Key Vote Alert – House – Speaker Vote
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 1st, 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.
Vote Results
Club Position
Yes
Required for Majority
1/2
Vote Results
Passed
Vote Number
20
Vote Date
January 7, 2023
Vote Counts
YEAs:
222
NAYs:
212
Not Voting:
0
Alma Adams
NC
D
N
Robert Aderholt
AL
R
Y
Pete Aguilar
CA
D
N
Mark Alford
MO
R
Y
Rick Allen
GA
R
Y
Colin Allred
TX
D
N
Mark Amodei
NV
R
Y
Kelly Armstrong
ND
R
Y
Jodey Arrington
TX
R
Y
Jake Auchincloss
MA
D
N
Brian Babin
TX
R
Y
Don Bacon
NE
R
Y
James Baird
IN
R
Y
Troy Balderson
OH
R
Y
Becca Balint
VT
D
N
Jim Banks
IN
R
Y
Andy Barr
KY
R
Y
Nanette Barragan
CA
D
N
Aaron Bean
FL
R
Y
Joyce Beatty
OH
D
N
Cliff Bentz
OR
R
Y
Ami Bera
CA
D
N
Jack Bergman
MI
R
Y
Don Beyer
VA
D
N
Stephanie Bice
OK
R
Y
Andy Biggs
AZ
R
Y
Gus Bilirakis
FL
R
Y
Dan Bishop
NC
R
Y
Sanford Bishop
GA
D
N
Earl Blumenauer
OR
D
N
Lauren Boebert
CO
R
Y
Suzanne Bonamici
OR
D
N
Mike Bost
IL
R
Y
Jamaal Bowman
NY
D
N
Brendan Boyle
PA
D
N
Josh Brecheen
OK
R
Y
Shontel Brown
OH
D
N
Julia Brownley
CA
D
N
Vern Buchanan
FL
R
Y
Ken Buck
CO
R
Y
Larry Bucshon
IN
R
Y
Nikki Budzinski
IL
D
N
Tim Burchett
TN
R
Y
Michael Burgess
TX
R
Y
Eric Burlison
MO
R
Y
Cori Bush
MO
D
N
Ken Calvert
CA
R
Y
Kat Cammack
FL
R
Y
Yadira Caraveo
CO
D
N
Salud Carbajal
CA
D
N
Tony Cardenas
CA
D
N
Mike Carey
OH
R
Y
Jerry Carl
AL
R
Y
Andre Carson
IN
D
N
Buddy Carter
GA
R
Y
Troy Carter
LA
D
N
John Carter
TX
R
Y
Matthew Cartwright
PA
D
N
Greg Casar
TX
D
N
Ed Case
HI
D
N
Sean Casten
IL
D
N
Kathy Castor
FL
D
N
Joaquin Castro
TX
D
N
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
OR
R
Y
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
FL
D
N
Judy Chu
CA
D
N
David Cicilline
RI
D
N
Juan Ciscomani
AZ
R
Y
Katherine Clark
MA
D
N
Yvette Clarke
NY
D
N
Emanuel Cleaver
MO
D
N
Ben Cline
VA
R
Y
Michael Cloud
TX
R
Y
James Clyburn
SC
D
N
Andrew Clyde
GA
R
Y
Steve Cohen
TN
D
N
Tom Cole
OK
R
Y
Mike Collins
GA
R
Y
James Comer
KY
R
Y
Gerald Connolly
VA
D
N
Luis Correa
CA
D
N
Jim Costa
CA
D
N
Joe Courtney
CT
D
N
Angela Craig
MN
D
N
Elijah Crane
AZ
R
Y
Rick Crawford
AR
R
Y
Dan Crenshaw
TX
R
Y
Jasmine Crockett
TX
D
N
Jason Crow
CO
D
N
Henry Cuellar
TX
D
N
John Curtis
UT
R
Y
Anthony D'Esposito
NY
R
Y
Sharice Davids
KS
D
N
Warren Davidson
OH
R
Y
Danny Davis
IL
D
N
Donald Davis
NC
D
N
Monica De La Cruz
TX
R
Y
Madeleine Dean
PA
D
N
Diana DeGette
CO
D
N
Rosa DeLauro
CT
D
N
Suzan DelBene
WA
D
N
Christopher Deluzio
PA
D
N
Mark DeSaulnier
CA
D
N
Scott DesJarlais
TN
R
Y
Mario Diaz-Balart
FL
R
Y
Debbie Dingell
MI
D
N
Lloyd Doggett
TX
D
N
Byron Donalds
FL
R
Y
John Duarte
CA
R
Y
Jeff Duncan
SC
R
Y
Neal Dunn
FL
R
Y
Charles Edwards
NC
R
Y
John Ellzey
TX
R
Y
Tom Emmer
MN
R
Y
Veronica Escobar
TX
D
N
Anna Eshoo
CA
D
N
Adriano Espaillat
NY
D
N
Ron Estes
KS
R
Y
Dwight Evans
PA
D
N
Mike Ezell
MS
R
Y
Pat Fallon
TX
R
Y
Randy Feenstra
IA
R
Y
Drew Ferguson
GA
R
Y
Teresa Fernandez
NM
D
N
Brad Finstad
MN
R
Y
Michelle Fischbach
MN
R
Y
Scott Fitzgerald
WI
R
Y
Brian Fitzpatrick
PA
R
Y
Chuck Fleischmann
TN
R
Y
Lizzie Fletcher
TX
D
N
Mike Flood
NE
R
Y
Bill Foster
IL
D
N
Valerie Foushee
NC
D
N
Virginia Foxx
NC
R
Y
Lois Frankel
FL
D
N
Scott Franklin
FL
R
Y
Maxwell Frost
FL
D
N
Russell Fry
SC
R
Y
Russ Fulcher
ID
R
Y
Matt Gaetz
FL
R
Y
Mike Gallagher
WI
R
Y
Ruben Gallego
AZ
D
N
John Garamendi
CA
D
N
Andrew Garbarino
NY
R
Y
Sylvia Garcia
TX
D
N
Robert Garcia
CA
D
N
Jesus Garcia
IL
D
N
Mike Garcia
CA
R
Y
Carlos Gimenez
FL
R
Y
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
WA
D
N
Jared Golden
ME
D
N
Daniel Goldman
NY
D
N
Jimmy Gomez
CA
D
N
Tony Gonzales
TX
R
Y
Vicente Gonzalez
TX
D
N
Robert Good
VA
R
Y
Lance Gooden
TX
R
Y
Paul Gosar
AZ
R
Y
Josh Gottheimer
NJ
D
N
Kay Granger
TX
R
Y
Sam Graves
MO
R
Y
Garret Graves
LA
R
Y
Al Green
TX
D
N
Mark Green
TN
R
Y
Marjorie Greene
GA
R
Y
H. Morgan Griffith
VA
R
Y
Raul Grijalva
AZ
D
N
Glenn Grothman
WI
R
Y
Michael Guest
MS
R
Y
Brett Guthrie
KY
R
Y
Harriet Hageman
WY
R
Y
Josh Harder
CA
D
N
Andy Harris
MD
R
Y
Diana Harshbarger
TN
R
Y
Jahana Hayes
CT
D
N
Kevin Hern
OK
R
Y
Clay Higgins
LA
R
Y
Brian Higgins
NY
D
N
French Hill
AR
R
Y
James Himes
CT
D
N
Ashley Hinson
IA
R
Y
Steven Horsford
NV
D
N
Erin Houchin
IN
R
Y
Chrissy Houlahan
PA
D
N
Steny Hoyer
MD
D
N
Val Hoyle
OR
D
N
Richard Hudson
NC
R
Y
Jared Huffman
CA
D
N
Bill Huizenga
MI
R
Y
Wesley Hunt
TX
R
Y
Darrell Issa
CA
R
Y
Glenn Ivey
MD
D
N
Jonathan Jackson
IL
D
N
Jeff Jackson
NC
D
N
Ronny Jackson
TX
R
Y
Sheila Jackson-Lee
TX
D
N
Sara Jacobs
CA
D
N
John James
MI
R
Y
Pramila Jayapal
WA
D
N
Hakeem Jeffries
NY
D
N
Bill Johnson
OH
R
Y
Henry Johnson
GA
D
N
Dusty Johnson
SD
R
Y
Mike Johnson
LA
R
Y
Jim Jordan
OH
R
Y
David Joyce
OH
R
Y
John Joyce
PA
R
Y
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
CA
D
N
Marcy Kaptur
OH
D
N
Thomas Kean
NJ
R
Y
William Keating
MA
D
N
Robin Kelly
IL
D
N
Trent Kelly
MS
R
Y
Mike Kelly
PA
R
Y
Ro Khanna
CA
D
N
Jennifer Kiggans
VA
R
Y
Daniel Kildee
MI
D
N
Kevin Kiley
CA
R
Y
Derek Kilmer
WA
D
N
Young Kim
CA
R
Y
Andy Kim
NJ
D
N
Raja Krishnamoorthi
IL
D
N
Ann Kuster
NH
D
N
David Kustoff
TN
R
Y
Darin LaHood
IL
R
Y
Nicholas LaLota
NY
R
Y
Doug LaMalfa
CA
R
Y
Doug Lamborn
CO
R
Y
Greg Landsman
OH
D
N
Nicholas Langworthy
NY
R
Y
Rick Larsen
WA
D
N
John Larson
CT
D
N
Bob Latta
OH
R
Y
Jake LaTurner
KS
R
Y
Michael Lawler
NY
R
Y
Barbara Lee
CA
D
N
Laurel Lee
FL
R
Y
Suzanne Lee
NV
D
N
Summer Lee
PA
D
N
Debbie Lesko
AZ
R
Y
Julia Letlow
LA
R
Y
Mike Levin
CA
D
N
Ted Lieu
CA
D
N
Zoe Lofgren
CA
D
N
Barry Loudermilk
GA
R
Y
Frank Lucas
OK
R
Y
Blaine Luetkemeyer
MO
R
Y
Anna Luna
FL
R
Y
Morgan Luttrell
TX
R
Y
Stephen Lynch
MA
D
N
Nancy Mace
SC
R
Y
Seth Magaziner
RI
D
N
Nicole Malliotakis
NY
R
Y
Tracey Mann
KS
R
Y
Kathy Manning
NC
D
N
Thomas Massie
KY
R
Y
Brian Mast
FL
R
Y
Doris Matsui
CA
D
N
Lucy McBath
GA
D
N
Kevin McCarthy
CA
R
Y
Michael McCaul
TX
R
Y
Lisa McClain
MI
R
Y
Tom McClintock
CA
R
Y
Betty McCollum
MN
D
N
Richard McCormick
GA
R
Y
Morgan McGarvey
KY
D
N
James McGovern
MA
D
N
Patrick McHenry
NC
R
Y
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
WA
R
Y
Gregory Meeks
NY
D
N
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
N
Grace Meng
NY
D
N
Dan Meuser
PA
R
Y
Kweisi Mfume
MD
D
N
Carol Miller
WV
R
Y
Mary Miller
IL
R
Y
Max Miller
OH
R
Y
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
IA
R
Y
Cory Mills
FL
R
Y
Marcus Molinaro
NY
R
Y
John Moolenaar
MI
R
Y
Alex Mooney
WV
R
Y
Barry Moore
AL
R
Y
Blake Moore
UT
R
Y
Gwen Moore
WI
D
N
Nathaniel Moran
TX
R
Y
Joseph Morelle
NY
D
N
Jared Moskowitz
FL
D
N
Seth Moulton
MA
D
N
Frank Mrvan
IN
D
N
Kevin Mullin
CA
D
N
Greg Murphy
NC
R
Y
Jerrold Nadler
NY
D
N
Grace Napolitano
CA
D
N
Richard Neal
MA
D
N
Joseph Neguse
CO
D
N
Troy Nehls
TX
R
Y
Dan Newhouse
WA
R
Y
Wiley Nickel
NC
D
N
Donald Norcross
NJ
D
N
Ralph Norman
SC
R
Y
Zachary Nunn
IA
R
Y
Jay Obernolte
CA
R
Y
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
NY
D
N
Andrew Ogles
TN
R
Y
Ilhan Omar
MN
D
N
Burgess Owens
UT
R
Y
Frank Pallone
NJ
D
N
Gary Palmer
AL
R
Y
Jimmy Panetta
CA
D
N
Christopher Pappas
NH
D
N
Bill Pascrell
NJ
D
N
Donald Payne
NJ
D
N
Nancy Pelosi
CA
D
N
Mary Peltola
AK
D
N
Greg Pence
IN
R
Y
Scott Perry
PA
R
Y
Scott Peters
CA
D
N
Brittany Pettersen
CO
D
N
August Pfluger
TX
R
Y
Dean Phillips
MN
D
N
Chellie Pingree
ME
D
N
Mark Pocan
WI
D
N
Katie Porter
CA
D
N
Bill Posey
FL
R
Y
Ayanna Pressley
MA
D
N
Mike Quigley
IL
D
N
Delia Ramirez
IL
D
N
Jamie Raskin
MD
D
N
Guy Reschenthaler
PA
R
Y
Lisa Rochester
DE
D
N
Mike Rogers
AL
R
Y
Hal Rogers
KY
R
Y
John Rose
TN
R
Y
Matt Rosendale
MT
R
Y
Deborah Ross
NC
D
N
David Rouzer
NC
R
Y
Chip Roy
TX
R
Y
Raul Ruiz
CA
D
N
C.A. Ruppersberger
MD
D
N
John Rutherford
FL
R
Y
Pat Ryan
NY
D
N
Maria Salazar
FL
R
Y
Andrea Salinas
OR
D
N
Linda Sanchez
CA
D
N
George Santos
NY
R
Y
John Sarbanes
MD
D
N
Steve Scalise
LA
R
Y
Mary Scanlon
PA
D
N
Janice Schakowsky
IL
D
N
Adam Schiff
CA
D
N
Bradley Schneider
IL
D
N
Hillary Scholten
MI
D
N
Kim Schrier
WA
D
N
David Schweikert
AZ
R
Y
Robert Scott
VA
D
N
Austin Scott
GA
R
Y
David Scott
GA
D
N
Keith Self
TX
R
Y
Pete Sessions
TX
R
Y
Terri Sewell
AL
D
N
Brad Sherman
CA
D
N
Mikie Sherrill
NJ
D
N
Mike Simpson
ID
R
Y
Elissa Slotkin
MI
D
N
Christopher Smith
NJ
R
Y
Jason Smith
MO
R
Y
Adam Smith
WA
D
N
Adrian Smith
NE
R
Y
Lloyd Smucker
PA
R
Y
Eric Sorensen
IL
D
N
Darren Soto
FL
D
N
Abigail Spanberger
VA
D
N
Victoria Spartz
IN
R
Y
Melanie Stansbury
NM
D
N
Greg Stanton
AZ
D
N
Pete Stauber
MN
R
Y
Michelle Steel
CA
R
Y
Elise Stefanik
NY
R
Y
Bryan Steil
WI
R
Y
Greg Steube
FL
R
Y
Haley Stevens
MI
D
N
Chris Stewart
UT
R
Y
Marilyn Strickland
WA
D
N
Dale Strong
AL
R
Y
Eric Swalwell
CA
D
N
Emilia Sykes
OH
D
N
Mark Takano
CA
D
N
Claudia Tenney
NY
R
Y
Shri Thanedar
MI
D
N
Mike Thompson
CA
D
N
Glenn Thompson
PA
R
Y
Bennie Thompson
MS
D
N
Tom Tiffany
WI
R
Y
William Timmons
SC
R
Y
Dina Titus
NV
D
N
Rashida Tlaib
MI
D
N
Jill Tokuda
HI
D
N
Paul Tonko
NY
D
N
Ritchie Torres
NY
D
N
Norma Torres
CA
D
N
Lori Trahan
MA
D
N
David Trone
MD
D
N
Michael Turner
OH
R
Y
Lauren Underwood
IL
D
N
David Valadao
CA
R
Y
Jeff Van Drew
NJ
R
Y
Beth Van Duyne
TX
R
Y
Derrick Van Orden
WI
R
Y
Juan Vargas
CA
D
N
Gabriel Vasquez
NM
D
N
Marc Veasey
TX
D
N
Nydia Velazquez
NY
D
N
Ann Wagner
MO
R
Y
Tim Walberg
MI
R
Y
Michael Waltz
FL
R
Y
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
FL
D
N
Maxine Waters
CA
D
N
Bonnie Watson Coleman
NJ
D
N
Randy Weber
TX
R
Y
Daniel Webster
FL
R
Y
Brad Wenstrup
OH
R
Y
Bruce Westerman
AR
R
Y
Jennifer Wexton
VA
D
N
Susan Wild
PA
D
N
Roger Williams
TX
R
Y
Nikema Williams
GA
D
N
Brandon Williams
NY
R
Y
Joe Wilson
SC
R
Y
Frederica Wilson
FL
D
N
Robert Wittman
VA
R
Y
Steve Womack
AR
R
Y
Rudolph Yakym
IN
R
Y
Ryan Zinke
MT
R
Y