Rating Group: Alliance for Retired Americans
2018 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louie Gohmert | 11% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 11% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 11% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 11% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 11% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 11% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 11% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 11% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 10% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 10% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 10% |
| Steve Chabot | 10% | |||
| Matt Gaetz | 10% | |||
| VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | Republican | 10% |
| Lindsey Graham | 10% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 10% |
| Will Hurd | 10% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 10% |
| Ted Poe | 10% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 10% | |||
| Dana Rohrabacher | 10% | |||
| Keith Rothfus | 10% | |||
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 10% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 10% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 10% |
| Roy Blunt | 9% | |||
| Michael Burgess | 9% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 9% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 9% |
| Gregg Harper | 9% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 9% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 9% |
| Kevin McCarthy | 9% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 9% |
| John Shimkus | 9% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 8% | |||
| Dave Brat | 8% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 8% |
| Chris Collins | 8% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 8% | |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 8% |
| John Culberson | 8% | |||
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | Republican | 8% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 8% |
| Cory Gardner | 8% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 8% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 8% |
| Alex Mooney | 8% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 8% |
| David Perdue | 8% | |||
| Bill Posey | 8% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 8% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 8% |
| Peter Roskam | 8% | |||
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 8% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 8% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 8% |
| Greg Walden | 8% | |||
| Mark Walker | 8% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 8% |
| Susan Brooks | 7% | |||
| Richard Burr | 7% | |||
| Rodney Davis | 7% | |||
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 7% |
| Jeff Flake | 7% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 7% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 7% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 7% |
| Johnny Isakson | 7% | |||
| Lynn Jenkins | 7% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 7% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 7% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 7% |
| Devin Nunes | 7% | |||
| Steve Pearce | 7% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 7% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 7% |
| Jackie Walorski | 7% | |||
| Lou Barletta | 6% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 6% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | Republican | 6% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | Republican | 6% |
| Kay Granger | 6% | |||
| Karen Handel | 6% | |||
| Orrin Hatch | 6% | |||
| Duncan Hunter | 6% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 6% |
| Adam Kinzinger | 6% | |||
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 6% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 6% |
| Patrick McHenry | 6% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 6% |
| Tom Reed II | 6% | |||
| Tom Rooney | 6% | |||
| Ed Royce | 6% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 6% |
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 6% | |||
| Lamar Smith | 6% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 6% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louie Gohmert | 11% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 11% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 11% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 11% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 11% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 11% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 11% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 11% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 10% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 10% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 10% |
| Steve Chabot | 10% | |||
| Matt Gaetz | 10% | |||
| VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | R | 10% |
| Lindsey Graham | 10% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 10% |
| Will Hurd | 10% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 10% |
| Ted Poe | 10% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 10% | |||
| Dana Rohrabacher | 10% | |||
| Keith Rothfus | 10% | |||
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 10% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 10% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 10% |
| Roy Blunt | 9% | |||
| Michael Burgess | 9% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 9% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 9% |
| Gregg Harper | 9% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 9% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 9% |
| Kevin McCarthy | 9% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 9% |
| John Shimkus | 9% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 8% | |||
| Dave Brat | 8% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 8% |
| Chris Collins | 8% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 8% | |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 8% |
| John Culberson | 8% | |||
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | R | 8% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 8% |
| Cory Gardner | 8% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 8% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 8% |
| Alex Mooney | 8% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | R | 8% |
| David Perdue | 8% | |||
| Bill Posey | 8% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 8% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 8% |
| Peter Roskam | 8% | |||
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 8% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 8% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | R | 8% |
| Greg Walden | 8% | |||
| Mark Walker | 8% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 8% |
| Susan Brooks | 7% | |||
| Richard Burr | 7% | |||
| Rodney Davis | 7% | |||
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 7% |
| Jeff Flake | 7% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 7% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 7% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 7% |
| Johnny Isakson | 7% | |||
| Lynn Jenkins | 7% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 7% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 7% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 7% |
| Devin Nunes | 7% | |||
| Steve Pearce | 7% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 7% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 7% |
| Jackie Walorski | 7% | |||
| Lou Barletta | 6% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 6% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | R | 6% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | R | 6% |
| Kay Granger | 6% | |||
| Karen Handel | 6% | |||
| Orrin Hatch | 6% | |||
| Duncan Hunter | 6% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 6% |
| Adam Kinzinger | 6% | |||
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | R | 6% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 6% |
| Patrick McHenry | 6% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 6% |
| Tom Reed II | 6% | |||
| Tom Rooney | 6% | |||
| Ed Royce | 6% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 6% |
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 6% | |||
| Lamar Smith | 6% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 6% |