Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeanette White | 6% | |||
| Lois Wolk | 6% | |||
| Jim Wood | 6% | |||
| Michael Abbott | 5% | |||
| Tom Abinanti | 5% | |||
| Irene Aguilar | 5% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 24 | Ben Allen | Democratic | 5% |
| AZ | State Senate - 5 | Lela Alston | Democratic | 5% |
| Rich Andrade | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Second Middlesex | Jim Arciero | Democratic | 5% |
| Michael Ashford | 5% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 14 | Lamont Bagby | Democratic | 5% |
| Chris Brown | 5% | |||
| Dave Considine | 5% | |||
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 22 | Patricia Cornell | Democratic | 5% |
| David Cote | 5% | |||
| Josh Cutler | 5% | |||
| Michael DenDekker | 5% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 81 | Jeffrey Dinowitz | Democratic | 5% |
| David Doherty | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | Democratic | 5% |
| Diego Espinoza | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Second Berkshire | Tricia Farley-Bouvier | Democratic | 5% |
| Jean Farmer-Butterfield | 5% | |||
| Herman Farrell, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Rachael Fields | 5% | |||
| Susan Ford | 5% | |||
| Linda Forry | 5% | |||
| June Frazer | 5% | |||
| Barbara French | 5% | |||
| Randall Friese | 5% | |||
| Martha Fuller Clark | 5% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 66 | Deborah Glick | Democratic | 5% |
| AZ | State Senate - 20 | Sally Gonzales | Democratic | 5% |
| Adam Goode | 5% | |||
| Dick Gottfried | 5% | |||
| Larry Hall | 5% | |||
| Alice Hausman | 5% | |||
| Margaret Henry | 5% | |||
| Patricia Higgins | 5% | |||
| VA | State House - 1 | Patrick Hope | Democratic | 5% |
| Toi Hutchinson | 5% | |||
| Sheldon Johnson | 5% | |||
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Mike Johnston | Democratic | 5% |
| CO | Mayor | Mike Johnston | Democratic | 5% |
| Erik Jorgensen | 5% | |||
| Molly Kelly | 5% | |||
| CO | Commissioner - 2 | Andy Kerr | 5% | |
| VA | State House - 16 | Paul Krizek | Democratic | 5% |
| Barbara L'Italien | 5% |