Rating Group: Friends Committee on National Legislation

2013 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
NH Governor Kelly Ayotte Republican 0%
KY U.S. House - 6 Andy Barr Republican 50%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso Republican 0%
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 57%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn Republican 43%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 0%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 86%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert Republican 57%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 50%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter Republican 36%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy Republican 50%
CO Mayor - At-Large Michael Coffman Republican 71%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 57%
NA U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins Republican 43%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 33%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 0%
AR U.S. Senate - Jr Tom Cotton Republican 36%
ND U.S. Senate - Jr Kevin Cramer Republican 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 0%
AR U.S. House - 1 Rick Crawford Republican 43%
TX U.S. Senate - Jr Ted Cruz Republican 0%
MT U.S. Senate - Sr Steve Daines Republican 50%
FL Governor Ron DeSantis Republican 50%
TN U.S. House - 4 Scott DesJarlais Republican 36%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 50%
NA U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy Republican 57%
NE U.S. Senate - Sr Deb Fischer Republican 0%
TN U.S. House - 3 Chuck Fleischmann Republican 43%
LA Treasurer John Fleming, Jr. Republican 43%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 50%
AZ U.S. House - 9 Paul Gosar Republican 50%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 0%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 36%
AR Attorney General Tim Griffin Republican 50%
VA U.S. House - 9 Morgan Griffith Republican 71%
KY U.S. House - 2 Brett Guthrie Republican 50%
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris Republican 50%
ND U.S. Senate - Sr John Hoeven Republican 0%
NC U.S. House - 9 Richard Hudson, Jr. Republican 43%
MI U.S. House - 4 Bill Huizenga Republican 57%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa Republican 57%
WI U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Johnson Republican 0%
OH U.S. House - 4 Jim Jordan Republican 50%
OH U.S. House - 14 Dave Joyce Republican 57%
PA U.S. House - 16 Mike Kelly, Jr. Republican 43%
ID Attorney General Raúl Labrador Republican 64%
OK U.S. Senate - Sr James Lankford Republican 43%
OH U.S. House - 5 Bob Latta Republican 43%
UT U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Lee Republican 0%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 43%
WY U.S. Senate - Jr Cynthia Lummis Republican 57%
KY U.S. House - 4 Thomas Massie Republican 57%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul Republican 43%
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock Republican 64%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 0%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 0%
OK U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin Republican 36%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 0%
KY U.S. Senate - Jr Rand Paul Republican 33%
PA U.S. House - 10 Scott Perry Republican 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch Republican 0%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 50%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 50%
IN Attorney General Todd Rokita Republican 50%
NA U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Republican 0%
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise Republican 43%
AZ U.S. House - 1 David Schweikert Republican 50%
GA U.S. House - 8 Austin Scott Republican 43%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott Republican 64%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 36%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 57%
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith Republican 36%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 50%
MO U.S. House - 8 Jason Smith Republican 29%
IN U.S. House - 3 Marlin Stutzman Republican 57%
State Office Name Party Rating
NH Governor Kelly Ayotte R 0%
KY U.S. House - 6 Andy Barr R 50%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso R 0%
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis R 57%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn R 43%
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 0%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan R 86%
CA U.S. House - 41 Ken Calvert R 57%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 50%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter R 36%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy R 50%
CO Mayor - At-Large Michael Coffman R 71%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 57%
NA U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins R 43%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 33%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 0%
AR U.S. Senate - Jr Tom Cotton R 36%
ND U.S. Senate - Jr Kevin Cramer R 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 0%
AR U.S. House - 1 Rick Crawford R 43%
TX U.S. Senate - Jr Ted Cruz R 0%
MT U.S. Senate - Sr Steve Daines R 50%
FL Governor Ron DeSantis R 50%
TN U.S. House - 4 Scott DesJarlais R 36%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 50%
NA U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy R 57%
NE U.S. Senate - Sr Deb Fischer R 0%
TN U.S. House - 3 Chuck Fleischmann R 43%
LA Treasurer John Fleming, Jr. R 43%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx R 50%
AZ U.S. House - 9 Paul Gosar R 50%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 0%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 36%
AR Attorney General Tim Griffin R 50%
VA U.S. House - 9 Morgan Griffith R 71%
KY U.S. House - 2 Brett Guthrie R 50%
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris R 50%
ND U.S. Senate - Sr John Hoeven R 0%
NC U.S. House - 9 Richard Hudson, Jr. R 43%
MI U.S. House - 4 Bill Huizenga R 57%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa R 57%
WI U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Johnson R 0%
OH U.S. House - 4 Jim Jordan R 50%
OH U.S. House - 14 Dave Joyce R 57%
PA U.S. House - 16 Mike Kelly, Jr. R 43%
ID Attorney General Raúl Labrador R 64%
OK U.S. Senate - Sr James Lankford R 43%
OH U.S. House - 5 Bob Latta R 43%
UT U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Lee R 0%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 43%
WY U.S. Senate - Jr Cynthia Lummis R 57%
KY U.S. House - 4 Thomas Massie R 57%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul R 43%
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock R 64%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 0%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 0%
OK U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin R 36%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 0%
KY U.S. Senate - Jr Rand Paul R 33%
PA U.S. House - 10 Scott Perry R 50%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch R 0%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 50%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 50%
IN Attorney General Todd Rokita R 50%
NA U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio R 0%
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise R 43%
AZ U.S. House - 1 David Schweikert R 50%
GA U.S. House - 8 Austin Scott R 43%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott R 64%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 36%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 57%
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith R 36%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 50%
MO U.S. House - 8 Jason Smith R 29%
IN U.S. House - 3 Marlin Stutzman R 57%
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