Rating Group: The Club for Growth
2017 Lifetime Positions
How to Interpret these Evaluations
Vote Smart displays all known interest group ratings for each candidate and official, regardless of issue or bias.
Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.
With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathy Rodgers | 71% | |||
| Phil Roe | 75% | |||
| Dana Rohrabacher | 87% | |||
| Francis Rooney | 82% | |||
| Tom Rooney | 72% | |||
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 47% | |||
| Peter Roskam | 69% | |||
| Dennis Ross | 78% | |||
| Keith Rothfus | 76% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 6% | |||
| Ed Royce | 87% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 9% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 8% | |||
| Steve Russell | 71% | |||
| Paul Ryan | 82% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 7% | |||
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 93% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 6% | |||
| Ben Sasse | 98% | |||
| Kurt Schrader | 13% | |||
| David Scott | 7% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 89% | |||
| José Serrano | 6% | |||
| Jeff Sessions III | 87% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 5% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 78% | |||
| John Shimkus | 63% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 65% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 10% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 5% | |||
| Lamar Smith | 75% | |||
| Debbie Stabenow | 8% | |||
| Chris Stewart | 81% | |||
| Steve Stivers | 51% | |||
| Luther Strange III | 88% | |||
| Eric Swalwell | 8% | |||
| Scott Taylor | 80% | |||
| Jon Tester | 13% | |||
| Mac Thornberry | 79% | |||
| Pat Tiberi | 62% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 75% | |||
| Pat Toomey | 92% | |||
| Dave Trott | 65% | |||
| Niki Tsongas | 7% | |||
| Tom Udall | 4% | |||
| Fred Upton | 54% | |||
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 11% | |||
| Pete Visclosky | 8% | |||
| Greg Walden | 57% | |||
| Mark Walker | 92% | |||
| Jackie Walorski | 70% | |||
| Mimi Walters | 69% | |||
| Brad Wenstrup | 83% | |||
| Rob Woodall | 81% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 5% | |||
| Kevin Yoder | 80% | |||
| Ted Yoho | 82% | |||
| Donald Young | 51% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 3% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 8% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 5% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 9% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 12% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 6% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 5% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 8% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 11% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 2% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 0% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 7% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 7% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 8% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 5% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 6% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 7% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 5% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 17% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 6% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 23% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 7% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 8% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 0% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 4% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 10% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 3% |