Rating Group: Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
2016 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | Republican | 92% |
| Keith Rothfus | 92% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 92% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 92% |
| Scott Tipton | 92% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 92% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 92% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 92% |
| Kevin Yoder | 92% | |||
| Joe Barton | 91% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 91% |
| Mo Brooks | 91% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 91% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 91% |
| Mike Conaway | 91% | |||
| Randy Forbes | 91% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 91% | |||
| Vicky Hartzler | 91% | |||
| Randy Hultgren | 91% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 91% |
| Billy Long | 91% | |||
| Kevin McCarthy | 91% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 91% |
| Alex Mooney | 91% | |||
| Steve Pearce | 91% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 91% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 91% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 91% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 91% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 91% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 91% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 91% |
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 90% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 90% |
| Kenny Marchant | 90% | |||
| Steve Russell | 90% | |||
| Rob Bishop | 89% | |||
| Charles Boustany, Jr. | 89% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 89% |
| Garret Graves | 89% | |||
| Duncan Hunter | 89% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 89% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 89% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 89% |
| Lamar Smith | 89% | |||
| Jackie Walorski | 89% | |||
| Mimi Walters | 89% | |||
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 89% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 89% |
| Ralph Abraham | 88% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 88% |
| Mike Bishop | 88% | |||
| Rod Blum | 88% | |||
| Susan Brooks | 88% | |||
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 88% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 88% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 88% |
| Kay Granger | 88% | |||
| Orrin Hatch | 88% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 88% |
| Will Hurd | 88% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 88% | |||
| Steven Palazzo | 88% | |||
| Robert Pittenger | 88% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 88% |
| Dennis Ross | 88% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 87% |
| Frank Guinta | 87% | |||
| Tom Rooney | 87% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 87% |
| Dan Benishek | 86% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | Republican | 86% |
| John Kline | 86% | |||
| Tim Murphy | 86% | |||
| Ted Poe | 86% | |||
| Dave Trott | 86% | |||
| Greg Walden | 86% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 85% | |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 85% |
| Bill Johnson | 85% | |||
| Steve King | 85% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 85% |
| Martha McSally | 85% | |||
| Candice Miller | 85% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 85% |
| Chris Collins | 84% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 84% |
| Cresent Hardy | 84% | |||
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 84% | |||
| John Mica | 84% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 84% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 83% |
| Larry Bucshon | 83% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 83% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 83% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 83% |
| Tom Marino | 83% | |||
| Erik Paulsen | 83% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 83% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | R | 92% |
| Keith Rothfus | 92% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 92% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 92% |
| Scott Tipton | 92% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 92% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 92% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 92% |
| Kevin Yoder | 92% | |||
| Joe Barton | 91% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 91% |
| Mo Brooks | 91% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 91% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 91% |
| Mike Conaway | 91% | |||
| Randy Forbes | 91% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 91% | |||
| Vicky Hartzler | 91% | |||
| Randy Hultgren | 91% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 91% |
| Billy Long | 91% | |||
| Kevin McCarthy | 91% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 91% |
| Alex Mooney | 91% | |||
| Steve Pearce | 91% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 91% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 91% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 91% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 91% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 91% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 91% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 91% |
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 90% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 90% |
| Kenny Marchant | 90% | |||
| Steve Russell | 90% | |||
| Rob Bishop | 89% | |||
| Charles Boustany, Jr. | 89% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 89% |
| Garret Graves | 89% | |||
| Duncan Hunter | 89% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 89% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 89% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 89% |
| Lamar Smith | 89% | |||
| Jackie Walorski | 89% | |||
| Mimi Walters | 89% | |||
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 89% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | R | 89% |
| Ralph Abraham | 88% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 88% |
| Mike Bishop | 88% | |||
| Rod Blum | 88% | |||
| Susan Brooks | 88% | |||
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | R | 88% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 88% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 88% |
| Kay Granger | 88% | |||
| Orrin Hatch | 88% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 88% |
| Will Hurd | 88% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 88% | |||
| Steven Palazzo | 88% | |||
| Robert Pittenger | 88% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 88% |
| Dennis Ross | 88% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 87% |
| Frank Guinta | 87% | |||
| Tom Rooney | 87% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 87% |
| Dan Benishek | 86% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | R | 86% |
| John Kline | 86% | |||
| Tim Murphy | 86% | |||
| Ted Poe | 86% | |||
| Dave Trott | 86% | |||
| Greg Walden | 86% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 85% | |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | 85% |
| Bill Johnson | 85% | |||
| Steve King | 85% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 85% |
| Martha McSally | 85% | |||
| Candice Miller | 85% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 85% |
| Chris Collins | 84% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 84% |
| Cresent Hardy | 84% | |||
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 84% | |||
| John Mica | 84% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 84% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 83% |
| Larry Bucshon | 83% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 83% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 83% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 83% |
| Tom Marino | 83% | |||
| Erik Paulsen | 83% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 83% |