Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | State Senate - 4 | Art Haywood III | Democratic | 18% |
| PA | State Senate - 6 | Frank Farry III | Republican | 67% |
| PA | State Senate - 7 | Vincent Hughes | Democratic | 6% |
| PA | State Senate - 10 | Steve Santarsiero | Democratic | 7% |
| PA | State Senate - 11 | Judy Schwank | Democratic | 12% |
| PA | State Senate - 15 | Patty Kim | Democratic | 16% |
| PA | State Senate - 18 | Lisa Boscola | Democratic | 47% |
| PA | State Senate - 20 | Lisa Baker | Republican | 81% |
| PA | State Senate - 21 | Scott Hutchinson | Republican | 88% |
| PA | State Senate - 22 | Marty Flynn | Democratic | 28% |
| PA | State Senate - 23 | Gene Yaw | Republican | 82% |
| PA | State Senate - 25 | Cris Dush | Republican | 79% |
| PA | State Senate - 27 | Lynda Culver | Republican | 74% |
| PA | State Senate - 28 | Kristin Phillips-Hill | Republican | 84% |
| PA | State Senate - 29 | Dave Argall | Republican | 82% |
| PA | State Senate - 30 | Judy Ward | Republican | 78% |
| PA | State Senate - 32 | Pat Stefano | Republican | 82% |
| PA | State Senate - 34 | Greg Rothman | Republican | 89% |
| PA | State Senate - 39 | Kim Ward | Republican | 88% |
| PA | State Senate - 40 | Rosemary Brown | Republican | 68% |
| PA | State Senate - 42 | Wayne Fontana | Democratic | 24% |
| PA | State Senate - 43 | Jay Costa, Jr. | Democratic | 24% |
| PA | State Senate - 46 | Camera Bartolotta | Republican | 82% |
| PA | State Senate - 47 | Elder Vogel, Jr. | Republican | 82% |
| PA | State Senate - 50 | Michele Brooks | Republican | 82% |
| PA | Council Member - 6 | Michael Driscoll | 22% | |
| PA | Council Member - 6 | Michael Driscoll | Democratic | 22% |
| PA | Secretary of Revenue | Pat Browne | Republican | 76% |
| PA | Commissioner - At-Large | Gene DiGirolamo | Republican | 41% |
| PA | Commissioner - At-Large | David Parker | Republican | 63% |
| PA | Commissioner - At-Large | Chris Sainato | Democratic | 63% |
| RI | State House - 1 | Edith Ajello | Democratic | 21% |
| RI | State House - 2 | Christopher Blazejewski | Democratic | 21% |
| RI | State House - 6 | Raymond Hull | Democratic | 27% |
| RI | State House - 10 | Scott Slater | Democratic | 26% |
| RI | State House - 11 | Grace Diaz | Democratic | 24% |
| RI | State House - 14 | Charlene Lima | Democratic | 23% |
| RI | State House - 18 | Art Handy | Democratic | 21% |
| RI | State House - 19 | Joseph McNamara | Democratic | 21% |
| RI | State House - 20 | David Bennett | Democratic | 24% |
| RI | State House - 22 | Joseph Solomon, Jr. | Democratic | 23% |
| RI | State House - 23 | K. Joseph Shekarchi | Democratic | 20% |
| RI | State House - 27 | Patricia Serpa | Democratic | 25% |
| RI | State House - 29 | Sherry Roberts | Republican | 73% |
| RI | State House - 32 | Bob Craven, Sr. | Democratic | 21% |
| RI | State House - 33 | Carol McEntee | Democratic | 24% |
| RI | State House - 34 | Teresa Tanzi | Democratic | 31% |
| RI | State House - 35 | Kathleen Fogarty | Democratic | 23% |
| RI | State House - 37 | Sam Azzinaro | Democratic | 24% |
| RI | State House - 38 | Brian Kennedy | Democratic | 24% |
| RI | State House - 40 | Michael Chippendale | Republican | 71% |
| RI | State House - 43 | Deborah Fellela | Democratic | 27% |
| RI | State House - 44 | Gregory Costantino | Democratic | 21% |
| RI | State House - 45 | Mia Ackerman | Democratic | 23% |
| RI | State House - 48 | Brian Newberry | Republican | 70% |
| RI | State House - 50 | Stephen Casey | Democratic | 27% |
| RI | State House - 51 | Robert Phillips | Democratic | 33% |
| RI | State House - 54 | William O'Brien | Democratic | 29% |
| RI | State House - 62 | Mary Messier | Democratic | 27% |
| RI | State House - 63 | Katherine Kazarian | Democratic | 23% |
| RI | State House - 70 | John Edwards IV | Democratic | 21% |
| RI | State House - 73 | Marvin Abney | Democratic | 27% |
| RI | State House - 75 | Lauren Carson | Democratic | 23% |
| RI | State Senate - 7 | Frank Ciccone III | Democratic | 19% |
| RI | State Senate - 10 | Walter Felag, Jr. | Democratic | 24% |
| RI | State Senate - 12 | Louis DiPalma | Democratic | 19% |
| RI | State Senate - 19 | Ryan Pearson | Democratic | 23% |
| RI | State Senate - 27 | Hanna Gallo | Democratic | 19% |
| RI | State Senate - 33 | Leonidas Raptakis | Democratic | 25% |
| RI | State Senate - 34 | Elaine Morgan | Republican | 69% |
| RI | State Senate - 37 | V. Susan Sosnowski | Democratic | 19% |
| RI | Secretary of State | Gregg Amore | Democratic | 17% |
| RI | Justice of the Supreme Court | Erin Lynch Prata | No Party Affiliation | 15% |
| RI | Council Member - Ward 9 | Juan Pichardo | Democratic | 19% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 78% |
| SC | U.S. House - 7 | Russell Fry | Republican | 53% |
| SC | State House - 1 | William Whitmire | Republican | 40% |
| SC | State House - 4 | Davey Hiott | Republican | 37% |
| SC | State House - 5 | Neal Collins | Republican | 37% |
| SC | State House - 11 | Craig Gagnon | Republican | 33% |
| SC | State House - 16 | Mark Willis | Republican | 45% |
| SC | State House - 17 | Mike Burns | Republican | 37% |
| SC | State House - 23 | Chandra Dillard | Democratic | 17% |
| SC | State House - 24 | Bruce Bannister | Republican | 33% |
| SC | State House - 29 | Dennis Moss | Republican | 35% |
| SC | State House - 35 | Bill Chumley | Republican | 69% |
| SC | State House - 47 | Tommy Pope | Republican | 29% |
| SC | State House - 49 | John King | Democratic | 11% |
| SC | State House - 51 | David Weeks | Democratic | 17% |
| SC | State House - 55 | Jackie Hayes | Democratic | 16% |
| SC | State House - 58 | Jeff Johnson | Republican | 50% |
| SC | State House - 59 | Terry Alexander | Democratic | 7% |
| SC | State House - 60 | Phillip Lowe | Republican | 50% |
| SC | State House - 62 | Robert Williams | Democratic | 21% |
| SC | State House - 63 | Jay Jordan, Jr. | Republican | 40% |
| SC | State House - 67 | Murrell Smith, Jr. | Republican | 37% |
| SC | State House - 68 | Heather Crawford | Republican | 35% |
| SC | State House - 71 | Nathan Ballentine | Republican | 47% |
| SC | State House - 74 | Todd Rutherford | Democratic | 19% |
| SC | State House - 76 | Leon Howard | Democratic | 14% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | State Senate - 4 | Art Haywood III | D | 18% |
| PA | State Senate - 6 | Frank Farry III | R | 67% |
| PA | State Senate - 7 | Vincent Hughes | D | 6% |
| PA | State Senate - 10 | Steve Santarsiero | D | 7% |
| PA | State Senate - 11 | Judy Schwank | D | 12% |
| PA | State Senate - 15 | Patty Kim | D | 16% |
| PA | State Senate - 18 | Lisa Boscola | D | 47% |
| PA | State Senate - 20 | Lisa Baker | R | 81% |
| PA | State Senate - 21 | Scott Hutchinson | R | 88% |
| PA | State Senate - 22 | Marty Flynn | D | 28% |
| PA | State Senate - 23 | Gene Yaw | R | 82% |
| PA | State Senate - 25 | Cris Dush | R | 79% |
| PA | State Senate - 27 | Lynda Culver | R | 74% |
| PA | State Senate - 28 | Kristin Phillips-Hill | R | 84% |
| PA | State Senate - 29 | Dave Argall | R | 82% |
| PA | State Senate - 30 | Judy Ward | R | 78% |
| PA | State Senate - 32 | Pat Stefano | R | 82% |
| PA | State Senate - 34 | Greg Rothman | R | 89% |
| PA | State Senate - 39 | Kim Ward | R | 88% |
| PA | State Senate - 40 | Rosemary Brown | R | 68% |
| PA | State Senate - 42 | Wayne Fontana | D | 24% |
| PA | State Senate - 43 | Jay Costa, Jr. | D | 24% |
| PA | State Senate - 46 | Camera Bartolotta | R | 82% |
| PA | State Senate - 47 | Elder Vogel, Jr. | R | 82% |
| PA | State Senate - 50 | Michele Brooks | R | 82% |
| PA | Council Member - 6 | Michael Driscoll | 22% | |
| PA | Council Member - 6 | Michael Driscoll | D | 22% |
| PA | Secretary of Revenue | Pat Browne | R | 76% |
| PA | Commissioner - At-Large | Gene DiGirolamo | R | 41% |
| PA | Commissioner - At-Large | David Parker | R | 63% |
| PA | Commissioner - At-Large | Chris Sainato | D | 63% |
| RI | State House - 1 | Edith Ajello | D | 21% |
| RI | State House - 2 | Christopher Blazejewski | D | 21% |
| RI | State House - 6 | Raymond Hull | D | 27% |
| RI | State House - 10 | Scott Slater | D | 26% |
| RI | State House - 11 | Grace Diaz | D | 24% |
| RI | State House - 14 | Charlene Lima | D | 23% |
| RI | State House - 18 | Art Handy | D | 21% |
| RI | State House - 19 | Joseph McNamara | D | 21% |
| RI | State House - 20 | David Bennett | D | 24% |
| RI | State House - 22 | Joseph Solomon, Jr. | D | 23% |
| RI | State House - 23 | K. Joseph Shekarchi | D | 20% |
| RI | State House - 27 | Patricia Serpa | D | 25% |
| RI | State House - 29 | Sherry Roberts | R | 73% |
| RI | State House - 32 | Bob Craven, Sr. | D | 21% |
| RI | State House - 33 | Carol McEntee | D | 24% |
| RI | State House - 34 | Teresa Tanzi | D | 31% |
| RI | State House - 35 | Kathleen Fogarty | D | 23% |
| RI | State House - 37 | Sam Azzinaro | D | 24% |
| RI | State House - 38 | Brian Kennedy | D | 24% |
| RI | State House - 40 | Michael Chippendale | R | 71% |
| RI | State House - 43 | Deborah Fellela | D | 27% |
| RI | State House - 44 | Gregory Costantino | D | 21% |
| RI | State House - 45 | Mia Ackerman | D | 23% |
| RI | State House - 48 | Brian Newberry | R | 70% |
| RI | State House - 50 | Stephen Casey | D | 27% |
| RI | State House - 51 | Robert Phillips | D | 33% |
| RI | State House - 54 | William O'Brien | D | 29% |
| RI | State House - 62 | Mary Messier | D | 27% |
| RI | State House - 63 | Katherine Kazarian | D | 23% |
| RI | State House - 70 | John Edwards IV | D | 21% |
| RI | State House - 73 | Marvin Abney | D | 27% |
| RI | State House - 75 | Lauren Carson | D | 23% |
| RI | State Senate - 7 | Frank Ciccone III | D | 19% |
| RI | State Senate - 10 | Walter Felag, Jr. | D | 24% |
| RI | State Senate - 12 | Louis DiPalma | D | 19% |
| RI | State Senate - 19 | Ryan Pearson | D | 23% |
| RI | State Senate - 27 | Hanna Gallo | D | 19% |
| RI | State Senate - 33 | Leonidas Raptakis | D | 25% |
| RI | State Senate - 34 | Elaine Morgan | R | 69% |
| RI | State Senate - 37 | V. Susan Sosnowski | D | 19% |
| RI | Secretary of State | Gregg Amore | D | 17% |
| RI | Justice of the Supreme Court | Erin Lynch Prata | N/A | 15% |
| RI | Council Member - Ward 9 | Juan Pichardo | D | 19% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 78% |
| SC | U.S. House - 7 | Russell Fry | R | 53% |
| SC | State House - 1 | William Whitmire | R | 40% |
| SC | State House - 4 | Davey Hiott | R | 37% |
| SC | State House - 5 | Neal Collins | R | 37% |
| SC | State House - 11 | Craig Gagnon | R | 33% |
| SC | State House - 16 | Mark Willis | R | 45% |
| SC | State House - 17 | Mike Burns | R | 37% |
| SC | State House - 23 | Chandra Dillard | D | 17% |
| SC | State House - 24 | Bruce Bannister | R | 33% |
| SC | State House - 29 | Dennis Moss | R | 35% |
| SC | State House - 35 | Bill Chumley | R | 69% |
| SC | State House - 47 | Tommy Pope | R | 29% |
| SC | State House - 49 | John King | D | 11% |
| SC | State House - 51 | David Weeks | D | 17% |
| SC | State House - 55 | Jackie Hayes | D | 16% |
| SC | State House - 58 | Jeff Johnson | R | 50% |
| SC | State House - 59 | Terry Alexander | D | 7% |
| SC | State House - 60 | Phillip Lowe | R | 50% |
| SC | State House - 62 | Robert Williams | D | 21% |
| SC | State House - 63 | Jay Jordan, Jr. | R | 40% |
| SC | State House - 67 | Murrell Smith, Jr. | R | 37% |
| SC | State House - 68 | Heather Crawford | R | 35% |
| SC | State House - 71 | Nathan Ballentine | R | 47% |
| SC | State House - 74 | Todd Rutherford | D | 19% |
| SC | State House - 76 | Leon Howard | D | 14% |