Rating Group: The Club for Growth
2018 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 15% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 15% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 15% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 15% |
| David Cicilline | 14% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 14% |
| Claire McCaskill | 14% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 13% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 13% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 13% |
| Annie Kuster | 13% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 13% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 13% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 12% |
| Bob Brady | 12% | |||
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 12% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 12% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 12% |
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 12% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 12% |
| Dan Kildee | 12% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 12% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 12% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 12% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 12% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 12% |
| David Price | 12% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 12% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 12% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 12% |
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 11% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 11% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 11% | |||
| Heidi Heitkamp | 11% | |||
| Doug Jones | 11% | |||
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 10% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 10% | |||
| Gene Green | 10% | |||
| Colleen Hanabusa | 10% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 10% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 10% |
| Dave Loebsack | 10% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 10% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 10% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 9% |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 9% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 8% |
| Gerry Connolly | 8% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 8% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 8% |
| Al Lawson, Jr. | 8% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 8% |
| Derek Kilmer | 7% | |||
| Beto O'Rourke | 7% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 6% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 6% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 5% |
| Sherrod Brown | 5% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 5% | |||
| Tom Carper | 5% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 5% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 5% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 5% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 5% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 5% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 5% |
| Brian Higgins | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 5% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 5% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 5% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 5% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 5% |
| Brenda Lawrence | 5% | |||
| Patrick Leahy | 5% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 5% |
| Bob Menendez | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 5% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 5% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 5% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 5% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 5% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | Democratic | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | Democratic | 5% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 5% | |||
| Jon Tester | 5% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 5% |
| Tom Udall | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 5% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 5% |
| John Yarmuth | 5% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 15% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 15% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 15% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 15% |
| David Cicilline | 14% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 14% |
| Claire McCaskill | 14% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 13% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 13% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 13% |
| Annie Kuster | 13% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 13% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 13% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 12% |
| Bob Brady | 12% | |||
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 12% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 12% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 12% |
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 12% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 12% |
| Dan Kildee | 12% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 12% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 12% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 12% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 12% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 12% |
| David Price | 12% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 12% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 12% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 12% |
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 11% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 11% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 11% | |||
| Heidi Heitkamp | 11% | |||
| Doug Jones | 11% | |||
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 10% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 10% | |||
| Gene Green | 10% | |||
| Colleen Hanabusa | 10% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 10% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 10% |
| Dave Loebsack | 10% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 10% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 10% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 9% |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 9% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 8% |
| Gerry Connolly | 8% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 8% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 8% |
| Al Lawson, Jr. | 8% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 8% |
| Derek Kilmer | 7% | |||
| Beto O'Rourke | 7% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 6% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 6% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 5% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 5% |
| Sherrod Brown | 5% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 5% | |||
| Tom Carper | 5% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 5% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 5% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 5% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 5% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 5% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 5% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 5% |
| Brian Higgins | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 5% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 5% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 5% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 5% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 5% |
| Brenda Lawrence | 5% | |||
| Patrick Leahy | 5% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | D | 5% |
| Bob Menendez | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 5% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 5% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 5% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 5% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 5% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 5% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | D | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | D | 5% |
| Debbie Stabenow | 5% | |||
| Jon Tester | 5% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 5% |
| Tom Udall | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 5% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 5% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 5% |
| John Yarmuth | 5% |