Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | State House - 64 | Lee James | Republican | 78% |
| Dick Jones | 78% | |||
| Chris Jones | 78% | |||
| Barry Jozwiak | 78% | |||
| Mike Kelley | 78% | |||
| John Kelly | 78% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 30 | Dean Kirby | Republican | 78% |
| MO | Public Service Commissioner | Glen Kolkmeyer | Republican | 78% |
| Mike Kowall | 78% | |||
| Jeff Kruse | 78% | |||
| TN | State House - 66 | Sabi Kumar | Republican | 78% |
| Tyler Lindholm | 78% | |||
| Patti Lodge | 78% | |||
| Marcia Martel | 78% | |||
| Charles McIlhinney, Jr. | 78% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 6 | Chad McMahan | Republican | 78% |
| AR | State House - 5 | Ron McNair | Republican | 78% |
| Denny McNamara | 78% | |||
| PA | State House - 97 | Steve Mentzer | Republican | 78% |
| IN | U.S. House - 8 | Mark Messmer | Republican | 78% |
| Jerry Miller | 78% | |||
| Bill Mitchell | 78% | |||
| Phil Moffett | 78% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 1 | Barry Moore | Republican | 78% |
| MO | Commissioner - At-Large | Lynn Morris | Republican | 78% |
| ID | Tax Commissioner | Janet Moyle | 78% | |
| Dave Muntzel | 78% | |||
| Jenna Netherton | 78% | |||
| Mark Neuman | 78% | |||
| Tom Newell | 78% | |||
| Margaret O'Brien | 78% | |||
| Bobby Orrock, Sr. | 78% | |||
| Charles Otto | 78% | |||
| ID | State House - 20A | Joe Palmer | Republican | 78% |
| Julie Parrish | 78% | |||
| Ken Peterson | 78% | |||
| Mat Pitsch | 78% | |||
| Jimmy Pruett | 78% | |||
| Brett Roberts | 78% | |||
| Shane Roden | 78% | |||
| NH | State House - Sullivan 3 | Skip Rollins | Republican | 78% |
| Claire Rouillard | 78% | |||
| Dale Rutledge | 78% | |||
| Joe Schomacker | 78% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 47 | Joseph Seymour | Republican | 78% |
| Dan Shaul | 78% | |||
| Timothy Sheldon | 78% | |||
| David Simmons | 78% | |||
| Jason Spencer | 78% | |||
| PA | State House - 145 | Craig Staats | Republican | 78% |
| MN | State House - 15A | Chris Swedzinski | Republican | 78% |
| Kevin Tanner | 78% | |||
| Steven Thayn | 78% | |||
| Dean Urdahl | 78% | |||
| MI | State Senate - 31 | Roger Victory | Republican | 78% |
| Susan Wagle | 78% | |||
| Janssen Willhoit | 78% | |||
| Addia Wuchner | 78% | |||
| Ken Yonker | 78% | |||
| Gayle Batt | 77% | |||
| Greg Beumer | 77% | |||
| Dick Brewbaker | 77% | |||
| PA | State Senate - 40 | Rosemary Brown | Republican | 77% |
| SD | Commissioner - 2 | Thomas Brunner | Republican | 77% |
| Kevin Bryant | 77% | |||
| Michael Callton | 77% | |||
| Videt Carmichael | 77% | |||
| Heather Carter | 77% | |||
| Ben Chafin, Jr. | 77% | |||
| RI | State House - 40 | Michael Chippendale | Republican | 77% |
| AK | State House - 15 | Mia Costello | Republican | 77% |
| Kathy Crawford | 77% | |||
| IL | State House - 100 | C.D. Davidsmeyer | Republican | 77% |
| MS | State Senate - 43 | Dennis DeBar, Jr. | Republican | 77% |
| NH | State House - Rockingham 18 | Debra DeSimone | Republican | 77% |
| Gary Deffenbaugh | 77% | |||
| James Edmunds II | 77% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Worcester and Norfolk | Ryan Fattman | Republican | 77% |
| Mike France | 77% | |||
| Daniela Garcia | 77% | |||
| Antonio Giarrusso | 77% | |||
| GA | State Senate - 47 | Frank Ginn | Republican | 77% |
| Rich Golick | 77% | |||
| Carlos Gonzalez | 77% | |||
| PA | State House - 43 | Keith Greiner | Republican | 77% |
| MS | State House - 24 | Jeff Hale | Republican | 77% |
| Elise Hall | 77% | |||
| Mike Hall | 77% | |||
| Danny Hamrick | 77% | |||
| Jim Hendren | 77% | |||
| MA | State House - Fourth Bristol | Steven Howitt | Republican | 77% |
| Larry Inman | 77% | |||
| AR | State Senate - 24 | Missy Irvin | Republican | 77% |
| Bradford Jacobsen | 77% | |||
| GA | State House - 11 | Rick Jasperse | Republican | 77% |
| OK | State Senate - 26 | Darcy Jech | Republican | 77% |
| AR | State Senate - 21 | Blake Johnson | Republican | 77% |
| Clark Jolley | 77% | |||
| Klint Kesto | 77% | |||
| Dave Kinskey | 77% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | State House - 64 | Lee James | R | 78% |
| Dick Jones | 78% | |||
| Chris Jones | 78% | |||
| Barry Jozwiak | 78% | |||
| Mike Kelley | 78% | |||
| John Kelly | 78% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 30 | Dean Kirby | R | 78% |
| MO | Public Service Commissioner | Glen Kolkmeyer | R | 78% |
| Mike Kowall | 78% | |||
| Jeff Kruse | 78% | |||
| TN | State House - 66 | Sabi Kumar | R | 78% |
| Tyler Lindholm | 78% | |||
| Patti Lodge | 78% | |||
| Marcia Martel | 78% | |||
| Charles McIlhinney, Jr. | 78% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 6 | Chad McMahan | R | 78% |
| AR | State House - 5 | Ron McNair | R | 78% |
| Denny McNamara | 78% | |||
| PA | State House - 97 | Steve Mentzer | R | 78% |
| IN | U.S. House - 8 | Mark Messmer | R | 78% |
| Jerry Miller | 78% | |||
| Bill Mitchell | 78% | |||
| Phil Moffett | 78% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 1 | Barry Moore | R | 78% |
| MO | Commissioner - At-Large | Lynn Morris | R | 78% |
| ID | Tax Commissioner | Janet Moyle | 78% | |
| Dave Muntzel | 78% | |||
| Jenna Netherton | 78% | |||
| Mark Neuman | 78% | |||
| Tom Newell | 78% | |||
| Margaret O'Brien | 78% | |||
| Bobby Orrock, Sr. | 78% | |||
| Charles Otto | 78% | |||
| ID | State House - 20A | Joe Palmer | R | 78% |
| Julie Parrish | 78% | |||
| Ken Peterson | 78% | |||
| Mat Pitsch | 78% | |||
| Jimmy Pruett | 78% | |||
| Brett Roberts | 78% | |||
| Shane Roden | 78% | |||
| NH | State House - Sullivan 3 | Skip Rollins | R | 78% |
| Claire Rouillard | 78% | |||
| Dale Rutledge | 78% | |||
| Joe Schomacker | 78% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 47 | Joseph Seymour | R | 78% |
| Dan Shaul | 78% | |||
| Timothy Sheldon | 78% | |||
| David Simmons | 78% | |||
| Jason Spencer | 78% | |||
| PA | State House - 145 | Craig Staats | R | 78% |
| MN | State House - 15A | Chris Swedzinski | R | 78% |
| Kevin Tanner | 78% | |||
| Steven Thayn | 78% | |||
| Dean Urdahl | 78% | |||
| MI | State Senate - 31 | Roger Victory | R | 78% |
| Susan Wagle | 78% | |||
| Janssen Willhoit | 78% | |||
| Addia Wuchner | 78% | |||
| Ken Yonker | 78% | |||
| Gayle Batt | 77% | |||
| Greg Beumer | 77% | |||
| Dick Brewbaker | 77% | |||
| PA | State Senate - 40 | Rosemary Brown | R | 77% |
| SD | Commissioner - 2 | Thomas Brunner | R | 77% |
| Kevin Bryant | 77% | |||
| Michael Callton | 77% | |||
| Videt Carmichael | 77% | |||
| Heather Carter | 77% | |||
| Ben Chafin, Jr. | 77% | |||
| RI | State House - 40 | Michael Chippendale | R | 77% |
| AK | State House - 15 | Mia Costello | R | 77% |
| Kathy Crawford | 77% | |||
| IL | State House - 100 | C.D. Davidsmeyer | R | 77% |
| MS | State Senate - 43 | Dennis DeBar, Jr. | R | 77% |
| NH | State House - Rockingham 18 | Debra DeSimone | R | 77% |
| Gary Deffenbaugh | 77% | |||
| James Edmunds II | 77% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Worcester and Norfolk | Ryan Fattman | R | 77% |
| Mike France | 77% | |||
| Daniela Garcia | 77% | |||
| Antonio Giarrusso | 77% | |||
| GA | State Senate - 47 | Frank Ginn | R | 77% |
| Rich Golick | 77% | |||
| Carlos Gonzalez | 77% | |||
| PA | State House - 43 | Keith Greiner | R | 77% |
| MS | State House - 24 | Jeff Hale | R | 77% |
| Elise Hall | 77% | |||
| Mike Hall | 77% | |||
| Danny Hamrick | 77% | |||
| Jim Hendren | 77% | |||
| MA | State House - Fourth Bristol | Steven Howitt | R | 77% |
| Larry Inman | 77% | |||
| AR | State Senate - 24 | Missy Irvin | R | 77% |
| Bradford Jacobsen | 77% | |||
| GA | State House - 11 | Rick Jasperse | R | 77% |
| OK | State Senate - 26 | Darcy Jech | R | 77% |
| AR | State Senate - 21 | Blake Johnson | R | 77% |
| Clark Jolley | 77% | |||
| Klint Kesto | 77% | |||
| Dave Kinskey | 77% |