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Recipient of the American Conservative Union's "Best & Brightest" award on May 3, 2005

American Conservative Union score of "100" for 2004

American Conservative Union lifetime rating of "98"

Recipient of Family Research Council’s “True Blue Award” in 2004, 2003, 2002 & 2001 for having achieved a 100% voting record on issues of importance to the American family

Ranked as third most fiscally conservative member of the US House of Representatives for 2005 by the National Taxpayers Union (NTU)

Earned a Taxpayers' Friend Award for 2005 and 2004 from the NTU

Earned a score of "100" from the National Right to Life Committee for votes cast during the ongoing 109th Congress

Consistently received a score of "100" from the National Right to Life Committee since his arrival in Congress in 1999

Received the US Chamber of Commerce's "Spirit of Enterprise" award for pro-business support for the first session of the 109th Congress, as well as for the 108th, 107th and 106th Congresses

Awarded a grade of "A" by the National Rifle Association (NRA) for the 2004 election cycle

Praised by Tony Blankley on "The McLaughlin Group" as being the most honest person of 2005 "for saying what the polls indicate about illegal immigrants and soft borders"