Rating Group: National Journal
2013 Liberal on Foreign Policy
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Whitfield | 24% | |||
| Frank Wolf | 24% | |||
| Donald Young | 24% | |||
| Kay Granger | 23% | |||
| Pete Olson | 23% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 21% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 21% |
| Richard Shelby | 21% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 20% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 18% |
| Pat Toomey | 18% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 17% |
| Thomas Coburn | 16% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 15% |
| Joe Barton | 15% | |||
| Kevin Brady | 15% | |||
| Jim Bridenstine | 15% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 15% | |||
| Susan Brooks | 15% | |||
| Eric Cantor | 15% | |||
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 15% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 15% |
| Howard Coble | 15% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 15% |
| Charlie Dent | 15% | |||
| Renee Ellmers | 15% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 15% |
| Jim Gerlach | 15% | |||
| Louie Gohmert | 15% | |||
| Bill Johnson | 15% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 15% |
| Steve King | 15% | |||
| Doug LaMalfa | 15% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 15% |
| Tom Marino | 15% | |||
| David McKinley | 15% | |||
| Mark Meadows | 15% | |||
| Pat Meehan | 15% | |||
| Randy Neugebauer | 15% | |||
| Erik Paulsen | 15% | |||
| Mike Rogers | 15% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 15% |
| Jeff Sessions III | 15% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 15% |
| Lamar Smith | 15% | |||
| Steve Southerland | 15% | |||
| Chris Stewart | 15% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 15% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 15% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 15% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 15% |
| Stephen Fincher | 14% | |||
| Duncan Hunter | 14% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 14% |
| Patrick McHenry | 14% | |||
| Lynn Westmoreland | 14% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 13% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 12% |
| David Vitter | 11% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 10% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 8% |
| Pat Roberts | 8% | |||
| Dean Heller | 7% | |||
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 5% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 5% |
| Larry Bucshon | 5% | |||
| Chris Collins | 5% | |||
| John Culberson | 5% | |||
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 5% |
| Mike Enzi | 5% | |||
| LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 5% |
| Cory Gardner | 5% | |||
| Bob Gibbs | 5% | |||
| Phil Gingrey | 5% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 5% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 5% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 5% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 5% |
| Jeb Hensarling | 5% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 5% |
| Robert Hurt | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 5% |
| Jack Kingston | 5% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 5% |
| Billy Long | 5% | |||
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 5% | |||
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 5% |
| Tim Murphy | 5% | |||
| Steve Pearce | 5% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 5% |
| Joe Pitts | 5% | |||
| Jim Renacci | 5% | |||
| Phil Roe | 5% | |||
| Keith Rothfus | 5% | |||
| Ed Royce | 5% | |||
| Paul Ryan | 5% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 5% |
| Bill Shuster | 5% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 5% |
| Pat Tiberi | 5% |