Rating Group: Americans for Prosperity
2023 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 93% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | Republican | 93% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 93% |
| LA | U.S. House - 5 | Julia Letlow | Republican | 93% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 93% |
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 93% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 93% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 93% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 93% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 92% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 92% |
| Garret Graves | 92% | |||
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | Republican | 92% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 92% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | Republican | 92% |
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | Republican | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 92% |
| FL | U.S. House - 27 | Maria Salazar | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 92% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 91% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 91% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 91% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 91% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 91% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | Republican | 91% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 91% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 91% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 90% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | Republican | 90% |
| Mike Garcia | 90% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Bill Hagerty | Republican | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 40 | Young Kim | Republican | 90% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 90% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 90% |
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | Republican | 90% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 90% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 90% |
| Greg Pence | 90% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 90% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 90% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 90% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 89% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 89% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 89% |
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | Republican | 89% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 89% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 89% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 89% |
| Patrick McHenry | 89% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 89% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 89% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | Republican | 89% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 88% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 88% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 88% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 88% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 88% |
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | Republican | 88% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | Republican | 88% |
| Chris Stewart | 88% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 88% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 87% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 87% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 87% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 87% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 87% |
| Doug LaMalfa | 87% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 87% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 87% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 87% |
| Larry Bucshon | 86% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 86% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 86% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 86% |
| Kevin McCarthy | 86% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 86% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 86% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 86% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 86% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 85% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 85% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 85% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 85% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 85% |
| Bill Johnson | 84% | |||
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 84% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 84% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 84% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 84% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 83% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 83% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 83% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 83% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 83% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 82% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 82% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 82% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 82% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 93% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | R | 93% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 93% |
| LA | U.S. House - 5 | Julia Letlow | R | 93% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 93% |
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | R | 93% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 93% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 93% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 93% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 92% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 92% |
| Garret Graves | 92% | |||
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | R | 92% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 92% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | R | 92% |
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | R | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 92% |
| FL | U.S. House - 27 | Maria Salazar | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 92% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 91% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 91% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 91% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | R | 91% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 91% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | R | 91% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 91% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 91% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 90% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 90% |
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | R | 90% |
| Mike Garcia | 90% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Bill Hagerty | R | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 40 | Young Kim | R | 90% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 90% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 90% |
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | R | 90% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 90% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | R | 90% |
| Greg Pence | 90% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 90% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 90% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 90% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 89% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 89% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 89% |
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | R | 89% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 89% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 89% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 89% |
| Patrick McHenry | 89% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 89% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 89% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | R | 89% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 88% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 88% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 88% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 88% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | 88% |
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | R | 88% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | R | 88% |
| Chris Stewart | 88% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 88% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 87% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 87% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 87% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | R | 87% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 87% |
| Doug LaMalfa | 87% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 87% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 87% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 87% |
| Larry Bucshon | 86% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 86% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 86% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 86% |
| Kevin McCarthy | 86% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 86% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 86% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 86% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 86% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 85% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 85% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 85% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 85% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 85% |
| Bill Johnson | 84% | |||
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 84% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 84% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 84% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 84% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 83% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 83% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 83% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 83% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 83% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 82% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 82% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 82% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 82% |