Rating Group: The Arc

2005-2006 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul Republican 33%
Thaddeus McCotter 33%
James McCrery III 33%
Patrick McHenry 33%
Buck McKeon 33%
John Mica 33%
Jeff Miller 33%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 33%
Tim Murphy 33%
Marilyn Musgrave 33%
Sue Myrick 33%
Randy Neugebauer 33%
Devin Nunes 33%
Steve Pearce 33%
John Peterson 33%
Tom Petri 33%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 33%
Todd Platts 33%
Ted Poe 33%
Jon Porter, Sr. 33%
Tom Price 33%
Deborah Pryce 33%
Adam Putnam 33%
George Radanovich 33%
Ralph Regula 33%
Denny Rehberg 33%
Dave Reichert 33%
Thomas Reynolds 33%
Cathy Rodgers 33%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 33%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 33%
Mike Rogers 33%
Dana Rohrabacher 33%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 33%
Ed Royce 33%
Jim Saxton 33%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
Christopher Shays 33%
John Shimkus 33%
Bill Shuster 33%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 33%
Lamar Smith 33%
Mark Souder 33%
Cliff Stearns 33%
John Sullivan 33%
Tom Tancredo 33%
Lee Terry 33%
Todd Tiahrt 33%
Pat Tiberi 33%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 33%
Fred Upton 33%
Greg Walden 33%
James Walsh 33%
David Weldon 33%
Gerald Weller 33%
Lynn Westmoreland 33%
Ed Whitfield 33%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 33%
Frank Wolf 33%
Bill Young 33%
Roscoe Bartlett 29%
Michael Burgess 20%
Mike Castle 20%
Jerry Lewis 20%
Candice Miller 20%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 20%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. Republican 20%
Steve Chabot 17%
Nathan Deal 17%
Philip English 17%
Jeff Flake 17%
Trent Franks 17%
Mike Pence 17%
Joe Pitts 17%
Paul Ryan 17%
John Shadegg 17%
Mac Thornberry 17%
J. Dennis Hastert 0%
State Office Name Party Rating
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul R 33%
Thaddeus McCotter 33%
James McCrery III 33%
Patrick McHenry 33%
Buck McKeon 33%
John Mica 33%
Jeff Miller 33%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 33%
Tim Murphy 33%
Marilyn Musgrave 33%
Sue Myrick 33%
Randy Neugebauer 33%
Devin Nunes 33%
Steve Pearce 33%
John Peterson 33%
Tom Petri 33%
Charles Pickering, Jr. 33%
Todd Platts 33%
Ted Poe 33%
Jon Porter, Sr. 33%
Tom Price 33%
Deborah Pryce 33%
Adam Putnam 33%
George Radanovich 33%
Ralph Regula 33%
Denny Rehberg 33%
Dave Reichert 33%
Thomas Reynolds 33%
Cathy Rodgers 33%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 33%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 33%
Mike Rogers 33%
Dana Rohrabacher 33%
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 33%
Ed Royce 33%
Jim Saxton 33%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 33%
Christopher Shays 33%
John Shimkus 33%
Bill Shuster 33%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 33%
Lamar Smith 33%
Mark Souder 33%
Cliff Stearns 33%
John Sullivan 33%
Tom Tancredo 33%
Lee Terry 33%
Todd Tiahrt 33%
Pat Tiberi 33%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 33%
Fred Upton 33%
Greg Walden 33%
James Walsh 33%
David Weldon 33%
Gerald Weller 33%
Lynn Westmoreland 33%
Ed Whitfield 33%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 33%
Frank Wolf 33%
Bill Young 33%
Roscoe Bartlett 29%
Michael Burgess 20%
Mike Castle 20%
Jerry Lewis 20%
Candice Miller 20%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 20%
SC U.S. House - 2 Joe Wilson, Sr. R 20%
Steve Chabot 17%
Nathan Deal 17%
Philip English 17%
Jeff Flake 17%
Trent Franks 17%
Mike Pence 17%
Joe Pitts 17%
Paul Ryan 17%
John Shadegg 17%
Mac Thornberry 17%
J. Dennis Hastert 0%
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