Rating Group: The John Birch Society
2015 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 60% |
| Lou Barletta | 58% | |||
| Joe Barton | 58% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 58% | |
| Jeff Fortenberry | 58% | |||
| Kay Granger | 58% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 58% |
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 58% | |||
| Tom Marino | 58% | |||
| Dave Trott | 58% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 58% |
| Rodney Davis | 56% | |||
| Paul Ryan | 56% | |||
| Dan Benishek | 55% | |||
| Charles Boustany, Jr. | 55% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 55% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 55% |
| Gregg Harper | 55% | |||
| Vicky Hartzler | 55% | |||
| Dean Heller | 55% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 55% |
| John Katko | 55% | |||
| Kevin McCarthy | 55% | |||
| Martha McSally | 55% | |||
| Pat Meehan | 55% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 55% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 55% |
| Tim Murphy | 55% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 55% |
| Erik Paulsen | 55% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 55% | |||
| Robert Pittenger | 55% | |||
| Joe Pitts | 55% | |||
| Jim Renacci | 55% | |||
| Reid Ribble | 55% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 55% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 55% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 55% |
| John Shimkus | 55% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 55% | |||
| Rob Woodall | 55% | |||
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 55% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 53% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 53% |
| Stephen Fincher | 53% | |||
| David Jolly | 53% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 50% |
| Kevin Brady | 50% | |||
| Susan Brooks | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 50% |
| Dan Coats | 50% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 50% |
| Barbara Comstock | 50% | |||
| Ryan Costello | 50% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 50% |
| Ander Crenshaw | 50% | |||
| Renee Ellmers | 50% | |||
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 50% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 50% | |||
| Bill Johnson | 50% | |||
| Pete King | 50% | |||
| Adam Kinzinger | 50% | |||
| John Kline | 50% | |||
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 50% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 50% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| John Mica | 50% | |||
| Candice Miller | 50% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 50% |
| Devin Nunes | 50% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 50% | |||
| Dave Reichert | 50% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 50% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 50% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 50% |
| Steve Stivers | 50% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| Mac Thornberry | 50% | |||
| Pat Tiberi | 50% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 50% |
| Fred Upton | 50% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 50% |
| Greg Walden | 50% | |||
| Mimi Walters | 50% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 50% |
| Orrin Hatch | 47% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 47% |
| Thad Cochran | 45% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 45% |
| Carlos Curbelo | 45% | |||
| Jeff Denham | 45% | |||
| Charlie Dent | 45% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 45% |
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 45% | |||
| Scott Rigell | 45% | |||
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 45% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 45% |
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | Republican | 40% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 37% |