Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Barnes | 4% | |||
| Talmadge Branch | 4% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 10 | Ben Brooks, Sr. | Democratic | 4% |
| Janet Buckner | 4% | |||
| Mike Busch | 4% | |||
| MD | State House - 32 | Mark Chang | Democratic | 4% |
| Cynthia Chase | 4% | |||
| MD | State House - 40 | Frank Conaway, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| David Cote | 4% | |||
| Lois Court | 4% | |||
| Lou D'Allesandro | 4% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 17 | Joseph Danielsen | Democratic | 4% |
| CO | State Senate - 22 | Jessie Danielson | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | Treasurer | Dereck Davis | Democratic | 4% |
| Kathleen Dumais | 4% | |||
| Crisanta Duran | 4% | |||
| Daneya Esgar | 4% | |||
| Mike Foote | 4% | |||
| Martha Fuller Clark | 4% | |||
| Alec Garnett | 4% | |||
| Pamela Gordon | 4% | |||
| Millie Hamner | 4% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 40 | Antonio Hayes | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | State House - 23 | Marvin Holmes, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| Dickey Lee Hullinghorst | 4% | |||
| Jay Jalisi | 4% | |||
| Sally Jameson | 4% | |||
| MD | State House - 10 | Adrienne Jones | Democratic | 4% |
| Daniel Kagan | 4% | |||
| MD | State House - 14 | Anne Kaiser | Democratic | 4% |
| Molly Kelly | 4% | |||
| IL | State House - 84 | Stephanie Kifowit | Democratic | 4% |
| Tony Knotts | 4% | |||
| Pete Lee | 4% | |||
| NH | State Senate - 20 | Patrick Long | Democratic | 4% |
| Susan Lontine | 4% | |||
| Eric Luedtke | 4% | |||
| Kevin Matthews | 4% | |||
| Vince Mazzeo | 4% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 45 | Cory McCray | Democratic | 4% |
| MO | Legislator - 4 | DaRon McGee | Democratic | 4% |
| Maggie McIntosh | 4% | |||
| Diane Mitsch Bush | 4% | |||
| Dominick Moreno | 4% | |||
| Shane Pendergrass | 4% | |||
| CO | Lieutenant Governor | Dianne Primavera | Democratic | 4% |
| Su Ryden | 4% | |||
| Max Tyler | 4% | |||
| Joseph Vallario, Jr. | 4% | |||
| MD | State House - 28 | C. Wilson | Democratic | 4% |
| Faith Winter | 4% | |||
| Jeff Woodburn | 4% | |||
| CO | Treasurer | Dave Young | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | State Senate - 16 | Andrew Zwicker | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Luis Alejo | 3% | |
| Skip Berrien | 3% | |||
| Susan Ford | 3% | |||
| CA | State Assembly - 65 | Mike Gipson | Democratic | 3% |
| Roger Hernandez | 3% | |||
| NH | State House - Strafford 10 | Timothy Horrigan | Democratic | 3% |
| Hannah-Beth Jackson | 3% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 2 | Mike McGuire | Democratic | 3% |
| Tony Mendoza | 3% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 2 | Holly Mitchell | 3% | |
| Patrick O'Donnell | 3% | |||
| Richard Pan | 3% | |||
| Fran Pavley | 3% | |||
| Katherine Rogers | 3% | |||
| NH | State House - Merrimack 19 | Mary Wallner | Democratic | 3% |
| Das Williams | 3% | |||
| Melissa Agard | 0% | |||
| MA | State House - Second Middlesex | Jim Arciero | Democratic | 0% |
| Tim Ashe | 0% | |||
| Cory Atkins | 0% | |||
| Claire Ayer | 0% | |||
| MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | Democratic | 0% |
| VT | U.S. House - At-Large | Becca Balint | Democratic | 0% |
| Ruth Balser | 0% | |||
| NJ | Council Member - Ward 1 | Arthur Barclay | Democratic | 0% |
| George Barker | 0% | |||
| Jeff Barker | 0% | |||
| Mandela Barnes | 0% | |||
| Phil Barnhart | 0% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Third Middlesex | Mike Barrett | Democratic | 0% |
| Brent Barton | 0% | |||
| VT | State Senate - Chittenden Central | Phil Baruth | Democratic | 0% |
| Alan Bates | 0% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 6 | James Beach | Democratic | 0% |
| Dan Benson | 0% | |||
| Jen Benson | 0% | |||
| Janet Bewley | 0% | |||
| WI | State Assembly - 95 | Jill Billings | Democratic | 0% |
| Joe Boncore | 0% | |||
| David Bowen | 0% | |||
| OH | Commissioner - At-Large | Kevin Boyce | 0% | |
| MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | Democratic | 0% |
| Christopher Bray | 0% | |||
| Paul Brodeur | 0% | |||
| Jonathan Brostoff | 0% | |||
| Vanessa Brown | 0% |