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Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve King | 86% | |||
| Buck McKeon | 86% | |||
| Mike Rogers | 86% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 86% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 85% |
| Joe Barton | 85% | |||
| Louie Gohmert | 85% | |||
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | Republican | 82% |
| Dean Heller | 82% | |||
| John McCain III | 82% | |||
| Dan Benishek | 80% | |||
| Jim Bridenstine | 80% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 80% | |||
| Paul Broun | 80% | |||
| Jason Chaffetz | 80% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 80% |
| Ander Crenshaw | 80% | |||
| Bob Gibbs | 80% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 80% |
| Joe Heck, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Robert Hurt | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 80% |
| Bill Johnson | 80% | |||
| Leonard Lance | 80% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 80% |
| Tom Latham | 80% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 80% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 80% |
| Steven Palazzo | 80% | |||
| Jim Renacci | 80% | |||
| Tom Rice | 80% | |||
| Scott Rigell | 80% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 80% |
| Lee Terry | 80% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 80% |
| Scott Tipton | 80% | |||
| Fred Upton | 80% | |||
| Ralph Hall | 79% | |||
| Aaron Schock | 79% | |||
| Chris Stewart | 79% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 77% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 77% |
| Rob Portman | 76% | |||
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 75% | |||
| Rob Bishop | 73% | |||
| Blake Farenthold | 73% | |||
| Jim Gerlach | 73% | |||
| Adam Kinzinger | 73% | |||
| Dave Reichert | 73% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 73% |
| John Shimkus | 73% | |||
| Steve Stivers | 73% | |||
| Pat Tiberi | 73% | |||
| Lynn Westmoreland | 73% | |||
| Jeff Fortenberry | 71% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 71% | |||
| Steve Pearce | 69% | |||
| Jeffrey Chiesa | 67% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 67% | |
| Charlie Dent | 67% | |||
| Tim Murphy | 67% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 67% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 65% |
| Lou Barletta | 64% | |||
| Randy Forbes | 64% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 64% |
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Tom Marino | 60% | |||
| Jon Runyan | 60% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 60% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 57% |
| Richard Hanna | 57% | |||
| Rodney Davis | 53% | |||
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 53% | |||
| Frank LoBiondo | 53% | |||
| David McKinley | 53% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 50% |
| Vance McAllister, Sr. | 50% | |||
| Frank Wolf | 50% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 47% |
| Chris Gibson | 47% | |||
| Michael Grimm | 47% | |||
| Pete King | 47% | |||
| Jim Matheson | 47% | |||
| Pat Meehan | 47% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 47% |
| Donald Young | 43% | |||
| John Barrow | 40% | |||
| Dan Maffei | 40% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 40% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 35% |
| Pete Gallego | 33% | |||
| David Jolly | 33% | |||
| Patrick Murphy | 33% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 33% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 33% |
| Kurt Schrader | 33% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 33% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 29% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 29% |