Rating Group: The Club for Growth
2017 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| José Serrano | 5% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 5% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 5% |
| Louise Slaughter | 5% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 5% |
| Eric Swalwell | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 5% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 5% |
| Niki Tsongas | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 5% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 5% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 5% |
| John Yarmuth | 5% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 4% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 4% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 4% |
| Sherrod Brown | 4% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 4% |
| Ben Cardin | 4% | |||
| Tom Carper | 4% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 4% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 4% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 4% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 4% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 4% |
| Dianne Feinstein | 4% | |||
| Al Franken | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 4% |
| Kamala Harris | 4% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 4% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 4% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 4% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 4% |
| Patrick Leahy | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 4% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 4% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 4% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 4% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 4% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 4% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 4% |
| Jon Tester | 4% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| José Serrano | 5% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 5% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 5% |
| Louise Slaughter | 5% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | D | 5% |
| Eric Swalwell | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 5% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 5% |
| Niki Tsongas | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 5% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 5% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 5% |
| John Yarmuth | 5% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 4% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 4% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 4% |
| Sherrod Brown | 4% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 4% |
| Ben Cardin | 4% | |||
| Tom Carper | 4% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 4% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 4% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 4% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 4% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 4% |
| Dianne Feinstein | 4% | |||
| Al Franken | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 4% |
| Kamala Harris | 4% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 4% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 4% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 4% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 4% |
| Patrick Leahy | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 4% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 4% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 4% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 4% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 4% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 4% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 4% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 4% |
| Jon Tester | 4% |