Rating Group: National Taxpayers Union
2023 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | U.S. House - 4 | Mark Alford | Republican | 76% |
| MN | U.S. House - 1 | Brad Finstad | Republican | 76% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 76% |
| TX | U.S. House - 11 | August Pfluger | Republican | 76% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 76% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 76% |
| Jerry Carl | 75% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 75% |
| MS | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Ezell | Republican | 75% |
| Drew Ferguson | 75% | |||
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 75% |
| KS | U.S. House - 1 | Tracey Mann | Republican | 75% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | Republican | 75% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 75% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 75% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 74% |
| OH | U.S. House - 15 | Mike Carey | Republican | 74% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 74% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | Republican | 74% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 74% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 74% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 74% | |||
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 74% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 73% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 73% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 73% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | Republican | 73% |
| Patrick McHenry | 73% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 73% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 73% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | Republican | 73% |
| AL | U.S. House - 5 | Dale Strong | Republican | 73% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 73% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tommy Tuberville | Republican | 73% |
| IN | U.S. House - 2 | Rudy Yakym III | Republican | 73% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 72% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 72% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 72% |
| Mike Gallagher | 72% | |||
| Garret Graves | 72% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 72% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | Republican | 72% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 72% |
| Greg Pence | 72% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 71% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 71% |
| TX | U.S. House - 15 | Monica De La Cruz | Republican | 71% |
| TX | U.S. House - 6 | Jake Ellzey | Republican | 71% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 71% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Bill Hagerty | Republican | 71% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | Republican | 71% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 71% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 71% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 71% |
| TX | U.S. House - 1 | Nathaniel Moran | Republican | 71% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | Republican | 71% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Jr | Eric Schmitt | Republican | 71% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 71% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | Republican | 71% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | Republican | 70% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 70% |
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | Republican | 70% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 70% |
| NA | Vice President | J.D. Vance | Republican | 70% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 69% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 69% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 69% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 69% |
| IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | Republican | 69% |
| Bill Johnson | 69% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | Republican | 69% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 69% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 69% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 69% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | 68% |
| Kay Granger | 68% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 68% |
| NY | U.S. House - 23 | Nicholas Langworthy | Republican | 68% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 68% | |||
| UT | U.S. House - 1 | Blake Moore | Republican | 68% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 68% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 68% |
| FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Rick Scott | Republican | 68% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 68% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 68% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | Republican | 67% |
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 67% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 67% |
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | Republican | 67% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 67% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 67% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 67% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 67% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 66% |
| John Duarte | 66% | |||
| Mike Garcia | 66% | |||
| Michelle Steel | 66% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 65% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 65% |
| NC | U.S. House - 11 | Chuck Edwards | Republican | 65% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | U.S. House - 4 | Mark Alford | R | 76% |
| MN | U.S. House - 1 | Brad Finstad | R | 76% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 76% |
| TX | U.S. House - 11 | August Pfluger | R | 76% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 76% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 76% |
| Jerry Carl | 75% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 75% |
| MS | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Ezell | R | 75% |
| Drew Ferguson | 75% | |||
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | R | 75% |
| KS | U.S. House - 1 | Tracey Mann | R | 75% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | R | 75% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 75% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 75% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 74% |
| OH | U.S. House - 15 | Mike Carey | R | 74% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 74% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | R | 74% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 74% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 74% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 74% | |||
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | R | 74% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 73% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 73% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 73% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | R | 73% |
| Patrick McHenry | 73% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 73% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 73% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | R | 73% |
| AL | U.S. House - 5 | Dale Strong | R | 73% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 73% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tommy Tuberville | R | 73% |
| IN | U.S. House - 2 | Rudy Yakym III | R | 73% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 72% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 72% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 72% |
| Mike Gallagher | 72% | |||
| Garret Graves | 72% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | 72% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | R | 72% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 72% |
| Greg Pence | 72% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 71% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 71% |
| TX | U.S. House - 15 | Monica De La Cruz | R | 71% |
| TX | U.S. House - 6 | Jake Ellzey | R | 71% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 71% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Bill Hagerty | R | 71% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | R | 71% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 71% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 71% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 71% |
| TX | U.S. House - 1 | Nathaniel Moran | R | 71% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | R | 71% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Jr | Eric Schmitt | R | 71% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 71% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | R | 71% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | R | 70% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 70% |
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | R | 70% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 70% |
| NA | Vice President | J.D. Vance | R | 70% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 69% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 69% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 69% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 69% |
| IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | R | 69% |
| Bill Johnson | 69% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | R | 69% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 69% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 69% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 69% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | R | 68% |
| Kay Granger | 68% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 68% |
| NY | U.S. House - 23 | Nicholas Langworthy | R | 68% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 68% | |||
| UT | U.S. House - 1 | Blake Moore | R | 68% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 68% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 68% |
| FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Rick Scott | R | 68% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 68% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 68% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | R | 67% |
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 67% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 67% |
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | R | 67% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 67% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 67% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 67% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 67% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 66% |
| John Duarte | 66% | |||
| Mike Garcia | 66% | |||
| Michelle Steel | 66% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 65% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 65% |
| NC | U.S. House - 11 | Chuck Edwards | R | 65% |