Rating Group: The Lugar Center
2023 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | U.S. House - 12 | Summer Lee | Democratic | 15% |
| TX | U.S. House - 24 | Beth Van Duyne | Republican | 15% |
| FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Rick Scott | Republican | 18% |
| RI | U.S. House - 2 | Seth Magaziner | Democratic | 15% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 15% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Pete Ricketts | Republican | 17% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 15% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 15% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 15% |
| Patrick McHenry | 15% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 15% |
| Brandon Williams | 15% | |||
| WY | U.S. House - At-Large | Harriet Hageman | Republican | 15% |
| GA | U.S. House - 5 | Nikema Williams | Democratic | 15% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 15% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 15% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 17% |
| Mark Green | 15% | |||
| OR | U.S. House - 4 | Val Hoyle | Democratic | 15% |
| OH | U.S. House - 11 | Shontel Brown | Democratic | 14% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Bill Hagerty | Republican | 16% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 14% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 14% |
| John Sarbanes | 14% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 5 | Victoria Spartz | Republican | 14% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 14% |
| IN | U.S. House - 9 | Erin Houchin | Republican | 14% |
| PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Fetterman | Democratic | 16% |
| CA | U.S. House - 42 | Robert Garcia | Democratic | 14% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 14% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 14% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | Republican | 14% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 14% |
| VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | Republican | 14% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | Republican | 14% |
| TX | U.S. House - 3 | Keith Self | Republican | 14% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 13% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 13% |
| MI | U.S. House - 13 | Shri Thanedar | Democratic | 13% |
| FL | U.S. House - 10 | Maxwell Frost | Democratic | 13% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 13% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 13% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | Democratic | 13% |
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | Democratic | 13% |
| CA | U.S. House - 15 | Kevin Mullin | Democratic | 13% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 13% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | Republican | 13% |
| NY | U.S. House - 10 | Dan Goldman | Democratic | 13% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 13% |
| DC | U.S. House - Delegate | Eleanor Norton | Democratic | 13% |
| CA | U.S. House - 51 | Sara Jacobs | Democratic | 12% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 12% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 12% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 12% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 12% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 5 | Scott Fitzgerald | Republican | 12% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 12% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | Democratic | 12% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | Democratic | 12% |
| UT | U.S. House - 4 | Burgess Owens | Republican | 12% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 12% |
| NM | U.S. House - 1 | Melanie Stansbury | Democratic | 12% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 12% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | Republican | 11% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 12% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 12% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 12% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 11% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 12% |
| WI | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Tiffany | Republican | 12% |
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 11% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | Democratic | 11% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | Democratic | 11% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 10% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tommy Tuberville | Republican | 10% |
| Kay Granger | 11% | |||
| VT | U.S. House - At-Large | Becca Balint | Democratic | 11% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 11% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 9% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 11% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | Republican | 11% |
| Jeff Duncan | 11% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | Republican | 11% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 10% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 8 | Rob Menendez | Democratic | 10% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 10% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 10% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 10% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 7% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 9% |
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | Democratic | 9% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 5% |
| Matt Rosendale | 9% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | 9% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 9% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Jr | Eric Schmitt | Republican | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 6 | Jake Ellzey | Republican | 9% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 2 | Eli Crane | Republican | 8% |
| NC | U.S. House - 4 | Valerie Foushee | Democratic | 8% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | U.S. House - 12 | Summer Lee | D | 15% |
| TX | U.S. House - 24 | Beth Van Duyne | R | 15% |
| FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Rick Scott | R | 18% |
| RI | U.S. House - 2 | Seth Magaziner | D | 15% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 15% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Pete Ricketts | R | 17% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 15% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 15% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 15% |
| Patrick McHenry | 15% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 15% |
| Brandon Williams | 15% | |||
| WY | U.S. House - At-Large | Harriet Hageman | R | 15% |
| GA | U.S. House - 5 | Nikema Williams | D | 15% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 15% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 15% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 17% |
| Mark Green | 15% | |||
| OR | U.S. House - 4 | Val Hoyle | D | 15% |
| OH | U.S. House - 11 | Shontel Brown | D | 14% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Bill Hagerty | R | 16% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 14% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 14% |
| John Sarbanes | 14% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 5 | Victoria Spartz | R | 14% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 14% |
| IN | U.S. House - 9 | Erin Houchin | R | 14% |
| PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Fetterman | D | 16% |
| CA | U.S. House - 42 | Robert Garcia | D | 14% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | R | 14% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 14% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | R | 14% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 14% |
| VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | R | 14% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | R | 14% |
| TX | U.S. House - 3 | Keith Self | R | 14% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 13% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 13% |
| MI | U.S. House - 13 | Shri Thanedar | D | 13% |
| FL | U.S. House - 10 | Maxwell Frost | D | 13% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 13% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 13% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | D | 13% |
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | D | 13% |
| CA | U.S. House - 15 | Kevin Mullin | D | 13% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 13% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | R | 13% |
| NY | U.S. House - 10 | Dan Goldman | D | 13% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 13% |
| DC | U.S. House - Delegate | Eleanor Norton | D | 13% |
| CA | U.S. House - 51 | Sara Jacobs | D | 12% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 12% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 12% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 12% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 12% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 5 | Scott Fitzgerald | R | 12% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 12% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | D | 12% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | D | 12% |
| UT | U.S. House - 4 | Burgess Owens | R | 12% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 12% |
| NM | U.S. House - 1 | Melanie Stansbury | D | 12% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 12% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | R | 11% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 12% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 12% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 12% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 11% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 12% |
| WI | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Tiffany | R | 12% |
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | R | 11% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | D | 11% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | D | 11% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 10% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tommy Tuberville | R | 10% |
| Kay Granger | 11% | |||
| VT | U.S. House - At-Large | Becca Balint | D | 11% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 11% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 9% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 11% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | R | 11% |
| Jeff Duncan | 11% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | R | 11% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 10% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 8 | Rob Menendez | D | 10% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 10% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 10% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 10% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 7% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 9% |
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | D | 9% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 5% |
| Matt Rosendale | 9% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | D | 9% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 9% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Jr | Eric Schmitt | R | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 6 | Jake Ellzey | R | 9% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 2 | Eli Crane | R | 8% |
| NC | U.S. House - 4 | Valerie Foushee | D | 8% |