Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | Republican | 86% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 89% |
| VT | U.S. House - At-Large | Becca Balint | Democratic | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Barrett | Republican | 84% |
| WA | U.S. House - 5 | Michael Baumgartner | Republican | 81% |
| FL | U.S. House - 4 | Aaron Bean | Republican | 78% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | Republican | 72% |
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | Republican | 80% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | Republican | 94% |
| OK | U.S. House - 2 | Josh Brecheen | Republican | 79% |
| MO | U.S. House - 7 | Eric Burlison | Republican | 95% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | Democratic | 36% |
| VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | Republican | 96% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 3 | Herb Conaway, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | Democratic | 26% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | Democratic | 14% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 34% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 16% |
| IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | Republican | 82% |
| MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | Republican | 84% |
| WI | U.S. House - 5 | Scott Fitzgerald | Republican | 95% |
| NC | U.S. House - 4 | Valerie Foushee | Democratic | 22% |
| SC | U.S. House - 7 | Russell Fry | Republican | 53% |
| CA | U.S. House - 1 | James Gallagher | Republican | 88% |
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | Republican | 63% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 13 | Adam Gray | Democratic | 23% |
| IN | U.S. House - 9 | Erin Houchin | Republican | 78% |
| OR | U.S. House - 4 | Val Hoyle | Democratic | 3% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 7% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | Republican | 82% |
| UT | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Kennedy | Republican | 73% |
| NY | U.S. House - 26 | Timothy Kennedy | Democratic | 59% |
| CA | U.S. House - 40 | Young Kim | Republican | 88% |
| NY | U.S. House - 16 | George Latimer | Democratic | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 7 | Ryan Mackenzie | Republican | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | Republican | 67% |
| VA | U.S. House - 4 | Jennifer McClellan | Democratic | 7% |
| KY | U.S. House - 3 | Morgan McGarvey | Democratic | 23% |
| IN | U.S. House - 8 | Mark Messmer | Republican | 78% |
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | Republican | 73% |
| AL | U.S. House - 1 | Barry Moore | Republican | 78% |
| NC | U.S. House - 14 | Timothy Moore | Republican | 92% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | Democratic | 15% |
| FL | U.S. House - 23 | Jared Moskowitz | Democratic | 19% |
| CA | U.S. House - 15 | Kevin Mullin | Democratic | 3% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | Republican | 45% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | Republican | 76% |
| IA | U.S. House - 3 | Zach Nunn | Republican | 74% |
| CA | U.S. House - 23 | Jay Obernolte | Republican | 94% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Bob Onder | Republican | 89% |
| CO | U.S. House - 7 | Brittany Pettersen | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Nelida Pou | Democratic | 0% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 14% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | Republican | 82% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | Republican | 89% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | Democratic | 27% |
| FL | U.S. House - 17 | Greg Steube | Republican | 94% |
| OH | U.S. House - 13 | Emilia Sykes | Democratic | 17% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | Republican | 72% |
| WI | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Tiffany | Republican | 94% |
| HI | U.S. House - 2 | Jill Tokuda | Democratic | 14% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 32% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Jr | Eric Schmitt | Republican | 87% |
| Peter Abbate, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Michael Abbott | 5% | |||
| Ako Abdul-Samad | 9% | |||
| Richard Abel | 6% | |||
| Catherine Abercrombie | 15% | |||
| Tom Abinanti | 5% | |||
| Patrick Abrami | 75% | |||
| Stacey Abrams | 9% | |||
| Steve Abrams | 80% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | R | 86% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 89% |
| VT | U.S. House - At-Large | Becca Balint | D | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Barrett | R | 84% |
| WA | U.S. House - 5 | Michael Baumgartner | R | 81% |
| FL | U.S. House - 4 | Aaron Bean | R | 78% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | R | 72% |
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | R | 80% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | R | 94% |
| OK | U.S. House - 2 | Josh Brecheen | R | 79% |
| MO | U.S. House - 7 | Eric Burlison | R | 95% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | D | 36% |
| VA | U.S. House - 6 | Ben Cline | R | 96% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 3 | Herb Conaway, Jr. | D | 0% |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | D | 26% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | D | 14% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 34% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 16% |
| IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | R | 82% |
| MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | R | 84% |
| WI | U.S. House - 5 | Scott Fitzgerald | R | 95% |
| NC | U.S. House - 4 | Valerie Foushee | D | 22% |
| SC | U.S. House - 7 | Russell Fry | R | 53% |
| CA | U.S. House - 1 | James Gallagher | R | 88% |
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | R | 63% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 13 | Adam Gray | D | 23% |
| IN | U.S. House - 9 | Erin Houchin | R | 78% |
| OR | U.S. House - 4 | Val Hoyle | D | 3% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 7% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 75% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | R | 82% |
| UT | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Kennedy | R | 73% |
| NY | U.S. House - 26 | Timothy Kennedy | D | 59% |
| CA | U.S. House - 40 | Young Kim | R | 88% |
| NY | U.S. House - 16 | George Latimer | D | 50% |
| PA | U.S. House - 7 | Ryan Mackenzie | R | 85% |
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | R | 67% |
| VA | U.S. House - 4 | Jennifer McClellan | D | 7% |
| KY | U.S. House - 3 | Morgan McGarvey | D | 23% |
| IN | U.S. House - 8 | Mark Messmer | R | 78% |
| WV | U.S. House - 1 | Carol Miller | R | 73% |
| AL | U.S. House - 1 | Barry Moore | R | 78% |
| NC | U.S. House - 14 | Timothy Moore | R | 92% |
| NY | U.S. House - 25 | Joe Morelle | D | 15% |
| FL | U.S. House - 23 | Jared Moskowitz | D | 19% |
| CA | U.S. House - 15 | Kevin Mullin | D | 3% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | R | 45% |
| SC | U.S. House - 5 | Ralph Norman, Jr. | R | 76% |
| IA | U.S. House - 3 | Zach Nunn | R | 74% |
| CA | U.S. House - 23 | Jay Obernolte | R | 94% |
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Bob Onder | R | 89% |
| CO | U.S. House - 7 | Brittany Pettersen | D | 7% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Nelida Pou | D | 0% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 14% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | R | 82% |
| PA | U.S. House - 11 | Lloyd Smucker | R | 89% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | D | 27% |
| FL | U.S. House - 17 | Greg Steube | R | 94% |
| OH | U.S. House - 13 | Emilia Sykes | D | 17% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | R | 72% |
| WI | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Tiffany | R | 94% |
| HI | U.S. House - 2 | Jill Tokuda | D | 14% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 32% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Jr | Eric Schmitt | R | 87% |
| Peter Abbate, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Michael Abbott | 5% | |||
| Ako Abdul-Samad | 9% | |||
| Richard Abel | 6% | |||
| Catherine Abercrombie | 15% | |||
| Tom Abinanti | 5% | |||
| Patrick Abrami | 75% | |||
| Stacey Abrams | 9% | |||
| Steve Abrams | 80% |