Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Miller | 4% | |||
| Ruqaiyah Morris | 4% | |||
| David Nangle | 4% | |||
| Harold Naughton, Jr. | 4% | |||
| WA | State House - 21 Position 2 | Lillian Ortiz-Self | Democratic | 4% |
| Jerry Parisella | 4% | |||
| WA | State House - 46 Position 1 | Gerry Pollet | Democratic | 4% |
| Denise Provost | 4% | |||
| VT | State House - Chittenden 14 | Barbara Rachelson | Democratic | 4% |
| Ronald Rice | 4% | |||
| Paul Rosenthal | 4% | |||
| NH | State Senate - 13 | Cindy Rosenwald | Democratic | 4% |
| ME | State Senate - 21 | Margaret Rotundo | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | State House - 32 Position 1 | Cindy Ryu | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | State House - 37 Position 1 | Sharon Tomiko Santos | Democratic | 4% |
| Jennifer Schultz | 4% | |||
| Linda Slocum | 4% | |||
| VT | State House - Washington-Chittenden | Tom Stevens | Democratic | 4% |
| Ellen Story | 4% | |||
| NH | State House - Grafton 14 | George Sykes | Democratic | 4% |
| Tim Toomey, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Brady Walkinshaw | 4% | |||
| NH | State House - Merrimack 19 | Mary Wallner | Democratic | 4% |
| Jennifer Wexton | 4% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 16 | Andrew Zwicker | Democratic | 4% |
| Ruth Balser | 3% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fourth Middlesex | Christine Barber | Democratic | 3% |
| Phil Barnhart | 3% | |||
| Alan Bates | 3% | |||
| CA | Attorney General | Rob Bonta | Democratic | 3% |
| Peter Buckley | 3% | |||
| NH | State House - Strafford 10 | Wayne Burton | Democratic | 3% |
| Harriette Chandler | 3% | |||
| Edwin Chau | 3% | |||
| MA | State Senate - First Suffolk | Nick Collins | Democratic | 3% |
| Peter Courtney | 3% | |||
| Claire Cronin | 3% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirty-First Middlesex | Michael Day | Democratic | 3% |
| Michael Dembrow | 3% | |||
| Brian Dempsey | 3% | |||
| Richard Devlin | 3% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 18 | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
| Margaret Doherty | 3% | |||
| Crisanta Duran | 3% | |||
| Carolyn Dykema | 3% | |||
| Chris Edwards | 3% | |||
| Joseph Egan | 3% | |||
| Lori Ehrlich | 3% | |||
| Tim Eustace | 3% | |||
| Shemia Fagan | 3% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Miller | 4% | |||
| Ruqaiyah Morris | 4% | |||
| David Nangle | 4% | |||
| Harold Naughton, Jr. | 4% | |||
| WA | State House - 21 Position 2 | Lillian Ortiz-Self | D | 4% |
| Jerry Parisella | 4% | |||
| WA | State House - 46 Position 1 | Gerry Pollet | D | 4% |
| Denise Provost | 4% | |||
| VT | State House - Chittenden 14 | Barbara Rachelson | D | 4% |
| Ronald Rice | 4% | |||
| Paul Rosenthal | 4% | |||
| NH | State Senate - 13 | Cindy Rosenwald | D | 4% |
| ME | State Senate - 21 | Margaret Rotundo | D | 4% |
| WA | State House - 32 Position 1 | Cindy Ryu | D | 4% |
| WA | State House - 37 Position 1 | Sharon Tomiko Santos | D | 4% |
| Jennifer Schultz | 4% | |||
| Linda Slocum | 4% | |||
| VT | State House - Washington-Chittenden | Tom Stevens | D | 4% |
| Ellen Story | 4% | |||
| NH | State House - Grafton 14 | George Sykes | D | 4% |
| Tim Toomey, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Brady Walkinshaw | 4% | |||
| NH | State House - Merrimack 19 | Mary Wallner | D | 4% |
| Jennifer Wexton | 4% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 16 | Andrew Zwicker | D | 4% |
| Ruth Balser | 3% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fourth Middlesex | Christine Barber | D | 3% |
| Phil Barnhart | 3% | |||
| Alan Bates | 3% | |||
| CA | Attorney General | Rob Bonta | D | 3% |
| Peter Buckley | 3% | |||
| NH | State House - Strafford 10 | Wayne Burton | D | 3% |
| Harriette Chandler | 3% | |||
| Edwin Chau | 3% | |||
| MA | State Senate - First Suffolk | Nick Collins | D | 3% |
| Peter Courtney | 3% | |||
| Claire Cronin | 3% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirty-First Middlesex | Michael Day | D | 3% |
| Michael Dembrow | 3% | |||
| Brian Dempsey | 3% | |||
| Richard Devlin | 3% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 18 | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. | D | 3% |
| Margaret Doherty | 3% | |||
| Crisanta Duran | 3% | |||
| Carolyn Dykema | 3% | |||
| Chris Edwards | 3% | |||
| Joseph Egan | 3% | |||
| Lori Ehrlich | 3% | |||
| Tim Eustace | 3% | |||
| Shemia Fagan | 3% |