Rating Group: Americans for Prosperity
2024 Lifetime Positions [2024-10-24]
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 79% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 79% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 79% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 78% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 78% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 78% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 78% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 78% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 78% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 78% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 77% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 76% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 74% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 73% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 73% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 71% |
| Lindsey Graham | 69% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 67% |
| Mitt Romney | 66% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 64% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 58% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 50% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 41% |
| Joe Manchin III | 41% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | Democratic | 36% |
| Susan Wild | 35% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 34% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | Democratic | 34% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 31% | |||
| Jon Tester | 28% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 24% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 24% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 20% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 18% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 18% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic | 18% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | 18% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | Democratic | 18% |
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | Democratic | 18% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 18% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 17% |
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 17% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 17% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | Democratic | 16% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 16% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 16% |
| NM | U.S. House - 3 | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Democratic | 16% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 16% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | Democratic | 16% |
| WA | U.S. House - 10 | Marilyn Strickland | Democratic | 16% |
| NY | U.S. House - 15 | Ritchie Torres | Democratic | 16% |
| GA | U.S. House - 5 | Nikema Williams | Democratic | 16% |
| Jamaal Bowman | 15% | |||
| Cori Bush | 15% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 15% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 15% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 15% | |||
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | Democratic | 15% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | 15% |
| CA | U.S. House - 51 | Sara Jacobs | Democratic | 15% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 15% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | Democratic | 15% |
| Kathy Manning | 15% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 1 | Frank Mrvan | Democratic | 15% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 15% |
| NC | U.S. House - 2 | Deborah Ross | Democratic | 15% |
| Colin Allred | 14% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 14% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | Democratic | 14% |
| Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | 14% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 14% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | Democratic | 14% |
| Annie Kuster | 14% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 6 | Lucy McBath | Democratic | 14% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | 14% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | Democratic | 14% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 14% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 14% |
| NM | U.S. House - 1 | Melanie Stansbury | Democratic | 14% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | Democratic | 14% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | 14% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 14% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 13% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 13% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 13% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 13% |
| OH | U.S. House - 11 | Shontel Brown | Democratic | 13% |
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 13% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 13% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 13% |
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | Democratic | 13% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 13% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 13% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 13% |
| CO | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Neguse | Democratic | 13% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 13% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 13% |
| David Scott | 13% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 13% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | Democratic | 13% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 79% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 79% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 79% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 78% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 78% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 78% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 78% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 78% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 78% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | R | 78% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 77% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 76% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 74% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 73% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 73% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 71% |
| Lindsey Graham | 69% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 67% |
| Mitt Romney | 66% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 64% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 58% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 50% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 41% |
| Joe Manchin III | 41% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | D | 36% |
| Susan Wild | 35% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 34% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | D | 34% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 31% | |||
| Jon Tester | 28% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 24% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 24% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 20% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 18% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 18% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | D | 18% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | D | 18% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | D | 18% |
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | D | 18% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 18% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 17% |
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 17% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 17% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | D | 16% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 16% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 16% |
| NM | U.S. House - 3 | Teresa Leger Fernandez | D | 16% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 16% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | D | 16% |
| WA | U.S. House - 10 | Marilyn Strickland | D | 16% |
| NY | U.S. House - 15 | Ritchie Torres | D | 16% |
| GA | U.S. House - 5 | Nikema Williams | D | 16% |
| Jamaal Bowman | 15% | |||
| Cori Bush | 15% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | D | 15% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 15% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 15% | |||
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | D | 15% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | D | 15% |
| CA | U.S. House - 51 | Sara Jacobs | D | 15% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 15% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | D | 15% |
| Kathy Manning | 15% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 1 | Frank Mrvan | D | 15% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 15% |
| NC | U.S. House - 2 | Deborah Ross | D | 15% |
| Colin Allred | 14% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 14% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | D | 14% |
| Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | 14% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | DFL | 14% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | D | 14% |
| Annie Kuster | 14% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 6 | Lucy McBath | D | 14% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | D | 14% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | D | 14% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 14% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 14% |
| NM | U.S. House - 1 | Melanie Stansbury | D | 14% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | D | 14% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | D | 14% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 14% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 13% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 13% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 13% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 13% |
| OH | U.S. House - 11 | Shontel Brown | D | 13% |
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 13% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 13% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 13% |
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | D | 13% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 13% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 13% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 13% |
| CO | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Neguse | D | 13% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 13% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 13% |
| David Scott | 13% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 13% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | D | 13% |