Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT | State Senate - Windsor | Alison Clarkson | Democratic | 8% |
| TN | State House - 55 | John Clemmons | Democratic | 16% |
| WA | State Senate - 49 | Annette Cleveland | Democratic | 11% |
| MD | State House - 46 | Luke Clippinger | Democratic | 13% |
| NH | State House - Sullivan 6 | John Cloutier | Democratic | 7% |
| SC | State House - 82 | Bill Clyburn, Sr. | Democratic | 25% |
| SC | State House - 95 | Gilda Cobb-Hunter | Democratic | 19% |
| AL | State Senate - 19 | Merika Coleman | Democratic | 26% |
| AL | State Senate - 20 | Linda Coleman-Madison | Democratic | 27% |
| MA | State Senate - First Suffolk | Nick Collins | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | State Assembly - 47 | William Colton | Democratic | 10% |
| NY | State Senate - 14 | Leroy Comrie | Democratic | 34% |
| MD | State House - 40 | Frank Conaway, Jr. | Democratic | 12% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 3 | Herb Conaway, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
| PA | State House - 77 | Scott Conklin | Democratic | 29% |
| AZ | State House - 22 | Lupe Contreras | Democratic | 16% |
| WA | State Senate - 29 | Steve Conway | Democratic | 15% |
| NY | State Assembly - 32 | Vivian Cook | Democratic | 11% |
| VT | Secretary of State | Sarah Copeland Hanzas | Democratic | 12% |
| VT | State House - Bennington-2-1 | Timothy Corcoran II | Democratic | 28% |
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 22 | Patricia Cornell | Democratic | 5% |
| RI | State House - 55 | Arthur Corvese | Democratic | 17% |
| PA | State Senate - 43 | Jay Costa, Jr. | Democratic | 20% |
| RI | State House - 44 | Gregory Costantino | Democratic | 25% |
| IL | Director of the Department of Agriculture | Jerry Costello II | Democratic | 49% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 19 | Craig Coughlin | Democratic | 0% |
| OH | State Senate - 15 | Hearcel Craig | Democratic | 13% |
| RI | State House - 32 | Bob Craven, Sr. | Democratic | 18% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | Democratic | 6% |
| IL | State House - 44 | Fred Crespo | Democratic | 30% |
| MA | State Senate - Third Essex | Brendan Crighton | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | State Senate - 5 | Nilsa Cruz-Perez | Democratic | 0% |
| MD | State House - 19 | Bonnie Cullison | Democratic | 13% |
| VT | State Senate - Washington | Ann Cummings | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | State House - 106 | Carla Cunningham | Democratic | 12% |
| IL | State Senate - 18 | Bill Cunningham | Democratic | 16% |
| KS | State House - 32 | Pam Curtis | Democratic | 11% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Norfolk | Mark Cusack | Democratic | 2% |
| VT | Selectman - At-Large | Maureen Dakin | Democratic | 20% |
| PA | State House - 148 | Mary Jo Daley | Democratic | 11% |
| AL | State House - 53 | Anthony Daniels | Democratic | 53% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 17 | Joseph Danielsen | Democratic | 2% |
| CO | State Senate - 22 | Jessie Danielson | Democratic | 11% |
| ME | State Senate - 23 | Mattie Daughtry | Democratic | 8% |
| GA | State Senate - 17 | Gail Davenport | Democratic | 9% |
| NY | State Assembly - 53 | Maritza Davila | Democratic | 7% |
| MD | Treasurer | Dereck Davis | Democratic | 12% |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | Democratic | 26% |
| PA | State House - 141 | Tina Davis | Democratic | 19% |
| IL | State House - 30 | Will Davis | Democratic | 11% |
| PA | State House - 179 | Jason Dawkins | Democratic | 8% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-First Middlesex | Michael Day | Democratic | 3% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 14 | Wayne DeAngelo | Democratic | 4% |
| HI | State Senate - 7 | Lynn DeCoite | Democratic | 23% |
| IN | State House - 86 | Ed DeLaney | Democratic | 20% |
| IL | State House - 80 | Anthony DeLuca | Democratic | 20% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | Democratic | 14% |
| PA | State House - 27 | Dan Deasy, Jr. | Democratic | 40% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Fifth Middlesex | Marjorie Decker | Democratic | 0% |
| VA | State Senate - 11 | Creigh Deeds | Democratic | 6% |
| HI | State Senate - 17 | Donovan Dela Cruz | Democratic | 14% |
| CT | State House - 21 | Mike Demicco | Democratic | 15% |
| MS | State House - 55 | Oscar Denton | Democratic | 32% |
| MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk | Sal DiDomenico | Democratic | 2% |
| RI | State Senate - 12 | Louis DiPalma | Democratic | 16% |
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 17 | Linda DiSilvestro | Democratic | 10% |
| MA | Auditor | Diana DiZoglio | Democratic | 8% |
| RI | State House - 11 | Grace Diaz | Democratic | 19% |
| NJ | State Senate - 18 | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | State Assembly - 54 | Erik Dilan | Democratic | 11% |
| ME | State House - 26 | Jim Dill | Democratic | 16% |
| SC | State House - 23 | Chandra Dillard | Democratic | 20% |
| CT | State House - 92 | Patricia Dillon | Democratic | 7% |
| NY | State Assembly - 81 | Jeffrey Dinowitz | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | State House - Sixteenth Worcester | Daniel Donahue | Democratic | 2% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | Democratic | 5% |
| IA | State Senate - 31 | Bill Dotzler, Jr. | Democratic | 8% |
| GA | State House - 78 | Demetrius Douglas | Democratic | 17% |
| WI | State Assembly - 94 | Steve Doyle | Democratic | 19% |
| GA | State House - 85 | Karla Drenner | Democratic | 13% |
| PA | Council Member - 6 | Michael Driscoll | Democratic | 11% |
| AL | State House - 103 | Barbara Drummond | Democratic | 37% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Plymouth | Michelle DuBois | Democratic | 0% |
| CT | State Senate - 25 | Bob Duff | Democratic | 14% |
| IN | State House - 8 | Ryan Dvorak | Democratic | 37% |
| NH | State House - Merrimack 7 | Karen Ebel | Democratic | 14% |
| MD | State House - 44A | Eric Ebersole | Democratic | 13% |
| RI | State House - 70 | John Edwards IV | Democratic | 17% |
| MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | Democratic | 6% |
| VT | State House - Windsor-3-2 | Alice Emmons | Democratic | 8% |
| AL | State House - 70 | Chris England | Democratic | 26% |
| NY | Legislator - 5 | Steve Englebright | Democratic | 7% |
| IN | State House - 34 | Sue Errington | Democratic | 28% |
| UT | State Senate - 10 | Luz Escamilla | Democratic | 8% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 34% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 16% |
| IL | State House - 33 | Marcus Evans, Jr. | Democratic | 7% |
| OR | State House - 20 | Paul Evans | Democratic | 8% |
| GA | State House - 57 | Stacey Evans | Democratic | 42% |
| NY | State Senate - 46 | Patricia Fahy | Democratic | 7% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT | State Senate - Windsor | Alison Clarkson | D | 8% |
| TN | State House - 55 | John Clemmons | D | 16% |
| WA | State Senate - 49 | Annette Cleveland | D | 11% |
| MD | State House - 46 | Luke Clippinger | D | 13% |
| NH | State House - Sullivan 6 | John Cloutier | D | 7% |
| SC | State House - 82 | Bill Clyburn, Sr. | D | 25% |
| SC | State House - 95 | Gilda Cobb-Hunter | D | 19% |
| AL | State Senate - 19 | Merika Coleman | D | 26% |
| AL | State Senate - 20 | Linda Coleman-Madison | D | 27% |
| MA | State Senate - First Suffolk | Nick Collins | D | 3% |
| NY | State Assembly - 47 | William Colton | D | 10% |
| NY | State Senate - 14 | Leroy Comrie | D | 34% |
| MD | State House - 40 | Frank Conaway, Jr. | D | 12% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 3 | Herb Conaway, Jr. | D | 0% |
| PA | State House - 77 | Scott Conklin | D | 29% |
| AZ | State House - 22 | Lupe Contreras | D | 16% |
| WA | State Senate - 29 | Steve Conway | D | 15% |
| NY | State Assembly - 32 | Vivian Cook | D | 11% |
| VT | Secretary of State | Sarah Copeland Hanzas | D | 12% |
| VT | State House - Bennington-2-1 | Timothy Corcoran II | D | 28% |
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 22 | Patricia Cornell | D | 5% |
| RI | State House - 55 | Arthur Corvese | D | 17% |
| PA | State Senate - 43 | Jay Costa, Jr. | D | 20% |
| RI | State House - 44 | Gregory Costantino | D | 25% |
| IL | Director of the Department of Agriculture | Jerry Costello II | D | 49% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 19 | Craig Coughlin | D | 0% |
| OH | State Senate - 15 | Hearcel Craig | D | 13% |
| RI | State House - 32 | Bob Craven, Sr. | D | 18% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | D | 6% |
| IL | State House - 44 | Fred Crespo | D | 30% |
| MA | State Senate - Third Essex | Brendan Crighton | D | 0% |
| NJ | State Senate - 5 | Nilsa Cruz-Perez | D | 0% |
| MD | State House - 19 | Bonnie Cullison | D | 13% |
| VT | State Senate - Washington | Ann Cummings | D | 0% |
| NC | State House - 106 | Carla Cunningham | D | 12% |
| IL | State Senate - 18 | Bill Cunningham | D | 16% |
| KS | State House - 32 | Pam Curtis | D | 11% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Norfolk | Mark Cusack | D | 2% |
| VT | Selectman - At-Large | Maureen Dakin | D | 20% |
| PA | State House - 148 | Mary Jo Daley | D | 11% |
| AL | State House - 53 | Anthony Daniels | D | 53% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 17 | Joseph Danielsen | D | 2% |
| CO | State Senate - 22 | Jessie Danielson | D | 11% |
| ME | State Senate - 23 | Mattie Daughtry | D | 8% |
| GA | State Senate - 17 | Gail Davenport | D | 9% |
| NY | State Assembly - 53 | Maritza Davila | D | 7% |
| MD | Treasurer | Dereck Davis | D | 12% |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | D | 26% |
| PA | State House - 141 | Tina Davis | D | 19% |
| IL | State House - 30 | Will Davis | D | 11% |
| PA | State House - 179 | Jason Dawkins | D | 8% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-First Middlesex | Michael Day | D | 3% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 14 | Wayne DeAngelo | D | 4% |
| HI | State Senate - 7 | Lynn DeCoite | D | 23% |
| IN | State House - 86 | Ed DeLaney | D | 20% |
| IL | State House - 80 | Anthony DeLuca | D | 20% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | D | 14% |
| PA | State House - 27 | Dan Deasy, Jr. | D | 40% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Fifth Middlesex | Marjorie Decker | D | 0% |
| VA | State Senate - 11 | Creigh Deeds | D | 6% |
| HI | State Senate - 17 | Donovan Dela Cruz | D | 14% |
| CT | State House - 21 | Mike Demicco | D | 15% |
| MS | State House - 55 | Oscar Denton | D | 32% |
| MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk | Sal DiDomenico | D | 2% |
| RI | State Senate - 12 | Louis DiPalma | D | 16% |
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 17 | Linda DiSilvestro | D | 10% |
| MA | Auditor | Diana DiZoglio | D | 8% |
| RI | State House - 11 | Grace Diaz | D | 19% |
| NJ | State Senate - 18 | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. | D | 3% |
| NY | State Assembly - 54 | Erik Dilan | D | 11% |
| ME | State House - 26 | Jim Dill | D | 16% |
| SC | State House - 23 | Chandra Dillard | D | 20% |
| CT | State House - 92 | Patricia Dillon | D | 7% |
| NY | State Assembly - 81 | Jeffrey Dinowitz | D | 5% |
| MA | State House - Sixteenth Worcester | Daniel Donahue | D | 2% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | D | 5% |
| IA | State Senate - 31 | Bill Dotzler, Jr. | D | 8% |
| GA | State House - 78 | Demetrius Douglas | D | 17% |
| WI | State Assembly - 94 | Steve Doyle | D | 19% |
| GA | State House - 85 | Karla Drenner | D | 13% |
| PA | Council Member - 6 | Michael Driscoll | D | 11% |
| AL | State House - 103 | Barbara Drummond | D | 37% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Plymouth | Michelle DuBois | D | 0% |
| CT | State Senate - 25 | Bob Duff | D | 14% |
| IN | State House - 8 | Ryan Dvorak | D | 37% |
| NH | State House - Merrimack 7 | Karen Ebel | D | 14% |
| MD | State House - 44A | Eric Ebersole | D | 13% |
| RI | State House - 70 | John Edwards IV | D | 17% |
| MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | D | 6% |
| VT | State House - Windsor-3-2 | Alice Emmons | D | 8% |
| AL | State House - 70 | Chris England | D | 26% |
| NY | Legislator - 5 | Steve Englebright | D | 7% |
| IN | State House - 34 | Sue Errington | D | 28% |
| UT | State Senate - 10 | Luz Escamilla | D | 8% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 34% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 16% |
| IL | State House - 33 | Marcus Evans, Jr. | D | 7% |
| OR | State House - 20 | Paul Evans | D | 8% |
| GA | State House - 57 | Stacey Evans | D | 42% |
| NY | State Senate - 46 | Patricia Fahy | D | 7% |