Rating Group: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
2017-2018 Positions
Issues:
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 11% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 5% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 4% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 4% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 9% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 9% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 14% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 21% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 14% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 7% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 14% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 27% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 7% |
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 21% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 10% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 7% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 36% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | Republican | 22% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 4% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 4% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 36% |
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | Republican | 14% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 21% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 5% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 4% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 19% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 7% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 52% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 12% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 17% |
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | Republican | 7% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 45% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 21% |
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | Republican | 6% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 14% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 4% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 4% |
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | Republican | 15% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 5% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 7% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | Republican | 3% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 6% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 18% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 4% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 4% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 4% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 19% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 11% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 7% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 14% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 21% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | Republican | 7% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 7% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 10% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 14% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 14% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 4% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 14% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 15% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 7% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 14% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 4% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 11% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 4% |
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | Republican | 7% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 5% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 11% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 5% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 4% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 4% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | 9% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 9% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 14% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 21% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 14% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 7% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 14% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 27% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 7% |
| ID | Attorney General | Raúl Labrador | R | 21% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 10% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 7% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 36% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | R | 22% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 4% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 4% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 36% |
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | R | 14% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 21% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 5% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 4% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 19% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 7% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 52% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | R | 12% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 17% |
| AL | U.S. House - 6 | Gary Palmer | R | 7% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 45% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 21% |
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | R | 6% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 14% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 4% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 4% |
| IN | Attorney General | Todd Rokita | R | 15% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 5% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 7% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | R | 3% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 6% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 18% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 4% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 4% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 4% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 19% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 11% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 7% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 14% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 21% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | R | 7% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 7% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 10% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 14% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 14% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | R | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 4% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 14% |
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | R | 15% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 7% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 14% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 4% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 11% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 4% |
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | R | 7% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 5% |