Rating Group: League of Conservation Voters
2012 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Coburn | 8% | |||
| James DeMint | 8% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 8% | |||
| Jon Kyl | 8% | |||
| Tom Latham | 8% | |||
| Connie Mack IV | 8% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 8% |
| Buck McKeon | 8% | |||
| John Mica | 8% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 8% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 8% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 8% |
| Steve Austria | 7% | |||
| Joe Barton | 7% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 7% |
| Richard Burr | 7% | |||
| Dan Burton | 7% | |||
| Quico Canseco | 7% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 7% |
| Jo Ann Emerson | 7% | |||
| LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 7% |
| Bob Gibbs | 7% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 7% |
| Robert Hurt | 7% | |||
| Mike Johanns | 7% | |||
| Bill Johnson | 7% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 7% |
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 7% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 7% |
| Rich Nugent | 7% | |||
| Steven Palazzo | 7% | |||
| Ben Quayle | 7% | |||
| Dennis Ross | 7% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 7% |
| Jeff Sessions III | 7% | |||
| John Shimkus | 7% | |||
| Lamar Smith | 7% | |||
| Steve Southerland | 7% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 7% |
| Michele Bachmann | 6% | |||
| Dan Benishek | 6% | |||
| Rick Berg | 6% | |||
| Charles Boustany, Jr. | 6% | |||
| Ann Marie Buerkle | 6% | |||
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 6% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 6% |
| Geoff Davis | 6% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | Republican | 6% |
| Jeff Duncan | 6% | |||
| Mike Enzi | 6% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 6% |
| Randy Forbes | 6% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 6% |
| Trey Gowdy III | 6% | |||
| Kay Granger | 6% | |||
| Vicky Hartzler | 6% | |||
| Jeb Hensarling | 6% | |||
| Kay Hutchison | 6% | |||
| Sam Johnson | 6% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 6% |
| LA | Governor | Jeff Landry | Republican | 6% |
| Billy Long | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 6% |
| Sue Myrick | 6% | |||
| Ted Poe | 6% | |||
| Mike Pompeo | 6% | |||
| Tom Price | 6% | |||
| Denny Rehberg | 6% | |||
| Jim Renacci | 6% | |||
| Reid Ribble | 6% | |||
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 6% |
| Bill Shuster | 6% | |||
| John Sullivan | 6% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 6% |
| Kevin Yoder | 6% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 5% |
| Jason Chaffetz | 5% | |||
| Saxby Chambliss | 5% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 5% |
| Louie Gohmert | 5% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 5% |
| Gregg Harper | 5% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 5% |
| Lynn Jenkins | 5% | |||
| Steve King | 5% | |||
| John Kline | 5% | |||
| Doug Lamborn | 5% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 5% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 5% | |||
| Phil Roe | 5% | |||
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 5% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 5% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 4% |
| Todd Akin | 4% | |||
| Rob Bishop | 4% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 4% |
| Paul Broun | 4% | |||
| Michael Burgess | 4% | |||
| Eric Cantor | 4% |