Rating Group: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

2021-2022 Positions [2022-03-04]

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State Office Name Party Rating
NE U.S. Senate - Sr Deb Fischer Republican 75%
WI U.S. House - 5 Scott Fitzgerald Republican 11%
PA U.S. House - 1 Brian Fitzpatrick Republican 78%
TN U.S. House - 3 Chuck Fleischmann Republican 22%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx Republican 22%
FL U.S. House - 18 Scott Franklin Republican 0%
ID U.S. House - 1 Russ Fulcher Republican 11%
NY U.S. House - 2 Andrew Garbarino Republican 44%
FL U.S. House - 28 Carlos Giménez Republican 33%
TX U.S. House - 5 Lance Gooden Republican 11%
AZ U.S. House - 9 Paul Gosar Republican 0%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley Republican 75%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 0%
VA U.S. House - 9 Morgan Griffith Republican 13%
WI U.S. House - 6 Glenn Grothman Republican 33%
MS U.S. House - 3 Michael Guest Republican 0%
KY U.S. House - 2 Brett Guthrie Republican 44%
TN U.S. Senate - Jr Bill Hagerty Republican 75%
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris Republican 0%
TN U.S. House - 1 Diana Harshbarger Republican 11%
MO U.S. Senate - Sr Josh Hawley Republican 0%
OK U.S. House - 1 Kevin Hern Republican 0%
LA U.S. House - 3 Clay Higgins Republican 0%
AR U.S. House - 2 French Hill Republican 44%
IA U.S. House - 2 Ashley Hinson Republican 44%
ND U.S. Senate - Sr John Hoeven Republican 75%
NC U.S. House - 9 Richard Hudson, Jr. Republican 22%
MI U.S. House - 4 Bill Huizenga Republican 44%
MS U.S. Senate - Jr Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican 25%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa Republican 20%
TX U.S. House - 13 Ronny Jackson Republican 0%
SD U.S. House - At-Large Dusty Johnson Republican 44%
LA U.S. House - 4 Mike Johnson Republican 10%
WI U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Johnson Republican 75%
OH U.S. House - 4 Jim Jordan Republican 10%
OH U.S. House - 14 Dave Joyce Republican 38%
PA U.S. House - 13 John Joyce Republican 0%
PA U.S. House - 16 Mike Kelly, Jr. Republican 11%
MS U.S. House - 1 Trent Kelly Republican 0%
LA U.S. Senate - Jr John Kennedy Republican 50%
CA U.S. House - 40 Young Kim Republican 38%
TN U.S. House - 8 David Kustoff Republican 25%
IL U.S. House - 16 Darin LaHood Republican 22%
OK U.S. Senate - Sr James Lankford Republican 75%
OH U.S. House - 5 Bob Latta Republican 44%
UT U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Lee Republican 67%
AZ Supervisor - 4 Debbie Lesko Republican 13%
LA U.S. House - 5 Julia Letlow Republican 25%
GA U.S. House - 11 Barry Loudermilk Republican 11%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 22%
WY U.S. Senate - Jr Cynthia Lummis Republican 50%
SC U.S. House - 1 Nancy Mace Republican 33%
NY U.S. House - 11 Nicole Malliotakis Republican 22%
KS U.S. House - 1 Tracey Mann Republican 11%
KS U.S. Senate - Jr Roger Marshall Republican 25%
KY U.S. House - 4 Thomas Massie Republican 30%
FL U.S. House - 21 Brian Mast Republican 0%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul Republican 44%
MI U.S. House - 9 Lisa McClain Republican 0%
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock Republican 30%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 75%
PA U.S. House - 9 Dan Meuser Republican 25%
WV U.S. House - 1 Carol Miller Republican 11%
IL U.S. House - 15 Mary Miller Republican 0%
IA U.S. House - 1 Mariannette Miller-Meeks Republican 44%
MI U.S. House - 2 John Moolenaar Republican 33%
UT U.S. House - 1 Blake Moore Republican 44%
AL U.S. House - 1 Barry Moore Republican 11%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 75%
OK U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin Republican 11%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 100%
NC U.S. House - 3 Greg Murphy Republican 38%
TX U.S. House - 22 Troy Nehls Republican 11%
WA U.S. House - 4 Dan Newhouse Republican 67%
SC U.S. House - 5 Ralph Norman, Jr. Republican 11%
CA U.S. House - 23 Jay Obernolte Republican 11%
UT U.S. House - 4 Burgess Owens Republican 33%
AL U.S. House - 6 Gary Palmer Republican 0%
KY U.S. Senate - Jr Rand Paul Republican 67%
PA U.S. House - 10 Scott Perry Republican 0%
TX U.S. House - 11 August Pfluger Republican 0%
PA U.S. House - 14 Guy Reschenthaler Republican 11%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch Republican 75%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 22%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 11%
TN U.S. House - 6 John Rose Republican 11%
SD U.S. Senate - Jr Mike Rounds Republican 100%
NC U.S. House - 7 David Rouzer Republican 0%
TX U.S. House - 21 Chip Roy Republican 20%
NA U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Republican 75%
FL U.S. House - 5 John Rutherford Republican 11%
FL U.S. House - 27 Maria Salazar Republican 43%
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise Republican 11%
AZ U.S. House - 1 David Schweikert Republican 33%
GA U.S. House - 8 Austin Scott Republican 22%
FL U.S. Senate - Sr Rick Scott Republican 50%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott Republican 75%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 0%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 38%
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith Republican 0%
State Office Name Party Rating
NE U.S. Senate - Sr Deb Fischer R 75%
WI U.S. House - 5 Scott Fitzgerald R 11%
PA U.S. House - 1 Brian Fitzpatrick R 78%
TN U.S. House - 3 Chuck Fleischmann R 22%
NC U.S. House - 5 Virginia Foxx R 22%
FL U.S. House - 18 Scott Franklin R 0%
ID U.S. House - 1 Russ Fulcher R 11%
NY U.S. House - 2 Andrew Garbarino R 44%
FL U.S. House - 28 Carlos Giménez R 33%
TX U.S. House - 5 Lance Gooden R 11%
AZ U.S. House - 9 Paul Gosar R 0%
IA U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Grassley R 75%
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 0%
VA U.S. House - 9 Morgan Griffith R 13%
WI U.S. House - 6 Glenn Grothman R 33%
MS U.S. House - 3 Michael Guest R 0%
KY U.S. House - 2 Brett Guthrie R 44%
TN U.S. Senate - Jr Bill Hagerty R 75%
MD U.S. House - 1 Andy Harris R 0%
TN U.S. House - 1 Diana Harshbarger R 11%
MO U.S. Senate - Sr Josh Hawley R 0%
OK U.S. House - 1 Kevin Hern R 0%
LA U.S. House - 3 Clay Higgins R 0%
AR U.S. House - 2 French Hill R 44%
IA U.S. House - 2 Ashley Hinson R 44%
ND U.S. Senate - Sr John Hoeven R 75%
NC U.S. House - 9 Richard Hudson, Jr. R 22%
MI U.S. House - 4 Bill Huizenga R 44%
MS U.S. Senate - Jr Cindy Hyde-Smith R 25%
CA U.S. House - 48 Darrell Issa R 20%
TX U.S. House - 13 Ronny Jackson R 0%
SD U.S. House - At-Large Dusty Johnson R 44%
LA U.S. House - 4 Mike Johnson R 10%
WI U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Johnson R 75%
OH U.S. House - 4 Jim Jordan R 10%
OH U.S. House - 14 Dave Joyce R 38%
PA U.S. House - 13 John Joyce R 0%
PA U.S. House - 16 Mike Kelly, Jr. R 11%
MS U.S. House - 1 Trent Kelly R 0%
LA U.S. Senate - Jr John Kennedy R 50%
CA U.S. House - 40 Young Kim R 38%
TN U.S. House - 8 David Kustoff R 25%
IL U.S. House - 16 Darin LaHood R 22%
OK U.S. Senate - Sr James Lankford R 75%
OH U.S. House - 5 Bob Latta R 44%
UT U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Lee R 67%
AZ Supervisor - 4 Debbie Lesko R 13%
LA U.S. House - 5 Julia Letlow R 25%
GA U.S. House - 11 Barry Loudermilk R 11%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 22%
WY U.S. Senate - Jr Cynthia Lummis R 50%
SC U.S. House - 1 Nancy Mace R 33%
NY U.S. House - 11 Nicole Malliotakis R 22%
KS U.S. House - 1 Tracey Mann R 11%
KS U.S. Senate - Jr Roger Marshall R 25%
KY U.S. House - 4 Thomas Massie R 30%
FL U.S. House - 21 Brian Mast R 0%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul R 44%
MI U.S. House - 9 Lisa McClain R 0%
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock R 30%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 75%
PA U.S. House - 9 Dan Meuser R 25%
WV U.S. House - 1 Carol Miller R 11%
IL U.S. House - 15 Mary Miller R 0%
IA U.S. House - 1 Mariannette Miller-Meeks R 44%
MI U.S. House - 2 John Moolenaar R 33%
UT U.S. House - 1 Blake Moore R 44%
AL U.S. House - 1 Barry Moore R 11%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 75%
OK U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin R 11%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 100%
NC U.S. House - 3 Greg Murphy R 38%
TX U.S. House - 22 Troy Nehls R 11%
WA U.S. House - 4 Dan Newhouse R 67%
SC U.S. House - 5 Ralph Norman, Jr. R 11%
CA U.S. House - 23 Jay Obernolte R 11%
UT U.S. House - 4 Burgess Owens R 33%
AL U.S. House - 6 Gary Palmer R 0%
KY U.S. Senate - Jr Rand Paul R 67%
PA U.S. House - 10 Scott Perry R 0%
TX U.S. House - 11 August Pfluger R 0%
PA U.S. House - 14 Guy Reschenthaler R 11%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch R 75%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 22%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 11%
TN U.S. House - 6 John Rose R 11%
SD U.S. Senate - Jr Mike Rounds R 100%
NC U.S. House - 7 David Rouzer R 0%
TX U.S. House - 21 Chip Roy R 20%
NA U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio R 75%
FL U.S. House - 5 John Rutherford R 11%
FL U.S. House - 27 Maria Salazar R 43%
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise R 11%
AZ U.S. House - 1 David Schweikert R 33%
GA U.S. House - 8 Austin Scott R 22%
FL U.S. Senate - Sr Rick Scott R 50%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott R 75%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 0%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 38%
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith R 0%
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