Rating Group: The John Birch Society
2015-2016 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Donovan, Jr. | 52% | |||
| Chris Gibson | 52% | |||
| Vicky Hartzler | 52% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 52% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 52% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 52% | |||
| Kevin McCarthy | 52% | |||
| Martha McSally | 52% | |||
| John Mica | 52% | |||
| Candice Miller | 52% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 52% |
| Tim Murphy | 52% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 52% |
| Erik Paulsen | 52% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 52% | |||
| John Shimkus | 52% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 52% | |||
| Fred Upton | 52% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 52% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 51% |
| John Katko | 51% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 51% |
| Susan Brooks | 50% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 50% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 50% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 50% |
| Ander Crenshaw | 50% | |||
| Jeff Denham | 50% | |||
| Charlie Dent | 50% | |||
| Mike Fitzpatrick | 50% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 50% | |||
| Gregg Harper | 50% | |||
| Bill Johnson | 50% | |||
| Pete King | 50% | |||
| John Kline | 50% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 50% |
| Devin Nunes | 50% | |||
| Bruce Poliquin | 50% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 50% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 50% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 50% |
| Steve Stivers | 50% | |||
| Mac Thornberry | 50% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 50% |
| Greg Walden | 50% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 50% |
| Rob Portman | 49% | |||
| Mimi Walters | 49% | |||
| Barbara Comstock | 48% | |||
| Adam Kinzinger | 48% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 48% |
| Pat Meehan | 48% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 48% | |||
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 48% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 48% |
| Renee Ellmers | 46% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 46% |
| Lamar Alexander | 45% | |||
| Dan Coats | 45% | |||
| Ryan Costello | 45% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 45% |
| David Jolly | 45% | |||
| Frank LoBiondo | 45% | |||
| Thad Cochran | 44% | |||
| Orrin Hatch | 43% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 43% | |||
| Dave Reichert | 43% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 43% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 40% |
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | Republican | 35% |
| Mike Capuano | 35% | |||
| Carlos Curbelo | 35% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 35% | |||
| Richard Hanna | 33% | |||
| Mark Kirk | 33% |