Rating Group: Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
2019 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Gonzalez | 71% | |||
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 71% |
| Adam Kinzinger | 69% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | Republican | 69% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 69% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 68% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 68% |
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | Republican | 68% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | Republican | 68% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 67% |
| Will Hurd | 67% | |||
| David Perdue | 67% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 67% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 64% |
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 63% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 61% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 60% | |||
| Jeff Fortenberry | 59% | |||
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | Republican | 58% |
| Jim Inhofe | 58% | |||
| Martha McSally | 58% | |||
| FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Rick Scott | Republican | 58% |
| Fred Upton | 58% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 50% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 50% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 50% |
| Pete King | 47% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 45% |
| Roy Blunt | 42% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 42% |
| Cory Gardner | 42% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 42% |
| Francis Rooney | 41% | |||
| Johnny Isakson | 38% | |||
| John Katko | 38% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 38% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 36% |
| Lamar Alexander | 33% | |||
| Richard Burr | 33% | |||
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 33% |
| Lindsey Graham | 33% | |||
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 33% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 33% |
| Rob Portman | 33% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 33% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 33% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 26% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 25% |
| Joe Manchin III | 25% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 20% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 17% |
| Doug Jones | 17% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 17% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 15% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | 15% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 14% |
| Ben McAdams | 14% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 11% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 11% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | Democratic | 11% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 10% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 10% |
| Tom Carper | 9% | |||
| Jon Tester | 9% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 8% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 8% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 6% |
| Anthony Brindisi | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 6% |
| Joe Cunningham | 6% | |||
| Colin Allred | 5% | |||
| Kendra Horn | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 5% |
| Kurt Schrader | 5% | |||
| Xochitl Torres Small | 5% | |||
| T.J. Cox | 4% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | Democratic | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 4% |
| Ron Kind | 4% | |||
| Conor Lamb | 4% | |||
| Stephanie Murphy | 4% | |||
| Katie Porter | 4% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 4% | |||
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | Democratic | 4% |
| Cindy Axne | 3% | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | 3% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 3% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 3% |
| Gerry Connolly | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 3% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | Democratic | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 3% |
| Abby Finkenauer | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 3% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 3% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Gonzalez | 71% | |||
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 71% |
| Adam Kinzinger | 69% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | R | 69% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 69% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 68% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 68% |
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | R | 68% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | R | 68% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 67% |
| Will Hurd | 67% | |||
| David Perdue | 67% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 67% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 64% |
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 63% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 61% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 60% | |||
| Jeff Fortenberry | 59% | |||
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | R | 58% |
| Jim Inhofe | 58% | |||
| Martha McSally | 58% | |||
| FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Rick Scott | R | 58% |
| Fred Upton | 58% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 50% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 50% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 50% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 50% |
| Pete King | 47% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 45% |
| Roy Blunt | 42% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 42% |
| Cory Gardner | 42% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 42% |
| Francis Rooney | 41% | |||
| Johnny Isakson | 38% | |||
| John Katko | 38% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 38% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 36% |
| Lamar Alexander | 33% | |||
| Richard Burr | 33% | |||
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 33% |
| Lindsey Graham | 33% | |||
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 33% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 33% |
| Rob Portman | 33% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 33% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 33% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 26% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 25% |
| Joe Manchin III | 25% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 20% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 17% |
| Doug Jones | 17% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 17% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 15% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | D | 15% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 14% |
| Ben McAdams | 14% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 11% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 11% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | D | 11% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 10% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 10% |
| Tom Carper | 9% | |||
| Jon Tester | 9% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 8% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 8% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 6% |
| Anthony Brindisi | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 6% |
| Joe Cunningham | 6% | |||
| Colin Allred | 5% | |||
| Kendra Horn | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 5% |
| Kurt Schrader | 5% | |||
| Xochitl Torres Small | 5% | |||
| T.J. Cox | 4% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | D | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 4% |
| Ron Kind | 4% | |||
| Conor Lamb | 4% | |||
| Stephanie Murphy | 4% | |||
| Katie Porter | 4% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 4% | |||
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | D | 4% |
| Cindy Axne | 3% | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | 3% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 3% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 3% |
| Gerry Connolly | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | DFL | 3% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | D | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 3% |
| Abby Finkenauer | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 3% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 3% |