Rating Group: The Lugar Center
2023 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 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% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 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% |