Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 5% |
| Alan Lowenthal | 5% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 5% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 5% |
| Jim Langevin | 5% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 5% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 5% |
| Rick Nolan | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 5% |
| Elizabeth Esty | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 5% |
| Patrick Leahy | 5% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 5% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 5% | |||
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 5% |
| Louise Slaughter | 5% | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | 5% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 5% |
| Barbara Mikulski | 5% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 5% | |||
| David Price | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 4% |
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 4% |
| Ben Cardin | 4% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 4% |
| Donna Edwards | 4% | |||
| Mark Udall | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 4% |
| Cheri Bustos | 4% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 4% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 4% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 4% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 4% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 4% | |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 4% |
| Annie Kuster | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 4% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| Patrick Murphy | 4% | |||
| Grace Napolitano | 4% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 4% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 4% |
| Eric Swalwell | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 4% |
| Sandy Levin | 4% | |||
| Susan Davis | 4% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 4% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 4% | |||
| Xavier Becerra | 4% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 4% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 4% |
| Marcia Fudge | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 4% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 4% |
| Dave Loebsack | 4% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 4% |
| Nita Lowey | 4% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 4% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 3% |
| Charlie Rangel | 3% | |||
| Mike Honda | 3% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 3% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
| Jim McDermott | 3% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 3% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 3% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 3% | |||
| Sam Farr | 3% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 3% |
| José Serrano | 3% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 3% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 5% |
| Alan Lowenthal | 5% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 5% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 5% |
| Jim Langevin | 5% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 5% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 5% |
| Rick Nolan | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 5% |
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 5% |
| Elizabeth Esty | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 5% |
| Patrick Leahy | 5% | |||
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 5% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 5% | |||
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 5% |
| Louise Slaughter | 5% | |||
| Earl Blumenauer | 5% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 5% |
| Barbara Mikulski | 5% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 5% | |||
| David Price | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 5% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 4% |
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 4% |
| Ben Cardin | 4% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 4% |
| Donna Edwards | 4% | |||
| Mark Udall | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 4% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 4% |
| Cheri Bustos | 4% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 4% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 4% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 4% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 4% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 4% |
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 4% | |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 4% |
| Annie Kuster | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 4% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 4% |
| Patrick Murphy | 4% | |||
| Grace Napolitano | 4% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 4% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | D | 4% |
| Eric Swalwell | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 4% |
| Sandy Levin | 4% | |||
| Susan Davis | 4% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 4% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 4% | |||
| Xavier Becerra | 4% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 4% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 4% |
| Marcia Fudge | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 4% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 4% |
| Dave Loebsack | 4% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 4% |
| Nita Lowey | 4% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 4% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 3% |
| Charlie Rangel | 3% | |||
| Mike Honda | 3% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 3% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 3% |
| Jim McDermott | 3% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 3% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 3% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 3% | |||
| Sam Farr | 3% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 3% |
| José Serrano | 3% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 3% |