Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cox | 90% | |||
| TN | State Senate - 3 | Rusty Crowe | Republican | 90% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Plymouth | David DeCoste | Republican | 90% |
| Shawn Dooley | 90% | |||
| ME | State Senate - 3 | Bradlee Farrin | Republican | 90% |
| Valerie Fraser | 90% | |||
| Nick Freitas | 90% | |||
| Scott Garrett | 90% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 3 | Chris Head | Republican | 90% |
| William Howell | 90% | |||
| Robert Hull | 90% | |||
| NC | State Senate - 9 | Brent Jackson | Republican | 90% |
| MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | Republican | 90% |
| Joyce Krawiec | 90% | |||
| Dave LaRock | 90% | |||
| Scott Lingamfelter | 90% | |||
| Danny Marshall III | 90% | |||
| NC | State Senate - 21 | Tom McInnis | Republican | 90% |
| MA | State House - Eighteenth Worcester | Joe McKenna | Republican | 90% |
| LA | State Senate - 22 | Blake Miguez | Republican | 90% |
| MA | Mayor - At-Large | Shaunna O'Connell | 90% | |
| Alan Olsen | 90% | |||
| Keiko Orrall | 90% | |||
| NH | State House - Rockingham 13 | John Potucek | Republican | 90% |
| NC | Commissioner - At-Large | Shirley Randleman | Republican | 90% |
| Rhonda Rhoads | 90% | |||
| Bob Rucho | 90% | |||
| Scott Rumana | 90% | |||
| WV | State House - 77 | Joseph Statler | Republican | 90% |
| OR | State Senate - 11 | Kim Thatcher | Republican | 90% |
| Mike Unes | 90% | |||
| Joanne Ward | 90% | |||
| Andy Wells, Jr. | 90% | |||
| NH | State House - Rockingham 14 | Kenneth Weyler | Republican | 90% |
| Rich Wingo | 90% | |||
| AZ | State House - 7 | Sylvia Allen | Republican | 89% |
| IL | Board Member - 6 | Pamela Althoff | 89% | |
| Sonya Anderson | 89% | |||
| Jason Barickman | 89% | |||
| Stephen Bloom | 89% | |||
| Eric Brakey | 89% | |||
| NM | State Senate - 40 | Craig Brandt | Republican | 89% |
| Michael Brewster | 89% | |||
| Michael Carroll | 89% | |||
| Amanda Chase | 89% | |||
| Allen Cook | 89% | |||
| Kevin Cooke | 89% | |||
| NC | State Senate - 46 | Warren Daniel | Republican | 89% |
| WA | State House - 13 Position 1 | Tom Dent | Republican | 89% |
| PA | State House - 102 | Russ Diamond | Republican | 89% |
| Michael Doherty | 89% | |||
| Barry Doss | 89% | |||
| NH | State House - Belknap 6 | Russell Dumais | Republican | 89% |
| Siobhan Dunnavant | 89% | |||
| Judy Emmons | 89% | |||
| OR | State Senate - 9 | Fred Girod | Republican | 89% |
| Tilman Goins | 89% | |||
| Dennis Green | 89% | |||
| Ron Griggs | 89% | |||
| Seth Grove | 89% | |||
| Curtis Halford | 89% | |||
| Stuart Ingle | 89% | |||
| Fred Keller | 89% | |||
| Jonathan Kinney | 89% | |||
| PA | State House - 169 | Kate Klunk | Republican | 89% |
| Andrew Koenig | 89% | |||
| PA | State House - 13 | John Lawrence | Republican | 89% |
| NC | State Senate - 7 | Michael Lee | Republican | 89% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | Republican | 89% |
| Bob Marshall | 89% | |||
| Ronald Marsico | 89% | |||
| Mark Moores | 89% | |||
| Terry Nealey | 89% | |||
| Mike Nearman | 89% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 23 | Jay Obernolte | Republican | 89% |
| John Overington | 89% | |||
| Kevin Parker | 89% | |||
| Jim Patterson | 89% | |||
| Cliff Pirtle | 89% | |||
| Mike Reese | 89% | |||
| Mike Regan | 89% | |||
| MO | Commissioner - 2 | Robert Ross | Republican | 89% |
| PA | State Senate - 34 | Greg Rothman | Republican | 89% |
| Claire Rouillard | 89% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 9 | Brian Rumpf | Republican | 89% |
| Paul Schemel | 89% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 39 | Holly Schepisi | Republican | 89% |
| Don Shooter | 89% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 12 | Glen Sturtevant, Jr. | Republican | 89% |
| VA | State Senate - 4 | David Suetterlein | Republican | 89% |
| Mike Tobash | 89% | |||
| PA | State House - 78 | Jesse Topper | Republican | 89% |
| Luanne Van Werven | 89% | |||
| Brandon Vick | 89% | |||
| Russell Webber | 89% | |||
| PA | State House - 7 | Parke Wentling | Republican | 89% |
| NM | State Senate - 7 | Pat Woods | Republican | 89% |
| AZ | Treasurer | Kimberly Yee | Republican | 89% |
| Max Abramson | 88% | |||
| Niraj Antani | 88% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cox | 90% | |||
| TN | State Senate - 3 | Rusty Crowe | R | 90% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Plymouth | David DeCoste | R | 90% |
| Shawn Dooley | 90% | |||
| ME | State Senate - 3 | Bradlee Farrin | R | 90% |
| Valerie Fraser | 90% | |||
| Nick Freitas | 90% | |||
| Scott Garrett | 90% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 3 | Chris Head | R | 90% |
| William Howell | 90% | |||
| Robert Hull | 90% | |||
| NC | State Senate - 9 | Brent Jackson | R | 90% |
| MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | R | 90% |
| Joyce Krawiec | 90% | |||
| Dave LaRock | 90% | |||
| Scott Lingamfelter | 90% | |||
| Danny Marshall III | 90% | |||
| NC | State Senate - 21 | Tom McInnis | R | 90% |
| MA | State House - Eighteenth Worcester | Joe McKenna | R | 90% |
| LA | State Senate - 22 | Blake Miguez | R | 90% |
| MA | Mayor - At-Large | Shaunna O'Connell | 90% | |
| Alan Olsen | 90% | |||
| Keiko Orrall | 90% | |||
| NH | State House - Rockingham 13 | John Potucek | R | 90% |
| NC | Commissioner - At-Large | Shirley Randleman | R | 90% |
| Rhonda Rhoads | 90% | |||
| Bob Rucho | 90% | |||
| Scott Rumana | 90% | |||
| WV | State House - 77 | Joseph Statler | R | 90% |
| OR | State Senate - 11 | Kim Thatcher | R | 90% |
| Mike Unes | 90% | |||
| Joanne Ward | 90% | |||
| Andy Wells, Jr. | 90% | |||
| NH | State House - Rockingham 14 | Kenneth Weyler | R | 90% |
| Rich Wingo | 90% | |||
| AZ | State House - 7 | Sylvia Allen | R | 89% |
| IL | Board Member - 6 | Pamela Althoff | 89% | |
| Sonya Anderson | 89% | |||
| Jason Barickman | 89% | |||
| Stephen Bloom | 89% | |||
| Eric Brakey | 89% | |||
| NM | State Senate - 40 | Craig Brandt | R | 89% |
| Michael Brewster | 89% | |||
| Michael Carroll | 89% | |||
| Amanda Chase | 89% | |||
| Allen Cook | 89% | |||
| Kevin Cooke | 89% | |||
| NC | State Senate - 46 | Warren Daniel | R | 89% |
| WA | State House - 13 Position 1 | Tom Dent | R | 89% |
| PA | State House - 102 | Russ Diamond | R | 89% |
| Michael Doherty | 89% | |||
| Barry Doss | 89% | |||
| NH | State House - Belknap 6 | Russell Dumais | R | 89% |
| Siobhan Dunnavant | 89% | |||
| Judy Emmons | 89% | |||
| OR | State Senate - 9 | Fred Girod | R | 89% |
| Tilman Goins | 89% | |||
| Dennis Green | 89% | |||
| Ron Griggs | 89% | |||
| Seth Grove | 89% | |||
| Curtis Halford | 89% | |||
| Stuart Ingle | 89% | |||
| Fred Keller | 89% | |||
| Jonathan Kinney | 89% | |||
| PA | State House - 169 | Kate Klunk | R | 89% |
| Andrew Koenig | 89% | |||
| PA | State House - 13 | John Lawrence | R | 89% |
| NC | State Senate - 7 | Michael Lee | R | 89% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | R | 89% |
| Bob Marshall | 89% | |||
| Ronald Marsico | 89% | |||
| Mark Moores | 89% | |||
| Terry Nealey | 89% | |||
| Mike Nearman | 89% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 23 | Jay Obernolte | R | 89% |
| John Overington | 89% | |||
| Kevin Parker | 89% | |||
| Jim Patterson | 89% | |||
| Cliff Pirtle | 89% | |||
| Mike Reese | 89% | |||
| Mike Regan | 89% | |||
| MO | Commissioner - 2 | Robert Ross | R | 89% |
| PA | State Senate - 34 | Greg Rothman | R | 89% |
| Claire Rouillard | 89% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 9 | Brian Rumpf | R | 89% |
| Paul Schemel | 89% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 39 | Holly Schepisi | R | 89% |
| Don Shooter | 89% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 12 | Glen Sturtevant, Jr. | R | 89% |
| VA | State Senate - 4 | David Suetterlein | R | 89% |
| Mike Tobash | 89% | |||
| PA | State House - 78 | Jesse Topper | R | 89% |
| Luanne Van Werven | 89% | |||
| Brandon Vick | 89% | |||
| Russell Webber | 89% | |||
| PA | State House - 7 | Parke Wentling | R | 89% |
| NM | State Senate - 7 | Pat Woods | R | 89% |
| AZ | Treasurer | Kimberly Yee | R | 89% |
| Max Abramson | 88% | |||
| Niraj Antani | 88% |