Rating Group: AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations)
2017 Positions
Issues:
Labor Unions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Russell | 11% | |||
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 11% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 11% |
| Lamar Smith | 11% | |||
| Scott Taylor | 11% | |||
| Dave Trott | 11% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 11% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 8% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 8% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 8% |
| Bradley Byrne | 8% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 8% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 8% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 8% |
| Bob Gibbs | 8% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 8% |
| Vicky Hartzler | 8% | |||
| Jeb Hensarling | 8% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 8% |
| George Holding | 8% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 8% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 8% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 8% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 8% |
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 8% |
| Mia Love | 8% | |||
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 8% | |||
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 8% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 8% |
| Patrick McHenry | 8% | |||
| Martha McSally | 8% | |||
| Alex Mooney | 8% | |||
| Kristi Noem | 8% | |||
| Keith Rothfus | 8% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 8% |
| Chris Stewart | 8% | |||
| Luther Strange III | 8% | |||
| Mac Thornberry | 8% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 8% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 8% |
| Mark Walker | 8% | |||
| Mimi Walters | 8% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 8% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 8% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 8% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 8% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 8% |
| Kevin Yoder | 8% | |||
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | Republican | 8% |
| Richard Burr | 7% | |||
| Thad Cochran | 7% | |||
| Robert Corker | 7% | |||
| Jeff Flake | 7% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 7% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 7% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 7% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 7% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 5% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | Republican | 5% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 5% |
| Joe Barton | 5% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 5% |
| Mike Bishop | 5% | |||
| Ken Buck | 5% | |||
| Michael Burgess | 5% | |||
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 5% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 5% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 5% |
| Mike Conaway | 5% | |||
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | Republican | 5% |
| Blake Farenthold | 5% | |||
| Drew Ferguson | 5% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Russell | 11% | |||
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 11% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 11% |
| Lamar Smith | 11% | |||
| Scott Taylor | 11% | |||
| Dave Trott | 11% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 11% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 8% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 8% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 8% |
| Bradley Byrne | 8% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 8% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 8% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 8% |
| Bob Gibbs | 8% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 8% |
| Vicky Hartzler | 8% | |||
| Jeb Hensarling | 8% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 8% |
| George Holding | 8% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | 8% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 8% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 8% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 8% |
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | R | 8% |
| Mia Love | 8% | |||
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 8% | |||
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | R | 8% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 8% |
| Patrick McHenry | 8% | |||
| Martha McSally | 8% | |||
| Alex Mooney | 8% | |||
| Kristi Noem | 8% | |||
| Keith Rothfus | 8% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 8% |
| Chris Stewart | 8% | |||
| Luther Strange III | 8% | |||
| Mac Thornberry | 8% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 8% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 8% |
| Mark Walker | 8% | |||
| Mimi Walters | 8% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 8% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 8% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 8% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 8% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 8% |
| Kevin Yoder | 8% | |||
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | R | 8% |
| Richard Burr | 7% | |||
| Thad Cochran | 7% | |||
| Robert Corker | 7% | |||
| Jeff Flake | 7% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 7% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 7% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 7% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 7% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 5% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | R | 5% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 5% |
| Joe Barton | 5% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 5% |
| Mike Bishop | 5% | |||
| Ken Buck | 5% | |||
| Michael Burgess | 5% | |||
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | R | 5% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 5% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 5% |
| Mike Conaway | 5% | |||
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | R | 5% |
| Blake Farenthold | 5% | |||
| Drew Ferguson | 5% |