Rating Group: Republican Liberty Caucus
2015 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 81% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 80% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 80% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | Republican | 80% |
| Bob Goodlatte | 80% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 80% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 80% |
| Johnny Isakson | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 80% |
| Sam Johnson | 80% | |||
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Doug LaMalfa | 80% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 80% |
| Luke Messer | 80% | |||
| Jeff Miller | 80% | |||
| Erik Paulsen | 80% | |||
| David Perdue | 80% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | Republican | 80% |
| Dennis Ross | 80% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 80% |
| Lamar Smith | 80% | |||
| Pat Toomey | 80% | |||
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 80% |
| Kevin Yoder | 80% | |||
| Joe Barton | 79% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 79% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 79% |
| Steve King | 79% | |||
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 79% |
| Jackie Walorski | 79% | |||
| Dan Benishek | 78% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 78% | |||
| Steve Chabot | 78% | |||
| Dan Coats | 78% | |||
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 78% |
| Mike Conaway | 78% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 78% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 78% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 78% |
| Vicky Hartzler | 78% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 78% |
| Lynn Jenkins | 78% | |||
| Doug Lamborn | 78% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 78% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 78% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 78% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 78% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 78% |
| Tom Rooney | 78% | |||
| Paul Ryan | 78% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 78% |
| Bradley Byrne | 77% | |||
| Chris Gibson | 77% | |||
| Frank Guinta | 77% | |||
| Rich Nugent | 77% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 76% |
| Stephen Fincher | 76% | |||
| Joe Heck, Jr. | 76% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 76% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 75% |
| Diane Black | 75% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 75% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 75% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 75% |
| Chris Collins | 75% | |||
| Renee Ellmers | 75% | |||
| Blake Farenthold | 75% | |||
| Bill Flores | 75% | |||
| Jeff Fortenberry | 75% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 75% |
| Orrin Hatch | 75% | |||
| John McCain III | 75% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 75% |
| Mike Pompeo | 75% | |||
| Keith Rothfus | 75% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 75% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 75% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 75% |
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | Republican | 75% |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 74% | |||
| Evan Jenkins | 74% | |||
| Richard Burr | 73% | |||
| Thad Cochran | 73% | |||
| George Holding | 73% | |||
| Will Hurd | 73% | |||
| Bill Johnson | 73% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 73% |
| Leonard Lance | 73% | |||
| Patrick McHenry | 73% | |||
| John Mica | 73% | |||
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 73% |
| Steven Palazzo | 73% | |||
| Steve Pearce | 73% | |||
| Robert Pittenger | 73% | |||
| Rob Portman | 73% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 73% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 73% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 73% |
| Ed Royce | 73% | |||
| Steve Russell | 73% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 81% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 80% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 80% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | R | 80% |
| Bob Goodlatte | 80% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 80% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 80% |
| Johnny Isakson | 80% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | 80% |
| Sam Johnson | 80% | |||
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Doug LaMalfa | 80% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 80% |
| Luke Messer | 80% | |||
| Jeff Miller | 80% | |||
| Erik Paulsen | 80% | |||
| David Perdue | 80% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | R | 80% |
| Dennis Ross | 80% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 80% |
| Lamar Smith | 80% | |||
| Pat Toomey | 80% | |||
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 80% |
| Kevin Yoder | 80% | |||
| Joe Barton | 79% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 79% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 79% |
| Steve King | 79% | |||
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | 79% |
| Jackie Walorski | 79% | |||
| Dan Benishek | 78% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 78% | |||
| Steve Chabot | 78% | |||
| Dan Coats | 78% | |||
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | R | 78% |
| Mike Conaway | 78% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 78% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 78% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 78% |
| Vicky Hartzler | 78% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 78% |
| Lynn Jenkins | 78% | |||
| Doug Lamborn | 78% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 78% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 78% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 78% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 78% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 78% |
| Tom Rooney | 78% | |||
| Paul Ryan | 78% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 78% |
| Bradley Byrne | 77% | |||
| Chris Gibson | 77% | |||
| Frank Guinta | 77% | |||
| Rich Nugent | 77% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 76% |
| Stephen Fincher | 76% | |||
| Joe Heck, Jr. | 76% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 76% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 75% |
| Diane Black | 75% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 75% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 75% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 75% |
| Chris Collins | 75% | |||
| Renee Ellmers | 75% | |||
| Blake Farenthold | 75% | |||
| Bill Flores | 75% | |||
| Jeff Fortenberry | 75% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 75% |
| Orrin Hatch | 75% | |||
| John McCain III | 75% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | R | 75% |
| Mike Pompeo | 75% | |||
| Keith Rothfus | 75% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 75% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 75% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 75% |
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | R | 75% |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 74% | |||
| Evan Jenkins | 74% | |||
| Richard Burr | 73% | |||
| Thad Cochran | 73% | |||
| George Holding | 73% | |||
| Will Hurd | 73% | |||
| Bill Johnson | 73% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 73% |
| Leonard Lance | 73% | |||
| Patrick McHenry | 73% | |||
| John Mica | 73% | |||
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 73% |
| Steven Palazzo | 73% | |||
| Steve Pearce | 73% | |||
| Robert Pittenger | 73% | |||
| Rob Portman | 73% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 73% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 73% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 73% |
| Ed Royce | 73% | |||
| Steve Russell | 73% |