Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD | State Senate - 14 | Craig Zucker | Democratic | 6% |
| Edward Acevedo | 5% | |||
| Justin Alfond | 5% | |||
| Toni Atkins | 5% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 14 | Lamont Bagby | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fourth Middlesex | Christine Barber | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | Mayor - At-Large | Daniel Biss | 5% | |
| Susan Bonilla | 5% | |||
| CA | Attorney General | Rob Bonta | Democratic | 5% |
| Pam Brown | 5% | |||
| Ian Calderon | 5% | |||
| Tom Calter III | 5% | |||
| Edwin Chau | 5% | |||
| David Chiu | 5% | |||
| Kansen Chu | 5% | |||
| John Cullerton | 5% | |||
| Josh Cutler | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirty-First Middlesex | Michael Day | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk | Sal DiDomenico | Democratic | 5% |
| Benjamin Downing | 5% | |||
| Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 5% | |||
| Eileen Filler-Corn | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Sixth Hampden | Mike Finn | Democratic | 5% |
| Linda Forry | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | Democratic | 5% |
| Eduardo Garcia | 5% | |||
| Stan Gerzofsky | 5% | |||
| Tom Golden, Jr. | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-First Middlesex | Ken Gordon | Democratic | 5% |
| Rollie Heath II | 5% | |||
| VA | State House - 4 | Charniele Herring | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | State Senate - 42 | Linda Holmes | Democratic | 5% |
| VA | State House - 1 | Patrick Hope | Democratic | 5% |
| Carolyn Howard | 5% | |||
| Toi Hutchinson | 5% | |||
| CA | State Assembly - 42 | Jacqui Irwin | Democratic | 5% |
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Mike Johnston | Democratic | 5% |
| CO | Mayor | Mike Johnston | Democratic | 5% |
| Reggie Jones-Sawyer, Sr. | 5% | |||
| Jay Kaufman | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Fifteenth Worcester | Mary Keefe | Democratic | 5% |
| CO | Commissioner - 2 | Andy Kerr | 5% | |
| Marlon Kimpson | 5% | |||
| IL | State Senate - 46 | Dave Koehler | Democratic | 5% |
| Kaye Kory | 5% | |||
| VA | State House - 16 | Paul Krizek | Democratic | 5% |
| Mark Levine | 5% | |||
| IL | State Senate - 4 | Kimberly Lightford | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | State House - 78 | Camille Lilly | Democratic | 5% |
| Joe Lindsey | 5% | |||
| VA | State House - 3 | Alfonso Lopez | Democratic | 5% |
| Evan Low | 5% | |||
| Brian Mannal | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Bristol | Christopher Markey | Democratic | 5% |
| Iris Martinez | 5% | |||
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Kevin McCarty | 5% | |
| VA | U.S. House - 4 | Jennifer McClellan | Democratic | 5% |
| PA | State House - 191 | Joanna McClinton | Democratic | 5% |
| Thomas McGee | 5% | |||
| Pat McGuire | 5% | |||
| VA | State House - 81 | Delores McQuinn | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | State House - 43 | Anna Moeller | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 15 | Kevin Mullin | Democratic | 5% |
| John Mulroe | 5% | |||
| Antonio Munoz | 5% | |||
| IL | State Senate - 28 | Laura Murphy | Democratic | 5% |
| David Nangle | 5% | |||
| Michael O'Brien | 5% | |||
| Thomas Petrolati | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Twelfth Hampden | Angelo Puppolo, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | Attorney General | Kwame Raoul | Democratic | 5% |
| Anthony Rendon | 5% | |||
| PA | State House - 135 | Steve Samuelson | Democratic | 5% |
| Martin Sandoval | 5% | |||
| Miguel Santiago | 5% | |||
| VA | Secretary of Finance | Mark Sickles | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | State Senate - 17 | Elgie Sims, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| Frank Smizik | 5% | |||
| Mark Stone | 5% | |||
| Ellen Story | 5% | |||
| CA | State Superintendent of Public Instruction | Tony Thurmond | Non-partisan | 5% |
| Tim Toomey, Jr. | 5% | |||
| VA | State House - 24 | Luke Torian | Democratic | 5% |
| David Toscano | 5% | |||
| Donne Trotter | 5% | |||
| Frank Turner | 5% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 15 | Shirley Turner | Democratic | 5% |
| Roslyn Tyler | 5% | |||
| Michael Vaughn | 5% | |||
| MA | State Senate - First Hampden and Hampshire | John Velis | Democratic | 5% |
| VA | State House - 14 | Vivian Watts | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | Secretary of State | Shirley Weber | Democratic | 5% |
| Jim Whelan | 5% | |||
| Jim Wood | 5% | |||
| Curt Anderson | 4% | |||
| Jeni Arndt | 4% | |||
| Vanessa Atterbeary | 4% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD | State Senate - 14 | Craig Zucker | D | 6% |
| Edward Acevedo | 5% | |||
| Justin Alfond | 5% | |||
| Toni Atkins | 5% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 14 | Lamont Bagby | D | 5% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fourth Middlesex | Christine Barber | D | 5% |
| IL | Mayor - At-Large | Daniel Biss | 5% | |
| Susan Bonilla | 5% | |||
| CA | Attorney General | Rob Bonta | D | 5% |
| Pam Brown | 5% | |||
| Ian Calderon | 5% | |||
| Tom Calter III | 5% | |||
| Edwin Chau | 5% | |||
| David Chiu | 5% | |||
| Kansen Chu | 5% | |||
| John Cullerton | 5% | |||
| Josh Cutler | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirty-First Middlesex | Michael Day | D | 5% |
| MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk | Sal DiDomenico | D | 5% |
| Benjamin Downing | 5% | |||
| Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 5% | |||
| Eileen Filler-Corn | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Sixth Hampden | Mike Finn | D | 5% |
| Linda Forry | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | D | 5% |
| Eduardo Garcia | 5% | |||
| Stan Gerzofsky | 5% | |||
| Tom Golden, Jr. | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 5% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-First Middlesex | Ken Gordon | D | 5% |
| Rollie Heath II | 5% | |||
| VA | State House - 4 | Charniele Herring | D | 5% |
| IL | State Senate - 42 | Linda Holmes | D | 5% |
| VA | State House - 1 | Patrick Hope | D | 5% |
| Carolyn Howard | 5% | |||
| Toi Hutchinson | 5% | |||
| CA | State Assembly - 42 | Jacqui Irwin | D | 5% |
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Mike Johnston | D | 5% |
| CO | Mayor | Mike Johnston | D | 5% |
| Reggie Jones-Sawyer, Sr. | 5% | |||
| Jay Kaufman | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Fifteenth Worcester | Mary Keefe | D | 5% |
| CO | Commissioner - 2 | Andy Kerr | 5% | |
| Marlon Kimpson | 5% | |||
| IL | State Senate - 46 | Dave Koehler | D | 5% |
| Kaye Kory | 5% | |||
| VA | State House - 16 | Paul Krizek | D | 5% |
| Mark Levine | 5% | |||
| IL | State Senate - 4 | Kimberly Lightford | D | 5% |
| IL | State House - 78 | Camille Lilly | D | 5% |
| Joe Lindsey | 5% | |||
| VA | State House - 3 | Alfonso Lopez | D | 5% |
| Evan Low | 5% | |||
| Brian Mannal | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | D | 5% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Bristol | Christopher Markey | D | 5% |
| Iris Martinez | 5% | |||
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Kevin McCarty | 5% | |
| VA | U.S. House - 4 | Jennifer McClellan | D | 5% |
| PA | State House - 191 | Joanna McClinton | D | 5% |
| Thomas McGee | 5% | |||
| Pat McGuire | 5% | |||
| VA | State House - 81 | Delores McQuinn | D | 5% |
| IL | State House - 43 | Anna Moeller | D | 5% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth | Mark Montigny | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 15 | Kevin Mullin | D | 5% |
| John Mulroe | 5% | |||
| Antonio Munoz | 5% | |||
| IL | State Senate - 28 | Laura Murphy | D | 5% |
| David Nangle | 5% | |||
| Michael O'Brien | 5% | |||
| Thomas Petrolati | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Twelfth Hampden | Angelo Puppolo, Jr. | D | 5% |
| IL | Attorney General | Kwame Raoul | D | 5% |
| Anthony Rendon | 5% | |||
| PA | State House - 135 | Steve Samuelson | D | 5% |
| Martin Sandoval | 5% | |||
| Miguel Santiago | 5% | |||
| VA | Secretary of Finance | Mark Sickles | D | 5% |
| IL | State Senate - 17 | Elgie Sims, Jr. | D | 5% |
| Frank Smizik | 5% | |||
| Mark Stone | 5% | |||
| Ellen Story | 5% | |||
| CA | State Superintendent of Public Instruction | Tony Thurmond | Other | 5% |
| Tim Toomey, Jr. | 5% | |||
| VA | State House - 24 | Luke Torian | D | 5% |
| David Toscano | 5% | |||
| Donne Trotter | 5% | |||
| Frank Turner | 5% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 15 | Shirley Turner | D | 5% |
| Roslyn Tyler | 5% | |||
| Michael Vaughn | 5% | |||
| MA | State Senate - First Hampden and Hampshire | John Velis | D | 5% |
| VA | State House - 14 | Vivian Watts | D | 5% |
| CA | Secretary of State | Shirley Weber | D | 5% |
| Jim Whelan | 5% | |||
| Jim Wood | 5% | |||
| Curt Anderson | 4% | |||
| Jeni Arndt | 4% | |||
| Vanessa Atterbeary | 4% |