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2023 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA | U.S. House - 1 | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Republican | 64% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 64% |
| WI | U.S. House - 3 | Derrick Van Orden | Republican | 64% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 63% |
| Kevin McCarthy | 63% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | Republican | 62% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 62% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 6 | Juan Ciscomani | Republican | 62% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 62% |
| Mike Gallagher | 62% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 62% | |||
| Garret Graves | 62% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 62% |
| IA | U.S. House - 2 | Ashley Hinson | Republican | 62% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 62% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | Republican | 62% |
| CA | U.S. House - 40 | Young Kim | Republican | 62% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 62% |
| NY | U.S. House - 23 | Nicholas Langworthy | Republican | 62% |
| LA | U.S. House - 5 | Julia Letlow | Republican | 62% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 62% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | Republican | 62% |
| Marcus Molinaro | 62% | |||
| UT | U.S. House - 1 | Blake Moore | Republican | 62% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 62% |
| FL | U.S. House - 27 | Maria Salazar | Republican | 62% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 62% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | Republican | 62% |
| Michelle Steel | 62% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 62% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | Republican | 62% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 62% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 62% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 62% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 62% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | Republican | 61% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 61% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 60% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 60% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 60% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 59% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 59% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 59% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 59% |
| IA | U.S. House - 3 | Zach Nunn | Republican | 59% |
| Mitt Romney | 59% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 59% |
| Lori Chavez-DeRemer | 57% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | Republican | 57% |
| Kay Granger | 57% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 2 | Jennifer Kiggans | Republican | 57% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 57% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 54% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 54% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 54% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 54% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 54% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 54% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 53% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 53% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 52% |
| FL | U.S. House - 28 | Carlos Giménez | Republican | 52% |
| NY | U.S. House - 1 | Nicholas LaLota | Republican | 52% |
| NY | U.S. House - 17 | Mike Lawler | Republican | 52% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 51% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 48% |
| Anthony D'Esposito | 48% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 47% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 47% |
| Joe Manchin III | 41% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 41% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 40% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 37% |
| Jon Tester | 33% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 32% |
| PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Fetterman | Democratic | 27% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 26% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 23% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 22% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 22% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 22% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 22% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 20% |
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | Democratic | 17% |
| Jamaal Bowman | 16% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 10 | Dan Goldman | Democratic | 16% |
| CT | U.S. House - 5 | Jahana Hayes | Democratic | 16% |
| OR | U.S. House - 4 | Val Hoyle | Democratic | 16% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 16% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 16% |
| Katie Porter | 16% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 3 | Delia Ramirez | Democratic | 16% |
| NY | U.S. House - 15 | Ritchie Torres | Democratic | 16% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 16% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 15% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 15% |
| Cori Bush | 15% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 35 | Greg Casar | Democratic | 15% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 15% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 15% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA | U.S. House - 1 | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | R | 64% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 64% |
| WI | U.S. House - 3 | Derrick Van Orden | R | 64% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 63% |
| Kevin McCarthy | 63% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | R | 62% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 62% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 6 | Juan Ciscomani | R | 62% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 62% |
| Mike Gallagher | 62% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 62% | |||
| Garret Graves | 62% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 62% |
| IA | U.S. House - 2 | Ashley Hinson | R | 62% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 62% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | R | 62% |
| CA | U.S. House - 40 | Young Kim | R | 62% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 62% |
| NY | U.S. House - 23 | Nicholas Langworthy | R | 62% |
| LA | U.S. House - 5 | Julia Letlow | R | 62% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 62% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | R | 62% |
| Marcus Molinaro | 62% | |||
| UT | U.S. House - 1 | Blake Moore | R | 62% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 62% |
| FL | U.S. House - 27 | Maria Salazar | R | 62% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 62% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | R | 62% |
| Michelle Steel | 62% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 62% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | R | 62% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 62% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | R | 62% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 62% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 62% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | R | 61% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 61% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 60% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 60% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 60% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 59% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 59% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 59% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 59% |
| IA | U.S. House - 3 | Zach Nunn | R | 59% |
| Mitt Romney | 59% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 59% |
| Lori Chavez-DeRemer | 57% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | R | 57% |
| Kay Granger | 57% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 2 | Jennifer Kiggans | R | 57% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 57% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 54% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 54% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 54% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 54% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 54% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 54% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 53% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 53% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 52% |
| FL | U.S. House - 28 | Carlos Giménez | R | 52% |
| NY | U.S. House - 1 | Nicholas LaLota | R | 52% |
| NY | U.S. House - 17 | Mike Lawler | R | 52% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 51% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 48% |
| Anthony D'Esposito | 48% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 47% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 47% |
| Joe Manchin III | 41% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 41% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 40% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 37% |
| Jon Tester | 33% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 32% |
| PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Fetterman | D | 27% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 26% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 23% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 22% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 22% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 22% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 22% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 20% |
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | D | 17% |
| Jamaal Bowman | 16% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 10 | Dan Goldman | D | 16% |
| CT | U.S. House - 5 | Jahana Hayes | D | 16% |
| OR | U.S. House - 4 | Val Hoyle | D | 16% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 16% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 16% |
| Katie Porter | 16% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 3 | Delia Ramirez | D | 16% |
| NY | U.S. House - 15 | Ritchie Torres | D | 16% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 16% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 15% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 15% |
| Cori Bush | 15% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 35 | Greg Casar | D | 15% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 15% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 15% |