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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Renacci | 7% | |||
| Tom Rice | 7% | |||
| Phil Roe | 7% | |||
| Peter Roskam | 7% | |||
| Keith Rothfus | 7% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 7% |
| Bill Shuster | 7% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 7% |
| Chris Stewart | 7% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | Republican | 7% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 7% |
| Scott Tipton | 7% | |||
| Fred Upton | 7% | |||
| Greg Walden | 7% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 7% |
| Rob Woodall | 7% | |||
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | Republican | 7% |
| Richard Burr | 6% | |||
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | Republican | 6% |
| Johnny Isakson | 6% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | Republican | 6% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 6% |
| Pat Toomey | 6% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 5% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 5% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 5% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 5% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 5% |
| Orrin Hatch | 5% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 5% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 5% |
| Pat Roberts | 5% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 5% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 5% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 5% |
| Richard Shelby | 5% | |||
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 5% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 4% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 4% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 4% |
| Mike Bishop | 4% | |||
| Kevin Brady | 4% | |||
| Susan Brooks | 4% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 4% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 4% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 4% |
| Liz Cheney | 4% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 4% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 4% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 4% |
| John Culberson | 4% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | Republican | 4% |
| Drew Ferguson | 4% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 4% |
| Bill Flores | 4% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 4% |
| Mike Gallagher | 4% | |||
| Bob Gibbs | 4% | |||
| Kay Granger | 4% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 4% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 4% |
| Vicky Hartzler | 4% | |||
| Jeb Hensarling | 4% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 4% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 4% |
| Randy Hultgren | 4% | |||
| Duncan Hunter | 4% | |||
| Evan Jenkins | 4% | |||
| Sam Johnson | 4% | |||
| Bill Johnson | 4% | |||
| Adam Kinzinger | 4% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 4% |
| Doug LaMalfa | 4% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 4% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 4% | |||
| Kenny Marchant | 4% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 4% |
| Kevin McCarthy | 4% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 4% |
| Patrick McHenry | 4% | |||
| David McKinley | 4% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 4% |
| Devin Nunes | 4% | |||
| Pete Olson | 4% | |||
| Steven Palazzo | 4% | |||
| Robert Pittenger | 4% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 4% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 4% |
| Francis Rooney | 4% | |||
| Tom Rooney | 4% | |||
| Dennis Ross | 4% | |||
| Ed Royce | 4% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 4% |
| John Shimkus | 4% | |||
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 4% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Renacci | 7% | |||
| Tom Rice | 7% | |||
| Phil Roe | 7% | |||
| Peter Roskam | 7% | |||
| Keith Rothfus | 7% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 7% |
| Bill Shuster | 7% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 7% |
| Chris Stewart | 7% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | R | 7% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 7% |
| Scott Tipton | 7% | |||
| Fred Upton | 7% | |||
| Greg Walden | 7% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 7% |
| Rob Woodall | 7% | |||
| IA | State House - 28 | David Young | R | 7% |
| Richard Burr | 6% | |||
| FL | Governor | Ron DeSantis | R | 6% |
| Johnny Isakson | 6% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | R | 6% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 6% |
| Pat Toomey | 6% | |||
| Lamar Alexander | 5% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 5% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 5% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 5% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 5% |
| Orrin Hatch | 5% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 5% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 5% |
| Pat Roberts | 5% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 5% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 5% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 5% |
| Richard Shelby | 5% | |||
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 5% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 4% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 4% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | R | 4% |
| Mike Bishop | 4% | |||
| Kevin Brady | 4% | |||
| Susan Brooks | 4% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 4% | |||
| Bradley Byrne | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 4% |
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 4% |
| Liz Cheney | 4% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 4% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 4% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 4% |
| John Culberson | 4% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 2 | Neal Dunn | R | 4% |
| Drew Ferguson | 4% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 4% |
| Bill Flores | 4% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 4% |
| Mike Gallagher | 4% | |||
| Bob Gibbs | 4% | |||
| Kay Granger | 4% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 4% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 4% |
| Vicky Hartzler | 4% | |||
| Jeb Hensarling | 4% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 4% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 4% |
| Randy Hultgren | 4% | |||
| Duncan Hunter | 4% | |||
| Evan Jenkins | 4% | |||
| Sam Johnson | 4% | |||
| Bill Johnson | 4% | |||
| Adam Kinzinger | 4% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 4% |
| Doug LaMalfa | 4% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 4% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 4% | |||
| Kenny Marchant | 4% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 4% |
| Kevin McCarthy | 4% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 4% |
| Patrick McHenry | 4% | |||
| David McKinley | 4% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 4% |
| Devin Nunes | 4% | |||
| Pete Olson | 4% | |||
| Steven Palazzo | 4% | |||
| Robert Pittenger | 4% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 4% |
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 4% |
| Francis Rooney | 4% | |||
| Tom Rooney | 4% | |||
| Dennis Ross | 4% | |||
| Ed Royce | 4% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 4% |
| John Shimkus | 4% | |||
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 4% |