Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Gentry | 80% | |||
| Carroll Gibson | 80% | |||
| Susan Gifford | 80% | |||
| Rodney Graham | 80% | |||
| Richard Gunn, Jr. | 80% | |||
| IA | State Senate - 28 | Dennis Guth | Republican | 80% |
| ID | State Senate - 28 | Jim Guthrie | Republican | 80% |
| Kathy Harrington | 80% | |||
| Michael Hebert | 80% | |||
| Bradford Hill | 80% | |||
| NC | State Senate - 47 | Ralph Hise, Jr. | Republican | 80% |
| Joe Howarth | 80% | |||
| Hans Hunt | 80% | |||
| NH | State House - Cheshire 14 | John Hunt | Republican | 80% |
| UT | State House - 39 | Ken Ivory | Republican | 80% |
| Clark Jolley | 80% | |||
| Caleb Jones | 80% | |||
| Chris Jones | 80% | |||
| MA | State House - Eleventh Worcester | Hannah Kane | Republican | 80% |
| Norine Kasperik | 80% | |||
| UT | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Kennedy | Republican | 80% |
| WI | State Assembly - 72 | Scott Krug | Republican | 80% |
| Jeff Kruse | 80% | |||
| Joe Kyrillos, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Sarah LaTourette | 80% | |||
| Steve Landes | 80% | |||
| Jack Latvala | 80% | |||
| WY | State Senate - 19 | Dan Laursen | Republican | 80% |
| Don LeBrun | 80% | |||
| Douglas Long | 80% | |||
| Bunky Loucks | 80% | |||
| ME | Commissioner - At-Large | Garrett Mason | Republican | 80% |
| Mike Mazzei | 80% | |||
| Tony McConkey | 80% | |||
| Andrew McDaniel | 80% | |||
| Robert McKim | 80% | |||
| Wesley Meredith | 80% | |||
| Jerry Miller | 80% | |||
| Phil Moffett | 80% | |||
| Brad Montell | 80% | |||
| George Moraitis, Jr. | 80% | |||
| MA | State House - Ninth Worcester | David Muradian, Jr. | Republican | 80% |
| John Nygren | 80% | |||
| Kevin O'Toole | 80% | |||
| Curtis Oda | 80% | |||
| MS | State House - 46 | Karl Oliver | Republican | 80% |
| Louis Pate, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Chris Peace | 80% | |||
| FL | Commissioner - 6 | Kathleen Peters | Republican | 80% |
| Warren Petryk | 80% | |||
| Rebecca Petty | 80% | |||
| NC | State Senate - 8 | Bill Rabon | Republican | 80% |
| Jake Raburn | 80% | |||
| Dan Raulerson | 80% | |||
| Todd Richardson | 80% | |||
| NC | State House - 64 | Dennis Riddell | Republican | 80% |
| Caleb Rowden | 80% | |||
| IA | State Senate - 19 | Ken Rozenboom | Republican | 80% |
| Nick Rush | 80% | |||
| NC | State Senate - 1 | Norman Sanderson, Jr. | Republican | 80% |
| Sal Santoro | 80% | |||
| IA | State Senate - 6 | Jason Schultz | Republican | 80% |
| Butch Shaw | 80% | |||
| Paul Shepherd | 80% | |||
| Harvey Smith | 80% | |||
| MA | State House - First Hampden | Todd Smola | Republican | 80% |
| Mary Souza | 80% | |||
| WI | State Assembly - 4 | David Steffen | Republican | 80% |
| Jerry Tillman | 80% | |||
| WI | State Assembly - 49 | Travis Tranel | Republican | 80% |
| FL | State Senate - 2 | Jay Trumbull | Republican | 80% |
| MS | State House - 79 | Mark Tullos | Republican | 80% |
| Warren Van Wyck | 80% | |||
| WI | State Assembly - 70 | Nancy VanderMeer | Republican | 80% |
| Gary Viens | 80% | |||
| Trudy Wade | 80% | |||
| Ronald Walters, Sr. | 80% | |||
| David Welch | 80% | |||
| Barbara Wheeler | 80% | |||
| IA | State Senate - 23 | Jack Whitver | Republican | 80% |
| Brett Wilson | 80% | |||
| John Wood | 80% | |||
| VA | State House - 50 | Thomas Wright, Jr. | Republican | 80% |
| Chad Anderson | 79% | |||
| Richard Anderson | 79% | |||
| Matthew Baker | 79% | |||
| James Belanger | 79% | |||
| Halsey Beshears | 79% | |||
| Jeb Bradley | 79% | |||
| James Christiana III | 79% | |||
| Doug Coleman | 79% | |||
| Jim Cox, Jr. | 79% | |||
| MS | State House - 92 | Becky Currie | Republican | 79% |
| PA | State House - 100 | Bryan Cutler | Republican | 79% |
| Brian Dahle | 79% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 50 | Scott DeLano | Republican | 79% |
| Jana Della Rosa | 79% | |||
| OH | State House - 17 | Michael Dovilla | Republican | 79% |
| Mark Dudenhefer | 79% | |||
| PA | State Senate - 25 | Cris Dush | Republican | 79% |