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2022 Congressional Scorecard Final - 092523
2022 Congressional Scorecard Final - 092523
Congressional
Scorecard 2022
The Foundation • Reducing income tax rates • Social Security reform with • Replacing the current tax
personal retirement accounts code (flat tax, fair tax)
examines legislative • Death tax repeal
for younger workers
• Expanding school choice
votes related to the • Limited government
• Expanding trade freedom
through reduced spending • Implementing Term
Club’s immediate (free trade)
and budget reform, Limits
pro-economic including a Balanced • Ending abusive lawsuits
• Regulatory reform and
Budget Amendment to the through medical malpractice
growth policy deregulation
United States Constitution and tort reform
goals, including:
Not all of these policies will come up for a vote in each session of Congress.
Whenever possible the Club sends a “key vote” alert to Capitol Hill prior
The Foundation also examines
to an expected roll call vote or pending legislative action important
votes on bills that would
to the Club’s goals. Notwithstanding the Club’s “key vote” alerts, the
directly harm these goals.
Foundation reserves the right to include any vote or action in the study.
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2022 HOUSE RATINGS Members of Congress with annual scores AND lifetime scores of 90% or higher
MEMBER RANK SCORE LIFE MEMBER RANK SCORE LIFE MEMBER RANK SCORE LIFE MEMBER RANK SCORE LIFE
SCORE SCORE SCORE SCORE
Cleaver, Emanuel 218 0% 6% Ocasio-Cortez, Dean, Madeleine 218 0% 3% Jackson-Lee, Sheila 218 0% 6%
212 13% 16%
Alexandria
Graves, Sam 116 85% 69% Reed, Tom n/a 53% Doyle, Michael 218 0% 5% Jackson, Ronny 1 100% 96%
Hartzler, Vicky 154 82% 69% Rice, Kathleen 214 6% 8% Evans, Dwight 218 0% 3% Johnson, Eddie 218 0% 5%
Long, Billy 65 92% 80% Ryan, Pat n/a n/a Fitzpatrick, Brian 211 20% 30% McCaul, Michael 187 70% 72%
Luetkemeyer, Blaine 116 85% 69% Sempolinski, Joe n/a n/a Houlahan, Chrissy 218 0% 3% Nehls, Troy 57 94% 93%
Smith, Jason 82 91% 85% Stefanik, Elise 154 82% 46% Joyce, John 59 93% 88% Pfluger, August 1 100% 96%
Wagner, Ann 97 88% 68% Suozzi, Thomas 218 0% 8% Keller, Fred 116 85% 90% Roy, Chip 1 100% 100%
MISSISSIPPI Tenney, Claudia 185 74% 59% Kelly, Mike 174 77% 64% Sessions, Pete 116 85% 83%
Guest, Michael 150 83% 82% Tonko, Paul 218 0% 5% Lamb, Conor 218 0% 12% Taylor, Van 1 100% 97%
Kelly, Trent 65 92% 85% Torres, Ritchie 218 0% 0% Meuser, Dan 150 83% 79% Van Duyne, Beth 32 97% 95%
Palazzo, Steven 88 89% 71% Velazquez, Nydia 218 0% 7% Perry, Scott 1 100% 92% Veasey, Marc 218 0% 8%
Thompson, Bennie 218 0% 6% Zeldin, Lee 170 80% 65% Reschenthaler, Guy 154 82% 77% Vela, Filemon n/a 12%
MONTANA NORTH CAROLINA Scanlon, Mary 218 0% 3% Weber, Randy 50 95% 86%
Rosendale, Matt 1 100% 100% Adams, Alma 218 0% 4% Smucker, Lloyd 88 89% 81% Williams, Roger 32 97% 82%
NEBRASKA Bishop, Dan 1 100% 98% Thompson, Glenn 116 85% 63% UTAH
Bacon, Don 187 70% 64% Budd, Ted 65 92% 97% Wild, Susan 218 0% 4% Curtis, John 154 82% 82%
Flood, Mike 108 87% 87% Butterfield, G.K. 218 0% 5% RHODE ISLAND Moore, Blake 116 85% 85%
Fortenberry, Jeff N/A 58% Cawthorn, Madison 108 87% 89% Cicilline, David 218 0% 7% Owens, Burgess 97 88% 87%
Smith, Adrian 50 95% 81% Foxx, Virginia 108 87% 86% Langevin, James 218 0% 5% Stewart, Chris 97 88% 79%
NEVADA Hudson, Richard 170 80% 81% SOUTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA
Amodei, Mark 154 82% 65% Manning, Kathy 218 0% 0% Clyburn, James 218 0% 6% Beyer, Don 218 0% 5%
Horsford, Steven 218 0% 7% McHenry, Patrick 108 87% 81% Duncan, Jeff 50 95% 94% Cline, Ben 1 100% 94%
Lee, Suzanne 218 0% 4% Murphy, Greg 32 97% 86% Mace, Nancy 116 85% 90% Connolly, Gerald 218 0% 7%
Titus, Dina 218 0% 7% Price, David 218 0% 5% Norman, Ralph 1 100% 96% Good, Robert 1 100% 100%
NEW HAMPSHIRE Ross, Deborah 218 0% 0% Rice, Tom 32 97% 84% Griffith, H. Morgan 59 93% 77%
Kuster, Ann 218 0% 6% Rouzer, David 97 88% 80% Timmons, William 32 97% 96% Luria, Elaine 218 0% 7%
Pappas, Christopher 218 0% 4% NORTH DAKOTA Wilson, Joe 85 90% 80% McEachin, Donald 218 0% 5%
NEW JERSEY Armstrong, Kelly 88 89% 86% SOUTH DAKOTA Scott, Robert 218 0% 6%
Gottheimer, Josh 218 0% 6% OHIO Johnson, Dusty 116 85% 82% Spanberger, Abigail 218 0% 10%
Kim, Andy 218 0% 3% Balderson, Troy 198 62% 69% TENNESSEE Wexton, Jennifer 218 0% 3%
Malinowski, Tom 218 0% 3% Beatty, Joyce 218 0% 4% Burchett, Tim 32 97% 95% Wittman, Robert 146 84% 75%
Norcross, Donald 218 0% 4% Brown, Shontel 218 0% 0% Cohen, Steve 218 0% 6% VERMONT
Pallone, Frank 218 0% 8% Carey, Mike 192 65% 65% Cooper, Jim 218 0% 18% Welch, Peter 218 0% 6%
Pascrell, Bill 218 0% 6% Chabot, Steve 198 62% 87% DesJarlais, Scott 65 92% 89% WASHINGTON
Payne, Donald 218 0% 6% Davidson, Warren 65 92% 96% Fleischmann, Chuck 32 97% 72% DelBene, Suzan 218 0% 3%
Sherrill, Mikie 218 0% 3% Green, Mark 32 97% 97% Herrera Beutler,
Gibbs, Bob 192 65% 69% 204 58% 59%
Jaime
Sires, Albio 218 0% 6% Gonzalez, Anthony 203 59% 67% Harshbarger, Diana 85 90% 91%
Jayapal, Pramila 218 0% 9%
Smith, Christopher 174 77% 41% Johnson, Bill 192 65% 61% Kustoff, David 32 97% 76%
Kilmer, Derek 218 0% 4%
Van Drew, Jeff 108 87% 46% Jordan, Jim 1 100% 98% Rose, John 65 92% 91%
Larsen, Rick 218 0% 8%
Watson Coleman, TEXAS
218 0% 6% Joyce, David 198 62% 54% McMorris Rodgers,
Bonnie 65 92% 72%
Allred, Colin 218 0% 4% Cathy
NEW MEXICO Kaptur, Marcy 218 0% 5%
Arrington, Jodey 50 95% 82% Newhouse, Dan 116 85% 67%
Fernandez, Teresa 218 0% 0% Latta, Bob 174 77% 81%
Babin, Brian 1 100% 86% Schrier, Kim 218 0% 3%
Herrell, Yvette 116 85% 93% Ryan, Tim 218 0% 6%
Brady, Kevin 97 88% 79% Smith, Adam 218 0% 11%
Stansbury, Melanie 218 0% 0% Turner, Michael 198 62% 54%
Burgess, Michael 59 93% 81% Strickland, Marilyn 218 0% 0%
Stansbury, Melanie 222 0% 0% Wenstrup, Brad 88 89% 80%
Carter, John 97 88% 74% WISCONSIN
NEW YORK Turner, Michael 176 81% 53%
Castro, Joaquin 218 0% 8% Fitzgerald, Scott 116 85% 89%
Bowman, Jamaal 218 0% 5% Wenstrup, Brad 113 85% 79%
Cloud, Michael 1 100% 97% Gallagher, Mike 183 75% 83%
Clarke, Yvette 218 0% 8% OKLAHOMA
Crenshaw, Dan 88 89% 80% Grothman, Glenn 59 93% 90%
Delgado, Antonio n/a 4% Bice, Stephanie 116 85% 85%
Cuellar, Henry 218 0% 21% Kind, Ron 218 0% 12%
Espaillat, Adriano 218 0% 8% Cole, Tom 198 62% 63%
Doggett, Lloyd 218 0% 11% Moore, Gwen 218 0% 8%
Garbarino, Andrew 185 74% 68% Hern, Kevin 32 97% 93%
Ellzey, John 97 88% 88% Pocan, Mark 218 0% 7%
Higgins, Brian 218 0% 5% Lucas, Frank 116 85% 65%
Escobar, Veronica 218 0% 8% Steil, Bryan 146 84% 88%
Jacobs, Christopher 207 44% 59% Mullin, Markwayne 1 100% 81%
Fallon, Pat 32 97% 95% Tiffany, Tom 59 93% 91%
Jeffries, Hakeem 218 0% 7% OREGON
Fletcher, Lizzie 218 0% 3% WEST VIRGINIA
Jones, Mondaire 218 0% 0% Bentz, Cliff 116 85% 85%
Flores, Mayra 108 87% 87% McKinley, David 197 63% 52%
Katko, John 209 27% 35% Blumenauer, Earl 218 0% 14%
Garcia, Sylvia 218 0% 6% Miller, Carol 32 97% 78%
Malliotakis, Nicole 174 77% 72% Bonamici, Suzanne 218 0% 8%
Gohmert, Louie 65 92% 91% Mooney, Alex 32 97% 89%
Maloney, Carolyn 218 0% 7% DeFazio, Peter 218 0% 10%
Gonzales, Tony 116 85% 85% WYOMING
Maloney, Sean 218 0% 8% Schrader, Kurt 213 8% 15%
Gonzalez, Vicente 218 0% 11% Cheney, Liz 205 57% 68%
Meeks, Gregory 218 0% 9% PENNSYLVANIA
Boyle, Brendan 218 0% 6% Gooden, Lance 32 97% 98%
Meng, Grace 218 0% 7%
Cartwright, Granger, Kay 182 76% 68%
Morelle, Joseph 218 0% 3% 218 0% 5%
Matthew Green, Al 218 0% 6%
Nadler, Jerrold 218 0% 5%
2022 SENATE RATINGS Members of the Senate with annual scores AND lifetime scores of 90% or higher
Cotton, Tom 32 69% 81% Risch, Jim 9 97% 87% Smith, Tina 64 0% 1% Rosen, Jacky 52 8% 5% Cruz, Ted 1 100% 92%
LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS The Foundation’s study examined all 970 floor votes in the House (549) and Senate
CONSIDERED IN 2022: (421) and, in the end, included 14 House votes and 17 Senate votes.
the House and #100 in the Senate. Scores and scores, years with “n.a.” listed instead of a score
COMPUTATION
ranks cannot be directly compared between are not included. Comparing such scores to other
Scores are computed on a scale of 0 to 100. the House and Senate, as different votes were members without “n.a.” years may be misleading.
Each vote or action in the rating is assigned taken in each chamber. The study also records a
a certain number of points depending on its “Lifetime Score” for each Member of Congress.
relative importance. Absences are not counted, This is a simple average of the scores from all
ADDITIONAL FACTORS
though the Foundation reserves the right to do previous years where the lawmaker earned a
so if, in its judgment, a Member’s position was score in the Club’s scorecards. A study of roll call votes on the floor of the
otherwise discernible. House and Senate and legislative actions is just
In some cases a lawmaker was not present for that. It cannot account for a lawmaker’s work
To provide some additional guidance concerning enough votes for a meaningful score or ranking in committee, advocacy in his party’s caucus
the scores, each lawmaker was ranked. Members to be computed. In such cases “n.a.” for “not meetings, and effectiveness as a leader in
with 0% scores are, by default, ranked #435 in applicable” appears. In computing lifetime advocating pro-growth policies.