This week, the United States House of Representatives are expected to meet and decide on a new Speaker of the House to replace Rep. Kevin McCarthy (CPAC Conservative 84%). In the week since McCarthy's ouster, two leading candidates have emerged, Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (CPAC Conservative 100%) and Majority Leader Steve Scalise (CPAC Conservative 91%).
Since 1971, CPAC Foundation's Ratings of Congress have been the 'Gold Standard' for determining how well a Member of Congress follows through on voting for the conservative position on legislation. Paul Bedard of the Washington Examiner analyzed the endorsements of Jordan and Scalise by members based on their CPAC rating and came away with the following: "CPAC conservative ‘ratings’ give edge to Jordan over Scalise."
“Clearly these endorsements give the ideological edge to Jordan and this vote has huge overtones on how intently grassroots conservatives believe the House majority is listening to their desire to fight against funding the weaponized bureaucracy.” -CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp
Below is a full list of the current endorsements and the average CPAC Lifetime Conservative Rating for each candidates' supporters:
Jordan Endorser CPAC Rating Average: 88%
Rep. Mary Miller 100%
Rep. Michael Cloud 100%
Rep. Lauren Boebert 99%
Rep. Greg Steube 99%
Rep. Dan Bishop 99%
Rep. Ralph Norman 97%
Rep. Byron Donalds 97%
Rep. Jeff Duncan 97%
Rep. Chip Roy 97%
Rep. Warren Davidson 96%
Rep. Ronny Jackson 96%
Rep. Jim Banks 95%
Rep. Andy Harris 95%
Rep. Ben Cline 94%
Rep. Paul Gosar 94%
Rep. Barry Moore 93%
Rep. Virginia Foxx 93%
Rep. Mark Green 92%
Rep. Randy Weber 92%
Rep. Glenn Grothman 92%
Rep. Alex Mooney 89%
Rep. Bill Posey 89%
Rep. Troy Nehls 88%
Rep. Bob Latta 88%
Rep. Darrell Issa 86%
Rep. Scott Fitzgerald 86%
Rep. Kelly Armstrong 82%
Rep. Lloyd Smucker 81%
Rep. Dan Meuser 77%
Rep. Nancy Mace 74%
Rep. Michael Waltz 73%
Rep. Troy Balderson 72%
Rep. Mike Turner 66%
Rep. Mike Carey 62%
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis 60%
Rep. Jeff Van Drew 53%
Rep. Harriet Hageman N/A
Rep. Max Miller N/A
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna N/A
Rep. Cory Mills N/A
Rep. George Santos N/A
Rep. Josh Brecheen N/A
Rep. Russell Fry N/A
Rep. Keith Self N/A
Scalise Endorser CPAC Rating Average: 79%
Rep. Lance Gooden 97%
Rep. Debbie Lesko 92%
Rep. Pat Fallon 89%
Rep. August Pfluger 89%
Rep. Jake Elllzey 88%
Rep. Drew Ferguson 87%
Rep. Buddy Carter 87%
Rep. Rob Wittman 85%
Rep. Austin Scott 85%
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann 83%
Rep. Sam Graves 83%
Rep. Ken Calvert 82%
Rep. Lisa McClain 81%
Rep. Tom Emmer 80%
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer 80%
Rep. Andy Barr 79%
Rep. Ann Wagner 79%
Rep. Julia Letlow 79%
Rep. Mike Rogers 78%
Rep. Larry Bucshon 76%
Rep. Ashley Hinson 75%
Rep. Vern Buchanan 73%
Rep. Burgess Owens 73%
Rep. Mike Kelly 73%
Rep. Steve Womack 73%
Rep. Dan Newhouse 70%
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks 67%
Rep. Tony Gonzalez 66%
Rep. Young Kim 65%
Rep. Mario Diaz Balart 62%
Rep. John James N/A
