Rating Group: The Club for Growth
2020 Lifetime Positions
How to Interpret these Evaluations
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | Republican | 100% |
| WI | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Tiffany | Republican | 100% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 99% |
| TX | U.S. House - 21 | Chip Roy | Republican | 99% |
| FL | U.S. House - 17 | Greg Steube | Republican | 99% |
| Justin Amash | 98% | |||
| Ken Buck | 98% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 98% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | Republican | 98% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | Republican | 98% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 98% |
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | Republican | 98% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | Republican | 97% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 97% |
| Mark Green | 96% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 96% |
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | Republican | 95% |
| Jody Hice | 95% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | Republican | 95% |
| Dan Bishop | 94% | |||
| Jeff Duncan | 94% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 94% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 94% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 94% |
| VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | Republican | 93% |
| Doug Lamborn | 93% | |||
| Ben Sasse | 93% | |||
| Van Taylor | 93% | |||
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | Republican | 92% |
| Fred Keller | 92% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | Republican | 92% |
| Pat Toomey | 92% | |||
| IN | Governor | Mike Braun | Republican | 91% |
| Louie Gohmert | 91% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 91% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | Republican | 91% |
| Mark Meadows | 91% | |||
| Mark Walker | 91% | |||
| Ron Wright | 91% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 90% |
| ID | U.S. House - 1 | Russ Fulcher | Republican | 90% |
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 90% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 90% |
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 90% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 89% |
| Steve Chabot | 89% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 89% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | Republican | 89% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 88% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 88% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 87% |
| George Holding | 87% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 87% | |||
| Alex Mooney | 87% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 86% | |||
| Steve King | 86% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 86% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | Republican | 86% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | Republican | 86% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 86% |
| Ross Spano | 86% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 85% |
| Matt Gaetz | 85% | |||
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 85% | |||
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 85% | |||
| Kenny Marchant | 85% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 85% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 85% |
| Mike Enzi | 84% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | Republican | 84% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 84% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 83% |
| Mike Gallagher | 83% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 83% |
| Bill Posey | 83% | |||
| Ted Yoho | 83% | |||
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | 82% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 82% |
| GA | Administrator of the Small Business Administration | Kelly Loeffler | Republican | 82% |
| Tom Rice | 82% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 81% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 81% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | Republican | 81% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 81% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 81% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 81% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 81% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 80% |
| Michael Burgess | 80% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 80% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 80% |
| Patrick McHenry | 80% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 80% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 79% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | Republican | 79% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 79% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 79% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 79% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | R | 100% |
| WI | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Tiffany | R | 100% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 99% |
| TX | U.S. House - 21 | Chip Roy | R | 99% |
| FL | U.S. House - 17 | Greg Steube | R | 99% |
| Justin Amash | 98% | |||
| Ken Buck | 98% | |||
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 98% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | R | 98% |
| OH | U.S. House - 8 | Warren Davidson | R | 98% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 98% |
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | R | 98% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | R | 97% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 97% |
| Mark Green | 96% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 96% |
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | R | 95% |
| Jody Hice | 95% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | R | 95% |
| Dan Bishop | 94% | |||
| Jeff Duncan | 94% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 94% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 94% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 94% |
| VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | R | 93% |
| Doug Lamborn | 93% | |||
| Ben Sasse | 93% | |||
| Van Taylor | 93% | |||
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | R | 92% |
| Fred Keller | 92% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | R | 92% |
| Pat Toomey | 92% | |||
| IN | Governor | Mike Braun | R | 91% |
| Louie Gohmert | 91% | |||
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | R | 91% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | R | 91% |
| Mark Meadows | 91% | |||
| Mark Walker | 91% | |||
| Ron Wright | 91% | |||
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 90% |
| ID | U.S. House - 1 | Russ Fulcher | R | 90% |
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | R | 90% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 90% |
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 90% | |||
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 89% |
| Steve Chabot | 89% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | R | 89% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | R | 89% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 88% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 88% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 87% |
| George Holding | 87% | |||
| Jim Inhofe | 87% | |||
| Alex Mooney | 87% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 86% | |||
| Steve King | 86% | |||
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 86% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | R | 86% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | R | 86% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 86% |
| Ross Spano | 86% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 85% |
| Matt Gaetz | 85% | |||
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 85% | |||
| Trey Hollingsworth III | 85% | |||
| Kenny Marchant | 85% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 85% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 85% |
| Mike Enzi | 84% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | R | 84% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 84% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 83% |
| Mike Gallagher | 83% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 83% |
| Bill Posey | 83% | |||
| Ted Yoho | 83% | |||
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | R | 82% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 82% |
| GA | Administrator of the Small Business Administration | Kelly Loeffler | R | 82% |
| Tom Rice | 82% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 81% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 81% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | R | 81% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 81% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 81% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 81% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 81% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 80% |
| Michael Burgess | 80% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 80% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 80% |
| Patrick McHenry | 80% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 80% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 79% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | R | 79% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 79% |
| Brad Wenstrup | 79% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 79% |