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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 21% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 21% |
| IN | Governor | Mike Braun | Republican | 20% |
| Richard Burr | 20% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 20% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 20% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 20% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 20% |
| Cory Gardner | 20% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 20% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 20% |
| Fred Keller | 20% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 20% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 20% |
| David Perdue | 20% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 20% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 20% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 20% |
| Pat Toomey | 20% | |||
| Matt Gaetz | 19% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 19% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 18% |
| Kevin Brady | 18% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 18% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 18% | |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | Republican | 18% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 18% |
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 18% |
| Kenny Marchant | 18% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | Republican | 18% |
| Tom Rice | 18% | |||
| Phil Roe | 18% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | Republican | 18% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 17% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 17% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 17% |
| Chris Collins | 17% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 17% |
| Vicky Hartzler | 17% | |||
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | Republican | 17% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 17% |
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | Republican | 17% |
| Paul Mitchell | 17% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 17% |
| Steven Palazzo | 17% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 17% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 17% |
| Mark Walker | 17% | |||
| Jackie Walorski | 17% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 17% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 17% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 16% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 16% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 16% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 16% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | Republican | 16% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | Republican | 16% |
| Rob Bishop | 16% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 16% |
| Steve Chabot | 16% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 16% |
| Mike Conaway | 16% | |||
| Jeff Duncan | 16% | |||
| Drew Ferguson | 16% | |||
| Bill Flores | 16% | |||
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | Republican | 16% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | Republican | 16% |
| Mark Green | 16% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 16% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | Republican | 16% |
| Bill Johnson | 16% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 16% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | Republican | 16% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 16% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 16% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | Republican | 16% |
| Billy Long | 16% | |||
| Patrick McHenry | 16% | |||
| Devin Nunes | 16% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 16% |
| TX | U.S. House - 21 | Chip Roy | Republican | 16% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 16% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 16% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 16% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 16% |
| Ross Spano | 16% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | Republican | 16% |
| Chris Stewart | 16% | |||
| Van Taylor | 16% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 16% | |||
| Brad Wenstrup | 16% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 16% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 16% |
| Ralph Abraham | 15% | |||
| Duncan Hunter | 14% | |||
| GA | Administrator of the Small Business Administration | Kelly Loeffler | Republican | 14% |
| Dan Bishop | 13% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 13% | |||
| George Holding | 13% | |||
| Mark Meadows | 13% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 21% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 21% |
| IN | Governor | Mike Braun | R | 20% |
| Richard Burr | 20% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 20% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 20% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 20% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 20% |
| Cory Gardner | 20% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 20% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 20% |
| Fred Keller | 20% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 20% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 20% |
| David Perdue | 20% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 20% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 20% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 20% |
| Pat Toomey | 20% | |||
| Matt Gaetz | 19% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 19% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 18% |
| Kevin Brady | 18% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 18% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 18% | |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | R | 18% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 18% |
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | R | 18% |
| Kenny Marchant | 18% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | R | 18% |
| Tom Rice | 18% | |||
| Phil Roe | 18% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | R | 18% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 17% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 17% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 17% |
| Chris Collins | 17% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 17% |
| Vicky Hartzler | 17% | |||
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | R | 17% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 17% |
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | R | 17% |
| Paul Mitchell | 17% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 17% |
| Steven Palazzo | 17% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | R | 17% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 17% |
| Mark Walker | 17% | |||
| Jackie Walorski | 17% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 17% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 17% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 16% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 16% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 16% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 16% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | R | 16% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | R | 16% |
| Rob Bishop | 16% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 16% |
| Steve Chabot | 16% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 16% |
| Mike Conaway | 16% | |||
| Jeff Duncan | 16% | |||
| Drew Ferguson | 16% | |||
| Bill Flores | 16% | |||
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | R | 16% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | R | 16% |
| Mark Green | 16% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 16% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | R | 16% |
| Bill Johnson | 16% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 16% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | R | 16% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 16% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 16% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | R | 16% |
| Billy Long | 16% | |||
| Patrick McHenry | 16% | |||
| Devin Nunes | 16% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 16% |
| TX | U.S. House - 21 | Chip Roy | R | 16% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 16% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 16% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 16% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 16% |
| Ross Spano | 16% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | R | 16% |
| Chris Stewart | 16% | |||
| Van Taylor | 16% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 16% | |||
| Brad Wenstrup | 16% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 16% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 16% |
| Ralph Abraham | 15% | |||
| Duncan Hunter | 14% | |||
| GA | Administrator of the Small Business Administration | Kelly Loeffler | R | 14% |
| Dan Bishop | 13% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 13% | |||
| George Holding | 13% | |||
| Mark Meadows | 13% |