Rating Group: The Club for Growth
2017 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | Republican | 100% |
| Justin Amash | 99% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 99% |
| VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | Republican | 99% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 99% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | Republican | 98% |
| Ken Buck | 98% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 98% |
| Ben Sasse | 98% | |||
| Dave Brat | 97% | |||
| Trent Franks | 97% | |||
| Jeff Flake | 96% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 96% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 96% |
| Jim Bridenstine | 95% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 95% |
| Jeb Hensarling | 95% | |||
| Doug Lamborn | 95% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 95% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 95% |
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | Republican | 94% |
| Jody Hice | 94% | |||
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 94% |
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | Republican | 94% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 93% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 93% |
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 93% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| Jeff Duncan | 92% | |||
| Trey Gowdy III | 92% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 92% |
| Pat Toomey | 92% | |||
| Mark Walker | 92% | |||
| Steve Chabot | 91% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 91% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 91% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 91% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 90% |
| Matt Gaetz | 90% | |||
| Louie Gohmert | 90% | |||
| George Holding | 90% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 90% | |||
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 89% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 89% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 89% |
| Mark Meadows | 89% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 89% |
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 89% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 88% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 88% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 88% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 88% |
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 88% | |||
| Sam Johnson | 88% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | Republican | 88% |
| David Perdue | 88% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 88% |
| Luther Strange III | 88% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 87% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 87% |
| Steve King | 87% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 87% |
| Dana Rohrabacher | 87% | |||
| Ed Royce | 87% | |||
| Jeff Sessions III | 87% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 87% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 86% |
| Kenny Marchant | 86% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 85% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 85% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 85% |
| Bill Posey | 85% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 84% |
| John Duncan, Jr. | 84% | |||
| Mike Enzi | 84% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 84% |
| Patrick McHenry | 84% | |||
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 84% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 83% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 83% |
| Michael Burgess | 83% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 83% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 83% |
| Bill Flores | 83% | |||
| Mia Love | 83% | |||
| Ted Poe | 83% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 83% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 83% | |||
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 82% |
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | Republican | 82% |
| Lynn Jenkins | 82% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 82% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 82% |
| Jason Lewis | 82% | |||
| Pete Olson | 82% | |||
| Tom Rice | 82% | |||
| Francis Rooney | 82% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | R | 100% |
| Justin Amash | 99% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 99% |
| VA | State House - 56 | Tom Garrett, Jr. | R | 99% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 99% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | R | 98% |
| Ken Buck | 98% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 98% |
| Ben Sasse | 98% | |||
| Dave Brat | 97% | |||
| Trent Franks | 97% | |||
| Jeff Flake | 96% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 96% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 96% |
| Jim Bridenstine | 95% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 95% |
| Jeb Hensarling | 95% | |||
| Doug Lamborn | 95% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | R | 95% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 95% |
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | R | 94% |
| Jody Hice | 94% | |||
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | R | 94% |
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | R | 94% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 93% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 93% |
| Mark Sanford, Jr. | 93% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 92% |
| Jeff Duncan | 92% | |||
| Trey Gowdy III | 92% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 92% |
| Pat Toomey | 92% | |||
| Mark Walker | 92% | |||
| Steve Chabot | 91% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | R | 91% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 91% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 91% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 90% |
| Matt Gaetz | 90% | |||
| Louie Gohmert | 90% | |||
| George Holding | 90% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 90% | |||
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 89% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 89% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 89% |
| Mark Meadows | 89% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 89% |
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 89% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 88% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 88% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 88% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | R | 88% |
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 88% | |||
| Sam Johnson | 88% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | R | 88% |
| David Perdue | 88% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 88% |
| Luther Strange III | 88% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 87% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 87% |
| Steve King | 87% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 87% |
| Dana Rohrabacher | 87% | |||
| Ed Royce | 87% | |||
| Jeff Sessions III | 87% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 87% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 86% |
| Kenny Marchant | 86% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 85% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 85% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 85% |
| Bill Posey | 85% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 84% |
| John Duncan, Jr. | 84% | |||
| Mike Enzi | 84% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 84% |
| Patrick McHenry | 84% | |||
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | 84% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 83% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 83% |
| Michael Burgess | 83% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 83% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 83% |
| Bill Flores | 83% | |||
| Mia Love | 83% | |||
| Ted Poe | 83% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 83% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 83% | |||
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 82% |
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | R | 82% |
| Lynn Jenkins | 82% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 82% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 82% |
| Jason Lewis | 82% | |||
| Pete Olson | 82% | |||
| Tom Rice | 82% | |||
| Francis Rooney | 82% |