Key Vote Alert – House – Speaker Vote

Scott Parkinson | January 2, 2023

The Club for Growth urges all Representatives to vote for a Speaker of the House of Representatives that will provide transformational reforms to the House, build a bold pro-growth legislative agenda, and restore the individual rights and powers of the rank-and-file membership. If a candidate for Speaker refuses to support and adopt the reforms outlined below – Club for Growth urges all Representatives to vote against that candidate for Speaker. The results of one or more votes will be included in the Club for Growth Foundation’s 2023 congressional scorecard.

Leadership races are typically “inside baseball” politics but the American People are desperate for new political leadership in America. The career politicians from both parties that have led the House, Senate, and White House yield a lack of enthusiasm among the American People. That is why there is not an electoral mandate for any specific candidate to be Speaker. The House is not about one person or a Speaker of the House. In fact, the House is not even about 435 people. The House is about representation of over 330 million Americans. What’s more important to the American People than any individual member is the dire necessity to restore the House of Representatives to a legislative body that gives all Members from all communities a voice to speak on behalf of constituents, the ability to amend and impact legislation, and a vote on behalf of the People they were elected to represent.

The next Speaker must also pledge to hold an up-or-down vote on a Constitutional Amendment providing term limits at the length of three terms in the House and two terms in the Senate in order to expose the career politicians that only serve their own interests and to enrich themselves, not public service in the best interests of the American People.

On December 1^st, 2022, David McIntosh, President, Club for Growth issued a statement that said:

“For far too long, the House Leadership from both parties has consolidated power into the select few, rather than embracing the diverse viewpoints of the rank-and-file Membership representing constituents across America. Instead of mimicking Nancy Pelosi’s regime, the new Speaker of the House should adopt the following reforms in order to return democracy to the House of Representatives.”

Return to the rules of the 114th Congress. It is especially important to have a functioning amendment process for the House to function. This includes allowing “open rules” on all major rule legislation, such as appropriations. It is unacceptable that in the last six years there have been no – zero – amendments on legislation permitted from rank-and-file Members brought to a vote;
Congressional Leadership Fund should be prohibited from spending money or providing grants to any super PAC to engage in open Republican primaries or against any Republican incumbent. Additionally, the Speaker shall not be permitted to solicit funds or direct any other super PAC to oppose a Republican incumbent;
Give conservatives a seat at the table. A true conservative Representative must also be included in House Republican Leadership. None of the elected leadership from last month’s (November) leadership elections represents the views of 33% of Republicans who are elected conservatives in order to satisfy this requirement.

The transformational reforms described in this key vote alert are vital to restoring the People’s House and ending business as usual. Club for Growth strongly urges all Representatives to vote for a candidate for Speaker that supports these reforms and to oppose a candidate for Speaker that does not. Otherwise, the People’s House won’t be restored and business as usual will continue in the nation’s capital.

Club for Growth Foundation’s Congressional Scorecard for the 118th Congress provides a comprehensive rating of how well or how poorly each member of Congress supports pro-growth, free-market policies and will be distributed to the public.

Club Position

Yes

Required for Majority

1/2

Vote Results

Passed

Vote Number

Vote Date

January 7, 2023

Vote Counts

YEAs:

222

NAYs:

212

Not Voting:

Name

State

Party

Vote Position

Alma Adams

Nay

Robert Aderholt

Yea

Pete Aguilar

Nay

Mark Alford

Yea

Rick Allen

Yea

Colin Allred

Nay

Mark Amodei

Yea

Kelly Armstrong

Yea

Jodey Arrington

Yea

Jake Auchincloss

Nay

Brian Babin

Yea

Don Bacon

Yea

James Baird

Yea

Troy Balderson

Yea

Becca Balint

Nay

Jim Banks

Yea

Andy Barr

Yea

Nanette Barragan

Nay

Aaron Bean

Yea

Joyce Beatty

Nay

Cliff Bentz

Yea

Ami Bera

Nay

Jack Bergman

Yea

Don Beyer

Nay

Stephanie Bice

Yea

Andy Biggs

Yea

Gus Bilirakis

Yea

Sanford Bishop

Nay

Dan Bishop

Yea

Earl Blumenauer

Nay

Lauren Boebert

Yea

Suzanne Bonamici

Nay

Mike Bost

Yea

Jamaal Bowman

Nay

Brendan Boyle

Nay

Josh Brecheen

Yea

Shontel Brown

Nay

Julia Brownley

Nay

Vern Buchanan

Yea

Ken Buck

Yea

Larry Bucshon

Yea

Nikki Budzinski

Nay

Tim Burchett

Yea

Michael Burgess

Yea

Eric Burlison

Yea

Cori Bush

Nay

Ken Calvert

Yea

Kat Cammack

Yea

Yadira Caraveo

Nay

Salud Carbajal

Nay

Tony Cardenas

Nay

Mike Carey

Yea

Jerry Carl

Yea

Andre Carson

Nay

Buddy Carter

Yea

Troy Carter

Nay

John Carter

Yea

Matt Cartwright

Nay

Greg Casar

Nay

Ed Case

Nay

Sean Casten

Nay

Kathy Castor

Nay

Joaquin Castro

Nay

Lori Chavez-DeRemer

Yea

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick

Nay

Judy Chu

Nay

David Cicilline

Nay

Juan Ciscomani

Yea

Katherine Clark

Nay

Yvette Clarke

Nay

Emanuel Cleaver

Nay

Ben Cline

Yea

Michael Cloud

Yea

James Clyburn

Nay

Andrew Clyde

Yea

Steve Cohen

Nay

Tom Cole

Yea

Bonnie Coleman

Nay

Mike Collins

Yea

James Comer

Yea

Gerald Connolly

Nay

Luis Correa

Nay

Jim Costa

Nay

Joe Courtney

Nay

Angela Craig

Nay

Elijah Crane

Yea

Rick Crawford

Yea

Dan Crenshaw

Yea

Jasmine Crockett

Nay

Jason Crow

Nay

Henry Cuellar

Nay

John Curtis

Yea

Anthony D'Esposito

Yea

Sharice Davids

Nay

Warren Davidson

Yea

Danny Davis

Nay

Donald Davis

Nay

Monica De La Cruz

Yea

Madeleine Dean

Nay

Diana DeGette

Nay

Rosa DeLauro

Nay

Suzan DelBene

Nay

Christopher Deluzio

Nay

Mark DeSaulnier

Nay

Scott DesJarlais

Yea

Mario Diaz-Balart

Yea

Debbie Dingell

Nay

Lloyd Doggett

Nay

Byron Donalds

Yea

John Duarte

Yea

Jeff Duncan

Yea

Neal Dunn

Yea

Charles Edwards

Yea

John Ellzey

Yea

Tom Emmer

Yea

Veronica Escobar

Nay

Anna Eshoo

Nay

Adriano Espaillat

Nay

Ron Estes

Yea

Dwight Evans

Nay

Mike Ezell

Yea

Pat Fallon

Yea

Randy Feenstra

Yea

Drew Ferguson

Yea

Teresa Fernandez

Nay

Brad Finstad

Yea

Michelle Fischbach

Yea

Scott Fitzgerald

Yea

Brian Fitzpatrick

Yea

Chuck Fleischmann

Yea

Lizzie Fletcher

Nay

Mike Flood

Yea

Bill Foster

Nay

Valerie Foushee

Nay

Virginia Foxx

Yea

Lois Frankel

Nay

Scott Franklin

Yea

Maxwell Frost

Nay

Russell Fry

Yea

Russ Fulcher

Yea

Matt Gaetz

Yea

Mike Gallagher

Yea

Ruben Gallego

Nay

John Garamendi

Nay

Andrew Garbarino

Yea

Jesus Garcia

Nay

Mike Garcia

Yea

Sylvia Garcia

Nay

Robert Garcia

Nay

Carlos Gimenez

Yea

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

Nay

Jared Golden

Nay

Daniel Goldman

Nay

Jimmy Gomez

Nay

Tony Gonzales

Yea

Vicente Gonzalez

Nay

Robert Good

Yea

Lance Gooden

Yea

Paul Gosar

Yea

Josh Gottheimer

Nay

Kay Granger

Yea

Sam Graves

Yea

Garret Graves

Yea

Al Green

Nay

Mark Green

Yea

Marjorie Greene

Yea

H. Morgan Griffith

Yea

Raul Grijalva

Nay

Glenn Grothman

Yea

Michael Guest

Yea

Brett Guthrie

Yea

Harriet Hageman

Yea

Josh Harder

Nay

Andy Harris

Yea

Diana Harshbarger

Yea

Jahana Hayes

Nay

Kevin Hern

Yea

Clay Higgins

Yea

Brian Higgins

Nay

French Hill

Yea

James Himes

Nay

Ashley Hinson

Yea

Steven Horsford

Nay

Erin Houchin

Yea

Chrissy Houlahan

Nay

Steny Hoyer

Nay

Val Hoyle

Nay

Richard Hudson

Yea

Jared Huffman

Nay

Bill Huizenga

Yea

Wesley Hunt

Yea

Darrell Issa

Yea

Glenn Ivey

Nay

Ronny Jackson

Yea

Jonathan Jackson

Nay

Jeff Jackson

Nay

Sheila Jackson-Lee

Nay

Sara Jacobs

Nay

John James

Yea

Pramila Jayapal

Nay

Hakeem Jeffries

Nay

Bill Johnson

Yea

Henry Johnson

Nay

Dusty Johnson

Yea

Mike Johnson

Yea

Jim Jordan

Yea

David Joyce

Yea

John Joyce

Yea

Sydney Kamlager-Dove

Nay

Marcy Kaptur

Nay

Thomas Kean

Yea

William Keating

Nay

Mike Kelly

Yea

Robin Kelly

Nay

Trent Kelly

Yea

Ro Khanna

Nay

Jennifer Kiggans

Yea

Daniel Kildee

Nay

Kevin Kiley

Yea

Derek Kilmer

Nay

Young Kim

Yea

Andy Kim

Nay

Raja Krishnamoorthi

Nay

Ann Kuster

Nay

David Kustoff

Yea

Darin LaHood

Yea

Nicholas LaLota

Yea

Doug LaMalfa

Yea

Doug Lamborn

Yea

Greg Landsman

Nay

Nicholas Langworthy

Yea

Rick Larsen

Nay

John Larson

Nay

Bob Latta

Yea

Jake LaTurner

Yea

Michael Lawler

Yea

Summer Lee

Nay

Barbara Lee

Nay

Laurel Lee

Yea

Suzanne Lee

Nay

Debbie Lesko

Yea

Julia Letlow

Yea

Mike Levin

Nay

Ted Lieu

Nay

Zoe Lofgren

Nay

Barry Loudermilk

Yea

Frank Lucas

Yea

Blaine Luetkemeyer

Yea

Anna Luna

Yea

Morgan Luttrell

Yea

Stephen Lynch

Nay

Nancy Mace

Yea

Seth Magaziner

Nay

Nicole Malliotakis

Yea

Tracey Mann

Yea

Kathy Manning

Nay

Thomas Massie

Yea

Brian Mast

Yea

Doris Matsui

Nay

Lucy McBath

Nay

Kevin McCarthy

Yea

Michael McCaul

Yea

Lisa McClain

Yea

Tom McClintock

Yea

Betty McCollum

Nay

Richard McCormick

Yea

Morgan McGarvey

Nay

James McGovern

Nay

Patrick McHenry

Yea

Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Yea

Gregory Meeks

Nay

Robert Menendez

Nay

Grace Meng

Nay

Dan Meuser

Yea

Kweisi Mfume

Nay

Carol Miller

Yea

Mary Miller

Yea

Max Miller

Yea

Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Yea

Cory Mills

Yea

Marcus Molinaro

Yea

John Moolenaar

Yea

Alex Mooney

Yea

Gwen Moore

Nay

Barry Moore

Yea

Blake Moore

Yea

Nathaniel Moran

Yea

Joseph Morelle

Nay

Jared Moskowitz

Nay

Seth Moulton

Nay

Frank Mrvan

Nay

Kevin Mullin

Nay

Greg Murphy

Yea

Jerrold Nadler

Nay

Grace Napolitano

Nay

Richard Neal

Nay

Joseph Neguse

Nay

Troy Nehls

Yea

Dan Newhouse

Yea

Wiley Nickel

Nay

Donald Norcross

Nay

Ralph Norman

Yea

Zachary Nunn

Yea

Jay Obernolte

Yea

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Nay

Andrew Ogles

Yea

Ilhan Omar

Nay

Burgess Owens

Yea

Frank Pallone

Nay

Gary Palmer

Yea

Jimmy Panetta

Nay

Christopher Pappas

Nay

Bill Pascrell

Nay

Donald Payne

Nay

Nancy Pelosi

Nay

Mary Peltola

Nay

Greg Pence

Yea

Scott Perry

Yea

Scott Peters

Nay

Brittany Pettersen

Nay

August Pfluger

Yea

Dean Phillips

Nay

Chellie Pingree

Nay

Mark Pocan

Nay

Katie Porter

Nay

Bill Posey

Yea

Ayanna Pressley

Nay

Mike Quigley

Nay

Delia Ramirez

Nay

Jamie Raskin

Nay

Guy Reschenthaler

Yea

Lisa Rochester

Nay

Mike Rogers

Yea

Hal Rogers

Yea

John Rose

Yea

Matt Rosendale

Yea

Deborah Ross

Nay

David Rouzer

Yea

Chip Roy

Yea

Raul Ruiz

Nay

C.A. Ruppersberger

Nay

John Rutherford

Yea

Pat Ryan

Nay

Maria Salazar

Yea

Andrea Salinas

Nay

Linda Sanchez

Nay

George Santos

Yea

John Sarbanes

Nay

Steve Scalise

Yea

Mary Scanlon

Nay

Janice Schakowsky

Nay

Adam Schiff

Nay

Bradley Schneider

Nay

Hillary Scholten

Nay

Kim Schrier

Nay

David Schweikert

Yea

Robert Scott

Nay

Austin Scott

Yea

David Scott

Nay

Keith Self

Yea

Pete Sessions

Yea

Terri Sewell

Nay

Brad Sherman

Nay

Mikie Sherrill

Nay

Mike Simpson

Yea

Elissa Slotkin

Nay

Adrian Smith

Yea

Christopher Smith

Yea

Adam Smith

Nay

Jason Smith

Yea

Lloyd Smucker

Yea

Eric Sorensen

Nay

Darren Soto

Nay

Abigail Spanberger

Nay

Victoria Spartz

Yea

Melanie Stansbury

Nay

Greg Stanton

Nay

Pete Stauber

Yea

Michelle Steel

Yea

Elise Stefanik

Yea

Bryan Steil

Yea

Greg Steube

Yea

Haley Stevens

Nay

Chris Stewart

Yea

Marilyn Strickland

Nay

Dale Strong

Yea

Eric Swalwell

Nay

Emilia Sykes

Nay

Mark Takano

Nay

Claudia Tenney

Yea

Shri Thanedar

Nay

Mike Thompson

Nay

Bennie Thompson

Nay

Glenn Thompson

Yea

Tom Tiffany

Yea

William Timmons

Yea

Dina Titus

Nay

Rashida Tlaib

Nay

Jill Tokuda

Nay

Paul Tonko

Nay

Ritchie Torres

Nay

Norma Torres

Nay

Lori Trahan

Nay

David Trone

Nay

Michael Turner

Yea

Lauren Underwood

Nay

David Valadao

Yea

Jeff Van Drew

Yea

Beth Van Duyne

Yea

Derrick Van Orden

Yea

Juan Vargas

Nay

Gabriel Vasquez

Nay

Marc Veasey

Nay

Nydia Velazquez

Nay

Ann Wagner

Yea

Tim Walberg

Yea

Michael Waltz

Yea

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Nay

Maxine Waters

Nay

Randy Weber

Yea

Daniel Webster

Yea

Brad Wenstrup

Yea

Bruce Westerman

Yea

Jennifer Wexton

Nay

Susan Wild

Nay

Nikema Williams

Nay

Roger Williams

Yea

Brandon Williams

Yea

Frederica Wilson

Nay

Joe Wilson

Yea

Robert Wittman

Yea

Steve Womack

Yea

Rudolph Yakym

Yea

Ryan Zinke

Yea