Club for Growth Action
GOP fiscal-conservative primary challenges
The operation.
Club for Growth Action is the federal super PAC arm of Club for Growth, a free-market advocacy organization founded in 1999 that backs Republican candidates committed to lower taxes, lower spending, and free trade. The Club has historically intervened in GOP primaries to oppose Republican incumbents it deems insufficiently conservative on fiscal policy. Its president is David McIntosh.
Major donors.
Notable races.
Sources.
Questions about Club for Growth Action.
What is Club for Growth Action?
Club for Growth Action is the federal super PAC of Club for Growth, founded in 1999 as a free-market advocacy organization. The Club intervenes primarily in Republican primaries, supporting candidates committed to its platform of lower taxes, lower federal spending, and free trade.
Who funds Club for Growth Action?
Club for Growth's largest disclosed donors include shipping-supply magnate Richard Uihlein, Susquehanna International Group co-founder Jeff Yass, and Virginia James. The Club also receives substantial transfers from Donors Trust, a donor-advised fund that anonymizes contributions.
Does Club for Growth oppose Republican incumbents?
Yes — that's a defining feature of its strategy. Club for Growth Action has spent against Republican incumbents and party-favored candidates it considers insufficiently conservative on fiscal issues, including in the 2022 PA-Senate and OH-Senate primaries.