Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 12% |
| Bob Dold | 12% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 12% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 12% | |||
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 12% |
| Brad Ashford | 8% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 8% |
| Jim Cooper | 8% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 8% | |||
| Gene Green | 8% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 8% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 8% |
| Kurt Schrader | 8% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 8% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 8% |
| Corrine Brown | 6% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 5% | |||
| John Delaney | 5% | |||
| Sam Farr | 5% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 5% | |||
| Jim McDermott | 5% | |||
| Beto O'Rourke | 5% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 5% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 5% |
| John Yarmuth | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 4% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 4% |
| Xavier Becerra | 4% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 4% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 4% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 4% |
| Bob Brady | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 4% |
| Lois Capps | 4% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| Matt Cartwright | 4% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 4% | |||
| David Cicilline | 4% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 4% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 4% |
| Peter DeFazio | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 4% |
| Eliot Engel | 4% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 4% |
| Al Franken | 4% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 4% | |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 4% |
| Gwen Graham | 4% | |||
| Alan Grayson | 4% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 4% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 4% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 4% |
| Mike Honda | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 4% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 4% |
| Ron Kind | 4% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 4% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 4% |
| Jim Langevin | 4% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 4% |
| Sean Maloney | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 4% |
| Bob Menendez | 4% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 4% |
| Patrick Murphy | 4% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 4% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 4% | |||
| Rick Nolan | 4% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 4% |
| Don Payne, Jr. | 4% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 4% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 4% |
| Harry Reid | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 4% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 4% |
| David Scott | 4% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 4% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 4% |
| Jon Tester | 4% | |||
| Mark Udall | 4% | |||
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Pete Visclosky | 4% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 12% |
| Bob Dold | 12% | |||
| Joe Donnelly, Sr. | 12% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 12% | |||
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | D | 12% |
| Brad Ashford | 8% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 8% |
| Jim Cooper | 8% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 8% | |||
| Gene Green | 8% | |||
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 8% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 8% |
| Kurt Schrader | 8% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 8% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 8% |
| Corrine Brown | 6% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 5% | |||
| John Delaney | 5% | |||
| Sam Farr | 5% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 5% | |||
| Jim McDermott | 5% | |||
| Beto O'Rourke | 5% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 5% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 5% |
| John Yarmuth | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 4% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 4% |
| Xavier Becerra | 4% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 4% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 4% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 4% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 4% |
| Bob Brady | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 4% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 4% |
| Lois Capps | 4% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | D | 4% |
| Matt Cartwright | 4% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 4% | |||
| David Cicilline | 4% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 4% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 4% |
| Peter DeFazio | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 4% |
| Eliot Engel | 4% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 4% |
| Al Franken | 4% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 4% | |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 4% |
| Gwen Graham | 4% | |||
| Alan Grayson | 4% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 4% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 4% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 4% |
| Mike Honda | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 4% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 4% |
| Ron Kind | 4% | |||
| Ann Kirkpatrick | 4% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 4% |
| Jim Langevin | 4% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 4% |
| Sean Maloney | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 4% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | D | 4% |
| Bob Menendez | 4% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 4% |
| Patrick Murphy | 4% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 4% |
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 4% | |||
| Rick Nolan | 4% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 4% |
| Don Payne, Jr. | 4% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 4% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 4% |
| Harry Reid | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 4% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 4% |
| David Scott | 4% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 4% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 4% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 4% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 4% |
| Jon Tester | 4% | |||
| Mark Udall | 4% | |||
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Pete Visclosky | 4% |