella | Republican | 95% |
MT | State Senate - 36 | Jeff Welborn | Republican | 95% |
MT | State Senate - 15 | Dan Bartel | Republican | 94% |
Seth Berglee | 94% | |||
MT | State House - 69 | Jennifer Carlson | Republican | 94% |
MT | State House - 64 | Jane Gillette | Republican | 94% |
MT | State Senate - 18 | Steve Hinebauch | Republican | 94% |
David Howard | 94% | |||
MT | State House - 3 | Braxton Mitchell | Republican | 94% |
MT | State House - 6 | Amy Regier | Republican | 94% |
Vince Ricci | 94% | |||
MT | State Senate - 13 | Jeremy Trebas | Republican | 94% |
MT | State Senate - 40 | Becky Beard | Republican | 93% |
MT | State House - 44 | Larry Brewster | Republican | 93% |
MT | State House - 34 | Rhonda Knudsen | Republican | 93% |
MT | State Senate - 23 | Tom McGillvray | Republican | 93% |
MT | State Senate - 3 | Keith Regier | Republican | 93% |
MT | State Senate - 30 | John Esp | Republican | 92% |
MT | State House - 13 | Paul Fielder | Republican | 92% |
MT | State House - 43 | Kerri Seekins Crowe | Republican | 92% |
MT | State House - 22 | Lola Sheldon-Galloway | Republican | 92% |
MT | State Senate - 19 | Ken Bogner | Republican | 91% |
MT | State Senate - 2 | Carl Glimm | Republican | 91% |
MT | State House - 1 | Steven Gunderson | Republican | 91% |
MT | State House - 87 | Ron Marshall | Republican | 91% |
MT | State Senate - 21 | Jason Small | Republican | 91% |
MT | State House - 54 | Terry Moore | Republican | 90% |
MT | State House - 45 | Katie Zolnikov | Republican | 90% |
Mallerie Stromswold | 89% | |||
Sharon Greef | 88% | |||
MT | State House - 67 | Jedediah Hinkle | Republican | 88% |
Brian Putnam | 88% | |||
MT | State House - 4 | Matt Regier | Republican | 87% |
MT | State House - 68 | Caleb Hinkle | Republican | 85% |
MT | State House - 10 | Bob Keenan | Republican | 85% |
MT | State House - 37 | Jerry Schillinger | Republican | 85% |
Brad Tschida | 84% | |||
Ed Hill | 82% | |||
MT | State House - 93 | Joe Read | Republican | 82% |
MT | State Senate - 14 | Russel Tempel | Republican | 82% |
MT | State House - 85 | Michele Binkley | Republican | 80% |
MT | State Senate - 28 | Brad Molnar | Republican | 57% |
Tom Jacobson | 53% | |||
MT | State Senate - 37 | Ryan Lynch | Democratic | 51% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MT | State House - 20 | Fred Anderson | R | 100% |
Mark Blasdel | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 21 | Ed Buttrey | R | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 1 | Mike Cuffe | R | 100% |
Geraldine Custer | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 43 | Jason Ellsworth | R | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 10 | Steve Fitzpatrick | R | 100% |
Terry Gauthier | 100% | |||
MT | State Senate - 6 | Greg Hertz | R | 100% |
MT | State House - 92 | Mike Hopkins | R | 100% |
Brian Hoven | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 18 | Llewelyn Jones | R | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 12 | Wendy McKamey | R | 100% |
MT | State House - 36 | Bob Phalen | R | 100% |
MT | State Senate - 47 | Dan Salomon | R | 100% |
Cary Smith | 100% | |||
MT | State House - 86 | David Bedey | R | 99% |
MT | State House - 75 | Marta Bertoglio | R | 99% |
MT | State House - 70 | Julie Dooling | R | 99% |
MT | State Senate - 26 | Chris Friedel | R | 99% |
Frank Garner | 99% | |||
Kenneth Holmlund | 99% | |||
MT | State House - 12 | Linda Reksten | R | 99% |
Kathy Whitman | 99% | |||
MT | State House - 24 | Steven Galloway | R | 98% |
Wylie Galt | 98% | |||
MT | State Senate - 9 | Bruce Gillespie | R | 98% |
MT | State House - 27 | Joshua Kassmier | R | 98% |
MT | State House - 33 | Casey Knudsen | R | 98% |
MT | State Senate - 17 | Mike Lang | R | 98% |
MT | State House - 35 | Brandon Ler | R | 98% |
MT | State House - 14 | Denley Loge | R | 98% |
MT | Budget Director | Ryan Osmundson | 98% | |
MT | State Senate - 35 | Walt Sales | R | 98% |
Gordon Vance | 98% | |||
MT | State House - 71 | Kenneth Walsh | R | 98% |
Duane Ankney | 97% | |||
MT | State House - 2 | Neil Duram | R | 97% |
MT | State House - 17 | Ross Fitzgerald | R | 97% |
Frank Fleming | 97% | |||
MT | State House - 78 | Gregory Frazer | R | 97% |
MT | State Senate - 4 | John Fuller | R | 97% |
Douglas Kary | 97% | |||
MT | State House - 46 | Bill Mercer | R | 97% |
MT | State Senate - 5 | Mark Noland | R | 97% |
Jimmy Patelis | 97% | |||
MT | State Senate - 20 | Barry Usher | R | 97% |
MT | State House - 56 | Sue Vinton | R | 97% |
MT | State Senate - 7 | Bob Brown | R | 96% |
MT | State House - 23 | Scot Kerns | R | 96% |
MT | State Senate - 27 | Dennis Lenz | R | 96% |
MT | State House - 59 | Marty Malone | R | 96% |
MT | State House - 57 | Fiona Nave | R | 96% |
Derek Skees | 96% | |||
MT | State House - 72 | Tom Welch | R | 96% |
MT | State House - 25 | Steve Gist | R | 95% |
MT | State Senate - 44 | Theresa Manzella | R | 95% |
MT | State Senate - 36 | Jeff Welborn | R | 95% |
MT | State Senate - 15 | Dan Bartel | R | 94% |
Seth Berglee | 94% | |||
MT | State House - 69 | Jennifer Carlson | R | 94% |
MT | State House - 64 | Jane Gillette | R | 94% |
MT | State Senate - 18 | Steve Hinebauch | R | 94% |
David Howard | 94% | |||
MT | State House - 3 | Braxton Mitchell | R | 94% |
MT | State House - 6 | Amy Regier | R | 94% |
Vince Ricci | 94% | |||
MT | State Senate - 13 | Jeremy Trebas | R | 94% |
MT | State Senate - 40 | Becky Beard | R | 93% |
MT | State House - 44 | Larry Brewster | R | 93% |
MT | State House - 34 | Rhonda Knudsen | R | 93% |
MT | State Senate - 23 | Tom McGillvray | R | 93% |
MT | State Senate - 3 | Keith Regier | R | 93% |
MT | State Senate - 30 | John Esp | R | 92% |
MT | State House - 13 | Paul Fielder | R | 92% |
MT | State House - 43 | Kerri Seekins Crowe | R | 92% |
MT | State House - 22 | Lola Sheldon-Galloway | R | 92% |
MT | State Senate - 19 | Ken Bogner | R | 91% |
MT | State Senate - 2 | Carl Glimm | R | 91% |
MT | State House - 1 | Steven Gunderson | R | 91% |
MT | State House - 87 | Ron Marshall | R | 91% |
MT | State Senate - 21 | Jason Small | R | 91% |
MT | State House - 54 | Terry Moore | R | 90% |
MT | State House - 45 | Katie Zolnikov | R | 90% |
Mallerie Stromswold | 89% | |||
Sharon Greef | 88% | |||
MT | State House - 67 | Jedediah Hinkle | R | 88% |
Brian Putnam | 88% | |||
MT | State House - 4 | Matt Regier | R | 87% |
MT | State House - 68 | Caleb Hinkle | R | 85% |
MT | State House - 10 | Bob Keenan | R | 85% |
MT | State House - 37 | Jerry Schillinger | R | 85% |
Brad Tschida | 84% | |||
Ed Hill | 82% | |||
MT | State House - 93 | Joe Read | R | 82% |
MT | State Senate - 14 | Russel Tempel | R | 82% |
MT | State House - 85 | Michele Binkley | R | 80% |
MT | State Senate - 28 | Brad Molnar | R | 57% |
Tom Jacobson | 53% | |||
MT | State Senate - 37 | Ryan Lynch | D | 51% |