Rating Group: The Club for Growth
2021 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 5% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 5% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 85% |
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | Republican | 95% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 79% |
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | Republican | 96% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 96% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 6% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 72% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 61% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | Republican | 81% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 89% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Bill Hagerty | Republican | 84% |
| TN | U.S. House - 1 | Diana Harshbarger | Republican | 92% |
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | Republican | 94% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 70% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 89% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | Republican | 90% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 71% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 6% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 78% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 91% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | Republican | 76% |
| TX | U.S. House - 4 | Pat Fallon | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | Republican | 98% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 6% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 72% |
| TX | U.S. House - 11 | August Pfluger | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 13 | Ronny Jackson | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | Democratic | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 83% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 21 | Chip Roy | Republican | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 22 | Troy Nehls | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 24 | Beth Van Duyne | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | Republican | 96% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 22% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | Democratic | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 73% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 9% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 13% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 12% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 99% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | Republican | 82% |
| UT | U.S. House - 1 | Blake Moore | Republican | 85% |
| UT | U.S. House - 4 | Burgess Owens | Republican | 85% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 7% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 3% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 75% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 7% |
| VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | Republican | 92% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 6% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 75% |
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | Democratic | 13% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 8% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 7% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 9% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 8% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 64% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 11% |
| WA | U.S. House - 8 | Kim Schrier | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 11% |
| WA | U.S. House - 10 | Marilyn Strickland | Democratic | 0% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 88% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 4% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | Republican | 89% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 8% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 9% |
| WI | U.S. House - 5 | Scott Fitzgerald | Republican | 92% |
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 89% |
| WI | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Tiffany | Republican | 90% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 51% |
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | Republican | 72% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 81% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 85% |
| Colin Allred | 5% | |||
| Cindy Axne | 11% | |||
| Dan Bishop | 97% | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | 15% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 66% | |||
| Carolyn Bourdeaux | 0% | |||
| Jamaal Bowman | 10% | |||
| Kevin Brady | 79% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 87% | |||
| Sherrod Brown | 3% | |||
| Ken Buck | 98% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 64% | |||
| Michael Burgess | 81% | |||
| Richard Burr | 73% | |||
| Cori Bush | 13% | |||
| Cheri Bustos | 5% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 6% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 3% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 5% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 5% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 85% |
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | R | 95% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 79% |
| SC | U.S. House - 4 | William Timmons | R | 96% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 96% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 6% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 72% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 61% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | R | 81% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 89% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Bill Hagerty | R | 84% |
| TN | U.S. House - 1 | Diana Harshbarger | R | 92% |
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | R | 94% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 70% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 89% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | R | 90% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 71% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 6% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 78% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 91% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | R | 76% |
| TX | U.S. House - 4 | Pat Fallon | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | R | 98% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | D | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 6% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 72% |
| TX | U.S. House - 11 | August Pfluger | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 13 | Ronny Jackson | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 85% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | D | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 83% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 21 | Chip Roy | R | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 22 | Troy Nehls | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 24 | Beth Van Duyne | R | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 27 | Michael Cloud | R | 96% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 22% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | D | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 73% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 9% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 13% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 12% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 99% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | R | 82% |
| UT | U.S. House - 1 | Blake Moore | R | 85% |
| UT | U.S. House - 4 | Burgess Owens | R | 85% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 7% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 3% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 75% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 7% |
| VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | R | 92% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 6% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 75% |
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | D | 13% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 8% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 7% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 5% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 9% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 8% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | R | 64% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 11% |
| WA | U.S. House - 8 | Kim Schrier | D | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 11% |
| WA | U.S. House - 10 | Marilyn Strickland | D | 0% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 88% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 4% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | R | 89% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 8% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 9% |
| WI | U.S. House - 5 | Scott Fitzgerald | R | 92% |
| WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | R | 89% |
| WI | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Tiffany | R | 90% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 51% |
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | R | 72% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 81% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | R | 85% |
| Colin Allred | 5% | |||
| Cindy Axne | 11% | |||
| Dan Bishop | 97% | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | 15% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 66% | |||
| Carolyn Bourdeaux | 0% | |||
| Jamaal Bowman | 10% | |||
| Kevin Brady | 79% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 87% | |||
| Sherrod Brown | 3% | |||
| Ken Buck | 98% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 64% | |||
| Michael Burgess | 81% | |||
| Richard Burr | 73% | |||
| Cori Bush | 13% | |||
| Cheri Bustos | 5% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 6% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 3% |