Rating Group: The Lugar Center
2023 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 27% |
| GA | U.S. House - 6 | Lucy McBath | Democratic | 20% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 20% |
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | Republican | 20% |
| NY | U.S. House - 15 | Ritchie Torres | Democratic | 20% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 20% |
| FL | U.S. House - 4 | Aaron Bean | Republican | 20% |
| AL | U.S. House - 1 | Barry Moore | Republican | 20% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 26% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 19% |
| OH | U.S. House - 13 | Emilia Sykes | Democratic | 19% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 19% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Ezell | Republican | 19% |
| GA | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Collins | Republican | 19% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 25% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 19% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 25% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 25% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | Democratic | 19% |
| SC | U.S. House - 7 | Russell Fry | Republican | 19% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 19% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 25% |
| IL | U.S. House - 1 | Jonathan Jackson | Democratic | 19% |
| TX | U.S. House - 4 | Pat Fallon | Republican | 19% |
| IN | U.S. House - 1 | Frank Mrvan | Democratic | 19% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 19% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 25% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 25% |
| FL | U.S. House - 17 | Greg Steube | Republican | 19% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 19% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 19% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | Republican | 19% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 19% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 19% |
| Bill Posey | 19% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 19% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 19% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 19% |
| FL | U.S. House - 19 | Byron Donalds | Republican | 19% |
| FL | U.S. House - 13 | Anna Luna | Republican | 18% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | Republican | 18% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 23% |
| Dianne Feinstein | 23% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 23% |
| Grace Napolitano | 18% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | Democratic | 18% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 18% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 18% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 18% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 18% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 18% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 18% |
| Don Payne, Jr. | 18% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 18% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 18% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 18% |
| PA | U.S. House - 17 | Chris Deluzio | Democratic | 18% |
| AL | U.S. House - 5 | Dale Strong | Republican | 18% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 18% |
| Alex Mooney | 18% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 22% |
| MD | U.S. House - 4 | Glenn Ivey | Democratic | 17% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 17% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 17% |
| NA | Vice President | J.D. Vance | Republican | 21% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 17% |
| TX | U.S. House - 1 | Nathaniel Moran | Republican | 17% |
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | Republican | 17% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 21% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | Democratic | 17% |
| FL | U.S. House - 7 | Cory Mills | Republican | 17% |
| VA | U.S. House - 4 | Jennifer McClellan | Democratic | 17% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | Republican | 17% |
| KY | U.S. House - 3 | Morgan McGarvey | Democratic | 17% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 17% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 17% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 17% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 16% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 20% |
| GA | U.S. House - 7 | Richard McCormick | Republican | 16% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 16% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 20% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 16% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 20% |
| TX | U.S. House - 13 | Ronny Jackson | Republican | 16% |
| Raul Grijalva | 16% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 28 | Carlos Giménez | Republican | 16% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 16% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 16% |
| LA | U.S. House - 5 | Julia Letlow | Republican | 16% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 19% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | Republican | 16% |
| MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | Republican | 16% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 16% |
| ID | U.S. House - 1 | Russ Fulcher | Republican | 16% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 18% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 16% |
| NM | U.S. House - 3 | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Democratic | 16% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 15% |
| CA | U.S. House - 37 | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Democratic | 15% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 27% |
| GA | U.S. House - 6 | Lucy McBath | D | 20% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 20% |
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | R | 20% |
| NY | U.S. House - 15 | Ritchie Torres | D | 20% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 20% |
| FL | U.S. House - 4 | Aaron Bean | R | 20% |
| AL | U.S. House - 1 | Barry Moore | R | 20% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 26% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 19% |
| OH | U.S. House - 13 | Emilia Sykes | D | 19% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 19% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Ezell | R | 19% |
| GA | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Collins | R | 19% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 25% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 19% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 25% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 25% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | D | 19% |
| SC | U.S. House - 7 | Russell Fry | R | 19% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 19% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | R | 25% |
| IL | U.S. House - 1 | Jonathan Jackson | D | 19% |
| TX | U.S. House - 4 | Pat Fallon | R | 19% |
| IN | U.S. House - 1 | Frank Mrvan | D | 19% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 19% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 25% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 25% |
| FL | U.S. House - 17 | Greg Steube | R | 19% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 19% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 19% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | R | 19% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 19% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 19% |
| Bill Posey | 19% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 19% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 19% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 19% |
| FL | U.S. House - 19 | Byron Donalds | R | 19% |
| FL | U.S. House - 13 | Anna Luna | R | 18% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | R | 18% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 23% |
| Dianne Feinstein | 23% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 23% |
| Grace Napolitano | 18% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | D | 18% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 18% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 18% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 18% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 18% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 18% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 18% |
| Don Payne, Jr. | 18% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 18% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 18% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 18% |
| PA | U.S. House - 17 | Chris Deluzio | D | 18% |
| AL | U.S. House - 5 | Dale Strong | R | 18% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 18% |
| Alex Mooney | 18% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 22% |
| MD | U.S. House - 4 | Glenn Ivey | D | 17% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 17% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 17% |
| NA | Vice President | J.D. Vance | R | 21% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 17% |
| TX | U.S. House - 1 | Nathaniel Moran | R | 17% |
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | R | 17% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 21% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | D | 17% |
| FL | U.S. House - 7 | Cory Mills | R | 17% |
| VA | U.S. House - 4 | Jennifer McClellan | D | 17% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | R | 17% |
| KY | U.S. House - 3 | Morgan McGarvey | D | 17% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 17% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 17% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 17% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 16% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 20% |
| GA | U.S. House - 7 | Richard McCormick | R | 16% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 16% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 20% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 16% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 20% |
| TX | U.S. House - 13 | Ronny Jackson | R | 16% |
| Raul Grijalva | 16% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 28 | Carlos Giménez | R | 16% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 16% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 16% |
| LA | U.S. House - 5 | Julia Letlow | R | 16% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 19% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | R | 16% |
| MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | R | 16% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 16% |
| ID | U.S. House - 1 | Russ Fulcher | R | 16% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 18% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 16% |
| NM | U.S. House - 3 | Teresa Leger Fernandez | D | 16% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 15% |
| CA | U.S. House - 37 | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | D | 15% |