Rating Group: The John Birch Society
2015 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 100% |
| Justin Amash | 95% | |||
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 95% | |||
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 95% |
| Alex Mooney | 95% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 95% |
| Dana Rohrabacher | 95% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 95% | |||
| Dave Brat | 90% | |||
| LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 90% |
| Louie Gohmert | 90% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 90% |
| Mick Mulvaney | 90% | |||
| Bill Posey | 90% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 90% |
| Jeff Sessions III | 90% | |||
| Curt Clawson | 89% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 89% |
| Jeff Duncan | 89% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 89% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 89% |
| Jim Bridenstine | 85% | |||
| Ken Buck | 85% | |||
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 85% |
| John Duncan, Jr. | 85% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 85% |
| Tim Huelskamp | 85% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 85% |
| Keith Rothfus | 85% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 84% |
| Scott Garrett | 84% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 80% |
| Mo Brooks | 80% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 80% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 80% |
| Blake Farenthold | 80% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 80% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 80% |
| Mark Meadows | 80% | |||
| David Perdue | 80% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 80% |
| Ben Sasse | 80% | |||
| Jeff Flake | 79% | |||
| Trey Gowdy III | 79% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 79% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 79% |
| Ted Yoho | 79% | |||
| Steve King | 78% | |||
| David Vitter | 78% | |||
| Michael Burgess | 75% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 75% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 75% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 75% |
| Trent Franks | 75% | |||
| Jody Hice | 75% | |||
| George Holding | 75% | |||
| Duncan Hunter | 75% | |||
| David McKinley | 75% | |||
| Jeff Miller | 75% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 75% |
| Rich Nugent | 75% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | Republican | 75% |
| Matt Salmon | 75% | |||
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 75% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 75% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 75% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 75% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 75% |
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | Republican | 74% |
| Sam Johnson | 74% | |||
| Doug Lamborn | 74% | |||
| Mia Love | 74% | |||
| Mike Pompeo | 74% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 3 | Marlin Stutzman | Republican | 74% |
| Pat Toomey | 74% | |||
| Lynn Westmoreland | 74% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 72% |
| Mike Enzi | 72% | |||
| Chris Stewart | 72% | |||
| Phil Roe | 71% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 70% |
| Rod Blum | 70% | |||
| Steve Chabot | 70% | |||
| Cory Gardner | 70% | |||
| Garret Graves | 70% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 70% |
| Frank Guinta | 70% | |||
| Joe Heck, Jr. | 70% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 70% | |||
| Johnny Isakson | 70% | |||
| Lynn Jenkins | 70% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 70% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 70% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | Republican | 70% |
| Kristi Noem | 70% | |||
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 70% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 70% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 70% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 70% |
| Mark Walker | 70% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 100% |
| Justin Amash | 95% | |||
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 95% | |||
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | R | 95% |
| Alex Mooney | 95% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 95% |
| Dana Rohrabacher | 95% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 95% | |||
| Dave Brat | 90% | |||
| LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | R | 90% |
| Louie Gohmert | 90% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 90% |
| Mick Mulvaney | 90% | |||
| Bill Posey | 90% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 90% |
| Jeff Sessions III | 90% | |||
| Curt Clawson | 89% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 89% |
| Jeff Duncan | 89% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | R | 89% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 89% |
| Jim Bridenstine | 85% | |||
| Ken Buck | 85% | |||
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 85% |
| John Duncan, Jr. | 85% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 85% |
| Tim Huelskamp | 85% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | R | 85% |
| Keith Rothfus | 85% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 84% |
| Scott Garrett | 84% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 80% |
| Mo Brooks | 80% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 80% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 80% |
| Blake Farenthold | 80% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 80% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | R | 80% |
| Mark Meadows | 80% | |||
| David Perdue | 80% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 80% |
| Ben Sasse | 80% | |||
| Jeff Flake | 79% | |||
| Trey Gowdy III | 79% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 79% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 79% |
| Ted Yoho | 79% | |||
| Steve King | 78% | |||
| David Vitter | 78% | |||
| Michael Burgess | 75% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 75% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 75% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 75% |
| Trent Franks | 75% | |||
| Jody Hice | 75% | |||
| George Holding | 75% | |||
| Duncan Hunter | 75% | |||
| David McKinley | 75% | |||
| Jeff Miller | 75% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 75% |
| Rich Nugent | 75% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | R | 75% |
| Matt Salmon | 75% | |||
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 75% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 75% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 75% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 75% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 75% |
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | R | 74% |
| Sam Johnson | 74% | |||
| Doug Lamborn | 74% | |||
| Mia Love | 74% | |||
| Mike Pompeo | 74% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 3 | Marlin Stutzman | R | 74% |
| Pat Toomey | 74% | |||
| Lynn Westmoreland | 74% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 72% |
| Mike Enzi | 72% | |||
| Chris Stewart | 72% | |||
| Phil Roe | 71% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 70% |
| Rod Blum | 70% | |||
| Steve Chabot | 70% | |||
| Cory Gardner | 70% | |||
| Garret Graves | 70% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 70% |
| Frank Guinta | 70% | |||
| Joe Heck, Jr. | 70% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 70% | |||
| Johnny Isakson | 70% | |||
| Lynn Jenkins | 70% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 70% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 70% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | R | 70% |
| Kristi Noem | 70% | |||
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 70% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 70% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 70% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 70% |
| Mark Walker | 70% |