Rating Group: The Club for Growth
2017 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 8% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 8% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 7% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 6% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 6% |
| Eliot Engel | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 6% |
| Tom O'Halleran | 6% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 6% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 6% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 6% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 5% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 5% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 5% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 5% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 5% |
| Bob Brady | 5% | |||
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 5% |
| Mike Capuano | 5% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 5% |
| Matt Cartwright | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 5% |
| David Cicilline | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 5% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 5% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 5% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 5% |
| Joe Crowley | 5% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 5% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 5% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 5% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| Anna Eshoo | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 5% |
| Elizabeth Esty | 5% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 5% |
| Marcia Fudge | 5% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 5% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 5% | |||
| Colleen Hanabusa | 5% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 5% |
| Brian Higgins | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 5% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 5% |
| Ruben Kihuen | 5% | |||
| Dan Kildee | 5% | |||
| Ron Kind | 5% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 5% |
| Brenda Lawrence | 5% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 5% |
| Sandy Levin | 5% | |||
| John Lewis | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 5% |
| Nita Lowey | 5% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 5% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 5% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 5% | |||
| Sean Maloney | 5% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| Donald McEachin | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 5% |
| Bob Menendez | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 5% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Don Payne, Jr. | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 5% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 5% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 5% |
| Kathleen Rice | 5% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 5% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 5% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 5% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 8% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 8% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 7% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 6% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 6% |
| Eliot Engel | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 6% |
| Tom O'Halleran | 6% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 6% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 6% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 6% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 5% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 5% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 5% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 5% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 5% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 5% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 5% |
| Bob Brady | 5% | |||
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 5% |
| Mike Capuano | 5% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 5% |
| Matt Cartwright | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 5% |
| David Cicilline | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 5% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 5% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 5% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 5% |
| Joe Crowley | 5% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 5% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 5% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 5% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 5% |
| Anna Eshoo | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 5% |
| Elizabeth Esty | 5% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 5% |
| Marcia Fudge | 5% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 5% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 5% | |||
| Colleen Hanabusa | 5% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 5% |
| Brian Higgins | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 5% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 5% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 5% |
| Ruben Kihuen | 5% | |||
| Dan Kildee | 5% | |||
| Ron Kind | 5% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 5% |
| Brenda Lawrence | 5% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 5% |
| Sandy Levin | 5% | |||
| John Lewis | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 5% |
| Nita Lowey | 5% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 5% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 5% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 5% | |||
| Sean Maloney | 5% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 5% |
| Donald McEachin | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 5% |
| Bob Menendez | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 5% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 5% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Don Payne, Jr. | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 5% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 5% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 5% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 5% |
| Kathleen Rice | 5% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 5% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 5% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 5% |