Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Weldon, Jr. | 73% | |||
| Isaac Whorton | 73% | |||
| JoAnn Windholz | 73% | |||
| John Yates | 73% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 17 | Charles Younger | Republican | 73% |
| IA | State Senate - 34 | Dan Zumbach | Republican | 73% |
| Jan Angel | 72% | |||
| Linda Baker | 72% | |||
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | Republican | 72% |
| TJ Berry | 72% | |||
| Whit Betts | 72% | |||
| Anna Border Sheppard | 72% | |||
| AR | State Senate - 27 | Justin Boyd | Republican | 72% |
| Darrel Branhagen | 72% | |||
| Kate Campanale | 72% | |||
| Noel Campbell | 72% | |||
| GA | State House - 46 | John Carson | Republican | 72% |
| Valerie Clark | 72% | |||
| Christian Coomer | 72% | |||
| GA | State House - 45 | Sharon Cooper | Republican | 72% |
| Fred Cox | 72% | |||
| David Danielson | 72% | |||
| Reed DeMordaunt | 72% | |||
| Steve Dickerson | 72% | |||
| Josh Dobson | 72% | |||
| 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% |