Rating Group: The John Birch Society
2017-2018 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 63% |
| Keith Rothfus | 63% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 63% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 63% |
| Dean Heller | 62% | |||
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 62% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 62% |
| Ben Sasse | 62% | |||
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 62% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 61% |
| Tim Murphy | 61% | |||
| Jim Renacci | 61% | |||
| Pat Toomey | 61% | |||
| Ralph Abraham | 60% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 60% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 60% |
| Michael Burgess | 60% | |||
| Steve Chabot | 60% | |||
| Liz Cheney | 60% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 60% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | Republican | 60% |
| Mike Enzi | 60% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 60% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 60% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 60% |
| George Holding | 60% | |||
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 60% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 60% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 60% |
| Steve King | 60% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 60% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 60% |
| Mia Love | 60% | |||
| Kenny Marchant | 60% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | Republican | 60% |
| Phil Roe | 60% | |||
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 60% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 60% |
| Steve Russell | 60% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 60% |
| Scott Tipton | 60% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 60% |
| Rob Woodall | 60% | |||
| Robert Corker | 59% | |||
| Duncan Hunter | 59% | |||
| Luke Messer | 59% | |||
| Luther Strange III | 59% | |||
| Mark Walker | 59% | |||
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | Republican | 58% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 57% |
| Lou Barletta | 57% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 57% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 57% |
| Barbara Comstock | 57% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 57% | |
| John Culberson | 57% | |||
| Rodney Davis | 57% | |||
| Drew Ferguson | 57% | |||
| Mike Gallagher | 57% | |||
| Cory Gardner | 57% | |||
| Bob Gibbs | 57% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 57% | |||
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 57% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 57% |
| Jeb Hensarling | 57% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 57% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 57% |
| Evan Jenkins | 57% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 57% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 57% |
| Doug LaMalfa | 57% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 57% |
| Patrick McHenry | 57% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 57% |
| David Perdue | 57% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | R | 63% |
| Keith Rothfus | 63% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 63% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 63% |
| Dean Heller | 62% | |||
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 62% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | R | 62% |
| Ben Sasse | 62% | |||
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 62% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 61% |
| Tim Murphy | 61% | |||
| Jim Renacci | 61% | |||
| Pat Toomey | 61% | |||
| Ralph Abraham | 60% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 60% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 60% |
| Michael Burgess | 60% | |||
| Steve Chabot | 60% | |||
| Liz Cheney | 60% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 60% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | R | 60% |
| Mike Enzi | 60% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 60% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 60% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 60% |
| George Holding | 60% | |||
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 60% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | 60% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 60% |
| Steve King | 60% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 60% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 60% |
| Mia Love | 60% | |||
| Kenny Marchant | 60% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | R | 60% |
| Phil Roe | 60% | |||
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | 60% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 60% |
| Steve Russell | 60% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 60% |
| Scott Tipton | 60% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 60% |
| Rob Woodall | 60% | |||
| Robert Corker | 59% | |||
| Duncan Hunter | 59% | |||
| Luke Messer | 59% | |||
| Luther Strange III | 59% | |||
| Mark Walker | 59% | |||
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | R | 58% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 57% |
| Lou Barletta | 57% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 57% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 57% |
| Barbara Comstock | 57% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 57% | |
| John Culberson | 57% | |||
| Rodney Davis | 57% | |||
| Drew Ferguson | 57% | |||
| Mike Gallagher | 57% | |||
| Cory Gardner | 57% | |||
| Bob Gibbs | 57% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 57% | |||
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 57% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 57% |
| Jeb Hensarling | 57% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 57% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 57% |
| Evan Jenkins | 57% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 57% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 57% |
| Doug LaMalfa | 57% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 57% |
| Patrick McHenry | 57% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 57% |
| David Perdue | 57% |