Compared to other states, the U.S. House delegation from Arizona  ranked 15th lowest in spending based on how they voted on key fiscal measures, according to a new analysis by the Coalition to Reduce Spending.

On average, members of the state’s delegation voted to spend $1.25 trillion.

U.S. senators from Arizona were ranked the lowest spenders compared to senators from the other 50 states, according to the coalition’s SpendingTracker.org website, which monitored the voting records of members of the 115th Congress. The 115th Congress was in session for two years beginning in January 2017.

Lawmakers over that time period on average voted for $1.58 trillion in federal spending, the study found. The five most frugal House members were Justin Amash (R-Michigan); Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky); Jimmy Duncan (R-Tennessee); Raul Labrador (R-Idaho); and Morgan Griffith (R-Virginia), who all voted to cut net spending, according to the analysis.

The two most frugal senators were Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) and Mike Lee (R-Utah).

The results did not always follow partisan lines, however. Sen. Bernie Sanders, the independent socialist from Vermont, was ranked the fourth lowest spender among senators, having voted to increase spending by about $144 billion. In contrast, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) voted to increase net spending by $330 billion.

The Coalition to Reduce Spending is a nonpartisan organization that advocates for reduced spending and public debt.

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House Delegations’ Spending Rankings

Rank	State	# of House Members	Average of Delegation's Spending Approvals (Billions)
1	Vermont	1	$561
2	Oregon	5	$656
3	Hawaii	2	$730
4	Idaho	2	$810
5	Massachusetts	9	$1,006
6	Colorado	7	$1,063
7	Wisconsin	7	$1,113
8	Tennessee	9	$1,137
9	Kentucky	6	$1,145
10	Minnesota	8	$1,152
11	California	53	$1,199
12	New York	27	$1,208
13	Pennsylvania	18	$1,212
14	Michigan	14	$1,223
15	Arizona	9	$1,245
16	North Carolina	13	$1,287
17	Montana	1	$1,307
18	South Dakota	7	$1,314
19	Maryland	8	$1,317
20	Illinois	18	$1,327
21	Oklahoma	5	$1,358
22	Indiana	9	$1,382
23	Iowa	4	$1,408
24	Virginia	11	$1,414
25	New Jersey	12	$1,418
26	South Carolina	7	$1,433
27	New Mexico	3	$1,445
28	Missouri	8	$1,484
29	Georgia	14	$1,494
30	Ohio	16	$1,497
31	West Virginia	2	$1,519
32	Louisiana	6	$1,535
33	Utah	4	$1,555
34	Washington	10	$1,562
35	Nebraska	3	$1,586
36	Texas	37	$1,612
37	Arkansas	4	$1,628
38	Kansas	4	$1,630
39	Florida	26	$1,644
40	Maine	2	$1,644
41	Alabama	7	$1,653
42	Nevada	4	$1,692
43	Wyoming	1	$1,702
44	North Dakota	1	$1,719
45	Mississippi	4	$1,736
46	Alaska	1	$1,739
47	Rhode Island	2	$1,753
48	Connecticut	5	$1,915
49	Delaware	1	$1,915
50	New Hampshire	2	$1,919

Which States Have the Most Frugal Senators?

Rank	State	Average of the 2 Senators' Spending Approvals (Billions)
1	Arizona	$340
2	Oregon	$383
3	Kentucky	$789
4	Utah	$793
5	Massachusetts	$877
6	Vermont	$1,033
7	New York	$1,063
8	Florida	$1,127
9	California	$1,221
10	Illinois	$1,232
11	Iowa	$1,322
12	Idaho	$1,329
13	South Carolina	$1,373
14	New Jersey	$1,377
15	Alabama	$1,446
16	Wyoming	$1,479
17	Oklahoma	$1,483
18	Nebraska	$1,502
19	Tennessee	$1,545
20	North Carolina	$1,559
21	Pennsylvania	$1,572
22	Montana	$1,604
23	Wisconsin	$1,613
24	Colorado	$1,657
25	Georgia	$1,666
26	Alaska	$1,687
27	Louisiana	$1,688
28	Arkansas	$1,691
29	Kansas	$1,711
30	Texas	$1,723
31	Mississippi	$1,730
32	South Dakota	$1,739
33	Hawaii	$1,753
34	Washington	$1,758
35	Nevada	$1,819
36	Missouri	$1,827
37	Ohio	$1,832
38	West Virginia	$1,836
38	North Dakota	$1,836
38	Indiana	$1,836
38	Maine	$1,836
42	Connecticut	$1,915
43	Michigan	$1,916
44	Minnesota	$1,925
45	Maryland	$1,925
45	Rhode Island	$1,925
47	New Mexico	$1,932
48	Virginia	$1,933
48	Delaware	$1,933
48	New Hampshire	$1,933

Source: Coalition to Reduce Spending