Rating Group: AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations)

2019 Lifetime Scores

Issues: Labor Unions

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State Office Name Party Rating
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn Republican 5%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 13%
IL U.S. House - 12 Mike Bost Republican 40%
IN Governor Mike Braun Republican 5%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 15%
NC U.S. Senate - Jr Ted Budd Republican 9%
TN U.S. House - 2 Tim Burchett Republican 26%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 15%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 28%
GA U.S. House - 1 Buddy Carter Republican 12%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter Republican 11%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy Republican 9%
VA U.S. House - 6 Ben Cline Republican 19%
TX U.S. House - 27 Michael Cloud Republican 15%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 19%
NA U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins Republican 12%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 45%
KY U.S. House - 1 James Comer, Jr. Republican 12%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 10%
AR U.S. Senate - Jr Tom Cotton Republican 9%
ND U.S. Senate - Jr Kevin Cramer Republican 20%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 9%
AR U.S. House - 1 Rick Crawford Republican 15%
TX U.S. House - 2 Dan Crenshaw Republican 35%
TX U.S. Senate - Jr Ted Cruz Republican 6%
UT U.S. Senate - Jr John Curtis Republican 16%
MT U.S. Senate - Sr Steve Daines Republican 13%
OH U.S. House - 8 Warren Davidson Republican 9%
TN U.S. House - 4 Scott DesJarlais Republican 9%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 41%
NA U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy Republican 20%
FL U.S. House - 2 Neal Dunn Republican 19%
MN U.S. House - 6 Tom Emmer Republican 22%
IA U.S. Senate - Jr Joni Ernst Republican 14%
KS U.S. House - 4 Ron Estes Republican 16%
NE U.S. Senate - Sr Deb Fischer Republican 12%
PA U.S. House - 1 Brian Fitzpatrick Republican 58%
TN U.S. House - 3 Chuck Fleischmann Republican 12%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 8%
ID U.S. House - 1 Russ Fulcher Republican 19%
MT Governor Greg Gianforte Republican 26%
TX U.S. House - 5 Lance Gooden Republican 24%
AZ U.S. House - 9 Paul Gosar Republican 9%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 15%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 21%
VA U.S. House - 9 Morgan Griffith Republican 15%
WI U.S. House - 6 Glenn Grothman Republican 10%
MS U.S. House - 3 Michael Guest Republican 24%
KY U.S. House - 2 Brett Guthrie Republican 12%
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris Republican 7%
MO U.S. Senate - Sr Josh Hawley Republican 5%
OK U.S. House - 1 Kevin Hern Republican 19%
LA U.S. House - 3 Clay Higgins Republican 11%
AR U.S. House - 2 French Hill Republican 15%
ND U.S. Senate - Sr John Hoeven Republican 16%
NC U.S. House - 9 Richard Hudson, Jr. Republican 8%
MI U.S. House - 4 Bill Huizenga Republican 8%
MS U.S. Senate - Jr Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican 19%
SD U.S. House - At-Large Dusty Johnson Republican 19%
LA U.S. House - 4 Mike Johnson Republican 13%
WI U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Johnson Republican 6%
OH U.S. House - 4 Jim Jordan Republican 5%
OH U.S. House - 14 Dave Joyce Republican 41%
PA U.S. House - 13 John Joyce Republican 19%
PA U.S. House - 16 Mike Kelly, Jr. Republican 25%
MS U.S. House - 1 Trent Kelly Republican 13%
LA U.S. Senate - Jr John Kennedy Republican 8%
TN U.S. House - 8 David Kustoff Republican 15%
IL U.S. House - 16 Darin LaHood Republican 23%
OK U.S. Senate - Sr James Lankford Republican 9%
OH U.S. House - 5 Bob Latta Republican 8%
UT U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Lee Republican 6%
AZ Supervisor - 4 Debbie Lesko Republican 24%
GA U.S. House - 11 Barry Loudermilk Republican 11%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 15%
KS U.S. Senate - Jr Roger Marshall Republican 14%
KY U.S. House - 4 Thomas Massie Republican 20%
FL U.S. House - 21 Brian Mast Republican 26%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul Republican 10%
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock Republican 7%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 12%
PA U.S. House - 9 Dan Meuser Republican 29%
WV U.S. House - 1 Carol Miller Republican 38%
MI U.S. House - 2 John Moolenaar Republican 20%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 14%
OK U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin Republican 17%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 35%
NC U.S. House - 3 Greg Murphy Republican 44%
WA U.S. House - 4 Dan Newhouse Republican 27%
SC U.S. House - 5 Ralph Norman, Jr. Republican 5%
AL U.S. House - 6 Gary Palmer Republican 8%
KY U.S. Senate - Jr Rand Paul Republican 12%
PA U.S. House - 10 Scott Perry Republican 9%
NA Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe Republican 9%
PA U.S. House - 14 Guy Reschenthaler Republican 45%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch Republican 8%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 16%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 16%
TN U.S. House - 6 John Rose Republican 19%
SD U.S. Senate - Jr Mike Rounds Republican 13%
State Office Name Party Rating
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn R 5%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 13%
IL U.S. House - 12 Mike Bost R 40%
IN Governor Mike Braun R 5%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan R 15%
NC U.S. Senate - Jr Ted Budd R 9%
TN U.S. House - 2 Tim Burchett R 26%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 15%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 28%
GA U.S. House - 1 Buddy Carter R 12%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter R 11%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy R 9%
VA U.S. House - 6 Ben Cline R 19%
TX U.S. House - 27 Michael Cloud R 15%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 19%
NA U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins R 12%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 45%
KY U.S. House - 1 James Comer, Jr. R 12%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 10%
AR U.S. Senate - Jr Tom Cotton R 9%
ND U.S. Senate - Jr Kevin Cramer R 20%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 9%
AR U.S. House - 1 Rick Crawford R 15%
TX U.S. House - 2 Dan Crenshaw R 35%
TX U.S. Senate - Jr Ted Cruz R 6%
UT U.S. Senate - Jr John Curtis R 16%
MT U.S. Senate - Sr Steve Daines R 13%
OH U.S. House - 8 Warren Davidson R 9%
TN U.S. House - 4 Scott DesJarlais R 9%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 41%
NA U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy R 20%
FL U.S. House - 2 Neal Dunn R 19%
MN U.S. House - 6 Tom Emmer R 22%
IA U.S. Senate - Jr Joni Ernst R 14%
KS U.S. House - 4 Ron Estes R 16%
NE U.S. Senate - Sr Deb Fischer R 12%
PA U.S. House - 1 Brian Fitzpatrick R 58%
TN U.S. House - 3 Chuck Fleischmann R 12%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx R 8%
ID U.S. House - 1 Russ Fulcher R 19%
MT Governor Greg Gianforte R 26%
TX U.S. House - 5 Lance Gooden R 24%
AZ U.S. House - 9 Paul Gosar R 9%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 15%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 21%
VA U.S. House - 9 Morgan Griffith R 15%
WI U.S. House - 6 Glenn Grothman R 10%
MS U.S. House - 3 Michael Guest R 24%
KY U.S. House - 2 Brett Guthrie R 12%
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris R 7%
MO U.S. Senate - Sr Josh Hawley R 5%
OK U.S. House - 1 Kevin Hern R 19%
LA U.S. House - 3 Clay Higgins R 11%
AR U.S. House - 2 French Hill R 15%
ND U.S. Senate - Sr John Hoeven R 16%
NC U.S. House - 9 Richard Hudson, Jr. R 8%
MI U.S. House - 4 Bill Huizenga R 8%
MS U.S. Senate - Jr Cindy Hyde-Smith R 19%
SD U.S. House - At-Large Dusty Johnson R 19%
LA U.S. House - 4 Mike Johnson R 13%
WI U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Johnson R 6%
OH U.S. House - 4 Jim Jordan R 5%
OH U.S. House - 14 Dave Joyce R 41%
PA U.S. House - 13 John Joyce R 19%
PA U.S. House - 16 Mike Kelly, Jr. R 25%
MS U.S. House - 1 Trent Kelly R 13%
LA U.S. Senate - Jr John Kennedy R 8%
TN U.S. House - 8 David Kustoff R 15%
IL U.S. House - 16 Darin LaHood R 23%
OK U.S. Senate - Sr James Lankford R 9%
OH U.S. House - 5 Bob Latta R 8%
UT U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Lee R 6%
AZ Supervisor - 4 Debbie Lesko R 24%
GA U.S. House - 11 Barry Loudermilk R 11%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 15%
KS U.S. Senate - Jr Roger Marshall R 14%
KY U.S. House - 4 Thomas Massie R 20%
FL U.S. House - 21 Brian Mast R 26%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul R 10%
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock R 7%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 12%
PA U.S. House - 9 Dan Meuser R 29%
WV U.S. House - 1 Carol Miller R 38%
MI U.S. House - 2 John Moolenaar R 20%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 14%
OK U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin R 17%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 35%
NC U.S. House - 3 Greg Murphy R 44%
WA U.S. House - 4 Dan Newhouse R 27%
SC U.S. House - 5 Ralph Norman, Jr. R 5%
AL U.S. House - 6 Gary Palmer R 8%
KY U.S. Senate - Jr Rand Paul R 12%
PA U.S. House - 10 Scott Perry R 9%
NA Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe R 9%
PA U.S. House - 14 Guy Reschenthaler R 45%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch R 8%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 16%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 16%
TN U.S. House - 6 John Rose R 19%
SD U.S. Senate - Jr Mike Rounds R 13%
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