Tennessee U.S. Representatives Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) and Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) have been recognized as the Top Defenders of Liberty in 2023 by the Republican Liberty Caucus.
The Republican Liberty Caucus publishes its liberty-focused scorecard each year for Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Each member is given a Liberty Score based on how they vote on 20 pieces of legislation throughout the year that “either advance liberty or diminish liberty.”
Congrats to @RepThomasMassie for earning a perfect score on our 2023 scorecard! And congrats to top scorers @RepAndyBiggsAZ @RepEliCrane @RepOgles @RepLuna @MooneyforWV @RepMattGaetz @RepBobGood @RepGosar @RepScottPerry @RepRosendale
Full scorecard: https://t.co/YqrgCKrDuV pic.twitter.com/YqLl4bIBBL
— RLC (@RLibertyCaucus) January 18, 2024
The highest possible Liberty Score a member could earn is 100.
In 2023, only one U.S. Representative, Thomas Massie (R-KY-04), earned the highest Liberty Score of 100.
Congressmen Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05) and Eli Crane (R-AZ-02) were recognized for their near-perfect scores, as both earned Liberty Scores of 97.
Ogles earned a score of 95, followed by U.S. Representatives Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13) and Alex Mooney (R-WV-02) who earned scores of 94; Matt Gaetz (R-FL-01), Bob Good (R-VA-05), Paul Gosar (R-AZ-09), Scott Perry (R-PA-10), and Matt Rosendale (R-MT-02) who earned scores of 92; and Dan Bishop (R-NC-08) who earned a score of 91.
Burchett, along with 15 other Republican members, earned a Liberty Score of 90.
“The Top Defenders of Liberty demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the principles of individual liberty, limited government and free markets,” the Republican Liberty Caucus wrote in a press release. “This means they voted against wasteful spending, they stood up for our constitutional rights, they voted to repeal unneeded laws/regulations, and they supported a non-interventionist foreign policy that keeps American troops out of undeclared wars.”
Tennessee U.S. Representative Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) was the next highest-scoring member from the Volunteer State with a score of 85.
Meanwhile, congressman Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-03) earned a score of 50, congressman Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-04) earned a score of 65, representatives John Rose (R-TN-06) and Mark Green (R-TN-07) both earned scores of 70, and congressman David Kustoff (R-TN-08) earned a score of 45.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
Photo “Rep. Andy Ogles” by Rep. Andy Ogles and “Rep Tim Burchett” by US House of Representatives.
