Rating Group: Alliance for Retired Americans
2018 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 20% |
| Dan Donovan, Jr. | 20% | |||
| John Duncan, Jr. | 20% | |||
| Mike Enzi | 20% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 20% |
| John Faso | 20% | |||
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 20% |
| Jeff Fortenberry | 20% | |||
| Cory Gardner | 20% | |||
| Louie Gohmert | 20% | |||
| Orrin Hatch | 20% | |||
| Dean Heller | 20% | |||
| Will Hurd | 20% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 20% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 20% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 20% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 20% |
| Tom MacArthur | 20% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 20% |
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | Republican | 20% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 20% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 20% |
| David McKinley | 20% | |||
| Dave Reichert | 20% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 20% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 20% |
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 20% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 20% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 20% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | Republican | 20% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 20% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 20% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 20% |
| Jackie Walorski | 20% | |||
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 20% |
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | Republican | 20% |
| Donald Young | 20% | |||
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 20% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 20% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | Republican | 17% |
| Diane Black | 14% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 13% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | Republican | 13% |
| Steven Palazzo | 13% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 11% |
| Joe Barton | 11% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 11% |
| Ken Buck | 11% | |||
| Liz Cheney | 11% | |||
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 11% |
| Jeff Duncan | 11% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 11% |
| Duncan Hunter | 11% | |||
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 11% |
| Billy Long | 11% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 11% |
| Pete Olson | 11% | |||
| Steve Pearce | 11% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 11% |
| Tom Rice | 11% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 11% |
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 11% |
| John Shimkus | 11% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 11% | |||
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 11% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 11% |
| Scott Tipton | 11% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 11% |
| Ralph Abraham | 10% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 10% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 10% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 10% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | Republican | 10% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 10% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 10% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 10% |
| Rob Bishop | 10% | |||
| Rod Blum | 10% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 10% |
| Kevin Brady | 10% | |||
| Dave Brat | 10% | |||
| Susan Brooks | 10% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 10% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 10% |
| Michael Burgess | 10% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 10% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 10% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 10% |
| Steve Chabot | 10% | |||
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 10% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 10% |
| Chris Collins | 10% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 10% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 10% |
| Mike Conaway | 10% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 10% | |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 10% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 20% |
| Dan Donovan, Jr. | 20% | |||
| John Duncan, Jr. | 20% | |||
| Mike Enzi | 20% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 20% |
| John Faso | 20% | |||
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 20% |
| Jeff Fortenberry | 20% | |||
| Cory Gardner | 20% | |||
| Louie Gohmert | 20% | |||
| Orrin Hatch | 20% | |||
| Dean Heller | 20% | |||
| Will Hurd | 20% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 20% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 20% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 20% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 20% |
| Tom MacArthur | 20% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 20% |
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | R | 20% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 20% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 20% |
| David McKinley | 20% | |||
| Dave Reichert | 20% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 20% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 20% |
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 20% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 20% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 20% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | R | 20% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 20% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 20% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 20% |
| Jackie Walorski | 20% | |||
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 20% |
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | R | 20% |
| Donald Young | 20% | |||
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 20% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 20% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | R | 17% |
| Diane Black | 14% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 13% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | R | 13% |
| Steven Palazzo | 13% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 11% |
| Joe Barton | 11% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 11% |
| Ken Buck | 11% | |||
| Liz Cheney | 11% | |||
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 11% |
| Jeff Duncan | 11% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 11% |
| Duncan Hunter | 11% | |||
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 11% |
| Billy Long | 11% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | R | 11% |
| Pete Olson | 11% | |||
| Steve Pearce | 11% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 11% |
| Tom Rice | 11% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 11% |
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | 11% |
| John Shimkus | 11% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 11% | |||
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 11% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 11% |
| Scott Tipton | 11% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 11% |
| Ralph Abraham | 10% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 10% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 10% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 10% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | R | 10% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 10% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 10% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 10% |
| Rob Bishop | 10% | |||
| Rod Blum | 10% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | R | 10% |
| Kevin Brady | 10% | |||
| Dave Brat | 10% | |||
| Susan Brooks | 10% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 10% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 10% |
| Michael Burgess | 10% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 10% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 10% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 10% |
| Steve Chabot | 10% | |||
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | R | 10% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 10% |
| Chris Collins | 10% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 10% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 10% |
| Mike Conaway | 10% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 10% | |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 10% |