Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Saylor | 83% | |||
| Mike Shirkey | 83% | |||
| AZ | State Senate - 16 | T.J. Shope | Republican | 83% |
| Joseph Silk | 83% | |||
| Brandt Smith, Jr. | 83% | |||
| WV | State Board of Education | Christopher Stansbury | Republican | 83% |
| Brian Stewart | 83% | |||
| Chuck Strohm | 83% | |||
| Anthony Sykes | 83% | |||
| OR | State Senate - 11 | Kim Thatcher | Republican | 83% |
| Daniel Thurlow | 83% | |||
| FL | State Senate - 2 | Jay Trumbull | Republican | 83% |
| Ken Walker | 83% | |||
| PA | State House - 7 | Parke Wentling | Republican | 83% |
| Bill White | 83% | |||
| Lynda Wilson | 83% | |||
| VA | State House - 50 | Thomas Wright, Jr. | Republican | 83% |
| TN | State Senate - 12 | Ken Yager | Republican | 83% |
| Joseph Zakas | 83% | |||
| Paul Zeltwanger | 83% | |||
| Justin Alferman | 82% | |||
| IL | Board Member - 6 | Pamela Althoff | 82% | |
| Chip Baltimore | 82% | |||
| ID | State House - 3A | Vito Barbieri | Republican | 82% |
| MS | Mayor - At-Large | Toby Barker | 82% | |
| Lynn Batchelor | 82% | |||
| Halsey Beshears | 82% | |||
| Steve Beyor | 82% | |||
| MA | State House - Third Hampden | Nicholas Boldyga | Republican | 82% |
| Darwin Booher | 82% | |||
| MS | State House - 44 | C. Scott Bounds | Republican | 82% |
| Jeb Bradley | 82% | |||
| IN | Governor | Mike Braun | Republican | 82% |
| SC | State Senate - 12 | Lee Bright III | Republican | 82% |
| IN | State Senate - 15 | Liz Brown | Republican | 82% |
| PA | Secretary of Revenue | Pat Browne | Republican | 82% |
| Rob Bruchman | 82% | |||
| MI | State Senate - 32 | Jon Bumstead | Republican | 82% |
| IL | State House - 90 | John Cabello | Republican | 82% |
| Edward Canfield | 82% | |||
| KY | State Senate - 2 | Danny Carroll | Republican | 82% |
| Chris Caughman | 82% | |||
| Paul Chace | 82% | |||
| Cary Condotta | 82% | |||
| Christopher Connors | 82% | |||
| Steve Cookson | 82% | |||
| Don Coram | 82% | |||
| Mike Cunningham | 82% | |||
| Leo Daughtry | 82% | |||
| Dale Derby | 82% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Saylor | 83% | |||
| Mike Shirkey | 83% | |||
| AZ | State Senate - 16 | T.J. Shope | R | 83% |
| Joseph Silk | 83% | |||
| Brandt Smith, Jr. | 83% | |||
| WV | State Board of Education | Christopher Stansbury | R | 83% |
| Brian Stewart | 83% | |||
| Chuck Strohm | 83% | |||
| Anthony Sykes | 83% | |||
| OR | State Senate - 11 | Kim Thatcher | R | 83% |
| Daniel Thurlow | 83% | |||
| FL | State Senate - 2 | Jay Trumbull | R | 83% |
| Ken Walker | 83% | |||
| PA | State House - 7 | Parke Wentling | R | 83% |
| Bill White | 83% | |||
| Lynda Wilson | 83% | |||
| VA | State House - 50 | Thomas Wright, Jr. | R | 83% |
| TN | State Senate - 12 | Ken Yager | R | 83% |
| Joseph Zakas | 83% | |||
| Paul Zeltwanger | 83% | |||
| Justin Alferman | 82% | |||
| IL | Board Member - 6 | Pamela Althoff | 82% | |
| Chip Baltimore | 82% | |||
| ID | State House - 3A | Vito Barbieri | R | 82% |
| MS | Mayor - At-Large | Toby Barker | 82% | |
| Lynn Batchelor | 82% | |||
| Halsey Beshears | 82% | |||
| Steve Beyor | 82% | |||
| MA | State House - Third Hampden | Nicholas Boldyga | R | 82% |
| Darwin Booher | 82% | |||
| MS | State House - 44 | C. Scott Bounds | R | 82% |
| Jeb Bradley | 82% | |||
| IN | Governor | Mike Braun | R | 82% |
| SC | State Senate - 12 | Lee Bright III | R | 82% |
| IN | State Senate - 15 | Liz Brown | R | 82% |
| PA | Secretary of Revenue | Pat Browne | R | 82% |
| Rob Bruchman | 82% | |||
| MI | State Senate - 32 | Jon Bumstead | R | 82% |
| IL | State House - 90 | John Cabello | R | 82% |
| Edward Canfield | 82% | |||
| KY | State Senate - 2 | Danny Carroll | R | 82% |
| Chris Caughman | 82% | |||
| Paul Chace | 82% | |||
| Cary Condotta | 82% | |||
| Christopher Connors | 82% | |||
| Steve Cookson | 82% | |||
| Don Coram | 82% | |||
| Mike Cunningham | 82% | |||
| Leo Daughtry | 82% | |||
| Dale Derby | 82% |