Rating Group: The Club for Growth
2017 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 7% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 7% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 6% |
| Bob Brady | 6% | |||
| Matt Cartwright | 6% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 6% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 6% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 6% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 6% |
| Elijah Cummings | 6% | |||
| Susan Davis | 6% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 6% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 6% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 6% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 6% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 6% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 6% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 6% |
| Eddie Johnson | 6% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 6% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 6% |
| Dan Kildee | 6% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 6% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 6% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 6% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 6% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 6% |
| Bob Menendez | 6% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 6% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 6% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 6% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 6% |
| Tom O'Halleran | 6% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 6% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 6% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 6% |
| Kathleen Rice | 6% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 6% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 6% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 6% |
| José Serrano | 6% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 6% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 6% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 5% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 5% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 5% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 5% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 5% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 5% |
| Al Franken | 5% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 5% | |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 5% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 5% |
| Ruben Kihuen | 5% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 5% |
| Brenda Lawrence | 5% | |||
| Alan Lowenthal | 5% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| Donald McEachin | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 5% |
| Grace Napolitano | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 5% |
| David Price | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 5% |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 5% |
| Louise Slaughter | 5% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 5% |
| John Yarmuth | 5% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 4% |
| Sherrod Brown | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 4% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 4% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 4% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 7% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 7% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 6% |
| Bob Brady | 6% | |||
| Matt Cartwright | 6% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 6% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 6% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 6% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 6% |
| Elijah Cummings | 6% | |||
| Susan Davis | 6% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 6% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 6% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 6% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 6% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 6% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 6% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 6% |
| Eddie Johnson | 6% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 6% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 6% |
| Dan Kildee | 6% | |||
| Annie Kuster | 6% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 6% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 6% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 6% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 6% |
| Bob Menendez | 6% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 6% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 6% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 6% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 6% |
| Tom O'Halleran | 6% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 6% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 6% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 6% |
| Kathleen Rice | 6% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 6% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 6% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 6% |
| José Serrano | 6% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 6% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 6% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 6% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 5% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 5% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 5% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 5% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 5% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 5% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 5% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 5% |
| Al Franken | 5% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 5% | |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 5% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 5% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 5% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 5% |
| Ruben Kihuen | 5% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 5% |
| Brenda Lawrence | 5% | |||
| Alan Lowenthal | 5% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 5% |
| Donald McEachin | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 5% |
| Grace Napolitano | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 5% |
| David Price | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 5% |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 5% |
| Louise Slaughter | 5% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 5% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 5% |
| John Yarmuth | 5% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 4% |
| Sherrod Brown | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 4% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 4% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 4% |