Rating Group: The John Birch Society
2011 Positions (Summer-Fall)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 74% |
| Billy Long | 74% | |||
| Peter Roskam | 74% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 74% |
| Jeff Sessions III | 74% | |||
| Ed Whitfield | 74% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 72% |
| Thomas Coburn | 72% | |||
| Doc Hastings | 72% | |||
| Bill Young | 72% | |||
| Steve Austria | 70% | |||
| Spencer Bachus | 70% | |||
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 70% |
| Diane Black | 70% | |||
| Jo Bonner, Jr. | 70% | |||
| Kevin Brady | 70% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 70% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 70% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 70% |
| Mike Conaway | 70% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 70% |
| Mike Enzi | 70% | |||
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 70% | |||
| Elton Gallegly | 70% | |||
| Jim Gerlach | 70% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 70% | |||
| AR | Attorney General | Tim Griffin | Republican | 70% |
| Gregg Harper | 70% | |||
| Orrin Hatch | 70% | |||
| Joe Heck, Jr. | 70% | |||
| Jeb Hensarling | 70% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 70% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 70% |
| Bill Johnson | 70% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 70% |
| Adam Kinzinger | 70% | |||
| John Kline | 70% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 70% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 70% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 70% | |||
| Kevin McCarthy | 70% | |||
| Gary Miller | 70% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 70% |
| Pete Olson | 70% | |||
| Steven Palazzo | 70% | |||
| Todd Platts | 70% | |||
| David Rivera | 70% | |||
| Martha Roby | 70% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 70% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 70% |
| Mike Rogers | 70% | |||
| Paul Ryan | 70% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 70% | |||
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 70% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 70% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 70% |
| Lamar Smith | 70% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 70% |
| Mac Thornberry | 70% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 70% |
| David Vitter | 70% | |||
| Frank Wolf | 70% | |||
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 70% |
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 68% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 68% | |||
| Kay Granger | 68% | |||
| Jerry Lewis | 68% | |||
| Buck McKeon | 68% | |||
| Mike Pence | 68% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 68% |
| Aaron Schock | 68% | |||
| John Shimkus | 68% | |||
| Lou Barletta | 67% | |||
| Tom Marino | 67% | |||
| Bob Turner | 67% |