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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 90% |
| Dan Donovan, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 90% | |||
| Lynn Jenkins | 90% | |||
| Sam Johnson | 90% | |||
| Billy Long | 90% | |||
| Mia Love | 90% | |||
| Dave Reichert | 90% | |||
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 90% |
| John Shimkus | 90% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 90% |
| Jackie Walorski | 90% | |||
| Rob Woodall | 90% | |||
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | Republican | 90% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 89% |
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 89% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 89% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 89% |
| John Culberson | 89% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 89% |
| Rodney Davis | 89% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | Republican | 89% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 89% |
| Bill Flores | 89% | |||
| Jeff Fortenberry | 89% | |||
| Dean Heller | 89% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 89% |
| Randy Hultgren | 89% | |||
| Evan Jenkins | 89% | |||
| Leonard Lance | 89% | |||
| Luke Messer | 89% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 89% |
| Kristi Noem | 89% | |||
| Pete Olson | 89% | |||
| Steven Palazzo | 89% | |||
| Martha Roby | 89% | |||
| Phil Roe | 89% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 89% |
| Tom Rooney | 89% | |||
| Dennis Ross | 89% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 89% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 88% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | Republican | 88% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 88% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | Republican | 88% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 88% |
| Thad Cochran | 88% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 88% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 88% |
| Mike Gallagher | 88% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 88% | |||
| Jon Kyl | 88% | |||
| Jason Lewis | 88% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | Republican | 88% |
| Patrick McHenry | 88% | |||
| David McKinley | 88% | |||
| Scott Taylor | 88% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | Republican | 88% |
| Kevin Yoder | 88% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 87% |
| Rod Blum | 87% | |||
| Richard Burr | 87% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 87% | |||
| Liz Cheney | 87% | |||
| Mike Conaway | 87% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 87% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 87% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 87% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 87% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 87% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 87% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 87% |
| Scott Tipton | 87% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 87% |
| Ralph Abraham | 86% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 86% |
| Rob Bishop | 86% | |||
| Diane Black | 86% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 86% |
| Mike Enzi | 86% | |||
| Garret Graves | 86% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 86% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 86% |
| Ed Royce | 86% | |||
| Steve Russell | 86% | |||
| Chris Stewart | 86% | |||
| Brad Wenstrup | 86% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 86% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 85% |
| Michael Burgess | 85% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 85% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 85% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 85% |
| Blake Farenthold | 85% | |||
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 85% |
| Lindsey Graham | 85% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 85% |
| Jeb Hensarling | 85% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 85% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 90% |
| Dan Donovan, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 90% | |||
| Lynn Jenkins | 90% | |||
| Sam Johnson | 90% | |||
| Billy Long | 90% | |||
| Mia Love | 90% | |||
| Dave Reichert | 90% | |||
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | 90% |
| John Shimkus | 90% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 90% |
| Jackie Walorski | 90% | |||
| Rob Woodall | 90% | |||
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | R | 90% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 89% |
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | R | 89% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 89% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 89% |
| John Culberson | 89% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 89% |
| Rodney Davis | 89% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | R | 89% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 89% |
| Bill Flores | 89% | |||
| Jeff Fortenberry | 89% | |||
| Dean Heller | 89% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 89% |
| Randy Hultgren | 89% | |||
| Evan Jenkins | 89% | |||
| Leonard Lance | 89% | |||
| Luke Messer | 89% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 89% |
| Kristi Noem | 89% | |||
| Pete Olson | 89% | |||
| Steven Palazzo | 89% | |||
| Martha Roby | 89% | |||
| Phil Roe | 89% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 89% |
| Tom Rooney | 89% | |||
| Dennis Ross | 89% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 89% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 88% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | R | 88% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 88% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | R | 88% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 88% |
| Thad Cochran | 88% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 88% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 88% |
| Mike Gallagher | 88% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 88% | |||
| Jon Kyl | 88% | |||
| Jason Lewis | 88% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | R | 88% |
| Patrick McHenry | 88% | |||
| David McKinley | 88% | |||
| Scott Taylor | 88% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | R | 88% |
| Kevin Yoder | 88% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 87% |
| Rod Blum | 87% | |||
| Richard Burr | 87% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 87% | |||
| Liz Cheney | 87% | |||
| Mike Conaway | 87% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 87% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 87% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 87% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 87% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 87% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 87% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 87% |
| Scott Tipton | 87% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 87% |
| Ralph Abraham | 86% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 86% |
| Rob Bishop | 86% | |||
| Diane Black | 86% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 86% |
| Mike Enzi | 86% | |||
| Garret Graves | 86% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | R | 86% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 86% |
| Ed Royce | 86% | |||
| Steve Russell | 86% | |||
| Chris Stewart | 86% | |||
| Brad Wenstrup | 86% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 86% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 85% |
| Michael Burgess | 85% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 85% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 85% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 85% |
| Blake Farenthold | 85% | |||
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 85% |
| Lindsey Graham | 85% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 85% |
| Jeb Hensarling | 85% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 85% |