Rating Group: Progressive Punch
2015 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Lance | 9% | |||
| Scott Rigell | 9% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 9% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 9% |
| Steve Stivers | 9% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 9% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 8% |
| Chris Collins | 8% | |||
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 8% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 8% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 8% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 8% |
| Dana Rohrabacher | 8% | |||
| Greg Walden | 8% | |||
| Ed Whitfield | 8% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 7% |
| Mo Brooks | 7% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 7% |
| Larry Bucshon | 7% | |||
| Richard Burr | 7% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 7% |
| Ander Crenshaw | 7% | |||
| Renee Ellmers | 7% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 7% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 7% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 7% |
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 7% |
| Mick Mulvaney | 7% | |||
| Tim Murphy | 7% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 7% |
| Bruce Poliquin | 7% | |||
| John Shimkus | 7% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 7% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 7% |
| Pat Tiberi | 7% | |||
| Pat Toomey | 7% | |||
| Ted Yoho | 7% | |||
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 7% |
| Rod Blum | 6% | |||
| John Boehner | 6% | |||
| Charles Boustany, Jr. | 6% | |||
| Dan Coats | 6% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 6% |
| Mike Enzi | 6% | |||
| Frank Guinta | 6% | |||
| Cresent Hardy | 6% | |||
| Gregg Harper | 6% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 6% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 6% |
| Tom Marino | 6% | |||
| Candice Miller | 6% | |||
| Rich Nugent | 6% | |||
| Erik Paulsen | 6% | |||
| Bill Posey | 6% | |||
| Jim Renacci | 6% | |||
| Reid Ribble | 6% | |||
| Tom Rice | 6% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 6% |
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 6% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 6% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 6% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 6% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 6% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 5% |
| Roy Blunt | 5% | |||
| Susan Brooks | 5% | |||
| Ken Buck | 5% | |||
| Curt Clawson | 5% | |||
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 5% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 5% | |
| Scott Garrett | 5% | |||
| Louie Gohmert | 5% | |||
| Kay Granger | 5% | |||
| Tim Huelskamp | 5% | |||
| John Kline | 5% | |||
| Steve Knight | 5% | |||
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 5% | |||
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 5% |
| Alex Mooney | 5% | |||
| Kristi Noem | 5% | |||
| Devin Nunes | 5% | |||
| David Perdue | 5% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 5% |
| Ted Poe | 5% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 5% | |||
| Tom Rooney | 5% | |||
| Peter Roskam | 5% | |||
| Steve Russell | 5% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 5% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 5% |
| Jeff Sessions III | 5% | |||
| Dave Trott | 5% | |||
| Mimi Walters | 5% | |||
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | Republican | 5% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 4% |
| Joe Barton | 4% | |||
| Mike Bishop | 4% | |||
| Michael Burgess | 4% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 4% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 4% |