Rating Group: American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
2017 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Smith | 8% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 8% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 7% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 7% |
| Chris Collins | 7% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 7% |
| Jeff Flake | 7% | |||
| Jeff Fortenberry | 7% | |||
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 7% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 7% |
| Bill Posey | 7% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 7% |
| Steve Russell | 7% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 7% | |||
| Greg Walden | 7% | |||
| Richard Burr | 6% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 6% | |||
| Ted Poe | 6% | |||
| Pat Tiberi | 6% | |||
| Jim Bridenstine | 5% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 5% | |||
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Michael Coffman | Republican | 5% |
| Louie Gohmert | 5% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 5% |
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 5% | |||
| Adam Kinzinger | 5% | |||
| Rob Portman | 5% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 5% | |||
| Dana Rohrabacher | 5% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 5% | |||
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 4% |
| Joe Barton | 4% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 4% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 4% |
| Cory Gardner | 4% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 4% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 4% |
| Duncan Hunter | 4% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 4% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 4% |
| Tom Marino | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 4% |
| Mark Meadows | 4% | |||
| Mick Mulvaney | 4% | |||
| David Perdue | 4% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 4% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 4% | |||
| Phil Roe | 4% |