Rating Group: The Lugar Center
2023 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 26% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 26% |
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 26% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | Republican | 26% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 26% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | Republican | 26% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 26% |
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | Republican | 26% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | Democratic | 37% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 26% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 37% |
| FL | U.S. House - 23 | Jared Moskowitz | Democratic | 26% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | Democratic | 25% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 37% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 25% |
| NY | U.S. House - 23 | Nicholas Langworthy | Republican | 25% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 25% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | Republican | 25% |
| NC | U.S. House - 2 | Deborah Ross | Democratic | 25% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 25% |
| Doug Lamborn | 25% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 25% |
| FL | U.S. House - 18 | Scott Franklin | Republican | 25% |
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 25% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 35% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 25% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 25% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 35% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 25% |
| Ben Cardin | 35% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 3 | Kat Cammack | Republican | 24% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 24% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 8 | Morgan Luttrell | Republican | 24% |
| David Scott | 24% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 30 | Jasmine Crockett | Democratic | 24% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | Republican | 24% |
| HI | U.S. House - 2 | Jill Tokuda | Democratic | 24% |
| VI | U.S. House - Delegate | Stacey Plaskett | Democratic | 24% |
| TX | U.S. House - 38 | Wesley Hunt | Republican | 24% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | Democratic | 24% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | Democratic | 24% |
| TX | U.S. House - 15 | Monica De La Cruz | Republican | 24% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 33% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 24% |
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 24% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 23% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 23% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 23% |
| KS | U.S. House - 1 | Tracey Mann | Republican | 23% |
| Drew Ferguson | 23% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 23% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | Republican | 23% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 33% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 23% |
| NC | U.S. House - 11 | Chuck Edwards | Republican | 23% |
| Chris Stewart | 23% | |||
| John Duarte | 23% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 23% | |||
| Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | 23% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 31% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 31% |
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | 22% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 22% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 30% |
| Eric Swalwell | 22% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 22 | Troy Nehls | Republican | 22% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 22% |
| CA | U.S. House - 3 | Kevin Kiley | Independent | 22% |
| Colin Allred | 22% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 22% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 22% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 22% |
| OH | U.S. House - 7 | Max Miller | Republican | 22% |
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 22% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 22% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 22% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 22% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | 21% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 21% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | Republican | 21% |
| OR | U.S. House - 6 | Andrea Salinas | Democratic | 21% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 21% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 21% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 29% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Alex Padilla | Democratic | 29% |
| TN | U.S. House - 1 | Diana Harshbarger | Republican | 21% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 28% |
| TX | U.S. House - 11 | August Pfluger | Republican | 21% |
| Jacob LaTurner | 21% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 10 | Marilyn Strickland | Democratic | 21% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 28% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 21% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 21% |
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | Republican | 20% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 20% |
| MO | U.S. House - 4 | Mark Alford | Republican | 20% |
| Jerry Carl | 20% | |||
| Greg Pence | 20% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 2 | Rudy Yakym III | Republican | 20% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 26% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 26% |
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | D | 26% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | R | 26% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 26% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | R | 26% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 26% |
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | R | 26% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | D | 37% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 26% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 37% |
| FL | U.S. House - 23 | Jared Moskowitz | D | 26% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | D | 25% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 37% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 25% |
| NY | U.S. House - 23 | Nicholas Langworthy | R | 25% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 25% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | R | 25% |
| NC | U.S. House - 2 | Deborah Ross | D | 25% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 25% |
| Doug Lamborn | 25% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 25% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 25% |
| FL | U.S. House - 18 | Scott Franklin | R | 25% |
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 25% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 35% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 25% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 25% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 35% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 25% |
| Ben Cardin | 35% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 3 | Kat Cammack | R | 24% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 24% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 8 | Morgan Luttrell | R | 24% |
| David Scott | 24% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 30 | Jasmine Crockett | D | 24% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | R | 24% |
| HI | U.S. House - 2 | Jill Tokuda | D | 24% |
| VI | U.S. House - Delegate | Stacey Plaskett | D | 24% |
| TX | U.S. House - 38 | Wesley Hunt | R | 24% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | D | 24% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | D | 24% |
| TX | U.S. House - 15 | Monica De La Cruz | R | 24% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 33% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 24% |
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 24% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 23% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 23% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 23% |
| KS | U.S. House - 1 | Tracey Mann | R | 23% |
| Drew Ferguson | 23% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 23% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | R | 23% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 33% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 23% |
| NC | U.S. House - 11 | Chuck Edwards | R | 23% |
| Chris Stewart | 23% | |||
| John Duarte | 23% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 23% | |||
| Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | 23% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 31% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 31% |
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | D | 22% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 22% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 30% |
| Eric Swalwell | 22% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 22 | Troy Nehls | R | 22% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 22% |
| CA | U.S. House - 3 | Kevin Kiley | I | 22% |
| Colin Allred | 22% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 22% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 22% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 22% |
| OH | U.S. House - 7 | Max Miller | R | 22% |
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | R | 22% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 22% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 22% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 22% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | D | 21% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 21% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | R | 21% |
| OR | U.S. House - 6 | Andrea Salinas | D | 21% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 21% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 21% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 29% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Alex Padilla | D | 29% |
| TN | U.S. House - 1 | Diana Harshbarger | R | 21% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 28% |
| TX | U.S. House - 11 | August Pfluger | R | 21% |
| Jacob LaTurner | 21% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 10 | Marilyn Strickland | D | 21% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 28% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 21% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 21% |
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | R | 20% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 20% |
| MO | U.S. House - 4 | Mark Alford | R | 20% |
| Jerry Carl | 20% | |||
| Greg Pence | 20% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 2 | Rudy Yakym III | R | 20% |