Rating Group: The Club for Growth
2023 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI | U.S. House - 9 | Lisa McClain | Republican | 84% |
| UT | U.S. House - 4 | Burgess Owens | Republican | 84% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 84% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | Republican | 84% |
| Mike Waltz | 84% | |||
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 83% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Bill Hagerty | Republican | 83% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | Republican | 83% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 83% |
| NA | Vice President | J.D. Vance | Republican | 83% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | 82% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 82% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 82% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | Republican | 82% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | Republican | 81% |
| Michael Burgess | 81% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 81% |
| IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | Republican | 81% |
| Mike Gallagher | 81% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 81% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | Republican | 81% |
| CA | U.S. House - 23 | Jay Obernolte | Republican | 81% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 81% |
| Michelle Steel | 81% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 5 | Dale Strong | Republican | 81% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 81% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 80% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 6 | Jake Ellzey | Republican | 80% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | Republican | 80% |
| NE | U.S. House - 1 | Mike Flood | Republican | 80% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 80% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 80% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 80% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 80% |
| LA | U.S. House - 5 | Julia Letlow | Republican | 80% |
| Patrick McHenry | 80% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 80% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 80% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 80% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 79% |
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | Republican | 79% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 79% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 79% |
| IA | U.S. House - 2 | Ashley Hinson | Republican | 79% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | Republican | 79% |
| UT | U.S. House - 1 | Blake Moore | Republican | 79% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 79% |
| Chris Stewart | 79% | |||
| Brad Wenstrup | 79% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 79% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 78% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 78% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 78% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 78% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 77% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | Republican | 77% |
| Drew Ferguson | 77% | |||
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | Republican | 77% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | Republican | 77% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 76% |
| Garret Graves | 76% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 76% |
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | Republican | 76% |
| IA | U.S. House - 1 | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Republican | 76% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 76% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | Republican | 75% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 75% |
| OH | U.S. House - 7 | Max Miller | Republican | 75% |
| Greg Pence | 75% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 74% |
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | Republican | 74% |
| NC | U.S. House - 11 | Chuck Edwards | Republican | 74% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 74% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 73% |
| FL | U.S. House - 4 | Aaron Bean | Republican | 73% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 73% |
| MS | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Ezell | Republican | 73% |
| Doug LaMalfa | 73% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 27 | Maria Salazar | Republican | 73% |
| IN | U.S. House - 2 | Rudy Yakym III | Republican | 73% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 73% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 72% |
| FL | U.S. House - 28 | Carlos Giménez | Republican | 72% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 72% |
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 72% |
| CA | U.S. House - 40 | Young Kim | Republican | 72% |
| Kevin McCarthy | 72% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 72% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 72% |
| Mike Garcia | 71% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 9 | Erin Houchin | Republican | 71% |
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | Republican | 71% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 71% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 71% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 70% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Katie Boyd Britt | Republican | 70% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI | U.S. House - 9 | Lisa McClain | R | 84% |
| UT | U.S. House - 4 | Burgess Owens | R | 84% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 84% |
| WI | U.S. House - 1 | Bryan Steil | R | 84% |
| Mike Waltz | 84% | |||
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 83% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Bill Hagerty | R | 83% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | R | 83% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 83% |
| NA | Vice President | J.D. Vance | R | 83% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | R | 82% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 82% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 82% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | R | 82% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | R | 81% |
| Michael Burgess | 81% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 81% |
| IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | R | 81% |
| Mike Gallagher | 81% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 81% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | R | 81% |
| CA | U.S. House - 23 | Jay Obernolte | R | 81% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 81% |
| Michelle Steel | 81% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 5 | Dale Strong | R | 81% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 81% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 80% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 6 | Jake Ellzey | R | 80% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | R | 80% |
| NE | U.S. House - 1 | Mike Flood | R | 80% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 80% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 80% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 80% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 80% |
| LA | U.S. House - 5 | Julia Letlow | R | 80% |
| Patrick McHenry | 80% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 80% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 80% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 80% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 79% |
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | R | 79% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 79% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 79% |
| IA | U.S. House - 2 | Ashley Hinson | R | 79% |
| PA | U.S. House - 9 | Dan Meuser | R | 79% |
| UT | U.S. House - 1 | Blake Moore | R | 79% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 79% |
| Chris Stewart | 79% | |||
| Brad Wenstrup | 79% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 79% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 78% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 78% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 78% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 78% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 77% |
| TX | U.S. House - 2 | Dan Crenshaw | R | 77% |
| Drew Ferguson | 77% | |||
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | R | 77% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | R | 77% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 76% |
| Garret Graves | 76% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 76% |
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | R | 76% |
| IA | U.S. House - 1 | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | R | 76% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 76% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | R | 75% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | 75% |
| OH | U.S. House - 7 | Max Miller | R | 75% |
| Greg Pence | 75% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 75% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 74% |
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | R | 74% |
| NC | U.S. House - 11 | Chuck Edwards | R | 74% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 74% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 73% |
| FL | U.S. House - 4 | Aaron Bean | R | 73% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 73% |
| MS | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Ezell | R | 73% |
| Doug LaMalfa | 73% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 27 | Maria Salazar | R | 73% |
| IN | U.S. House - 2 | Rudy Yakym III | R | 73% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | R | 73% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 72% |
| FL | U.S. House - 28 | Carlos Giménez | R | 72% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 72% |
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 72% |
| CA | U.S. House - 40 | Young Kim | R | 72% |
| Kevin McCarthy | 72% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 72% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 72% |
| Mike Garcia | 71% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 9 | Erin Houchin | R | 71% |
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | R | 71% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 71% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 71% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 70% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Katie Boyd Britt | R | 70% |