Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT | State House - Washington-1 | Anne Donahue | Independent | 72% |
| MA | State House - First Worcester | Kimberly Ferguson | Republican | 72% |
| John Ford | 72% | |||
| Douglas Gage | 72% | |||
| Nathaniel Gentry | 72% | |||
| Jodi Hack | 72% | |||
| Jimmie Hall | 72% | |||
| Timothy Hawkes | 72% | |||
| Dallas Heard | 72% | |||
| Lee Heider | 72% | |||
| Norman Higgins | 72% | |||
| Brent Hill | 72% | |||
| Jimmy Holley | 72% | |||
| Douglas House | 72% | |||
| Penny Houston | 72% | |||
| William Howell | 72% | |||
| GA | State Senate - 52 | Chuck Hufstetler | Republican | 72% |
| Chip Huggins | 72% | |||
| Bill Ingebrigtsen | 72% | |||
| Conrad James | 72% | |||
| KS | Treasurer | Steven Johnson | Republican | 72% |
| John Jordan | 72% | |||
| Ron Justice | 72% | |||
| Jim Kelly | 72% | |||
| Ryan Kerby | 72% | |||
| Mike Kiegerl | 72% | |||
| DE | State Senate - 15 | Dave Lawson | Republican | 72% |
| Norman Major | 72% | |||
| MS | State House - 13 | Steve Massengill | Republican | 72% |
| WV | Attorney General | JB McCuskey | Republican | 72% |
| Jason Miyares | 72% | |||
| Dean Mortimer | 72% | |||
| Wayne Norman, Jr. | 72% | |||
| Linda Parlette | 72% | |||
| Dean Plocher | 72% | |||
| GA | State House - 33 | Alan Powell | Republican | 72% |
| Steven Pylant | 72% | |||
| Sander Rue | 72% | |||
| Laurie Rushing | 72% | |||
| OK | Treasurer | Todd Russ | Republican | 72% |
| KS | State Senate - 38 | Ronald Ryckman, Sr. | Republican | 72% |
| Dean Sanpei | 72% | |||
| NM | State Senate - 42 | Larry Scott | Republican | 72% |
| Harry Shiver | 72% | |||
| John Shott | 72% | |||
| Barbara Sims | 72% | |||
| DE | State House - 11 | Jeff Spiegelman | Republican | 72% |
| Rob Standridge | 72% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | Republican | 72% |
| Daniel Thatcher | 72% | |||
| AL | State House - 51 | Allen Treadaway | Republican | 72% |
| NH | State House - Belknap 7 | Peter Varney | Republican | 72% |
| AR | State Senate - 19 | Dave Wallace | Republican | 72% |
| John Wilkinson | 72% | |||
| Eddie Williams | 72% | |||
| Sue Wilson | 72% | |||
| Nathan Winters | 72% | |||
| NM | State Senate - 7 | Pat Woods | Republican | 72% |
| DE | State House - 34 | Lyndon Yearick | Republican | 72% |
| Anne Zerr | 72% | |||
| Diane Allen | 71% | |||
| George Amedore, Jr. | 71% | |||
| VA | State House - 37 | Terry Austin | Republican | 71% |
| Mandi Ballinger | 71% | |||
| IL | State Senate - 58 | Terri Bryant | Republican | 71% |
| VT | State House - Rutland 10 | William Canfield | Republican | 71% |
| Anthony Cannella | 71% | |||
| NM | Education Commissioner - 5 | Sharon Clahchischilliage | Republican | 71% |
| Gary Collins | 71% | |||
| Donnie Copeland | 71% | |||
| Tom Croci | 71% | |||
| Tom Dickson | 71% | |||
| Michael Duffey | 71% | |||
| Kelly Fajardo | 71% | |||
| Hugh Farley | 71% | |||
| Beverly Ferrante | 71% | |||
| Rich Funke | 71% | |||
| NY | State Senate - 60 | Patrick Gallivan | Republican | 71% |
| AK | State Senate - E | Cathy Giessel | Republican | 71% |
| Glen Glass | 71% | |||
| Jason Harper | 71% | |||
| Stephen Hartgen | 71% | |||
| David Heaton | 71% | |||
| David Hess | 71% | |||
| Mike Holmes | 71% | |||
| OK | Mayor | David Holt | Republican | 71% |
| MD | State House - 35B | Kevin Hornberger | Republican | 71% |
| Gary Howell | 71% | |||
| Martin Howrylak | 71% | |||
| Dennis Johnson | 71% | |||
| Warren Kampf | 71% | |||
| Aaron Kaufer | 71% | |||
| Clark Kauffman | 71% | |||
| IA | State House - 82 | Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | 71% |
| Frank Kotowski | 71% | |||
| LA | Secretary of State | Nancy Landry | Republican | 71% |
| Abby Lee | 71% | |||
| Betty Little | 71% | |||
| Kyle Loveless | 71% | |||
| Matt Manweller | 71% |