Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WI | State Senate - 17 | Howard Marklein | Republican | 94% |
| WI | Supervisor - 20 | Steve Doyle | 0% | |
| WI | State Assembly - 20 | Christine Sinicki | Democratic | 7% |
| WI | State Assembly - 21 | Jessie Rodriguez | Republican | 87% |
| WI | State Senate - 21 | Van Wanggaard | Republican | 94% |
| WI | State Senate - 22 | Bob Wirch | Democratic | 0% |
| WI | State Assembly - 24 | Dan Knodl | Republican | 87% |
| WI | State Senate - 25 | Romaine Quinn | Republican | 87% |
| WI | State Assembly - 25 | Paul Tittl | Republican | 87% |
| WI | State Senate - 27 | Dianne Hesselbein | Democratic | 0% |
| WI | State Assembly - 31 | Tyler August | Republican | 93% |
| WI | State Senate - 33 | Chris Kapenga | Republican | 100% |
| WI | State Assembly - 33 | Robin Vos | Republican | 87% |
| WI | State Assembly - 34 | Rob Swearingen | Republican | 87% |
| WI | State Assembly - 36 | Jeffrey Mursau | Republican | 87% |
| WI | State Assembly - 37 | Mark Born | Republican | 92% |
| WI | State Assembly - 49 | Travis Tranel | Republican | 80% |
| WI | State Assembly - 51 | Todd Novak | Republican | 73% |
| WI | State Assembly - 56 | Dave Murphy | Republican | 87% |
| WI | State Assembly - 57 | Kevin Petersen | Republican | 87% |
| WI | State Assembly - 59 | Rob Brooks | Republican | 87% |
| WI | State Assembly - 70 | Nancy VanderMeer | Republican | 80% |
| WI | State Assembly - 72 | Scott Krug | Republican | 80% |
| WI | State Assembly - 79 | Lisa Subeck | Democratic | 7% |
| WI | State Assembly - 82 | Scott Allen | Republican | 92% |
| WI | State Assembly - 86 | John Spiros | Republican | 87% |
| WI | State Assembly - 94 | Steve Doyle | Democratic | 0% |
| WI | State Assembly - 95 | Jill Billings | Democratic | 0% |
| WI | State Assembly - 97 | Cindi Duchow | Republican | 87% |
| WI | Mayor - At-Large | Eric Genrich | Democratic | 0% |
| WV | State House - 1 | Patrick McGeehan | Republican | 82% |
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | Republican | 82% |
| WV | State Senate - 1 | Ryan Weld | Republican | 82% |
| WV | State House - 2 | Mark Zatezalo | Republican | 82% |
| WV | State Senate - 3 | Michael Azinger | Republican | 80% |
| WV | State House - 5 | Shawn Fluharty | Democratic | 44% |
| WV | State Senate - 5 | Michael Woelfel | Democratic | 42% |
| WV | State Senate - 6 | Mark Maynard | Republican | 83% |
| WV | State Senate - 7 | Rupie Phillips, Jr. | Republican | 64% |
| WV | State House - 10 | Bill Anderson, Jr. | Republican | 64% |
| WV | State Senate - 11 | Bill Hamilton | Republican | 50% |
| WV | State Senate - 14 | Randy Smith | Republican | 82% |
| WV | State Senate - 17 | Tom Takubo | Republican | 75% |
| WV | State House - 18 | Jim Butler | Republican | 82% |
| WV | State House - 25 | Sean Hornbuckle | Democratic | 18% |
| WV | State House - 26 | Matthew Rohrbach | Republican | 64% |
| WV | State House - 30 | Jeff Eldridge | Republican | 40% |
| WV | State House - 37 | Marty Gearheart | Republican | 82% |
| WV | State House - 38 | Joe Ellington, Jr. | Republican | 78% |
| WV | State House - 40 | Roy Cooper | Republican | 73% |
| WV | State House - 47 | Ray Canterbury, Jr. | Republican | 64% |
| WV | State House - 54 | Mike Pushkin | Democratic | 27% |
| WV | State House - 62 | Roger Hanshaw | Republican | 64% |
| WV | State House - 77 | Joseph Statler | Republican | 90% |
| WV | State House - 87 | Gary Howell | Republican | 82% |
| WV | Commissioner - At-Large | Linda Longstreth | Democratic | 18% |
| WV | Commissioner - At-Large | Kelli Sobonya | Republican | 82% |
| WV | Commissioner - At-Large | Patsy Trecost II | Democratic | 40% |
| WV | Commissioner of Agriculture | Kent Leonhardt | Republican | 83% |
| WV | Attorney General | JB McCuskey | Republican | 73% |
| WV | State Board of Education | Christopher Stansbury | Republican | 82% |
| WV | Justice of the Supreme Court | Charles Trump IV | 83% | |
| WY | State Senate - 1 | Ogden Driskill | Republican | 58% |
| WY | State Senate - 2 | Brian Boner | Republican | 83% |
| WY | State Senate - 3 | Cheri Steinmetz | Republican | 73% |
| WY | State House - 7 | Bob Nicholas | Republican | 40% |
| WY | State Senate - 7 | Stephan Pappas | Republican | 42% |
| WY | State Senate - 9 | Christopher Rothfuss | Democratic | 33% |
| WY | State Senate - 11 | Larry Hicks | Republican | 83% |
| WY | State Senate - 16 | Dan Dockstader | Republican | 75% |
| WY | State Senate - 19 | Dan Laursen | Republican | 80% |
| WY | State Senate - 23 | Eric Barlow | Republican | 80% |
| WY | State Senate - 25 | Cale Case | Republican | 50% |
| WY | State Senate - 27 | Bill Landen | Republican | 75% |
| WY | State Senate - 28 | Jim Anderson | Republican | 67% |
| WY | State Senate - 30 | Charles Scott | Republican | 67% |
| WY | State House - 37 | Steve Harshman | Republican | 60% |
| WY | State House - 54 | Lloyd Larsen | Republican | 60% |
| WY | Council Member - Ward 3 | Ken Esquibel | 47% | |
| WY | Treasurer | Curtis Meier | Republican | 83% |
| Peter Abbate, Jr. | 11% | |||
| Michael Abbott | 7% | |||
| Ako Abdul-Samad | 7% | |||
| Richard Abel | 7% | |||
| Catherine Abercrombie | 23% | |||
| Tom Abinanti | 10% | |||
| Patrick Abrami | 77% | |||
| Stacey Abrams | 8% | |||
| Steve Abrams | 70% | |||
| Max Abramson | 88% | |||
| Joseph Abruzzo | 29% | |||
| Edward Acevedo | 5% | |||
| Katcho Achadjian | 69% | |||
| John Ackerley | 73% | |||
| Bryan Adams | 39% | |||
| Christopher Adams | 93% | |||
| Joe Adams | 11% | |||
| Les Adams | 95% | |||
| Dawn Addiego | 75% | |||
| Al Adinolfi | 62% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WI | State Senate - 17 | Howard Marklein | R | 94% |
| WI | Supervisor - 20 | Steve Doyle | 0% | |
| WI | State Assembly - 20 | Christine Sinicki | D | 7% |
| WI | State Assembly - 21 | Jessie Rodriguez | R | 87% |
| WI | State Senate - 21 | Van Wanggaard | R | 94% |
| WI | State Senate - 22 | Bob Wirch | D | 0% |
| WI | State Assembly - 24 | Dan Knodl | R | 87% |
| WI | State Senate - 25 | Romaine Quinn | R | 87% |
| WI | State Assembly - 25 | Paul Tittl | R | 87% |
| WI | State Senate - 27 | Dianne Hesselbein | D | 0% |
| WI | State Assembly - 31 | Tyler August | R | 93% |
| WI | State Senate - 33 | Chris Kapenga | R | 100% |
| WI | State Assembly - 33 | Robin Vos | R | 87% |
| WI | State Assembly - 34 | Rob Swearingen | R | 87% |
| WI | State Assembly - 36 | Jeffrey Mursau | R | 87% |
| WI | State Assembly - 37 | Mark Born | R | 92% |
| WI | State Assembly - 49 | Travis Tranel | R | 80% |
| WI | State Assembly - 51 | Todd Novak | R | 73% |
| WI | State Assembly - 56 | Dave Murphy | R | 87% |
| WI | State Assembly - 57 | Kevin Petersen | R | 87% |
| WI | State Assembly - 59 | Rob Brooks | R | 87% |
| WI | State Assembly - 70 | Nancy VanderMeer | R | 80% |
| WI | State Assembly - 72 | Scott Krug | R | 80% |
| WI | State Assembly - 79 | Lisa Subeck | D | 7% |
| WI | State Assembly - 82 | Scott Allen | R | 92% |
| WI | State Assembly - 86 | John Spiros | R | 87% |
| WI | State Assembly - 94 | Steve Doyle | D | 0% |
| WI | State Assembly - 95 | Jill Billings | D | 0% |
| WI | State Assembly - 97 | Cindi Duchow | R | 87% |
| WI | Mayor - At-Large | Eric Genrich | D | 0% |
| WV | State House - 1 | Patrick McGeehan | R | 82% |
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | R | 82% |
| WV | State Senate - 1 | Ryan Weld | R | 82% |
| WV | State House - 2 | Mark Zatezalo | R | 82% |
| WV | State Senate - 3 | Michael Azinger | R | 80% |
| WV | State House - 5 | Shawn Fluharty | D | 44% |
| WV | State Senate - 5 | Michael Woelfel | D | 42% |
| WV | State Senate - 6 | Mark Maynard | R | 83% |
| WV | State Senate - 7 | Rupie Phillips, Jr. | R | 64% |
| WV | State House - 10 | Bill Anderson, Jr. | R | 64% |
| WV | State Senate - 11 | Bill Hamilton | R | 50% |
| WV | State Senate - 14 | Randy Smith | R | 82% |
| WV | State Senate - 17 | Tom Takubo | R | 75% |
| WV | State House - 18 | Jim Butler | R | 82% |
| WV | State House - 25 | Sean Hornbuckle | D | 18% |
| WV | State House - 26 | Matthew Rohrbach | R | 64% |
| WV | State House - 30 | Jeff Eldridge | R | 40% |
| WV | State House - 37 | Marty Gearheart | R | 82% |
| WV | State House - 38 | Joe Ellington, Jr. | R | 78% |
| WV | State House - 40 | Roy Cooper | R | 73% |
| WV | State House - 47 | Ray Canterbury, Jr. | R | 64% |
| WV | State House - 54 | Mike Pushkin | D | 27% |
| WV | State House - 62 | Roger Hanshaw | R | 64% |
| WV | State House - 77 | Joseph Statler | R | 90% |
| WV | State House - 87 | Gary Howell | R | 82% |
| WV | Commissioner - At-Large | Linda Longstreth | D | 18% |
| WV | Commissioner - At-Large | Kelli Sobonya | R | 82% |
| WV | Commissioner - At-Large | Patsy Trecost II | D | 40% |
| WV | Commissioner of Agriculture | Kent Leonhardt | R | 83% |
| WV | Attorney General | JB McCuskey | R | 73% |
| WV | State Board of Education | Christopher Stansbury | R | 82% |
| WV | Justice of the Supreme Court | Charles Trump IV | 83% | |
| WY | State Senate - 1 | Ogden Driskill | R | 58% |
| WY | State Senate - 2 | Brian Boner | R | 83% |
| WY | State Senate - 3 | Cheri Steinmetz | R | 73% |
| WY | State House - 7 | Bob Nicholas | R | 40% |
| WY | State Senate - 7 | Stephan Pappas | R | 42% |
| WY | State Senate - 9 | Christopher Rothfuss | D | 33% |
| WY | State Senate - 11 | Larry Hicks | R | 83% |
| WY | State Senate - 16 | Dan Dockstader | R | 75% |
| WY | State Senate - 19 | Dan Laursen | R | 80% |
| WY | State Senate - 23 | Eric Barlow | R | 80% |
| WY | State Senate - 25 | Cale Case | R | 50% |
| WY | State Senate - 27 | Bill Landen | R | 75% |
| WY | State Senate - 28 | Jim Anderson | R | 67% |
| WY | State Senate - 30 | Charles Scott | R | 67% |
| WY | State House - 37 | Steve Harshman | R | 60% |
| WY | State House - 54 | Lloyd Larsen | R | 60% |
| WY | Council Member - Ward 3 | Ken Esquibel | 47% | |
| WY | Treasurer | Curtis Meier | R | 83% |
| Peter Abbate, Jr. | 11% | |||
| Michael Abbott | 7% | |||
| Ako Abdul-Samad | 7% | |||
| Richard Abel | 7% | |||
| Catherine Abercrombie | 23% | |||
| Tom Abinanti | 10% | |||
| Patrick Abrami | 77% | |||
| Stacey Abrams | 8% | |||
| Steve Abrams | 70% | |||
| Max Abramson | 88% | |||
| Joseph Abruzzo | 29% | |||
| Edward Acevedo | 5% | |||
| Katcho Achadjian | 69% | |||
| John Ackerley | 73% | |||
| Bryan Adams | 39% | |||
| Christopher Adams | 93% | |||
| Joe Adams | 11% | |||
| Les Adams | 95% | |||
| Dawn Addiego | 75% | |||
| Al Adinolfi | 62% |