Club for Growth Releases Congressional Scorecard
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The Club for Growth, an organization that promotes fiscal conservatism, has released its 2025 congressional scorecard grading everyone on Capitol Hill for their alignment with the group’s economic positions.
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Founded in 1999, the Club for Growth advocates for cutting taxes and government spending. The scorecard is based on 19 House votes and 17 Senate votes. The group states that “lawmakers scoring a 90 or higher in 2025 with a lifetime rating of 90 or higher earned Club for Growth’s Defender of Economic Freedom Award.”
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., who received a perfect score, praised the group’s work.
“The Club for Growth has been a strong partner for House Republicans, and I’m grateful they have recognized our efforts,” he told the Daily Signal. “The American people delivered a clear mandate in the 2024 election: secure the border, cut taxes and regulations, and grow our economy.
“From the moment Republicans regained control, we have worked tirelessly to make good on that mandate and to deliver the meaningful, conservative victories our constituents demand.”
Senate
For the 119th Congress, the organization gave the average Senate Republican a score of 83%, compared to 19% for the average Senate Democrat.
The Club for Growth gives Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., a score of 80%, the same as Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo.
Senate Republican Conference Chair Tom Cotton, R-Ark., scored the highest in Senate leadership, with an 89% score. Meanwhile, Senate Republican Policy Committee Chair Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., received a 68% score.
The lowest scoring Republican in the Senate was Susan Collins of Maine, with 43% approval, while Republican senators such as Ashley Moody of Florida and Mike Lee of Utah got perfect scores.
“Our government has little ability to build real wealth, but a lot of power to harm the hardworking Americans saving, planning, and creating it,” Lee told the Daily Signal. “I am proud to stand for growth, prosperity, and opportunity for American families, workers, and their businesses. They don’t need Washington taking their money and sending it to politically favored people and projects.”
Naturally, Democrats scored low in the conservative group’s estimation, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., scoring 17%.
The two top-scoring Democrat senators in the group’s analysis were Ruben Gallego of Arizona and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, both getting 34% ratings for 2025.
House
House Republicans fared better in the scorecard than Senate Republicans, with the average House Republican scoring 91%.
In addition to Johnson’s perfect score, other Republican leaders also scored well, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., both receiving 90% for 2025.
“I want to thank David McIntosh and Club for Growth for their support as we fight for free enterprise and a more prosperous economy,” Emmer told the Daily Signal in a statement, referencing the group’s leader. “After the Biden years of overregulation, wasteful government spending, and historic inflation, thanks to President Trump’s leadership we are getting our economy back on track.”
Emmer added, “Club for Growth is a key defender of the free market, and I appreciate all the work they do to keep House Republicans accountable to those principles. As the House Majority Whip, we look forward to our continued partnership as we look to the future.”
The two lowest scoring Republicans, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Thomas Massie of Kentucky, both voted against the president’s signature legislation of the 119th Congress, the “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” which extended and expanded on expiring tax cuts from his first term and provided funding for border security and defense. Fitzpatrick received a 55% score while Massie received a 73% score.
House Democrats scored low, as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., got a 7% score, and dozens of Democrats received the minimum score of 0%.
Democrat Reps. Jared Golden of Maine, Adam Gray of California, Don Davis of North Carolina, and Henry Cuellar of Texas all topped the list for their party, tying at 40%.
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