Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michele Henson | 8% | |||
| Ed Hernandez | 8% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 11 | Shelly Hettleman | Democratic | 8% |
| Boog Highberger | 8% | |||
| MD | State House - 12A | Terri Hill | Democratic | 8% |
| Michael Jackson | 8% | |||
| Timothy Jerman | 8% | |||
| GA | State House - 60 | Sheila Jones | Democratic | 8% |
| FL | State Senate - 34 | Shev Jones | Democratic | 8% |
| Margaret Kaiser | 8% | |||
| Ariana Kelly | 8% | |||
| MD | State House - 16 | Marc Korman | Democratic | 8% |
| Tracy Kraft-Tharp | 8% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 19 | Benjamin Kramer | Democratic | 8% |
| Carol Krimm | 8% | |||
| Steve Lafferty | 8% | |||
| William Laird IV | 8% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 12 | Clarence Lam | Democratic | 8% |
| Tim Lanane | 8% | |||
| Steve Lebsock | 8% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 3 | Karen Lewis Young | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | Comptroller | Brooke Lierman | Democratic | 8% |
| OR | State House - 7 | John Lively | Democratic | 8% |
| VT | State House - Windham-5 | Emily Long | Democratic | 8% |
| Gabrielle Lucke | 8% | |||
| Ann Manwaring | 8% | |||
| Cory Mason | 8% | |||
| Beth McCann | 8% | |||
| Nathaniel McFadden | 8% | |||
| Margo McNeil | 8% | |||
| NM | State House - 50 | Matthew McQueen | Democratic | 8% |
| Jovan Melton | 8% | |||
| Marie Metze | 8% | |||
| Alice Miller | 8% | |||
| MD | Lieutenant Governor | Aruna Miller | Democratic | 8% |
| Nathaniel Oaks | 8% | |||
| KS | State House - 24 | Jarrod Ousley | Democratic | 8% |
| Daniel Pabon | 8% | |||
| Sharon Pace | 8% | |||
| VT | Assistant Judge - At-Large | Carolyn Partridge | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | State House - 28 | Edith Patterson | Democratic | 8% |
| CO | U.S. House - 7 | Brittany Pettersen | Democratic | 8% |
| Andrew Platt | 8% | |||
| Ann Pugh | 8% | |||
| Nikki Randall | 8% | |||
| Kirill Reznik | 8% | |||
| Barbara Robinson | 8% | |||
| Shane Robinson | 8% | |||
| Earline Rogers | 8% | |||
| MD | State House - 41 | Samuel Rosenberg | Democratic | 8% |
| Paul Rosenthal | 8% | |||
| Marjorie Ryerson | 8% | |||
| Joseph Salazar | 8% | |||
| Thomas Sawyer | 8% | |||
| Jennifer Schultz | 8% | |||
| GA | State House - 76 | Sandra Scott | Democratic | 8% |
| Valencia Seay | 8% | |||
| Dave Sharpe | 8% | |||
| Dexter Sharper | 8% | |||
| Jonathan Singer | 8% | |||
| Michael Skindell | 8% | |||
| Earnest Smith | 8% | |||
| GA | State House - 41 | Michael Smith II | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | State Senate - 20 | William Smith, Jr. | Democratic | 8% |
| Ted Sophocleus | 8% | |||
| Donna Soucy | 8% | |||
| Rick Stark | 8% | |||
| MD | State House - 11B | Dana Stein | Democratic | 8% |
| Mickey Stephens | 8% | |||
| Pam Stephenson | 8% | |||
| VT | State House - Washington-Chittenden | Tom Stevens | Democratic | 8% |
| Mike Stewart | 8% | |||
| Mark Stoops | 8% | |||
| Sally Stutsman | 8% | |||
| Charleta Tavares | 8% | |||
| OH | State House - 25 | Cecil Thomas | Democratic | 8% |
| Bob Trammell, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Johnnie Turner | 8% | |||
| MD | State House - 26 | Kris Valderrama | Democratic | 8% |
| Ed Vigil | 8% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 18 | Jeff Waldstreicher | Democratic | 8% |
| Jim Ward | 8% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 22 | Alonzo Washington | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | State Senate - 43 | Mary Washington | Democratic | 8% |
| GA | State House - 38 | David Wilkerson | Democratic | 8% |
| Sandra Williams | 8% | |||
| John Wilson | 8% | |||
| MD | Council Member - 1 | Patrick Young | No Party Affiliation | 8% |
| Michael Abbott | 7% | |||
| Ako Abdul-Samad | 7% | |||
| Richard Abel | 7% | |||
| SC | State House - 59 | Terry Alexander | Democratic | 7% |
| Janet Ancel | 7% | |||
| Bill Baber | 7% | |||
| Peter Barca | 7% | |||
| VT | State House - Windsor-1 | John Bartholomew | Democratic | 7% |
| Terese Berceau | 7% | |||
| Steve Berry | 7% | |||
| David Bly | 7% | |||
| David Borden | 7% |