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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mitchell | 4% | |||
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | Republican | 4% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 4% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 4% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 4% |
| Ken Buck | 4% | |||
| Devin Nunes | 4% | |||
| Rob Woodall | 4% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 4% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 4% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 4% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | Republican | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 3% |
| Jackie Walorski | 3% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 3% |
| Tom Rice | 3% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | Republican | 3% |
| Bill Johnson | 3% | |||
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 3% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | Republican | 3% |
| Rob Bishop | 3% | |||
| Fred Keller | 3% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 3% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 3% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 3% |
| Mike Enzi | 3% | |||
| Mitt Romney | 3% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 3% |
| Kevin McCarthy | 3% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 3% |
| Jeff Duncan | 3% | |||
| Van Taylor | 3% | |||
| Phil Roe | 3% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | Republican | 3% |
| Vicky Hartzler | 3% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 3% |
| FL | U.S. House - 17 | Greg Steube | Republican | 3% |
| Steve King | 3% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 3% |
| Ben Sasse | 3% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 3% |
| Bob Gibbs | 3% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 3% |
| Steven Palazzo | 3% | |||
| Kevin Brady | 3% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 3% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 3% |
| Liz Cheney | 3% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 3% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | Republican | 3% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 3% |
| Mac Thornberry | 3% | |||
| Chris Stewart | 3% | |||
| Steven Watkins, Jr. | 3% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | Republican | 3% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 3% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 3% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 2% |
| Patrick McHenry | 2% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 2% |
| Doug LaMalfa | 2% | |||
| Billy Long | 2% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | Republican | 2% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 2% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 2% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 2% |
| David Perdue | 2% | |||
| Kenny Marchant | 2% | |||
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 2% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 2% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 2% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 2% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 2% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 2% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 2% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 2% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 2% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 2% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 2% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 2% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 2% |
| Ralph Abraham | 2% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | Republican | 2% |
| Mike Conaway | 2% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | Republican | 2% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 2% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 2% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 2% |
| ID | U.S. House - 1 | Russ Fulcher | Republican | 2% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 2% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | Republican | 2% |
| Pete Olson | 2% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | Republican | 2% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 2% |
| Jody Hice | 2% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 2% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | Republican | 2% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 2% |
| Bill Flores | 2% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mitchell | 4% | |||
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | R | 4% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 4% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 4% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 4% |
| Ken Buck | 4% | |||
| Devin Nunes | 4% | |||
| Rob Woodall | 4% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 4% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 4% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 4% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | R | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 3% |
| Jackie Walorski | 3% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 3% |
| Tom Rice | 3% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | R | 3% |
| Bill Johnson | 3% | |||
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 3% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | R | 3% |
| Rob Bishop | 3% | |||
| Fred Keller | 3% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 3% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 3% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 3% |
| Mike Enzi | 3% | |||
| Mitt Romney | 3% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 3% |
| Kevin McCarthy | 3% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | R | 3% |
| Jeff Duncan | 3% | |||
| Van Taylor | 3% | |||
| Phil Roe | 3% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | R | 3% |
| Vicky Hartzler | 3% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 3% |
| FL | U.S. House - 17 | Greg Steube | R | 3% |
| Steve King | 3% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 3% |
| Ben Sasse | 3% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 3% |
| Bob Gibbs | 3% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 3% |
| Steven Palazzo | 3% | |||
| Kevin Brady | 3% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 3% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 3% |
| Liz Cheney | 3% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 3% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | R | 3% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 3% |
| Mac Thornberry | 3% | |||
| Chris Stewart | 3% | |||
| Steven Watkins, Jr. | 3% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | R | 3% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 3% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 3% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 2% |
| Patrick McHenry | 2% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 2% |
| Doug LaMalfa | 2% | |||
| Billy Long | 2% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | R | 2% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 2% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 2% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 2% |
| David Perdue | 2% | |||
| Kenny Marchant | 2% | |||
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 2% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 2% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 2% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 2% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 2% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 2% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 2% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 2% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 2% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 2% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 2% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 2% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 2% |
| Ralph Abraham | 2% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | R | 2% |
| Mike Conaway | 2% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | R | 2% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 2% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 2% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 2% |
| ID | U.S. House - 1 | Russ Fulcher | R | 2% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 2% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | R | 2% |
| Pete Olson | 2% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | R | 2% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 2% |
| Jody Hice | 2% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 2% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | R | 2% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 2% |
| Bill Flores | 2% |