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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bosma | 100% | |||
| Bob Cherry | 100% | |||
| IN | State House - 72 | Ed Clere | Republican | 100% |
| IN | State House - 30 | Mike Karickhoff | Republican | 100% |
| Sharon Negele | 100% | |||
| Cindy Ziemke | 100% | |||
| Gerald Torr | 97% | |||
| IN | State House - 91 | Bob Behning | Republican | 96% |
| IN | State House - 4 | Ed Soliday | Republican | 96% |
| IN | State House - 74 | Stephen Bartels | Republican | 95% |
| David Frizzell | 95% | |||
| IN | State House - 37 | Todd Huston | Republican | 95% |
| IN | State House - 59 | Ryan Lauer | Republican | 95% |
| IN | State House - 79 | Matt Lehman | Republican | 95% |
| IN | State House - 76 | Wendy McNamara | Republican | 95% |
| IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | 95% |
| IN | State House - 28 | Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | 95% |
| Jim Merritt, Jr. | 93% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 8 | Mark Messmer | Republican | 93% |
| IN | State House - 38 | Heath VanNatter | Republican | 93% |
| Timothy Brown | 92% | |||
| IN | State House - 70 | Karen Engleman | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State House - 46 | Bob Heaton | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State House - 17 | Jack Jordan | Republican | 92% |
| Cindy Kirchhofer | 92% | |||
| Daniel Leonard | 92% | |||
| Randy Lyness | 92% | |||
| IN | State House - 65 | Chris May | Republican | 92% |
| Donna Schaibley | 92% | |||
| Dennis Zent | 92% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 15 | Liz Brown | Republican | 91% |
| Tony Cook | 91% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 11 | Linda Rogers | Republican | 91% |
| IN | State House - 11 | Michael Aylesworth | Republican | 90% |
| IN | Council Member - At-Large | Ron Bacon | Republican | 90% |
| IN | State Senate - 37 | Rodric Bray | Republican | 90% |
| IN | State House - 81 | Martin Carbaugh | Republican | 90% |
| IN | State Senate - 5 | Ed Charbonneau | Republican | 90% |
| Jeff Ellington | 90% | |||
| Douglas Gutwein | 90% | |||
| IN | State House - 20 | Jim Pressel | Republican | 90% |
| Holli Sullivan | 90% | |||
| IN | State House - 18 | David Abbott | Republican | 89% |
| IN | State House - 44 | Beau Baird | Republican | 89% |
| IN | State House - 56 | Bradford Barrett | Republican | 89% |
| IN | State Senate - 39 | Eric Bassler | Republican | 89% |
| IN | State Senate - 7 | Brian Buchanan | Republican | 89% |
| IN | State Senate - 21 | James Buck | Republican | 89% |
| Woody Burton | 89% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 16 | Justin Busch | Republican | 89% |
| Steve Davisson | 89% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 12 | Blake Doriot | Republican | 89% |
| Sean Eberhart | 89% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 45 | Chris Garten | Republican | 89% |
| Chuck Goodrich | 89% | |||
| IN | State House - 85 | Dave Heine | Republican | 89% |
| Donald Lehe | 89% | |||
| IN | State House - 23 | Ethan Manning | Republican | 89% |
| IN | State House - 48 | Douglas Miller | Republican | 89% |
| Chip Perfect, Jr. | 89% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 27 | Jeff Raatz | Republican | 89% |
| John Ruckelshaus | 89% | |||
| Tom Saunders | 89% | |||
| IN | State House - 52 | Ben Smaltz | Republican | 89% |
| IN | U.S. House - 5 | Victoria Spartz | Republican | 89% |
| IN | State Senate - 8 | Mike Bohacek | Republican | 88% |
| IN | State House - 5 | Dale DeVon | Republican | 88% |
| Jon Ford | 88% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 19 | Travis Holdman | Republican | 88% |
| IN | U.S. House - 9 | Erin Houchin | Republican | 88% |
| Kevin Mahan | 88% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 9 | Ryan Mishler | Republican | 87% |
| IN | State Senate - 13 | Susan Glick | Republican | 86% |
| IN | State Senate - 42 | Jean Leising | Republican | 86% |
| Jack Sandlin | 86% | |||
| IN | State House - 69 | Jim Lucas | Republican | 85% |
| IN | State Senate - 28 | Michael Crider | Republican | 84% |
| Randy Frye | 84% | |||
| IN | State House - 60 | Peggy Mayfield | Republican | 84% |
| Andy Zay | 84% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 22 | Ron Alting | Republican | 83% |
| John Crane | 83% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 32 | Aaron Freeman | Republican | 83% |
| Ron Grooms | 83% | |||
| Dennis Kruse | 83% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 6 | Rick Niemeyer | Republican | 83% |
| David Wolkins | 83% | |||
| IN | State House - 33 | John Prescott | Republican | 82% |
| Christy Stutzman | 82% | |||
| IN | State House - 21 | Timothy Wesco | Republican | 82% |
| IN | State House - 63 | Shane Lindauer | Republican | 81% |
| IN | Director of Labor | Mike Speedy | Republican | 81% |
| IN | State Senate - 25 | Mike Gaskill | Republican | 80% |
| IN | State House - 84 | Bob Morris | Republican | 80% |
| IN | State House - 45 | Bruce Borders | Republican | 79% |
| IN | State House - 64 | Matt Hostettler | Republican | 79% |
| IN | State House - 83 | Christopher Judy | Republican | 79% |
| IN | State Senate - 44 | Eric Koch | Republican | 79% |
| John Young | 79% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 50 | Vaneta Becker | Republican | 78% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bosma | 100% | |||
| Bob Cherry | 100% | |||
| IN | State House - 72 | Ed Clere | R | 100% |
| IN | State House - 30 | Mike Karickhoff | R | 100% |
| Sharon Negele | 100% | |||
| Cindy Ziemke | 100% | |||
| Gerald Torr | 97% | |||
| IN | State House - 91 | Bob Behning | R | 96% |
| IN | State House - 4 | Ed Soliday | R | 96% |
| IN | State House - 74 | Stephen Bartels | R | 95% |
| David Frizzell | 95% | |||
| IN | State House - 37 | Todd Huston | R | 95% |
| IN | State House - 59 | Ryan Lauer | R | 95% |
| IN | State House - 79 | Matt Lehman | R | 95% |
| IN | State House - 76 | Wendy McNamara | R | 95% |
| IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | R | 95% |
| IN | State House - 28 | Jeffrey Thompson | R | 95% |
| Jim Merritt, Jr. | 93% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 8 | Mark Messmer | R | 93% |
| IN | State House - 38 | Heath VanNatter | R | 93% |
| Timothy Brown | 92% | |||
| IN | State House - 70 | Karen Engleman | R | 92% |
| IN | State House - 46 | Bob Heaton | R | 92% |
| IN | State House - 17 | Jack Jordan | R | 92% |
| Cindy Kirchhofer | 92% | |||
| Daniel Leonard | 92% | |||
| Randy Lyness | 92% | |||
| IN | State House - 65 | Chris May | R | 92% |
| Donna Schaibley | 92% | |||
| Dennis Zent | 92% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 15 | Liz Brown | R | 91% |
| Tony Cook | 91% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 11 | Linda Rogers | R | 91% |
| IN | State House - 11 | Michael Aylesworth | R | 90% |
| IN | Council Member - At-Large | Ron Bacon | R | 90% |
| IN | State Senate - 37 | Rodric Bray | R | 90% |
| IN | State House - 81 | Martin Carbaugh | R | 90% |
| IN | State Senate - 5 | Ed Charbonneau | R | 90% |
| Jeff Ellington | 90% | |||
| Douglas Gutwein | 90% | |||
| IN | State House - 20 | Jim Pressel | R | 90% |
| Holli Sullivan | 90% | |||
| IN | State House - 18 | David Abbott | R | 89% |
| IN | State House - 44 | Beau Baird | R | 89% |
| IN | State House - 56 | Bradford Barrett | R | 89% |
| IN | State Senate - 39 | Eric Bassler | R | 89% |
| IN | State Senate - 7 | Brian Buchanan | R | 89% |
| IN | State Senate - 21 | James Buck | R | 89% |
| Woody Burton | 89% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 16 | Justin Busch | R | 89% |
| Steve Davisson | 89% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 12 | Blake Doriot | R | 89% |
| Sean Eberhart | 89% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 45 | Chris Garten | R | 89% |
| Chuck Goodrich | 89% | |||
| IN | State House - 85 | Dave Heine | R | 89% |
| Donald Lehe | 89% | |||
| IN | State House - 23 | Ethan Manning | R | 89% |
| IN | State House - 48 | Douglas Miller | R | 89% |
| Chip Perfect, Jr. | 89% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 27 | Jeff Raatz | R | 89% |
| John Ruckelshaus | 89% | |||
| Tom Saunders | 89% | |||
| IN | State House - 52 | Ben Smaltz | R | 89% |
| IN | U.S. House - 5 | Victoria Spartz | R | 89% |
| IN | State Senate - 8 | Mike Bohacek | R | 88% |
| IN | State House - 5 | Dale DeVon | R | 88% |
| Jon Ford | 88% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 19 | Travis Holdman | R | 88% |
| IN | U.S. House - 9 | Erin Houchin | R | 88% |
| Kevin Mahan | 88% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 9 | Ryan Mishler | R | 87% |
| IN | State Senate - 13 | Susan Glick | R | 86% |
| IN | State Senate - 42 | Jean Leising | R | 86% |
| Jack Sandlin | 86% | |||
| IN | State House - 69 | Jim Lucas | R | 85% |
| IN | State Senate - 28 | Michael Crider | R | 84% |
| Randy Frye | 84% | |||
| IN | State House - 60 | Peggy Mayfield | R | 84% |
| Andy Zay | 84% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 22 | Ron Alting | R | 83% |
| John Crane | 83% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 32 | Aaron Freeman | R | 83% |
| Ron Grooms | 83% | |||
| Dennis Kruse | 83% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 6 | Rick Niemeyer | R | 83% |
| David Wolkins | 83% | |||
| IN | State House - 33 | John Prescott | R | 82% |
| Christy Stutzman | 82% | |||
| IN | State House - 21 | Timothy Wesco | R | 82% |
| IN | State House - 63 | Shane Lindauer | R | 81% |
| IN | Director of Labor | Mike Speedy | R | 81% |
| IN | State Senate - 25 | Mike Gaskill | R | 80% |
| IN | State House - 84 | Bob Morris | R | 80% |
| IN | State House - 45 | Bruce Borders | R | 79% |
| IN | State House - 64 | Matt Hostettler | R | 79% |
| IN | State House - 83 | Christopher Judy | R | 79% |
| IN | State Senate - 44 | Eric Koch | R | 79% |
| John Young | 79% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 50 | Vaneta Becker | R | 78% |