Rating Group: American Security Council Foundation
2013-2014 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 90% |
| Mick Mulvaney | 90% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 90% |
| Tom Petri | 90% | |||
| Jon Runyan | 90% | |||
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 90% |
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Jeff Sessions III | 90% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 3 | Marlin Stutzman | Republican | 90% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 90% |
| Frank Wolf | 90% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 89% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 89% |
| Richard Hanna | 89% | |||
| Dean Heller | 89% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 89% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 89% |
| Pat Roberts | 89% | |||
| Dana Rohrabacher | 89% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 89% | |||
| David Vitter | 89% | |||
| Ted Yoho | 89% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 80% |
| John Duncan, Jr. | 80% | |||
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 80% |
| Chris Gibson | 80% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 80% |
| John McCain III | 80% | |||
| Mike McIntyre | 80% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 80% |
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 78% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 70% |
| Sean Maloney | 70% | |||
| Bill Owens | 70% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 70% | |||
| Gene Green | 60% | |||
| Kay Hagan | 60% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 60% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 60% |
| Patrick Murphy | 60% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 60% |
| Mark Pryor | 60% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 60% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 60% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 60% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 60% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 60% | |||
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 57% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 90% |
| Mick Mulvaney | 90% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 90% |
| Tom Petri | 90% | |||
| Jon Runyan | 90% | |||
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 90% |
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Jeff Sessions III | 90% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 3 | Marlin Stutzman | R | 90% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 90% |
| Frank Wolf | 90% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 89% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 89% |
| Richard Hanna | 89% | |||
| Dean Heller | 89% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 89% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 89% |
| Pat Roberts | 89% | |||
| Dana Rohrabacher | 89% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 89% | |||
| David Vitter | 89% | |||
| Ted Yoho | 89% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 80% |
| John Duncan, Jr. | 80% | |||
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 80% |
| Chris Gibson | 80% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 80% |
| John McCain III | 80% | |||
| Mike McIntyre | 80% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 80% |
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 78% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 70% |
| Sean Maloney | 70% | |||
| Bill Owens | 70% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 70% | |||
| Gene Green | 60% | |||
| Kay Hagan | 60% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 60% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 60% |
| Patrick Murphy | 60% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 60% |
| Mark Pryor | 60% | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 60% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 60% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 60% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 60% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 60% | |||
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 57% |