Rating Group: The Club for Growth
2016 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Connolly | 4% | |||
| Joe Crowley | 4% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 4% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 4% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 4% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 4% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 4% | |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 4% |
| Alan Grayson | 4% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 4% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 4% | |
| Brian Higgins | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 4% |
| Mike Honda | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 4% |
| Steve Israel | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 4% |
| Annie Kuster | 4% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 4% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 4% |
| John Lewis | 4% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 4% |
| Alan Lowenthal | 4% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 4% |
| Sean Maloney | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 4% |
| Grace Napolitano | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 4% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 4% |
| José Serrano | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 4% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 4% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 4% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 4% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 4% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 1% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 1% | |||
| Brad Ashford | 0% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 0% |
| Barbara Boxer | 0% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 0% |
| Bob Brady | 0% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 0% | |||
| Sherrod Brown | 0% | |||
| Cheri Bustos | 0% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 0% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 0% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 0% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 0% |
| Matt Cartwright | 0% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 0% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 0% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 0% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 0% |
| Susan Davis | 0% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 0% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 0% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 0% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 0% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 0% |
| Donna Edwards | 0% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 0% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 0% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 0% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 0% |
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 0% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 0% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 0% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 0% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 0% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 0% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 0% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 0% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Connolly | 4% | |||
| Joe Crowley | 4% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 4% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 4% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 4% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 4% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 4% | |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 4% |
| Alan Grayson | 4% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 4% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 4% | |
| Brian Higgins | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 4% |
| Mike Honda | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 4% |
| Steve Israel | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 4% |
| Annie Kuster | 4% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 4% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 4% |
| John Lewis | 4% | |||
| Dave Loebsack | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 4% |
| Alan Lowenthal | 4% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 4% |
| Sean Maloney | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 4% |
| Grace Napolitano | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 4% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 4% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 4% |
| José Serrano | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 4% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 4% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 4% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 4% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 4% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 4% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 4% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 1% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 1% | |||
| Brad Ashford | 0% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 0% |
| Barbara Boxer | 0% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 0% |
| Bob Brady | 0% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 0% | |||
| Sherrod Brown | 0% | |||
| Cheri Bustos | 0% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 0% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 0% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 0% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | D | 0% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 0% |
| Matt Cartwright | 0% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 0% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 0% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 0% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 0% |
| Susan Davis | 0% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 0% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 0% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 0% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 0% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 0% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 0% |
| Donna Edwards | 0% | |||
| Elizabeth Esty | 0% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 0% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 0% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 0% |
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 0% | |||
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 0% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 0% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 0% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 0% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 0% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 0% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 0% |