Rating Group: Alliance for Retired Americans
2016 Lifetime Score
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 10% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 10% |
| Evan Jenkins | 10% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 10% |
| Ted Poe | 10% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 10% |
| Richard Shelby | 10% | |||
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 10% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 10% |
| David Vitter | 10% | |||
| Mark Walker | 10% | |||
| Mimi Walters | 10% | |||
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 10% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 9% |
| Lindsey Graham | 9% | |||
| Gregg Harper | 9% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 9% | |||
| Kevin McCarthy | 9% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 9% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 9% |
| John Shimkus | 9% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 9% |
| Susan Brooks | 8% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 8% |
| John Culberson | 8% | |||
| Rodney Davis | 8% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 8% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 8% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 8% |
| Joe Heck, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Lynn Jenkins | 8% | |||
| John Kline | 8% | |||
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 8% |
| Leonard Lance | 8% | |||
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 8% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 8% |
| Jeff Miller | 8% | |||
| Robert Pittenger | 8% | |||
| Bill Posey | 8% | |||
| Scott Rigell | 8% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 8% |
| Dana Rohrabacher | 8% | |||
| Tom Rooney | 8% | |||
| Keith Rothfus | 8% | |||
| Jeff Sessions III | 8% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 8% | |||
| Greg Walden | 8% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 8% |
| Lamar Alexander | 7% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 7% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 7% |
| Ander Crenshaw | 7% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 7% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 7% |
| Duncan Hunter | 7% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 7% |
| Adam Kinzinger | 7% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 7% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 7% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 7% |
| Patrick McHenry | 7% | |||
| Devin Nunes | 7% | |||
| Steve Pearce | 7% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 7% | |||
| Peter Roskam | 7% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 7% |
| Pat Tiberi | 7% | |||
| Charles Boustany, Jr. | 6% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 6% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 6% |
| Scott Garrett | 6% | |||
| Kay Granger | 6% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 6% | |||
| Ed Royce | 6% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 6% |
| Lamar Smith | 6% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 6% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 6% |
| Ralph Abraham | 5% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 5% |
| Lou Barletta | 5% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 5% |
| Joe Barton | 5% | |||
| Dan Benishek | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 5% |
| Kevin Brady | 5% | |||
| Jim Bridenstine | 5% | |||
| Richard Burr | 5% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 5% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 5% |
| Ryan Costello | 5% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 5% |
| Jeff Denham | 5% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 5% |
| Blake Farenthold | 5% | |||
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 5% |
| Cory Gardner | 5% | |||
| Garret Graves | 5% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 10% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 10% |
| Evan Jenkins | 10% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | R | 10% |
| Ted Poe | 10% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 10% |
| Richard Shelby | 10% | |||
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 10% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | R | 10% |
| David Vitter | 10% | |||
| Mark Walker | 10% | |||
| Mimi Walters | 10% | |||
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 10% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 9% |
| Lindsey Graham | 9% | |||
| Gregg Harper | 9% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 9% | |||
| Kevin McCarthy | 9% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 9% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 9% |
| John Shimkus | 9% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 9% |
| Susan Brooks | 8% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 8% |
| John Culberson | 8% | |||
| Rodney Davis | 8% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 8% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 8% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 8% |
| Joe Heck, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Lynn Jenkins | 8% | |||
| John Kline | 8% | |||
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | R | 8% |
| Leonard Lance | 8% | |||
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 8% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 8% |
| Jeff Miller | 8% | |||
| Robert Pittenger | 8% | |||
| Bill Posey | 8% | |||
| Scott Rigell | 8% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 8% |
| Dana Rohrabacher | 8% | |||
| Tom Rooney | 8% | |||
| Keith Rothfus | 8% | |||
| Jeff Sessions III | 8% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 8% | |||
| Greg Walden | 8% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 8% |
| Lamar Alexander | 7% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 7% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 7% |
| Ander Crenshaw | 7% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 7% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 7% |
| Duncan Hunter | 7% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 7% |
| Adam Kinzinger | 7% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 7% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 7% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 7% |
| Patrick McHenry | 7% | |||
| Devin Nunes | 7% | |||
| Steve Pearce | 7% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 7% | |||
| Peter Roskam | 7% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 7% |
| Pat Tiberi | 7% | |||
| Charles Boustany, Jr. | 6% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 6% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 6% |
| Scott Garrett | 6% | |||
| Kay Granger | 6% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 6% | |||
| Ed Royce | 6% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 6% |
| Lamar Smith | 6% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 6% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 6% |
| Ralph Abraham | 5% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 5% |
| Lou Barletta | 5% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 5% |
| Joe Barton | 5% | |||
| Dan Benishek | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | R | 5% |
| Kevin Brady | 5% | |||
| Jim Bridenstine | 5% | |||
| Richard Burr | 5% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 5% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 5% |
| Ryan Costello | 5% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 5% |
| Jeff Denham | 5% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 5% |
| Blake Farenthold | 5% | |||
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 5% |
| Cory Gardner | 5% | |||
| Garret Graves | 5% |