Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 91% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 81% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 76% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 83% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 5% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 95% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 6% |
| LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | Republican | 97% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 7% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 11% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 6% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 93% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 7% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 45% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 6% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 5% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 7% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 79% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 89% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 91% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 5% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 80% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 8% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 78% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 84% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 92% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 85% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 92% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 9% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 85% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 70% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 95% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | Republican | 78% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 90% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 8% | |
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | Republican | 100% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 57% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 74% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 95% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 94% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 3% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 67% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 70% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 84% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 92% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 4% |
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | Republican | 64% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 2% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 58% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 11% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 3% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 5% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 74% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 37% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 100% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 91% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 13% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 66% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 49% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 89% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 88% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 80% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 84% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 9% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 4% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 5% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 9% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 96% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 71% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 70% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 5% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 2% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 95% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 92% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 7% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 91% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 81% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 76% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 83% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 5% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 95% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 6% |
| LA | Treasurer | John Fleming, Jr. | R | 97% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 7% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 0% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 11% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 6% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 5% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 93% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 7% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 45% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 6% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 5% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 7% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 79% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 89% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 91% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 5% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 80% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 8% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 78% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 84% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 92% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 85% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 92% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 9% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 85% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | R | 70% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 95% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | R | 78% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 90% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 8% | |
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | R | 100% |
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 57% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 74% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 95% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 94% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 3% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 67% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 70% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 84% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 92% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 4% |
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | R | 64% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 2% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 58% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 11% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 4% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 3% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 5% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 4% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 5% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 74% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 6% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 37% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 100% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 91% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 13% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 66% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 49% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 89% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 88% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 80% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 84% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 9% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 4% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 5% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 9% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 96% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 71% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 70% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 5% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 2% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 95% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 92% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 7% |