Rating Group: The Club for Growth
2016 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dold | 23% | |||
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 23% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 18% | |||
| John Delaney | 18% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 17% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 17% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 17% |
| Gwen Graham | 16% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 16% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 16% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 15% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 15% | |||
| Al Franken | 14% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 14% | |||
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 13% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 13% |
| Bob Menendez | 13% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 13% |
| Kurt Schrader | 13% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 13% |
| Tom Carper | 12% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 12% | |||
| Jon Tester | 12% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 11% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 11% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 11% |
| Sam Farr | 11% | |||
| Dan Kildee | 11% | |||
| Brenda Lawrence | 11% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 11% |
| Jim McDermott | 11% | |||
| Eric Swalwell | 11% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 10% |
| Jim Cooper | 10% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 10% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 10% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 10% | |||
| Patrick Murphy | 10% | |||
| Tim Murphy | 10% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 10% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 10% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 10% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 10% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 10% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 9% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 9% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 9% |
| John Conyers, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 8% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 8% |
| Dan Lipinski | 8% | |||
| Debbie Stabenow | 8% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 8% |
| Ron Kind | 7% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 7% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 7% | |||
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 6% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 6% |
| Gene Green | 6% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 6% |
| Cedric Richmond | 6% | |||
| David Scott | 6% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 6% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 6% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 5% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 5% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 5% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 5% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 5% |
| Eliot Engel | 5% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 5% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 5% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 5% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 5% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 5% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 5% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 5% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 5% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 5% |
| Harry Reid | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 5% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 5% |
| Tom Udall | 5% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 5% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 5% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 4% |
| Xavier Becerra | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 4% |
| Lois Capps | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 4% |
| David Cicilline | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 4% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 4% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dold | 23% | |||
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 23% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 18% | |||
| John Delaney | 18% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 17% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 17% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 17% |
| Gwen Graham | 16% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 16% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 16% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 15% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 15% | |||
| Al Franken | 14% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 14% | |||
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 13% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 13% |
| Bob Menendez | 13% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 13% |
| Kurt Schrader | 13% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 13% |
| Tom Carper | 12% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 12% | |||
| Jon Tester | 12% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 11% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 11% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 11% |
| Sam Farr | 11% | |||
| Dan Kildee | 11% | |||
| Brenda Lawrence | 11% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 11% |
| Jim McDermott | 11% | |||
| Eric Swalwell | 11% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 10% |
| Jim Cooper | 10% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 10% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 10% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 10% | |||
| Patrick Murphy | 10% | |||
| Tim Murphy | 10% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 10% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 10% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 10% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 10% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 10% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 9% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 9% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 9% |
| John Conyers, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 8% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 8% |
| Dan Lipinski | 8% | |||
| Debbie Stabenow | 8% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 8% |
| Ron Kind | 7% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 7% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 7% | |||
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 6% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 6% |
| Gene Green | 6% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 6% |
| Cedric Richmond | 6% | |||
| David Scott | 6% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 6% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 6% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 5% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 5% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 5% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 5% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 5% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 5% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 5% |
| Eliot Engel | 5% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 5% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 5% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 5% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 5% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 5% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 5% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 5% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 5% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 5% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 5% |
| Harry Reid | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 5% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 5% |
| Tom Udall | 5% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 5% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 5% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 4% |
| Xavier Becerra | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 4% |
| Lois Capps | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 4% |
| David Cicilline | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 4% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 4% |