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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bosma | 100% | |||
| IN | State House - 72 | Ed Clere | Republican | 97% |
| Steven Braun | 95% | |||
| Phyllis Pond | 95% | |||
| Rhonda Rhoads | 95% | |||
| Timothy Brown | 94% | |||
| Woody Burton | 94% | |||
| William Friend | 94% | |||
| Rebecca Kubacki | 94% | |||
| Gerald Torr | 94% | |||
| Bob Cherry | 93% | |||
| Suzanne Crouch | 92% | |||
| Douglas Gutwein | 92% | |||
| IN | State House - 37 | Todd Huston | Republican | 92% |
| IN | State House - 30 | Mike Karickhoff | Republican | 92% |
| Cindy Kirchhofer | 92% | |||
| IN | State House - 15 | Hal Slager | Republican | 92% |
| P. Eric Turner | 92% | |||
| IN | State House - 38 | Heath VanNatter | Republican | 92% |
| Cindy Ziemke | 92% | |||
| IN | State House - 4 | Ed Soliday | Republican | 91% |
| IN | State House - 5 | Dale DeVon | Republican | 89% |
| Kathleen Heuer | 89% | |||
| Donald Lehe | 89% | |||
| Kevin Mahan | 89% | |||
| Jud McMillin | 89% | |||
| Sharon Negele | 89% | |||
| John Price | 89% | |||
| Kathy Richardson | 89% | |||
| IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | 89% |
| L. Jack Lutz | 88% | |||
| IN | State House - 46 | Bob Heaton | Republican | 87% |
| Joseph Zakas | 87% | |||
| IN | State House - 91 | Bob Behning | Republican | 86% |
| Phil Boots | 86% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 37 | Rodric Bray | Republican | 86% |
| Bill Davis | 86% | |||
| Tom Dermody | 86% | |||
| Sean Eberhart | 86% | |||
| Dick Hamm | 86% | |||
| Brandt Hershman | 86% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 19 | Travis Holdman | Republican | 86% |
| IN | State Senate - 44 | Eric Koch | Republican | 86% |
| Daniel Leonard | 86% | |||
| David Long | 86% | |||
| IN | State House - 69 | Jim Lucas | Republican | 86% |
| Patricia Miller | 86% | |||
| IN | State House - 84 | Bob Morris | Republican | 86% |
| IN | State Senate - 6 | Rick Niemeyer | Republican | 86% |
| IN | State House - 52 | Ben Smaltz | Republican | 86% |
| Milo Smith | 86% | |||
| IN | Director of Labor | Mike Speedy | Republican | 86% |
| Randy Truitt | 86% | |||
| Thomas Wyss | 86% | |||
| Dennis Zent | 86% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 21 | James Buck | Republican | 85% |
| Wes Culver | 85% | |||
| Jim Merritt, Jr. | 85% | |||
| IN | State House - 81 | Martin Carbaugh | Republican | 84% |
| David Frizzell | 84% | |||
| Tim Harman | 84% | |||
| IN | State House - 79 | Matt Lehman | Republican | 84% |
| IN | U.S. House - 8 | Mark Messmer | Republican | 84% |
| IN | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Alan Morrison | Republican | 84% |
| IN | State House - 21 | Timothy Wesco | Republican | 84% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | Republican | 83% |
| IN | State Senate - 5 | Ed Charbonneau | Republican | 83% |
| Doug Eckerty | 83% | |||
| Timothy Neese | 83% | |||
| IN | State House - 28 | Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | 83% |
| Dennis Kruse | 82% | |||
| Steve Davisson | 81% | |||
| Randy Frye | 81% | |||
| IN | State House - 76 | Wendy McNamara | Republican | 81% |
| Matt Ubelhor | 81% | |||
| Tom Washburne | 81% | |||
| Ron Grooms | 80% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 9 | Ryan Mishler | Republican | 80% |
| Allen Paul | 80% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 41 | Greg Walker | Republican | 80% |
| Brent Waltz | 80% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 35 | Michael Young | Republican | 80% |
| Luke Kenley | 79% | |||
| Pete Miller | 79% | |||
| Lloyd Arnold | 78% | |||
| Dave Ober | 78% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 28 | Michael Crider | Republican | 77% |
| Mike Delph | 77% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 13 | Susan Glick | Republican | 77% |
| Randy Head | 77% | |||
| Sue Landske | 77% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 42 | Jean Leising | Republican | 77% |
| Brent Steele | 77% | |||
| IN | Council Member - At-Large | Ron Bacon | Republican | 76% |
| IN | State House - 60 | Peggy Mayfield | Republican | 76% |
| Carlin Yoder | 76% | |||
| Tom Saunders | 75% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 22 | Ron Alting | Republican | 74% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | Republican | 74% |
| Johnny Nugent | 74% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bosma | 100% | |||
| IN | State House - 72 | Ed Clere | R | 97% |
| Steven Braun | 95% | |||
| Phyllis Pond | 95% | |||
| Rhonda Rhoads | 95% | |||
| Timothy Brown | 94% | |||
| Woody Burton | 94% | |||
| William Friend | 94% | |||
| Rebecca Kubacki | 94% | |||
| Gerald Torr | 94% | |||
| Bob Cherry | 93% | |||
| Suzanne Crouch | 92% | |||
| Douglas Gutwein | 92% | |||
| IN | State House - 37 | Todd Huston | R | 92% |
| IN | State House - 30 | Mike Karickhoff | R | 92% |
| Cindy Kirchhofer | 92% | |||
| IN | State House - 15 | Hal Slager | R | 92% |
| P. Eric Turner | 92% | |||
| IN | State House - 38 | Heath VanNatter | R | 92% |
| Cindy Ziemke | 92% | |||
| IN | State House - 4 | Ed Soliday | R | 91% |
| IN | State House - 5 | Dale DeVon | R | 89% |
| Kathleen Heuer | 89% | |||
| Donald Lehe | 89% | |||
| Kevin Mahan | 89% | |||
| Jud McMillin | 89% | |||
| Sharon Negele | 89% | |||
| John Price | 89% | |||
| Kathy Richardson | 89% | |||
| IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | R | 89% |
| L. Jack Lutz | 88% | |||
| IN | State House - 46 | Bob Heaton | R | 87% |
| Joseph Zakas | 87% | |||
| IN | State House - 91 | Bob Behning | R | 86% |
| Phil Boots | 86% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 37 | Rodric Bray | R | 86% |
| Bill Davis | 86% | |||
| Tom Dermody | 86% | |||
| Sean Eberhart | 86% | |||
| Dick Hamm | 86% | |||
| Brandt Hershman | 86% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 19 | Travis Holdman | R | 86% |
| IN | State Senate - 44 | Eric Koch | R | 86% |
| Daniel Leonard | 86% | |||
| David Long | 86% | |||
| IN | State House - 69 | Jim Lucas | R | 86% |
| Patricia Miller | 86% | |||
| IN | State House - 84 | Bob Morris | R | 86% |
| IN | State Senate - 6 | Rick Niemeyer | R | 86% |
| IN | State House - 52 | Ben Smaltz | R | 86% |
| Milo Smith | 86% | |||
| IN | Director of Labor | Mike Speedy | R | 86% |
| Randy Truitt | 86% | |||
| Thomas Wyss | 86% | |||
| Dennis Zent | 86% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 21 | James Buck | R | 85% |
| Wes Culver | 85% | |||
| Jim Merritt, Jr. | 85% | |||
| IN | State House - 81 | Martin Carbaugh | R | 84% |
| David Frizzell | 84% | |||
| Tim Harman | 84% | |||
| IN | State House - 79 | Matt Lehman | R | 84% |
| IN | U.S. House - 8 | Mark Messmer | R | 84% |
| IN | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Alan Morrison | R | 84% |
| IN | State House - 21 | Timothy Wesco | R | 84% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | R | 83% |
| IN | State Senate - 5 | Ed Charbonneau | R | 83% |
| Doug Eckerty | 83% | |||
| Timothy Neese | 83% | |||
| IN | State House - 28 | Jeffrey Thompson | R | 83% |
| Dennis Kruse | 82% | |||
| Steve Davisson | 81% | |||
| Randy Frye | 81% | |||
| IN | State House - 76 | Wendy McNamara | R | 81% |
| Matt Ubelhor | 81% | |||
| Tom Washburne | 81% | |||
| Ron Grooms | 80% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 9 | Ryan Mishler | R | 80% |
| Allen Paul | 80% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 41 | Greg Walker | R | 80% |
| Brent Waltz | 80% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 35 | Michael Young | R | 80% |
| Luke Kenley | 79% | |||
| Pete Miller | 79% | |||
| Lloyd Arnold | 78% | |||
| Dave Ober | 78% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 28 | Michael Crider | R | 77% |
| Mike Delph | 77% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 13 | Susan Glick | R | 77% |
| Randy Head | 77% | |||
| Sue Landske | 77% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 42 | Jean Leising | R | 77% |
| Brent Steele | 77% | |||
| IN | Council Member - At-Large | Ron Bacon | R | 76% |
| IN | State House - 60 | Peggy Mayfield | R | 76% |
| Carlin Yoder | 76% | |||
| Tom Saunders | 75% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 22 | Ron Alting | R | 74% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | R | 74% |
| Johnny Nugent | 74% |