Rating Group: Alliance for Retired Americans
2018 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Yoder | 6% | |||
| Ralph Abraham | 5% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 5% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 5% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | Republican | 5% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 5% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 5% |
| Joe Barton | 5% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 5% |
| Rod Blum | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 5% |
| Kevin Brady | 5% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 5% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 5% |
| Liz Cheney | 5% | |||
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 5% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 5% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 5% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 5% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 5% |
| Jeff Denham | 5% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | Republican | 5% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 5% |
| Drew Ferguson | 5% | |||
| Mike Gallagher | 5% | |||
| Garret Graves | 5% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 5% |
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 5% |
| George Holding | 5% | |||
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 5% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 5% |
| Evan Jenkins | 5% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 5% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 5% |
| Steve King | 5% | |||
| Jason Lewis | 5% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | Republican | 5% |
| Mia Love | 5% | |||
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 5% | |||
| Kenny Marchant | 5% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 5% |
| Mark Meadows | 5% | |||
| Luke Messer | 5% | |||
| Paul Mitchell | 5% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 5% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 5% |
| Robert Pittenger | 5% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | Republican | 5% |
| Jim Renacci | 5% | |||
| Phil Roe | 5% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | Republican | 5% |
| Ben Sasse | 5% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 5% |
| Scott Taylor | 5% | |||
| Pat Toomey | 5% | |||
| Mimi Walters | 5% | |||
| Brad Wenstrup | 5% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 5% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 5% |
| Ted Yoho | 5% | |||
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | Republican | 5% |
| Larry Bucshon | 4% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 4% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 4% |
| Mike Conaway | 4% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 4% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 4% |
| Jeff Duncan | 4% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 4% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 4% |
| Vicky Hartzler | 4% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 4% |
| Randy Hultgren | 4% | |||
| Jon Kyl | 4% | |||
| Doug LaMalfa | 4% | |||
| Tom Marino | 4% | |||
| Steven Palazzo | 4% | |||
| Erik Paulsen | 4% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 4% |
| Martha Roby | 4% | |||
| Steve Russell | 4% | |||
| Paul Ryan | 4% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 4% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 4% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 4% |
| Steve Stivers | 4% | |||
| Mac Thornberry | 4% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 4% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 3% |
| Rob Bishop | 3% | |||
| Diane Black | 3% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 3% |
| Mo Brooks | 3% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Yoder | 6% | |||
| Ralph Abraham | 5% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 5% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 5% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | R | 5% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 5% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 5% |
| Joe Barton | 5% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 5% |
| Rod Blum | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | R | 5% |
| Kevin Brady | 5% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 5% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 5% |
| Liz Cheney | 5% | |||
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | R | 5% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 5% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 5% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 5% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 5% |
| Jeff Denham | 5% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | R | 5% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 5% |
| Drew Ferguson | 5% | |||
| Mike Gallagher | 5% | |||
| Garret Graves | 5% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 5% |
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 5% |
| George Holding | 5% | |||
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 5% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | 5% |
| Evan Jenkins | 5% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 5% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 5% |
| Steve King | 5% | |||
| Jason Lewis | 5% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | R | 5% |
| Mia Love | 5% | |||
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 5% | |||
| Kenny Marchant | 5% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 5% |
| Mark Meadows | 5% | |||
| Luke Messer | 5% | |||
| Paul Mitchell | 5% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | R | 5% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 5% |
| Robert Pittenger | 5% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | R | 5% |
| Jim Renacci | 5% | |||
| Phil Roe | 5% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | R | 5% |
| Ben Sasse | 5% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 5% |
| Scott Taylor | 5% | |||
| Pat Toomey | 5% | |||
| Mimi Walters | 5% | |||
| Brad Wenstrup | 5% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 5% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 5% |
| Ted Yoho | 5% | |||
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | R | 5% |
| Larry Bucshon | 4% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 4% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 4% |
| Mike Conaway | 4% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 4% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 4% |
| Jeff Duncan | 4% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 4% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 4% |
| Vicky Hartzler | 4% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 4% |
| Randy Hultgren | 4% | |||
| Jon Kyl | 4% | |||
| Doug LaMalfa | 4% | |||
| Tom Marino | 4% | |||
| Steven Palazzo | 4% | |||
| Erik Paulsen | 4% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 4% |
| Martha Roby | 4% | |||
| Steve Russell | 4% | |||
| Paul Ryan | 4% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 4% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 4% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 4% |
| Steve Stivers | 4% | |||
| Mac Thornberry | 4% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 4% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 3% |
| Rob Bishop | 3% | |||
| Diane Black | 3% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 3% |
| Mo Brooks | 3% |