Rating Group: Bread for the World
2015-2016 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 67% |
| Steve Pearce | 67% | |||
| David Perdue | 67% | |||
| Peter Roskam | 67% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 67% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 60% |
| Randy Forbes | 60% | |||
| Garret Graves | 60% | |||
| Frank Guinta | 60% | |||
| Cresent Hardy | 60% | |||
| Lynn Jenkins | 60% | |||
| Tom Marino | 60% | |||
| Rob Portman | 60% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Mark Walker | 60% | |||
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | Republican | 60% |
| Ralph Abraham | 50% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 50% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 50% |
| Lou Barletta | 50% | |||
| Diane Black | 50% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 50% |
| Rod Blum | 50% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 50% |
| Michael Burgess | 50% | |||
| Richard Burr | 50% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 50% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 50% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 50% |
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | Republican | 50% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 50% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | Republican | 50% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 50% |
| Stephen Fincher | 50% | |||
| Jeff Flake | 50% | |||
| Trent Franks | 50% | |||
| Bob Gibbs | 50% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 50% |
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 50% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 50% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 50% |
| Joe Heck, Jr. | 50% | |||
| George Holding | 50% | |||
| Tim Huelskamp | 50% | |||
| Randy Hultgren | 50% | |||
| Robert Hurt | 50% | |||
| Sam Johnson | 50% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| Steve King | 50% | |||
| Doug LaMalfa | 50% | |||
| Leonard Lance | 50% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 50% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 50% |
| Billy Long | 50% | |||
| David McKinley | 50% | |||
| Mark Meadows | 50% | |||
| Jeff Miller | 50% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 50% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 50% |
| Mick Mulvaney | 50% | |||
| Rich Nugent | 50% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 50% |
| Ted Poe | 50% | |||
| Mike Pompeo | 50% | |||
| Tom Price | 50% | |||
| Martha Roby | 50% | |||
| Phil Roe | 50% | |||
| Keith Rothfus | 50% | |||
| Steve Russell | 50% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 50% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 50% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 50% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 50% |
| Lamar Smith | 50% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 50% | |||
| David Vitter | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 50% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 50% |
| Rob Woodall | 50% | |||
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 50% |
| Scott Garrett | 40% | |||
| Curt Clawson | 33% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 33% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 33% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 33% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 33% |
| Mike Enzi | 33% | |||
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 33% |
| Trey Gowdy III | 33% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 33% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 33% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 33% |
| Ben Sasse | 33% | |||
| Jeff Sessions III | 33% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 33% | |||
| Pat Toomey | 33% | |||
| Ed Whitfield | 33% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 67% |
| Steve Pearce | 67% | |||
| David Perdue | 67% | |||
| Peter Roskam | 67% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 67% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 60% |
| Randy Forbes | 60% | |||
| Garret Graves | 60% | |||
| Frank Guinta | 60% | |||
| Cresent Hardy | 60% | |||
| Lynn Jenkins | 60% | |||
| Tom Marino | 60% | |||
| Rob Portman | 60% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 60% | |||
| Mark Walker | 60% | |||
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | R | 60% |
| Ralph Abraham | 50% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 50% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 50% |
| Lou Barletta | 50% | |||
| Diane Black | 50% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 50% |
| Rod Blum | 50% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 50% |
| Michael Burgess | 50% | |||
| Richard Burr | 50% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 50% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 50% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 50% |
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | R | 50% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 50% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | R | 50% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 50% |
| Stephen Fincher | 50% | |||
| Jeff Flake | 50% | |||
| Trent Franks | 50% | |||
| Bob Gibbs | 50% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 50% |
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 50% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | R | 50% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 50% |
| Joe Heck, Jr. | 50% | |||
| George Holding | 50% | |||
| Tim Huelskamp | 50% | |||
| Randy Hultgren | 50% | |||
| Robert Hurt | 50% | |||
| Sam Johnson | 50% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 50% |
| Steve King | 50% | |||
| Doug LaMalfa | 50% | |||
| Leonard Lance | 50% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 50% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 50% |
| Billy Long | 50% | |||
| David McKinley | 50% | |||
| Mark Meadows | 50% | |||
| Jeff Miller | 50% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 50% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 50% |
| Mick Mulvaney | 50% | |||
| Rich Nugent | 50% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 50% |
| Ted Poe | 50% | |||
| Mike Pompeo | 50% | |||
| Tom Price | 50% | |||
| Martha Roby | 50% | |||
| Phil Roe | 50% | |||
| Keith Rothfus | 50% | |||
| Steve Russell | 50% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 50% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 50% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 50% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 50% |
| Lamar Smith | 50% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 50% | |||
| David Vitter | 50% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 50% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 50% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 50% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 50% |
| Rob Woodall | 50% | |||
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 50% |
| Scott Garrett | 40% | |||
| Curt Clawson | 33% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 33% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 33% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 33% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 33% |
| Mike Enzi | 33% | |||
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 33% |
| Trey Gowdy III | 33% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 33% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 33% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 33% |
| Ben Sasse | 33% | |||
| Jeff Sessions III | 33% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 33% | |||
| Pat Toomey | 33% | |||
| Ed Whitfield | 33% |