Rating Group: AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations)
2012 Lifetime Score
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Sessions III | 11% | |||
| Dan Coats | 10% | |||
| Ander Crenshaw | 10% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 10% |
| Blake Farenthold | 10% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 10% |
| Bill Johnson | 10% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 10% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 10% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 10% |
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 10% | |||
| Lamar Smith | 10% | |||
| Pat Toomey | 10% | |||
| Todd Akin | 9% | |||
| Steve Austria | 9% | |||
| Michael Burgess | 9% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 9% |
| James DeMint | 9% | |||
| Mike Enzi | 9% | |||
| Louie Gohmert | 9% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 9% | |||
| Robert Hurt | 9% | |||
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 9% |
| LA | Governor | Jeff Landry | Republican | 9% |
| Dan Lungren | 9% | |||
| Tom Marino | 9% | |||
| Patrick McHenry | 9% | |||
| Bill Posey | 9% | |||
| Phil Roe | 9% | |||
| John Sullivan | 9% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 9% |
| Joe Barton | 8% | |||
| Rick Berg | 8% | |||
| Jo Bonner, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 8% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 8% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 8% |
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 8% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 8% |
| Jeff Denham | 8% | |||
| Renee Ellmers | 8% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 8% |
| Bob Gibbs | 8% | |||
| Nan Hayworth | 8% | |||
| Wally Herger, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Tim Huelskamp | 8% | |||
| John Kline | 8% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 8% |
| Don Manzullo | 8% | |||
| Buck McKeon | 8% | |||
| John Mica | 8% | |||
| Gary Miller | 8% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 8% | |||
| Reid Ribble | 8% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 8% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 8% |
| Rob Woodall | 8% | |||
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | Republican | 7% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 7% |
| Scott Garrett | 7% | |||
| Phil Gingrey | 7% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 7% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 7% | |||
| Kevin McCarthy | 7% | |||
| Jeff Miller | 7% | |||
| Devin Nunes | 7% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 7% |
| Erik Paulsen | 7% | |||
| Rob Portman | 7% | |||
| Tom Rooney | 7% | |||
| Ed Royce | 7% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 7% |
| Lynn Westmoreland | 7% |