Rating Group: The Club for Growth
2018 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Alexander | 65% | |||
| Liz Cheney | 65% | |||
| Kristi Noem | 65% | |||
| Jim Renacci | 65% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 64% |
| Gregg Harper | 64% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 63% |
| Leonard Lance | 63% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 63% |
| Martha McSally | 63% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 63% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 63% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 63% |
| Bill Shuster | 63% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 62% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 62% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 62% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 62% |
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 62% | |||
| Paul Mitchell | 62% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 61% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 61% |
| John Shimkus | 61% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 60% |
| Susan Brooks | 60% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 60% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 60% | |
| Will Hurd | 60% | |||
| Steve Knight | 60% | |||
| Dave Trott | 60% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 59% | |||
| Martha Roby | 59% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 58% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 58% |
| Bill Johnson | 58% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 58% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 58% |
| Jeff Fortenberry | 57% | |||
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | Republican | 57% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 57% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 57% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 57% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 56% |
| Tom Marino | 56% | |||
| Greg Walden | 56% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 55% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | Republican | 55% |
| Barbara Comstock | 54% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 54% |
| Jeff Denham | 53% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 53% |
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | Republican | 53% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 53% |
| Fred Upton | 53% | |||
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 52% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 52% |
| Bruce Poliquin | 51% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 51% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 51% |
| Lou Barletta | 50% | |||
| Chris Collins | 50% | |||
| David McKinley | 50% | |||
| Steve Stivers | 50% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 49% |
| Adam Kinzinger | 49% | |||
| Pete King | 47% | |||
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 47% | |||
| Rodney Davis | 46% | |||
| Dave Reichert | 45% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | Republican | 45% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 43% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 42% |
| Carlos Curbelo | 41% | |||
| Frank LoBiondo | 39% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 39% |
| Ryan Costello | 38% | |||
| Tom MacArthur | 38% | |||
| Dan Donovan, Jr. | 35% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 34% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 34% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 33% |
| John Katko | 33% | |||
| Conor Lamb | 32% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 28% | |||
| John Faso | 27% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 24% |
| Jim Cooper | 22% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 21% | |||
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 20% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 19% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 17% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 17% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 15% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 15% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 15% |
| Claire McCaskill | 15% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | 15% |
| Kurt Schrader | 15% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 14% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 14% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Alexander | 65% | |||
| Liz Cheney | 65% | |||
| Kristi Noem | 65% | |||
| Jim Renacci | 65% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 64% |
| Gregg Harper | 64% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 63% |
| Leonard Lance | 63% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 63% |
| Martha McSally | 63% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 63% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | R | 63% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 63% |
| Bill Shuster | 63% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 62% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 62% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 62% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 62% |
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 62% | |||
| Paul Mitchell | 62% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 61% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 61% |
| John Shimkus | 61% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 60% |
| Susan Brooks | 60% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 60% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 60% | |
| Will Hurd | 60% | |||
| Steve Knight | 60% | |||
| Dave Trott | 60% | |||
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | 59% | |||
| Martha Roby | 59% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 58% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 58% |
| Bill Johnson | 58% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 58% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 58% |
| Jeff Fortenberry | 57% | |||
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | R | 57% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 57% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 57% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 57% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 56% |
| Tom Marino | 56% | |||
| Greg Walden | 56% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 55% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | R | 55% |
| Barbara Comstock | 54% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 54% |
| Jeff Denham | 53% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 53% |
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | R | 53% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 53% |
| Fred Upton | 53% | |||
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 52% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 52% |
| Bruce Poliquin | 51% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 51% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 51% |
| Lou Barletta | 50% | |||
| Chris Collins | 50% | |||
| David McKinley | 50% | |||
| Steve Stivers | 50% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 49% |
| Adam Kinzinger | 49% | |||
| Pete King | 47% | |||
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 47% | |||
| Rodney Davis | 46% | |||
| Dave Reichert | 45% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | R | 45% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | R | 43% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | R | 42% |
| Carlos Curbelo | 41% | |||
| Frank LoBiondo | 39% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 39% |
| Ryan Costello | 38% | |||
| Tom MacArthur | 38% | |||
| Dan Donovan, Jr. | 35% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 34% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 34% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 33% |
| John Katko | 33% | |||
| Conor Lamb | 32% | |||
| Collin Peterson | 28% | |||
| John Faso | 27% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 24% |
| Jim Cooper | 22% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 21% | |||
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 20% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 19% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 17% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 17% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 15% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 15% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 15% |
| Claire McCaskill | 15% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | D | 15% |
| Kurt Schrader | 15% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 14% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 14% |