Club for Growth Mourns the Passing of Thomas L. “Dusty” Rhodes, Chairman Emeritus, Club for Growth. Dusty Rhodes, along with Richard Gilder, founded the New York Club for Growth which became the national Club for Growth in 1999. He served as Chairman of the Board from 2007 to 2010 and remained on its board until … Continue reading In Memory of Thomas L. “Dusty” Rhodes, A Founding Father of the Club for Growth