Rating Group: National Taxpayers Union
2017 Positions
Issues:
Budget, Spending and Taxes
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Flake | 94% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 94% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 92% |
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 92% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 91% |
| Pat Toomey | 91% | |||
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 90% |
| VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | Republican | 90% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 90% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 90% |
| Luke Messer | 90% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 90% |
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 89% |
| Justin Amash | 88% | |||
| Dave Brat | 88% | |||
| Jim Bridenstine | 88% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 88% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 88% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 88% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 88% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 88% |
| John Duncan, Jr. | 88% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 88% | |||
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 88% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 88% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 88% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | Republican | 88% |
| Mark Meadows | 88% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 88% |
| Keith Rothfus | 88% | |||
| Ben Sasse | 88% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 88% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | Republican | 87% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 87% |
| Ken Buck | 87% | |||
| Steve Chabot | 87% | |||
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | Republican | 87% |
| Jeb Hensarling | 87% | |||
| Jody Hice | 87% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 87% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 87% |
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 87% | |||
| Mark Walker | 87% | |||
| Brad Wenstrup | 87% | |||
| Ted Yoho | 87% | |||
| Jeff Duncan | 86% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 86% |
| Trent Franks | 86% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 86% |
| George Holding | 86% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 86% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 86% | |||
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 86% |
| Doug Lamborn | 86% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 86% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 86% |
| Chris Stewart | 86% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 85% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 85% |
| Joe Barton | 85% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | Republican | 85% |
| Diane Black | 85% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 85% |
| Mike Enzi | 85% | |||
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 85% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 85% |
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 85% |
| Randy Hultgren | 85% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 85% |
| Jason Lewis | 85% | |||
| Kenny Marchant | 85% | |||
| Robert Pittenger | 85% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | Republican | 85% |
| Francis Rooney | 85% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 85% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 85% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 85% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 85% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 84% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 84% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 84% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 84% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 84% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 84% |
| David Perdue | 84% | |||
| Tom Rooney | 84% | |||
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 84% | |||
| Dennis Ross | 84% | |||
| Jackie Walorski | 84% | |||
| Rob Woodall | 84% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 83% |
| Mike Bishop | 83% | |||
| Michael Burgess | 83% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 83% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 83% |
| Bill Flores | 83% | |||
| Mike Gallagher | 83% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Flake | 94% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 94% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 92% |
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 92% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 91% |
| Pat Toomey | 91% | |||
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 90% |
| VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | R | 90% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | R | 90% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 90% |
| Luke Messer | 90% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 90% |
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | 89% |
| Justin Amash | 88% | |||
| Dave Brat | 88% | |||
| Jim Bridenstine | 88% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 88% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 88% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 88% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 88% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 88% |
| John Duncan, Jr. | 88% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 88% | |||
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 88% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 88% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 88% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | R | 88% |
| Mark Meadows | 88% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | R | 88% |
| Keith Rothfus | 88% | |||
| Ben Sasse | 88% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 88% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | R | 87% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 87% |
| Ken Buck | 87% | |||
| Steve Chabot | 87% | |||
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | R | 87% |
| Jeb Hensarling | 87% | |||
| Jody Hice | 87% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 87% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 87% |
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 87% | |||
| Mark Walker | 87% | |||
| Brad Wenstrup | 87% | |||
| Ted Yoho | 87% | |||
| Jeff Duncan | 86% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 86% |
| Trent Franks | 86% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 86% |
| George Holding | 86% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 86% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 86% | |||
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | R | 86% |
| Doug Lamborn | 86% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 86% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 86% |
| Chris Stewart | 86% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 85% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 85% |
| Joe Barton | 85% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | R | 85% |
| Diane Black | 85% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 85% |
| Mike Enzi | 85% | |||
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 85% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | R | 85% |
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 85% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 85% |
| Randy Hultgren | 85% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 85% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 85% |
| Jason Lewis | 85% | |||
| Kenny Marchant | 85% | |||
| Robert Pittenger | 85% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | R | 85% |
| Francis Rooney | 85% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 85% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 85% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 85% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 85% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 84% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 84% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 84% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 84% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 84% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 84% |
| David Perdue | 84% | |||
| Tom Rooney | 84% | |||
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 84% | |||
| Dennis Ross | 84% | |||
| Jackie Walorski | 84% | |||
| Rob Woodall | 84% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 83% |
| Mike Bishop | 83% | |||
| Michael Burgess | 83% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 83% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 83% |
| Bill Flores | 83% | |||
| Mike Gallagher | 83% |