Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | State Senate - 37 | Larry Grooms | Republican | 50% |
| SC | State Senate - 38 | Sean Bennett | Republican | 39% |
| SC | State Senate - 40 | Brad Hutto | Democratic | 13% |
| SC | State Senate - 43 | Chip Campsen III | Republican | 29% |
| SC | State Senate - 45 | Margie Matthews | Democratic | 11% |
| SC | State Senate - 46 | Tom Davis | Republican | 67% |
| SC | State House - 47 | Tommy Pope | Republican | 29% |
| SC | State House - 49 | John King | Democratic | 11% |
| SC | State House - 51 | David Weeks | Democratic | 17% |
| SC | State House - 55 | Jackie Hayes | Democratic | 16% |
| SC | State House - 58 | Jeff Johnson | Republican | 50% |
| SC | State House - 59 | Terry Alexander | Democratic | 7% |
| SC | State House - 60 | Phillip Lowe | Republican | 50% |
| SC | State House - 62 | Robert Williams | Democratic | 21% |
| SC | State House - 63 | Jay Jordan, Jr. | Republican | 40% |
| SC | State House - 67 | Murrell Smith, Jr. | Republican | 37% |
| SC | State House - 68 | Heather Crawford | Republican | 35% |
| SC | State House - 71 | Nathan Ballentine | Republican | 47% |
| SC | State House - 74 | Todd Rutherford | Democratic | 19% |
| SC | State House - 76 | Leon Howard | Democratic | 14% |
| SC | State House - 78 | Beth Bernstein | Democratic | 6% |
| SC | State House - 82 | Bill Clyburn, Sr. | Democratic | 13% |
| SC | State House - 83 | Bill Hixon | Republican | 31% |
| SC | State House - 86 | Bill Taylor | Republican | 35% |
| SC | State House - 90 | Justin Bamberg | Democratic | 20% |
| SC | State House - 91 | Lonnie Hosey | Democratic | 15% |
| SC | State House - 95 | Gilda Cobb-Hunter | Democratic | 11% |
| SC | State House - 101 | Roger Kirby | Democratic | 24% |
| SC | State House - 103 | Carl Anderson | Democratic | 13% |
| SC | State House - 111 | Wendell Gilliard | Democratic | 16% |
| SC | State House - 118 | Bill Herbkersman | Republican | 29% |
| SC | State House - 119 | Leon Stavrinakis | Democratic | 17% |
| SC | State House - 120 | Weston Newton | Republican | 33% |
| SC | State House - 123 | Jeff Bradley | Republican | 33% |
| SC | State House - 124 | Shannon Erickson | Republican | 38% |
| SC | State Board of Education | Rita Allison | Republican | 65% |
| SD | Commissioner - 2 | Thomas Brunner | Republican | 81% |
| SD | State House - 3 | Al Novstrup | Republican | 50% |
| SD | State Senate - 6 | Ernie Otten, Jr. | Republican | 56% |
| SD | State Senate - 12 | Arch Beal | Republican | 63% |
| SD | State Senate - 14 | Larry Zikmund | Republican | 50% |
| SD | State House - 17 | Bill Shorma | Republican | 40% |
| SD | State House - 18 | Mike Stevens | Republican | 25% |
| SD | State Senate - 19 | Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | 38% |
| SD | State House - 22 | Lana Greenfield | Republican | 75% |
| SD | State House - 25 | Leslie Heinemann | Republican | 50% |
| SD | State House - 27 | Liz May | Republican | 73% |
| SD | State Senate - 28 | Sam Marty | Republican | 81% |
| SD | State House - 33 | Phil Jensen | Republican | 100% |
| SD | Mayor - At-Large | Ried Holien | Republican | 50% |
| SD | Council Member - At-Large | David Novstrup | Republican | 50% |
| SD | Commissioner - At-Large | Burton Tulson | Republican | 38% |
| SD | Commissioner of Schools and Public Lands | Brock Greenfield | Republican | 75% |
| SD | State Board of Education | Phyllis Heineman | 50% | |
| TN | State House - 2 | Bud Hulsey | Republican | 83% |
| TN | State Senate - 3 | Rusty Crowe | Republican | 90% |
| TN | State House - 3 | Timothy Hill | Republican | 85% |
| TN | State House - 5 | David Hawk | Republican | 87% |
| TN | State Senate - 5 | Randy McNally | Republican | 85% |
| TN | State Senate - 6 | Becky Massey | Republican | 81% |
| TN | State Senate - 7 | Richard Briggs | Republican | 81% |
| TN | State House - 9 | Gary Hicks, Jr. | Republican | 85% |
| TN | State Senate - 9 | Steve Southerland | Republican | 92% |
| TN | State Senate - 10 | Todd Gardenhire | Republican | 88% |
| TN | State House - 11 | Jeremy Faison | Republican | 88% |
| TN | State Senate - 11 | Bo Watson | Republican | 88% |
| TN | State Senate - 12 | Ken Yager | Republican | 79% |
| TN | State Senate - 13 | Dawn White | Republican | 88% |
| TN | State House - 14 | Jason Zachary | Republican | 85% |
| TN | State Senate - 15 | Paul Bailey | Republican | 85% |
| TN | State Senate - 16 | Janice Bowling | Republican | 88% |
| TN | State House - 17 | Andrew Farmer | Republican | 78% |
| TN | State Senate - 17 | Mark Pody | Republican | 92% |
| TN | State Senate - 18 | Ferrell Haile | Republican | 88% |
| TN | State Senate - 21 | Jeff Yarbro | Democratic | 25% |
| TN | State House - 22 | Dan Howell | Republican | 81% |
| TN | State Senate - 23 | Kerry Roberts | Republican | 92% |
| TN | State Senate - 24 | John Stevens | Republican | 96% |
| TN | State Senate - 25 | Ed Jackson | Republican | 85% |
| TN | State House - 25 | Cameron Sexton | Republican | 84% |
| TN | State Senate - 27 | Jack Johnson | Republican | 88% |
| TN | State Senate - 28 | Joey Hensley | Republican | 92% |
| TN | State Senate - 29 | Raumesh Akbari | Democratic | 23% |
| TN | State Senate - 30 | Sara Kyle | Democratic | 41% |
| TN | State House - 31 | Ron Travis | Republican | 78% |
| TN | State House - 38 | Kelly Keisling | Republican | 88% |
| TN | State House - 42 | Ryan Williams | Republican | 87% |
| TN | State House - 44 | William Lamberth | Republican | 78% |
| TN | State House - 48 | Bryan Terry | Republican | 83% |
| TN | State House - 49 | Mike Sparks | Republican | 91% |
| TN | State House - 50 | Bo Mitchell | Democratic | 12% |
| TN | State House - 53 | Jason Powell | Democratic | 19% |
| TN | State House - 55 | John Clemmons | Democratic | 7% |
| TN | State House - 57 | Susan Lynn | Republican | 88% |
| TN | State House - 58 | Harold Love, Jr. | Democratic | 32% |
| TN | State House - 62 | Pat Marsh | Republican | 85% |
| TN | State House - 66 | Sabi Kumar | Republican | 72% |
| TN | State House - 74 | Jay Reedy | Republican | 81% |
| TN | State House - 78 | Mary Littleton | Republican | 92% |
| TN | State House - 80 | Johnny Shaw | Democratic | 35% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | State Senate - 37 | Larry Grooms | R | 50% |
| SC | State Senate - 38 | Sean Bennett | R | 39% |
| SC | State Senate - 40 | Brad Hutto | D | 13% |
| SC | State Senate - 43 | Chip Campsen III | R | 29% |
| SC | State Senate - 45 | Margie Matthews | D | 11% |
| SC | State Senate - 46 | Tom Davis | R | 67% |
| SC | State House - 47 | Tommy Pope | R | 29% |
| SC | State House - 49 | John King | D | 11% |
| SC | State House - 51 | David Weeks | D | 17% |
| SC | State House - 55 | Jackie Hayes | D | 16% |
| SC | State House - 58 | Jeff Johnson | R | 50% |
| SC | State House - 59 | Terry Alexander | D | 7% |
| SC | State House - 60 | Phillip Lowe | R | 50% |
| SC | State House - 62 | Robert Williams | D | 21% |
| SC | State House - 63 | Jay Jordan, Jr. | R | 40% |
| SC | State House - 67 | Murrell Smith, Jr. | R | 37% |
| SC | State House - 68 | Heather Crawford | R | 35% |
| SC | State House - 71 | Nathan Ballentine | R | 47% |
| SC | State House - 74 | Todd Rutherford | D | 19% |
| SC | State House - 76 | Leon Howard | D | 14% |
| SC | State House - 78 | Beth Bernstein | D | 6% |
| SC | State House - 82 | Bill Clyburn, Sr. | D | 13% |
| SC | State House - 83 | Bill Hixon | R | 31% |
| SC | State House - 86 | Bill Taylor | R | 35% |
| SC | State House - 90 | Justin Bamberg | D | 20% |
| SC | State House - 91 | Lonnie Hosey | D | 15% |
| SC | State House - 95 | Gilda Cobb-Hunter | D | 11% |
| SC | State House - 101 | Roger Kirby | D | 24% |
| SC | State House - 103 | Carl Anderson | D | 13% |
| SC | State House - 111 | Wendell Gilliard | D | 16% |
| SC | State House - 118 | Bill Herbkersman | R | 29% |
| SC | State House - 119 | Leon Stavrinakis | D | 17% |
| SC | State House - 120 | Weston Newton | R | 33% |
| SC | State House - 123 | Jeff Bradley | R | 33% |
| SC | State House - 124 | Shannon Erickson | R | 38% |
| SC | State Board of Education | Rita Allison | R | 65% |
| SD | Commissioner - 2 | Thomas Brunner | R | 81% |
| SD | State House - 3 | Al Novstrup | R | 50% |
| SD | State Senate - 6 | Ernie Otten, Jr. | R | 56% |
| SD | State Senate - 12 | Arch Beal | R | 63% |
| SD | State Senate - 14 | Larry Zikmund | R | 50% |
| SD | State House - 17 | Bill Shorma | R | 40% |
| SD | State House - 18 | Mike Stevens | R | 25% |
| SD | State Senate - 19 | Kyle Schoenfish | R | 38% |
| SD | State House - 22 | Lana Greenfield | R | 75% |
| SD | State House - 25 | Leslie Heinemann | R | 50% |
| SD | State House - 27 | Liz May | R | 73% |
| SD | State Senate - 28 | Sam Marty | R | 81% |
| SD | State House - 33 | Phil Jensen | R | 100% |
| SD | Mayor - At-Large | Ried Holien | R | 50% |
| SD | Council Member - At-Large | David Novstrup | R | 50% |
| SD | Commissioner - At-Large | Burton Tulson | R | 38% |
| SD | Commissioner of Schools and Public Lands | Brock Greenfield | R | 75% |
| SD | State Board of Education | Phyllis Heineman | 50% | |
| TN | State House - 2 | Bud Hulsey | R | 83% |
| TN | State Senate - 3 | Rusty Crowe | R | 90% |
| TN | State House - 3 | Timothy Hill | R | 85% |
| TN | State House - 5 | David Hawk | R | 87% |
| TN | State Senate - 5 | Randy McNally | R | 85% |
| TN | State Senate - 6 | Becky Massey | R | 81% |
| TN | State Senate - 7 | Richard Briggs | R | 81% |
| TN | State House - 9 | Gary Hicks, Jr. | R | 85% |
| TN | State Senate - 9 | Steve Southerland | R | 92% |
| TN | State Senate - 10 | Todd Gardenhire | R | 88% |
| TN | State House - 11 | Jeremy Faison | R | 88% |
| TN | State Senate - 11 | Bo Watson | R | 88% |
| TN | State Senate - 12 | Ken Yager | R | 79% |
| TN | State Senate - 13 | Dawn White | R | 88% |
| TN | State House - 14 | Jason Zachary | R | 85% |
| TN | State Senate - 15 | Paul Bailey | R | 85% |
| TN | State Senate - 16 | Janice Bowling | R | 88% |
| TN | State House - 17 | Andrew Farmer | R | 78% |
| TN | State Senate - 17 | Mark Pody | R | 92% |
| TN | State Senate - 18 | Ferrell Haile | R | 88% |
| TN | State Senate - 21 | Jeff Yarbro | D | 25% |
| TN | State House - 22 | Dan Howell | R | 81% |
| TN | State Senate - 23 | Kerry Roberts | R | 92% |
| TN | State Senate - 24 | John Stevens | R | 96% |
| TN | State Senate - 25 | Ed Jackson | R | 85% |
| TN | State House - 25 | Cameron Sexton | R | 84% |
| TN | State Senate - 27 | Jack Johnson | R | 88% |
| TN | State Senate - 28 | Joey Hensley | R | 92% |
| TN | State Senate - 29 | Raumesh Akbari | D | 23% |
| TN | State Senate - 30 | Sara Kyle | D | 41% |
| TN | State House - 31 | Ron Travis | R | 78% |
| TN | State House - 38 | Kelly Keisling | R | 88% |
| TN | State House - 42 | Ryan Williams | R | 87% |
| TN | State House - 44 | William Lamberth | R | 78% |
| TN | State House - 48 | Bryan Terry | R | 83% |
| TN | State House - 49 | Mike Sparks | R | 91% |
| TN | State House - 50 | Bo Mitchell | D | 12% |
| TN | State House - 53 | Jason Powell | D | 19% |
| TN | State House - 55 | John Clemmons | D | 7% |
| TN | State House - 57 | Susan Lynn | R | 88% |
| TN | State House - 58 | Harold Love, Jr. | D | 32% |
| TN | State House - 62 | Pat Marsh | R | 85% |
| TN | State House - 66 | Sabi Kumar | R | 72% |
| TN | State House - 74 | Jay Reedy | R | 81% |
| TN | State House - 78 | Mary Littleton | R | 92% |
| TN | State House - 80 | Johnny Shaw | D | 35% |