Rating Group: The Lugar Center
2021 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 28% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 25% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 26% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 22% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | Republican | 8% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 36% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 24% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | Republican | 18% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 49% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 8% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 34% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 44% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 39% |
| NC | U.S. House - 2 | Deborah Ross | Democratic | 36% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | Republican | 20% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 17% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 21% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 34% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 21% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 29% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 11% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 34% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 30% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | 23% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 57% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 20% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 39% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | Democratic | 40% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 49% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 81% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 32% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 41% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 49% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 79% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 21% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 23% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 24% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | Democratic | 42% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 23% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | 45% |
| NM | U.S. House - 1 | Melanie Stansbury | Democratic | 22% |
| NM | U.S. House - 3 | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Democratic | 26% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 31% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 29% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 32% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 46% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | Democratic | 60% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 24% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 38% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | Democratic | 56% |
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | Republican | 49% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 38% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 24% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 26% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 19% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 35% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 22% |
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | Republican | 27% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 30% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 17% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic | 10% |
| NY | U.S. House - 15 | Ritchie Torres | Democratic | 15% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 35% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 35% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | Republican | 30% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | Democratic | 22% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 31% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | Democratic | 73% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 21% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 3% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 15% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 16% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 34% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 41% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 34% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 48% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | Republican | 8% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 31% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 41% |
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | Republican | 32% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 21% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 29% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 30% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | Republican | 6% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 24% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 17% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 22% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 20% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | Democratic | 24% |
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | Democratic | 23% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | 37% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | Republican | 33% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 7% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 29% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | Republican | 14% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | Republican | 34% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 41% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 24% |
| PR | Governor | Jenniffer González-Colón | New Progressive Party | 62% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 28% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 25% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 26% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 22% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | R | 8% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 36% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 24% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | R | 18% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 49% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 8% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 34% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 44% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 39% |
| NC | U.S. House - 2 | Deborah Ross | D | 36% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | R | 20% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 17% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 21% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 34% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 21% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 29% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 11% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 34% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 30% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | R | 23% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 57% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 20% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 39% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | D | 40% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 49% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 81% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 32% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 41% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 49% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 79% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 21% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 23% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 24% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | D | 42% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 23% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | D | 45% |
| NM | U.S. House - 1 | Melanie Stansbury | D | 22% |
| NM | U.S. House - 3 | Teresa Leger Fernandez | D | 26% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 31% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 29% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 32% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 46% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | D | 60% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 24% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 38% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | D | 56% |
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | R | 49% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 38% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 24% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 26% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 19% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 35% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 22% |
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | R | 27% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 30% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 17% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | D | 10% |
| NY | U.S. House - 15 | Ritchie Torres | D | 15% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 35% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 35% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | R | 30% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | D | 22% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 31% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | D | 73% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 21% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 3% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 15% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 16% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 34% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 41% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 34% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 48% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | R | 8% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 31% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 41% |
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | R | 32% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 21% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 29% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 30% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | R | 6% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 24% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 17% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 100% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 22% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 20% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | D | 24% |
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | D | 23% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | D | 37% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | R | 33% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 7% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 29% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | R | 14% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | R | 34% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 41% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 24% |
| PR | Governor | Jenniffer González-Colón | Other | 62% |