Rating Group: The John Birch Society
2011 Positions (Spring-Summer)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 78% |
| Aaron Schock | 78% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 75% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 75% |
| Rodney Alexander | 70% | |||
| Steve Austria | 70% | |||
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | Republican | 70% |
| Mark Begich | 70% | |||
| Brian Bilbray | 70% | |||
| Jo Bonner, Jr. | 70% | |||
| Dan Boren | 70% | |||
| Kevin Brady | 70% | |||
| Richard Burr | 70% | |||
| Eric Cantor | 70% | |||
| Thomas Coburn | 70% | |||
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 70% |
| Robert Corker | 70% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 70% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 70% |
| Ander Crenshaw | 70% | |||
| David Dreier | 70% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | Republican | 70% |
| Lindsey Graham | 70% | |||
| Michael Grimm | 70% | |||
| Orrin Hatch | 70% | |||
| Nan Hayworth | 70% | |||
| Joe Heck, Jr. | 70% | |||
| Jeb Hensarling | 70% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 70% | |||
| Johnny Isakson | 70% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 70% |
| Pete King | 70% | |||
| Adam Kinzinger | 70% | |||
| Leonard Lance | 70% | |||
| Dan Lungren | 70% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 70% |
| Mike McIntyre | 70% | |||
| Pat Meehan | 70% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 70% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 70% |
| Alan Nunnelee | 70% | |||
| Jim Renacci | 70% | |||
| Martha Roby | 70% | |||
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 70% | |||
| Paul Ryan | 70% | |||
| John Shimkus | 70% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 70% |
| Steve Stivers | 70% | |||
| Pat Tiberi | 70% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 70% |
| David Vitter | 70% | |||
| Greg Walden | 70% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 70% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 70% |
| Charlie Bass | 67% | |||
| Mary Bono Mack | 67% | |||
| Jeff Fortenberry | 67% | |||
| Mike Pence | 67% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 67% |
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 63% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 63% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 60% | |||
| Judy Biggert | 60% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 60% |
| Saxby Chambliss | 60% | |||
| Dan Coats | 60% | |||
| Charlie Dent | 60% | |||
| Bob Dold | 60% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 60% |
| Kay Hutchison | 60% | |||
| Jon Kyl | 60% | |||
| Steve LaTourette | 60% | |||
| Dick Lugar | 60% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 60% |
| Rob Portman | 60% | |||
| Mike Ross | 60% | |||
| Olympia Snowe | 60% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 60% |
| Richard Hanna | 56% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 50% | |||
| Scott Brown | 50% | |||
| Thad Cochran | 50% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 50% |
| Jerry Costello | 50% | |||
| Mark Critz | 50% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 50% |
| Mike Johanns | 50% | |||
| Mark Kirk | 50% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 50% | |||
| Dave Reichert | 50% | |||
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 50% |
| Max Baucus | 40% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 40% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 40% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 40% | |||
| Jon Tester | 40% | |||
| Bob Menendez | 38% | |||
| Jason Altmire | 30% | |||
| John Barrow | 30% | |||
| Jeff Bingaman | 30% |