Rating Group: Council for Citizens Against Government Waste

2016 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
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%
State Office Name Party Rating
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%
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