Rating Group: National Taxpayers Union
2018 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Russell | 66% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 66% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 66% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 65% |
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 65% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 65% |
| Ted Poe | 65% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 65% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 65% |
| Chris Stewart | 65% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 65% |
| Ralph Abraham | 64% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 64% |
| Rod Blum | 64% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 64% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | Republican | 64% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 64% |
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 64% | |||
| Steve King | 64% | |||
| Billy Long | 64% | |||
| Luke Messer | 64% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 64% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 64% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 63% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 63% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 63% |
| Robert Corker | 63% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 63% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 63% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 63% |
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 63% | |||
| Trey Gowdy III | 63% | |||
| Karen Handel | 63% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 63% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 63% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 63% |
| Martha McSally | 63% | |||
| Phil Roe | 63% | |||
| Ed Royce | 63% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 63% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 63% |
| Rob Woodall | 63% | |||
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 63% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 62% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 62% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 62% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | Republican | 62% |
| Bill Flores | 62% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 62% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 62% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 62% |
| Steve Pearce | 62% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 62% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 62% |
| Fred Upton | 62% | |||
| Brad Wenstrup | 62% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 61% |
| Lou Barletta | 61% | |||
| Mike Bishop | 61% | |||
| Rob Bishop | 61% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 61% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 61% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 61% | |
| John Culberson | 61% | |||
| Drew Ferguson | 61% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 61% |
| Bob Goodlatte | 61% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 61% |
| Duncan Hunter | 61% | |||
| Lynn Jenkins | 61% | |||
| Patrick McHenry | 61% | |||
| Pete Olson | 61% | |||
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 61% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 61% |
| Mimi Walters | 61% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Russell | 66% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 66% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 66% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 65% |
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 65% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 65% |
| Ted Poe | 65% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 65% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 65% |
| Chris Stewart | 65% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 65% |
| Ralph Abraham | 64% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 64% |
| Rod Blum | 64% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 64% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | R | 64% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 64% |
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 64% | |||
| Steve King | 64% | |||
| Billy Long | 64% | |||
| Luke Messer | 64% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 64% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 64% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 63% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 63% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 63% |
| Robert Corker | 63% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 63% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 63% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 63% |
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 63% | |||
| Trey Gowdy III | 63% | |||
| Karen Handel | 63% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 63% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 63% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 63% |
| Martha McSally | 63% | |||
| Phil Roe | 63% | |||
| Ed Royce | 63% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 63% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 63% |
| Rob Woodall | 63% | |||
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 63% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 62% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 62% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 62% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | R | 62% |
| Bill Flores | 62% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 62% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 62% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 62% |
| Steve Pearce | 62% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 62% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 62% |
| Fred Upton | 62% | |||
| Brad Wenstrup | 62% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 61% |
| Lou Barletta | 61% | |||
| Mike Bishop | 61% | |||
| Rob Bishop | 61% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 61% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 61% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 61% | |
| John Culberson | 61% | |||
| Drew Ferguson | 61% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 61% |
| Bob Goodlatte | 61% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 61% |
| Duncan Hunter | 61% | |||
| Lynn Jenkins | 61% | |||
| Patrick McHenry | 61% | |||
| Pete Olson | 61% | |||
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 61% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 61% |
| Mimi Walters | 61% |