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State Office Name Party Rating
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 90%
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman Republican 90%
Todd Akin 89%
Roy Blunt 89%
Jim Bunning 89%
Richard Burr 89%
Steve Buyer 89%
Phil Gingrey 89%
Kay Granger 89%
Kenny Marchant 89%
John McCain III 89%
Kevin McCarthy 89%
Mike Pence 89%
OH State House - 62 Jean Schmidt Republican 89%
Ed Whitfield 89%
John Sullivan 88%
Spencer Bachus 80%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso Republican 80%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 80%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 80%
Dan Burton 80%
Dave Camp 80%
Howard Coble 80%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 80%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 80%
Jo Ann Emerson 80%
LA Treasurer John Fleming, Jr. Republican 80%
Jeff Fortenberry 80%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 80%
Johnny Isakson 80%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa Republican 80%
John Kline 80%
Jon Kyl 80%
Tom Latham 80%
George LeMieux 80%
Blaine Luetkemeyer 80%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 80%
Tom Petri 80%
Denny Rehberg 80%
Phil Roe 80%
Mike Rogers 80%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 80%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 80%
Todd Tiahrt 80%
Zach Wamp 80%
Bill Young 78%
Lindsey Graham 75%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 70%
Steve Austria 70%
Judy Biggert 70%
Brian Bilbray 70%
Mary Bono Mack 70%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy Republican 70%
Charlie Dent 70%
David Dreier 70%
KY U.S. House - 2 Brett Guthrie Republican 70%
Ralph Hall 70%
Orrin Hatch 70%
Mike Johanns 70%
Jim Matheson 70%
Thaddeus McCotter 70%
Glenn Nye III 70%
Adam Putnam 70%
Tom Rooney 70%
Aaron Schock 70%
Bill Shuster 70%
Cliff Stearns 70%
Gene Taylor 70%
Lee Terry 70%
PA U.S. House - 15 GT Thompson, Jr. Republican 70%
Pat Tiberi 70%
Fred Upton 70%
Frank Wolf 70%
Rodney Alexander 67%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 67%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 67%
Robert Corker 67%
Gregg Harper 67%
Kay Hutchison 67%
Walter Jones, Jr. 67%
David Vitter 67%
Ginny Brown-Waite 60%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 60%
Vern Ehlers 60%
Jim Gerlach 60%
Dennis Kucinich 60%
Leonard Lance 60%
Chris Lee 60%
Todd Platts 60%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch Republican 60%
Mark Souder 60%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 60%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 60%
Donald Young 60%
Thad Cochran 56%
Evan Bayh 50%
Bob Bennett 50%
Mike Castle 50%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 50%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. R 90%
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman R 90%
Todd Akin 89%
Roy Blunt 89%
Jim Bunning 89%
Richard Burr 89%
Steve Buyer 89%
Phil Gingrey 89%
Kay Granger 89%
Kenny Marchant 89%
John McCain III 89%
Kevin McCarthy 89%
Mike Pence 89%
OH State House - 62 Jean Schmidt R 89%
Ed Whitfield 89%
John Sullivan 88%
Spencer Bachus 80%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso R 80%
Jo Bonner, Jr. 80%
Charles Boustany, Jr. 80%
Dan Burton 80%
Dave Camp 80%
Howard Coble 80%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 80%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 80%
Jo Ann Emerson 80%
LA Treasurer John Fleming, Jr. R 80%
Jeff Fortenberry 80%
Rodney Frelinghuysen 80%
Johnny Isakson 80%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa R 80%
John Kline 80%
Jon Kyl 80%
Tom Latham 80%
George LeMieux 80%
Blaine Luetkemeyer 80%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 80%
Tom Petri 80%
Denny Rehberg 80%
Phil Roe 80%
Mike Rogers 80%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 80%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 80%
Todd Tiahrt 80%
Zach Wamp 80%
Bill Young 78%
Lindsey Graham 75%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 70%
Steve Austria 70%
Judy Biggert 70%
Brian Bilbray 70%
Mary Bono Mack 70%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy R 70%
Charlie Dent 70%
David Dreier 70%
KY U.S. House - 2 Brett Guthrie R 70%
Ralph Hall 70%
Orrin Hatch 70%
Mike Johanns 70%
Jim Matheson 70%
Thaddeus McCotter 70%
Glenn Nye III 70%
Adam Putnam 70%
Tom Rooney 70%
Aaron Schock 70%
Bill Shuster 70%
Cliff Stearns 70%
Gene Taylor 70%
Lee Terry 70%
PA U.S. House - 15 GT Thompson, Jr. R 70%
Pat Tiberi 70%
Fred Upton 70%
Frank Wolf 70%
Rodney Alexander 67%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan R 67%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 67%
Robert Corker 67%
Gregg Harper 67%
Kay Hutchison 67%
Walter Jones, Jr. 67%
David Vitter 67%
Ginny Brown-Waite 60%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 60%
Vern Ehlers 60%
Jim Gerlach 60%
Dennis Kucinich 60%
Leonard Lance 60%
Chris Lee 60%
Todd Platts 60%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch R 60%
Mark Souder 60%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 60%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 60%
Donald Young 60%
Thad Cochran 56%
Evan Bayh 50%
Bob Bennett 50%
Mike Castle 50%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 50%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 50%
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