Rating Group: Alliance for Retired Americans
2019 Lifetime Scores
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Mooney | 10% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 10% |
| Cathy Rodgers | 10% | |||
| Mitt Romney | 10% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | Republican | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 21 | Chip Roy | Republican | 10% |
| John Shimkus | 10% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 10% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 10% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 10% |
| Roy Blunt | 9% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 9% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 9% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 9% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 9% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 9% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 9% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 9% |
| Bill Posey | 9% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 9% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 9% |
| Greg Walden | 9% | |||
| Mark Walker | 9% | |||
| Jackie Walorski | 9% | |||
| Ted Yoho | 9% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 8% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 8% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 8% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 8% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 8% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 8% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 8% |
| Vicky Hartzler | 8% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 8% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 8% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | Republican | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 8% |
| Patrick McHenry | 8% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 8% |
| Devin Nunes | 8% | |||
| David Perdue | 8% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | Republican | 8% |
| Tom Reed II | 8% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 8% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 8% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 8% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 8% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 8% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 8% |
| Ralph Abraham | 7% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 7% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 7% |
| Richard Burr | 7% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 7% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 7% |
| Kay Granger | 7% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 7% |
| Duncan Hunter | 7% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 7% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 7% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 7% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 7% |
| Steven Palazzo | 7% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 7% |
| Martha Roby | 7% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 7% | |||
| Chris Stewart | 7% | |||
| Steve Stivers | 7% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 6% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 6% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 6% |
| Jeff Duncan | 6% | |||
| Bob Gibbs | 6% | |||
| Garret Graves | 6% | |||
| Bill Johnson | 6% | |||
| Doug LaMalfa | 6% | |||
| Kenny Marchant | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 6% |
| Mark Meadows | 6% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 6% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 6% |
| Phil Roe | 6% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 6% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 6% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 6% |
| Scott Tipton | 6% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 6% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 6% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 6% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 6% |
| Rob Woodall | 6% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 5% |
| Rob Bishop | 5% | |||
| Kevin Brady | 5% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 5% |
| Mike Conaway | 5% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | Republican | 5% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 5% |
| Bill Flores | 5% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Mooney | 10% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | R | 10% |
| Cathy Rodgers | 10% | |||
| Mitt Romney | 10% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | R | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 21 | Chip Roy | R | 10% |
| John Shimkus | 10% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 10% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 10% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 10% |
| Roy Blunt | 9% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 9% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 9% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 9% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 9% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 9% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 9% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 9% |
| Bill Posey | 9% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 9% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 9% |
| Greg Walden | 9% | |||
| Mark Walker | 9% | |||
| Jackie Walorski | 9% | |||
| Ted Yoho | 9% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 8% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 8% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 8% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 8% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 8% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 8% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 8% |
| Vicky Hartzler | 8% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 8% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 8% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | R | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 8% |
| Patrick McHenry | 8% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | R | 8% |
| Devin Nunes | 8% | |||
| David Perdue | 8% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | R | 8% |
| Tom Reed II | 8% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 8% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 8% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 8% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 8% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 8% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 8% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 8% |
| Ralph Abraham | 7% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 7% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 7% |
| Richard Burr | 7% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 7% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 7% |
| Kay Granger | 7% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 7% |
| Duncan Hunter | 7% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 7% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 7% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 7% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 7% |
| Steven Palazzo | 7% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 7% |
| Martha Roby | 7% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 7% | |||
| Chris Stewart | 7% | |||
| Steve Stivers | 7% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 6% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 6% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 6% |
| Jeff Duncan | 6% | |||
| Bob Gibbs | 6% | |||
| Garret Graves | 6% | |||
| Bill Johnson | 6% | |||
| Doug LaMalfa | 6% | |||
| Kenny Marchant | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 6% |
| Mark Meadows | 6% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 6% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 6% |
| Phil Roe | 6% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 6% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 6% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 6% |
| Scott Tipton | 6% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 6% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 6% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 6% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 6% |
| Rob Woodall | 6% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 5% |
| Rob Bishop | 5% | |||
| Kevin Brady | 5% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 5% |
| Mike Conaway | 5% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | R | 5% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 5% |
| Bill Flores | 5% |