Rating Group: National Taxpayers Union

2019 Positions

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State Office Name Party Rating
GA U.S. House - 1 Buddy Carter Republican 81%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter Republican 67%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy Republican 47%
VA U.S. House - 6 Ben Cline Republican 91%
TX U.S. House - 27 Michael Cloud Republican 89%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole Republican 58%
NA U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins Republican 77%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 17%
KY U.S. House - 1 James Comer, Jr. Republican 85%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn Republican 61%
AR U.S. Senate - Jr Tom Cotton Republican 41%
ND U.S. Senate - Jr Kevin Cramer Republican 24%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 58%
AR U.S. House - 1 Rick Crawford Republican 80%
TX U.S. House - 2 Dan Crenshaw Republican 70%
TX U.S. Senate - Jr Ted Cruz Republican 86%
UT U.S. Senate - Jr John Curtis Republican 88%
MT U.S. Senate - Sr Steve Daines Republican 73%
OH U.S. House - 8 Warren Davidson Republican 89%
TN U.S. House - 4 Scott DesJarlais Republican 85%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart Republican 54%
NA U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy Republican 77%
FL U.S. House - 2 Neal Dunn Republican 67%
MN U.S. House - 6 Tom Emmer Republican 84%
IA U.S. Senate - Jr Joni Ernst Republican 59%
KS U.S. House - 4 Ron Estes Republican 85%
NE U.S. Senate - Sr Deb Fischer Republican 66%
PA U.S. House - 1 Brian Fitzpatrick Republican 22%
TN U.S. House - 3 Chuck Fleischmann Republican 64%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 84%
ID U.S. House - 1 Russ Fulcher Republican 86%
MT Governor Greg Gianforte Republican 76%
TX U.S. House - 5 Lance Gooden Republican 86%
AZ U.S. House - 9 Paul Gosar Republican 93%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 45%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 78%
VA U.S. House - 9 Morgan Griffith Republican 84%
WI U.S. House - 6 Glenn Grothman Republican 90%
MS U.S. House - 3 Michael Guest Republican 78%
KY U.S. House - 2 Brett Guthrie Republican 73%
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris Republican 86%
MO U.S. Senate - Sr Josh Hawley Republican 49%
OK U.S. House - 1 Kevin Hern Republican 87%
LA U.S. House - 3 Clay Higgins Republican 89%
AR U.S. House - 2 French Hill Republican 68%
ND U.S. Senate - Sr John Hoeven Republican 24%
NC U.S. House - 9 Richard Hudson, Jr. Republican 82%
MI U.S. House - 4 Bill Huizenga Republican 82%
MS U.S. Senate - Jr Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican 27%
SD U.S. House - At-Large Dusty Johnson Republican 83%
LA U.S. House - 4 Mike Johnson Republican 88%
WI U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Johnson Republican 65%
OH U.S. House - 4 Jim Jordan Republican 91%
OH U.S. House - 14 Dave Joyce Republican 54%
PA U.S. House - 13 John Joyce Republican 87%
PA U.S. House - 16 Mike Kelly, Jr. Republican 85%
MS U.S. House - 1 Trent Kelly Republican 84%
LA U.S. Senate - Jr John Kennedy Republican 74%
TN U.S. House - 8 David Kustoff Republican 72%
IL U.S. House - 16 Darin LaHood Republican 86%
OK U.S. Senate - Sr James Lankford Republican 74%
OH U.S. House - 5 Bob Latta Republican 86%
UT U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Lee Republican 98%
AZ Supervisor - 4 Debbie Lesko Republican 85%
GA U.S. House - 11 Barry Loudermilk Republican 84%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 66%
KS U.S. Senate - Jr Roger Marshall Republican 76%
KY U.S. House - 4 Thomas Massie Republican 95%
FL U.S. House - 21 Brian Mast Republican 69%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul Republican 61%
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock Republican 94%
PA U.S. House - 9 Dan Meuser Republican 74%
WV U.S. House - 1 Carol Miller Republican 70%
MI U.S. House - 2 John Moolenaar Republican 74%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 40%
OK U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin Republican 86%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 21%
WA U.S. House - 4 Dan Newhouse Republican 60%
SC U.S. House - 5 Ralph Norman, Jr. Republican 91%
AL U.S. House - 6 Gary Palmer Republican 89%
KY U.S. Senate - Jr Rand Paul Republican 95%
PA U.S. House - 10 Scott Perry Republican 89%
NA Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe Republican 88%
PA U.S. House - 14 Guy Reschenthaler Republican 62%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch Republican 76%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 62%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 74%
TN U.S. House - 6 John Rose Republican 82%
SD U.S. Senate - Jr Mike Rounds Republican 28%
NC U.S. House - 7 David Rouzer Republican 83%
TX U.S. House - 21 Chip Roy Republican 90%
NA U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Republican 57%
FL U.S. House - 5 John Rutherford Republican 61%
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise Republican 75%
AZ U.S. House - 1 David Schweikert Republican 88%
GA U.S. House - 8 Austin Scott Republican 80%
FL U.S. Senate - Sr Rick Scott Republican 44%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott Republican 76%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 56%
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith Republican 78%
State Office Name Party Rating
GA U.S. House - 1 Buddy Carter R 81%
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter R 67%
LA U.S. Senate - Sr Bill Cassidy R 47%
VA U.S. House - 6 Ben Cline R 91%
TX U.S. House - 27 Michael Cloud R 89%
OK U.S. House - 4 Tom Cole R 58%
NA U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins R 77%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 17%
KY U.S. House - 1 James Comer, Jr. R 85%
TX U.S. Senate - Sr John Cornyn R 61%
AR U.S. Senate - Jr Tom Cotton R 41%
ND U.S. Senate - Jr Kevin Cramer R 24%
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 58%
AR U.S. House - 1 Rick Crawford R 80%
TX U.S. House - 2 Dan Crenshaw R 70%
TX U.S. Senate - Jr Ted Cruz R 86%
UT U.S. Senate - Jr John Curtis R 88%
MT U.S. Senate - Sr Steve Daines R 73%
OH U.S. House - 8 Warren Davidson R 89%
TN U.S. House - 4 Scott DesJarlais R 85%
FL U.S. House - 26 Mario Diaz-Balart R 54%
NA U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy R 77%
FL U.S. House - 2 Neal Dunn R 67%
MN U.S. House - 6 Tom Emmer R 84%
IA U.S. Senate - Jr Joni Ernst R 59%
KS U.S. House - 4 Ron Estes R 85%
NE U.S. Senate - Sr Deb Fischer R 66%
PA U.S. House - 1 Brian Fitzpatrick R 22%
TN U.S. House - 3 Chuck Fleischmann R 64%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx R 84%
ID U.S. House - 1 Russ Fulcher R 86%
MT Governor Greg Gianforte R 76%
TX U.S. House - 5 Lance Gooden R 86%
AZ U.S. House - 9 Paul Gosar R 93%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 45%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 78%
VA U.S. House - 9 Morgan Griffith R 84%
WI U.S. House - 6 Glenn Grothman R 90%
MS U.S. House - 3 Michael Guest R 78%
KY U.S. House - 2 Brett Guthrie R 73%
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris R 86%
MO U.S. Senate - Sr Josh Hawley R 49%
OK U.S. House - 1 Kevin Hern R 87%
LA U.S. House - 3 Clay Higgins R 89%
AR U.S. House - 2 French Hill R 68%
ND U.S. Senate - Sr John Hoeven R 24%
NC U.S. House - 9 Richard Hudson, Jr. R 82%
MI U.S. House - 4 Bill Huizenga R 82%
MS U.S. Senate - Jr Cindy Hyde-Smith R 27%
SD U.S. House - At-Large Dusty Johnson R 83%
LA U.S. House - 4 Mike Johnson R 88%
WI U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Johnson R 65%
OH U.S. House - 4 Jim Jordan R 91%
OH U.S. House - 14 Dave Joyce R 54%
PA U.S. House - 13 John Joyce R 87%
PA U.S. House - 16 Mike Kelly, Jr. R 85%
MS U.S. House - 1 Trent Kelly R 84%
LA U.S. Senate - Jr John Kennedy R 74%
TN U.S. House - 8 David Kustoff R 72%
IL U.S. House - 16 Darin LaHood R 86%
OK U.S. Senate - Sr James Lankford R 74%
OH U.S. House - 5 Bob Latta R 86%
UT U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Lee R 98%
AZ Supervisor - 4 Debbie Lesko R 85%
GA U.S. House - 11 Barry Loudermilk R 84%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 66%
KS U.S. Senate - Jr Roger Marshall R 76%
KY U.S. House - 4 Thomas Massie R 95%
FL U.S. House - 21 Brian Mast R 69%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul R 61%
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock R 94%
PA U.S. House - 9 Dan Meuser R 74%
WV U.S. House - 1 Carol Miller R 70%
MI U.S. House - 2 John Moolenaar R 74%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 40%
OK U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin R 86%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 21%
WA U.S. House - 4 Dan Newhouse R 60%
SC U.S. House - 5 Ralph Norman, Jr. R 91%
AL U.S. House - 6 Gary Palmer R 89%
KY U.S. Senate - Jr Rand Paul R 95%
PA U.S. House - 10 Scott Perry R 89%
NA Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe R 88%
PA U.S. House - 14 Guy Reschenthaler R 62%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch R 76%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 62%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 74%
TN U.S. House - 6 John Rose R 82%
SD U.S. Senate - Jr Mike Rounds R 28%
NC U.S. House - 7 David Rouzer R 83%
TX U.S. House - 21 Chip Roy R 90%
NA U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio R 57%
FL U.S. House - 5 John Rutherford R 61%
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise R 75%
AZ U.S. House - 1 David Schweikert R 88%
GA U.S. House - 8 Austin Scott R 80%
FL U.S. Senate - Sr Rick Scott R 44%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott R 76%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 56%
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith R 78%
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