Rating Group: The Club for Growth
2016 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Esty | 7% | |||
| Sam Farr | 7% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 7% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 7% |
| Marcia Fudge | 7% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 7% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 7% |
| Raul Grijalva | 7% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 7% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 7% | |||
| Mike Honda | 7% | |||
| Steve Israel | 7% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 7% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 7% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 7% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 7% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 7% |
| Sandy Levin | 7% | |||
| John Lewis | 7% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 7% |
| Dave Loebsack | 7% | |||
| Alan Lowenthal | 7% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 7% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 7% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 7% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 7% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 7% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 7% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 7% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 7% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 7% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 7% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 7% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 7% |
| Niki Tsongas | 7% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 7% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 7% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 7% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 7% |
| Brad Ashford | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 6% |
| Bob Brady | 6% | |||
| Lois Capps | 6% | |||
| Matt Cartwright | 6% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 6% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 6% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 6% |
| Elijah Cummings | 6% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 6% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 6% | |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 6% |
| Brian Higgins | 6% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 6% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 6% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 6% | |||
| Dan Kildee | 6% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 6% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 6% |
| Jim Langevin | 6% | |||
| Brenda Lawrence | 6% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 6% |
| Bob Menendez | 6% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 6% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 6% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 6% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 6% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 6% |
| David Price | 6% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 6% |
| Harry Reid | 6% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 6% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 6% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 6% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 6% |
| José Serrano | 6% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 5% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| Corrine Brown | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 5% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 5% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 5% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Donna Edwards | 5% | |||
| Al Franken | 5% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 5% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Esty | 7% | |||
| Sam Farr | 7% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 7% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 7% |
| Marcia Fudge | 7% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 7% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 7% |
| Raul Grijalva | 7% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 7% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 7% | |||
| Mike Honda | 7% | |||
| Steve Israel | 7% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 7% | |||
| Eddie Johnson | 7% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 7% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 7% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 7% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 7% |
| Sandy Levin | 7% | |||
| John Lewis | 7% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 7% |
| Dave Loebsack | 7% | |||
| Alan Lowenthal | 7% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 7% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 7% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 7% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 7% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 7% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 7% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 7% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 7% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 7% | |||
| Tim Ryan | 7% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 7% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 7% |
| Niki Tsongas | 7% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 7% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 7% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 7% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 7% |
| Brad Ashford | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 6% |
| Bob Brady | 6% | |||
| Lois Capps | 6% | |||
| Matt Cartwright | 6% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 6% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 6% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 6% |
| Elijah Cummings | 6% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 6% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 6% | |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 6% |
| Brian Higgins | 6% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 6% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 6% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 6% | |||
| Dan Kildee | 6% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 6% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 6% |
| Jim Langevin | 6% | |||
| Brenda Lawrence | 6% | |||
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 6% |
| Bob Menendez | 6% | |||
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 6% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 6% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 6% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 6% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 6% |
| David Price | 6% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 6% |
| Harry Reid | 6% | |||
| Kathleen Rice | 6% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 6% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 6% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 6% |
| José Serrano | 6% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 6% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 5% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 5% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 5% |
| Corrine Brown | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 5% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 5% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 5% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Donna Edwards | 5% | |||
| Al Franken | 5% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 5% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 5% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 5% |