Rating Group: Center for Security Policy
2013-2014 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve King | 92% | |||
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 92% |
| Vance McAllister, Sr. | 92% | |||
| Tim Murphy | 92% | |||
| Kristi Noem | 92% | |||
| Erik Paulsen | 92% | |||
| Ted Poe | 92% | |||
| Jon Runyan | 92% | |||
| Matt Salmon | 92% | |||
| Aaron Schock | 92% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 92% |
| Steve Southerland | 92% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 92% |
| Rob Woodall | 92% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 91% | |||
| John Boehner | 90% | |||
| Spencer Bachus | 89% | |||
| John Barrow | 89% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 89% |
| Charles Boustany, Jr. | 89% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 89% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 89% |
| Steve Chabot | 89% | |||
| Mike Conaway | 89% | |||
| Ander Crenshaw | 89% | |||
| Rodney Davis | 89% | |||
| Renee Ellmers | 89% | |||
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 89% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 89% |
| Jeff Fortenberry | 89% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 89% | |||
| Bob Gibbs | 89% | |||
| Ralph Hall | 89% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 89% |
| Doug LaMalfa | 89% | |||
| Tom Latham | 89% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 89% |
| Mike McIntyre | 89% | |||
| Pat Meehan | 89% | |||
| John Mica | 89% | |||
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 89% |
| Devin Nunes | 89% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 89% | |||
| Tom Rice | 89% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 89% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 89% |
| Mike Rogers | 89% | |||
| Dennis Ross | 89% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 89% |
| Mac Thornberry | 89% | |||
| Fred Upton | 89% | |||
| Greg Walden | 89% | |||
| Jason Chaffetz | 88% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 88% |
| Bill Flores | 88% | |||
| Trent Franks | 88% | |||
| Kay Granger | 88% | |||
| Jack Kingston | 88% | |||
| Kenny Marchant | 88% | |||
| John Shimkus | 88% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 87% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 87% |
| Dean Heller | 87% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 87% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 87% |
| Jeff Sessions III | 87% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 87% |
| Pat Toomey | 87% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 86% | |||
| David Jolly | 86% | |||
| Mick Mulvaney | 86% | |||
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 85% |
| Blake Farenthold | 85% | |||
| Cory Gardner | 85% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 85% |