Rating Group: Associated Equipment Distributors
2015-2016 Positions
Issues:
Trade
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Rigell | 91% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 91% |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 91% | |||
| Steve Russell | 91% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 91% | |||
| Mac Thornberry | 91% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 91% |
| Jackie Walorski | 91% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 91% |
| Rob Woodall | 91% | |||
| Donald Young | 91% | |||
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 91% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 91% |
| Brad Ashford | 90% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 90% |
| Kay Granger | 90% | |||
| Steve Knight | 90% | |||
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 89% |
| Richard Burr | 89% | |||
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 89% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 89% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 89% |
| Mike Enzi | 89% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 89% |
| Cory Gardner | 89% | |||
| Orrin Hatch | 89% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 89% | |||
| Mark Kirk | 89% | |||
| John McCain III | 89% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 89% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 89% |
| Rob Portman | 89% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 89% |
| Ed Whitfield | 89% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 88% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 86% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 86% |
| Paul Ryan | 83% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 82% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 82% |
| Bradley Byrne | 82% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 82% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 82% |
| Chris Collins | 82% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 82% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 82% |
| Gwen Graham | 82% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 82% |
| Cresent Hardy | 82% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 82% |
| Duncan Hunter | 82% | |||
| Will Hurd | 82% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 82% |
| David Jolly | 82% | |||
| Kevin McCarthy | 82% | |||
| David McKinley | 82% | |||
| Luke Messer | 82% | |||
| Steve Pearce | 82% | |||
| Ted Poe | 82% | |||
| Tom Rice | 82% | |||
| Martha Roby | 82% | |||
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 82% |
| Tom Rooney | 82% | |||
| Ed Royce | 82% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 82% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 82% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 82% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 82% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 82% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 82% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 82% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 82% |
| Kevin Yoder | 82% | |||
| Stephen Fincher | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 80% |
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 80% | |||
| Steven Palazzo | 80% | |||
| David Scott | 80% | |||
| Lynn Westmoreland | 80% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 78% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 78% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 78% |
| Heidi Heitkamp | 78% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 78% |
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 78% |
| Jeff Sessions III | 78% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 78% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 75% |
| Robert Corker | 75% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 75% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 75% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 75% |
| David Vitter | 75% | |||
| Ralph Abraham | 73% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 73% |
| Rob Bishop | 73% | |||
| Rod Blum | 73% | |||
| Cheri Bustos | 73% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 73% |
| Mike Conaway | 73% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Rigell | 91% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 91% |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 91% | |||
| Steve Russell | 91% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 91% | |||
| Mac Thornberry | 91% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 91% |
| Jackie Walorski | 91% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 91% |
| Rob Woodall | 91% | |||
| Donald Young | 91% | |||
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 91% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | R | 91% |
| Brad Ashford | 90% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 90% |
| Kay Granger | 90% | |||
| Steve Knight | 90% | |||
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 89% |
| Richard Burr | 89% | |||
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 89% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 89% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 89% |
| Mike Enzi | 89% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 89% |
| Cory Gardner | 89% | |||
| Orrin Hatch | 89% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 89% | |||
| Mark Kirk | 89% | |||
| John McCain III | 89% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 89% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 89% |
| Rob Portman | 89% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 89% |
| Ed Whitfield | 89% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 88% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 86% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 86% |
| Paul Ryan | 83% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 82% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 82% |
| Bradley Byrne | 82% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 82% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 82% |
| Chris Collins | 82% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 82% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 82% |
| Gwen Graham | 82% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 82% |
| Cresent Hardy | 82% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 82% |
| Duncan Hunter | 82% | |||
| Will Hurd | 82% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | 82% |
| David Jolly | 82% | |||
| Kevin McCarthy | 82% | |||
| David McKinley | 82% | |||
| Luke Messer | 82% | |||
| Steve Pearce | 82% | |||
| Ted Poe | 82% | |||
| Tom Rice | 82% | |||
| Martha Roby | 82% | |||
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | 82% |
| Tom Rooney | 82% | |||
| Ed Royce | 82% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 82% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 82% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 82% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 82% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 82% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 82% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 82% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 82% |
| Kevin Yoder | 82% | |||
| Stephen Fincher | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 80% |
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 80% | |||
| Steven Palazzo | 80% | |||
| David Scott | 80% | |||
| Lynn Westmoreland | 80% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 78% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 78% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 78% |
| Heidi Heitkamp | 78% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 78% |
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 78% |
| Jeff Sessions III | 78% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 78% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 75% |
| Robert Corker | 75% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 75% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 75% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 75% |
| David Vitter | 75% | |||
| Ralph Abraham | 73% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 73% |
| Rob Bishop | 73% | |||
| Rod Blum | 73% | |||
| Cheri Bustos | 73% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 73% |
| Mike Conaway | 73% |