Rating Group: Children's Defense Fund
2019-2020 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 75% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 25% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | Republican | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | Republican | 0% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 50% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 50% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 75% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 25% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 25% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 50% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 50% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 0% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 0% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | Republican | 50% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 25% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 25% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 25% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 75% |
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | Republican | 50% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 50% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 50% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | Republican | 50% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 75% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 50% |
| ID | U.S. House - 1 | Russ Fulcher | Republican | 50% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | Republican | 25% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 0% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 75% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 50% |
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 0% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | Republican | 50% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 50% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 25% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | Republican | 75% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | Republican | 25% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 25% |
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 50% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 50% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | Republican | 50% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 25% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 0% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 25% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | Republican | 25% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 50% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 25% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 50% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 50% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 50% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 50% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 0% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | Republican | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | Republican | 25% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 50% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 50% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 0% |
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | Republican | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 0% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | Republican | 50% |
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | Republican | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 50% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 50% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 50% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 75% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | Republican | 75% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 50% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 0% |
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 25% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 25% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 25% |
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | Republican | 25% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | Republican | 50% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 25% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 50% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 50% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | Republican | 50% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House - 21 | Chip Roy | Republican | 0% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 75% |
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | Republican | 50% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 25% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 50% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 50% |
| FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Rick Scott | Republican | 50% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 25% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 50% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 75% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 25% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | R | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | R | 0% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 50% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 50% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 75% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 25% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 25% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 50% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 50% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 0% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | R | 50% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 0% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | R | 50% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 25% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 25% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 25% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 75% |
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | R | 50% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 50% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 50% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | R | 50% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 75% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 50% |
| ID | U.S. House - 1 | Russ Fulcher | R | 50% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | R | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | R | 25% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | R | 0% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 75% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 50% |
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | R | 0% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | R | 50% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 50% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 25% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | R | 75% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | R | 25% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 25% |
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 50% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 50% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | R | 50% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 25% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 0% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 25% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | R | 25% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 50% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 50% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 25% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 50% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 50% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 50% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 50% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 0% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | R | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | R | 25% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 50% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 50% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 0% |
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | R | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 50% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 0% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | R | 50% |
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | R | 50% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 50% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 50% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 50% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 75% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | R | 75% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | R | 50% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 0% |
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | R | 25% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 25% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 25% |
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | R | 25% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | R | 50% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 25% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 50% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 50% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | R | 50% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 50% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House - 21 | Chip Roy | R | 0% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 75% |
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | R | 50% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 25% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 50% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 50% |
| FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Rick Scott | R | 50% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 25% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 50% |