Rating Group: Alliance for Retired Americans
2015 Lifetime Score
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Goodlatte | 7% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 7% |
| Duncan Hunter | 7% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 7% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 7% |
| Patrick McHenry | 7% | |||
| Mark Meadows | 7% | |||
| Luke Messer | 7% | |||
| Devin Nunes | 7% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 7% |
| Matt Salmon | 7% | |||
| Lamar Smith | 7% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 7% |
| Pat Tiberi | 7% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 7% |
| Jackie Walorski | 7% | |||
| Brad Wenstrup | 7% | |||
| Ted Yoho | 7% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 6% | |||
| Lou Barletta | 6% | |||
| Joe Barton | 6% | |||
| Dan Benishek | 6% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 6% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 6% |
| Charles Boustany, Jr. | 6% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 6% |
| Jeff Denham | 6% | |||
| Blake Farenthold | 6% | |||
| Scott Garrett | 6% | |||
| Kay Granger | 6% | |||
| Vicky Hartzler | 6% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 6% |
| Tim Huelskamp | 6% | |||
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 6% | |||
| Kenny Marchant | 6% | |||
| Mick Mulvaney | 6% | |||
| Randy Neugebauer | 6% | |||
| Rich Nugent | 6% | |||
| Jim Renacci | 6% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 6% | |||
| Phil Roe | 6% | |||
| Ed Royce | 6% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 6% |
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 6% | |||
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 6% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 5% |
| John Boehner | 5% | |||
| Kevin Brady | 5% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 5% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 5% |
| Orrin Hatch | 5% | |||
| Johnny Isakson | 5% | |||
| Steve King | 5% | |||
| John Mica | 5% | |||
| Paul Ryan | 5% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 5% |
| Lynn Westmoreland | 5% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 5% |
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | Republican | 4% |
| Mo Brooks | 4% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 4% | |||
| Richard Burr | 4% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 4% |
| Dan Coats | 4% | |||
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 4% |
| Mike Conaway | 4% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 4% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 4% |
| Jeff Duncan | 4% | |||
| Renee Ellmers | 4% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 4% |
| LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 4% |
| Randy Hultgren | 4% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 4% |