Rating Group: The Club for Growth
2017 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | Republican | 100% |
| Jeff Flake | 100% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 100% |
| Pat Toomey | 100% | |||
| VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | Republican | 99% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 99% |
| Justin Amash | 98% | |||
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | Republican | 98% |
| Dave Brat | 98% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 98% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 98% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 98% |
| Jody Hice | 98% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 98% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 98% |
| Mark Meadows | 98% | |||
| Luke Messer | 98% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 98% |
| Mo Brooks | 97% | |||
| Ken Buck | 96% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 96% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | Republican | 96% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 96% |
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 96% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 95% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 95% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 95% |
| Jeb Hensarling | 95% | |||
| Doug Lamborn | 95% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 95% |
| Ben Sasse | 95% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 95% | |||
| Jim Bridenstine | 94% | |||
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 94% |
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 94% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 94% |
| Trent Franks | 93% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 93% |
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 93% | |||
| Steve Chabot | 92% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| George Holding | 92% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 92% |
| Ted Yoho | 92% | |||
| Jeff Duncan | 91% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 91% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 91% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 91% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 90% |
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | Republican | 90% |
| Matt Gaetz | 90% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 90% | |||
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 90% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 90% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 90% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 90% |
| Mark Walker | 90% | |||
| Jackie Walorski | 90% | |||
| Diane Black | 89% | |||
| Joe Barton | 88% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 88% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 88% |
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 88% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 88% |
| Jim Inhofe | 88% | |||
| Alex Mooney | 88% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 88% |
| Pete Olson | 88% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 88% |
| Lamar Smith | 88% | |||
| Luther Strange III | 88% | |||
| Rob Woodall | 88% | |||
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 87% |
| Lindsey Graham | 87% | |||
| Sam Johnson | 87% | |||
| Kenny Marchant | 87% | |||
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 87% |
| David Perdue | 87% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | Republican | 87% |
| Chris Stewart | 87% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 86% |
| Bradley Byrne | 86% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 86% |
| Mike Enzi | 86% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 86% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 86% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 86% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 86% | |||
| Kevin Yoder | 86% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 85% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 85% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 85% |
| Mike Conaway | 85% | |||
| Blake Farenthold | 85% | |||
| Bill Flores | 85% | |||
| Trey Gowdy III | 85% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 85% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 85% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 85% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | R | 100% |
| Jeff Flake | 100% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 100% |
| Pat Toomey | 100% | |||
| VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | R | 99% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 99% |
| Justin Amash | 98% | |||
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | R | 98% |
| Dave Brat | 98% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 98% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 98% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 98% |
| Jody Hice | 98% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 98% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 98% |
| Mark Meadows | 98% | |||
| Luke Messer | 98% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 98% |
| Mo Brooks | 97% | |||
| Ken Buck | 96% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 96% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | R | 96% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 96% |
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | 96% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 95% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 95% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | R | 95% |
| Jeb Hensarling | 95% | |||
| Doug Lamborn | 95% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | R | 95% |
| Ben Sasse | 95% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 95% | |||
| Jim Bridenstine | 94% | |||
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 94% |
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | R | 94% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 94% |
| Trent Franks | 93% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 93% |
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 93% | |||
| Steve Chabot | 92% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 92% |
| George Holding | 92% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 92% |
| Ted Yoho | 92% | |||
| Jeff Duncan | 91% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | R | 91% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 91% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 91% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 90% |
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | R | 90% |
| Matt Gaetz | 90% | |||
| Bob Goodlatte | 90% | |||
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 90% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 90% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 90% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 90% |
| Mark Walker | 90% | |||
| Jackie Walorski | 90% | |||
| Diane Black | 89% | |||
| Joe Barton | 88% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 88% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 88% |
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 88% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 88% |
| Jim Inhofe | 88% | |||
| Alex Mooney | 88% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 88% |
| Pete Olson | 88% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 88% |
| Lamar Smith | 88% | |||
| Luther Strange III | 88% | |||
| Rob Woodall | 88% | |||
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 87% |
| Lindsey Graham | 87% | |||
| Sam Johnson | 87% | |||
| Kenny Marchant | 87% | |||
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 87% |
| David Perdue | 87% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | R | 87% |
| Chris Stewart | 87% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 86% |
| Bradley Byrne | 86% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 86% |
| Mike Enzi | 86% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 86% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 86% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 86% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 86% | |||
| Kevin Yoder | 86% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 85% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 85% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 85% |
| Mike Conaway | 85% | |||
| Blake Farenthold | 85% | |||
| Bill Flores | 85% | |||
| Trey Gowdy III | 85% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 85% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 85% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 85% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 85% |