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State Office Name Party Rating
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter Republican 80%
Geoff Davis 80%
Nathan Deal 80%
John Duncan, Jr. 80%
Jeff Flake 80%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 80%
Trent Franks 80%
Elton Gallegly 80%
Scott Garrett 80%
Phil Gingrey 80%
Louie Gohmert 80%
Bob Goodlatte 80%
Ralph Hall 80%
Doc Hastings 80%
Jeb Hensarling 80%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa Republican 80%
Sam Johnson 80%
OH U.S. House - 4 Jim Jordan Republican 80%
Doug Lamborn 80%
Tom Latham 80%
OH U.S. House - 5 Bob Latta Republican 80%
John Linder 80%
Don Manzullo 80%
Kevin McCarthy 80%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul Republican 80%
Thaddeus McCotter 80%
Patrick McHenry 80%
Jeff Miller 80%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 80%
Randy Neugebauer 80%
Devin Nunes 80%
Mike Pence 80%
Joe Pitts 80%
Ted Poe 80%
Tom Price 80%
Denny Rehberg 80%
Cathy Rodgers 80%
Mike Rogers 80%
Dana Rohrabacher 80%
Peter Roskam 80%
Ed Royce 80%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 80%
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith Republican 80%
Cliff Stearns 80%
Todd Tiahrt 80%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 80%
Zach Wamp 80%
Lynn Westmoreland 80%
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman Republican 80%
Bill Young 80%
Todd Akin 77%
Rob Bishop 77%
Michael Burgess 77%
John Culberson 77%
Jim Gerlach 77%
Steve King 77%
Jack Kingston 77%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 77%
Kenny Marchant 77%
John Mica 77%
John Shimkus 77%
George Voinovich 76%
Ginny Brown-Waite 71%
Brian Bilbray 70%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 70%
Charlie Dent 70%
Mark Kirk 70%
Steve LaTourette 70%
Tom Petri 70%
Todd Platts 70%
Ed Whitfield 70%
Melquiades Martinez 69%
Steve Buyer 66%
Candice Miller 66%
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise Republican 66%
Donald Young 66%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 62%
Randy Forbes 62%
Ron Paul 62%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito Republican 60%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar Democratic 60%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 60%
Jeff Fortenberry 60%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 60%
Tim Murphy 60%
Melissa Bean 50%
Mike Castle 50%
Tim Johnson 50%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 50%
Dave Reichert 50%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 50%
Jim Matheson 44%
Marion Berry 40%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 40%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 40%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 40%
Charlie Gonzalez 40%
Gene Green 40%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 40%
State Office Name Party Rating
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter R 80%
Geoff Davis 80%
Nathan Deal 80%
John Duncan, Jr. 80%
Jeff Flake 80%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx R 80%
Trent Franks 80%
Elton Gallegly 80%
Scott Garrett 80%
Phil Gingrey 80%
Louie Gohmert 80%
Bob Goodlatte 80%
Ralph Hall 80%
Doc Hastings 80%
Jeb Hensarling 80%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa R 80%
Sam Johnson 80%
OH U.S. House - 4 Jim Jordan R 80%
Doug Lamborn 80%
Tom Latham 80%
OH U.S. House - 5 Bob Latta R 80%
John Linder 80%
Don Manzullo 80%
Kevin McCarthy 80%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul R 80%
Thaddeus McCotter 80%
Patrick McHenry 80%
Jeff Miller 80%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 80%
Randy Neugebauer 80%
Devin Nunes 80%
Mike Pence 80%
Joe Pitts 80%
Ted Poe 80%
Tom Price 80%
Denny Rehberg 80%
Cathy Rodgers 80%
Mike Rogers 80%
Dana Rohrabacher 80%
Peter Roskam 80%
Ed Royce 80%
Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. 80%
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith R 80%
Cliff Stearns 80%
Todd Tiahrt 80%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 80%
Zach Wamp 80%
Lynn Westmoreland 80%
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman R 80%
Bill Young 80%
Todd Akin 77%
Rob Bishop 77%
Michael Burgess 77%
John Culberson 77%
Jim Gerlach 77%
Steve King 77%
Jack Kingston 77%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 77%
Kenny Marchant 77%
John Mica 77%
John Shimkus 77%
George Voinovich 76%
Ginny Brown-Waite 71%
Brian Bilbray 70%
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan R 70%
Charlie Dent 70%
Mark Kirk 70%
Steve LaTourette 70%
Tom Petri 70%
Todd Platts 70%
Ed Whitfield 70%
Melquiades Martinez 69%
Steve Buyer 66%
Candice Miller 66%
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise R 66%
Donald Young 66%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 62%
Randy Forbes 62%
Ron Paul 62%
WV U.S. Senate - Sr Shelley Capito R 60%
TX U.S. House - 28 Henry Cuellar D 60%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 60%
Jeff Fortenberry 60%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 60%
Tim Murphy 60%
Melissa Bean 50%
Mike Castle 50%
Tim Johnson 50%
Charlie Melancon, Sr. 50%
Dave Reichert 50%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 50%
Jim Matheson 44%
Marion Berry 40%
Allen Boyd, Jr. 40%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 40%
Joe Donnelly, Sr. 40%
Charlie Gonzalez 40%
Gene Green 40%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 40%
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