Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WY | Council Member - Ward 3 | Ken Esquibel | 53% | |
| Joe Fain | 53% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 7 | Russell Fry | Republican | 53% |
| Gerald Geis | 53% | |||
| Mike Greear | 53% | |||
| Bill Hansell | 53% | |||
| SC | State Senate - 28 | Greg Hembree | Republican | 53% |
| SC | State House - 118 | Bill Herbkersman | Republican | 53% |
| Bob Hilkemann | 53% | |||
| SC | State House - 83 | Bill Hixon | Republican | 53% |
| Rusty Kidd | 53% | |||
| Tim Knopp | 53% | |||
| Eric LaFleur | 53% | |||
| Harry Lewis | 53% | |||
| Chip Limehouse III | 53% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 14 | David McDonough | Republican | 53% |
| UT | State Senate - 5 | Ann Millner | Republican | 53% |
| Drew Perkins | 53% | |||
| Ruth Petroff | 53% | |||
| Robert Riley | 53% | |||
| Danny Rovero | 53% | |||
| Mike Ryhal | 53% | |||
| Bill Simanski | 53% | |||
| Jacqueline Sly | 53% | |||
| Melanie Stambaugh | 53% | |||
| Steven Stemler | 53% | |||
| Paul Tine | 53% | |||
| Stephen Urquhart | 53% | |||
| Curt Webb | 53% | |||
| VT | State Senate - Lamoille | Richard Westman | Republican | 53% |
| SC | State House - 1 | William Whitmire | Republican | 53% |
| MS | State Senate - 34 | Juan Barnett | Democratic | 52% |
| CT | State Senate - 32 | Eric Berthel | Republican | 52% |
| Dan Carter | 52% | |||
| Steve Carter | 52% | |||
| SC | State House - 68 | Heather Crawford | Republican | 52% |
| Fred Doucette | 52% | |||
| GA | State House - 154 | Gerald Greene | Republican | 52% |
| WV | State Senate - 11 | Bill Hamilton | Republican | 52% |
| Katie Henke | 52% | |||
| Bernie Hunhoff | 52% | |||
| Russ Jennings | 52% | |||
| Kevin Kelly | 52% | |||
| Chad Lupinacci | 52% | |||
| Kathleen McCarty | 52% | |||
| Glenn Moniz | 52% | |||
| Cathy Muñoz | 52% | |||
| AK | State Senate - T | Donald Olson | Democratic | 52% |
| Barrow Peacock | 52% | |||
| Kent Peterson | 52% | |||
| Bert Reeves | 52% | |||
| GA | State House - 124 | Trey Rhodes | Republican | 52% |
| Ron Sharp | 52% | |||
| Gary Smith, Jr. | 52% | |||
| Larry Teague | 52% | |||
| Mary Throne | 52% | |||
| NY | Public Service Commissioner | Dave Valesky | No Party Affiliation | 52% |
| Mike Vehle | 52% | |||
| Bodi White, Jr. | 52% | |||
| PA | State House - 170 | Martina White | Republican | 52% |
| Chris Broadwater | 51% | |||
| CT | State House - 32 | Christie Carpino | Republican | 51% |
| Doug Cox | 51% | |||
| Bernadine Craft | 51% | |||
| Ron Crimm | 51% | |||
| Joe Daning | 51% | |||
| Brad Dee | 51% | |||
| John Ewy | 51% | |||
| Len Fasano | 51% | |||
| Jim Grenier | 51% | |||
| John Hastert | 51% | |||
| NY | Legislator - 8 | Mark Johns | Republican | 51% |
| Arthur Kirkendoll | 51% | |||
| Gregory Lavelle | 51% | |||
| Ernesto Lopez | 51% | |||
| IN | State House - 97 | Justin Moed | Democratic | 51% |
| AL | State House - 1 | Phillip Pettus | Republican | 51% |
| Andrew Raia | 51% | |||
| Thomas Reynolds II | 51% | |||
| Connie Rowe | 51% | |||
| Bart Rowland | 51% | |||
| Kyle South | 51% | |||
| Kit Spires | 51% | |||
| Bret Allain II | 50% | |||
| LA | State Board of Education - At-Large | Conrad Appel III | Republican | 50% |
| Fred Baser | 50% | |||
| Thomas Carmody, Jr. | 50% | |||
| LA | State House - 72 | Robby Carter | Democratic | 50% |
| Norby Chabert | 50% | |||
| Ben Clark III | 50% | |||
| Colby Coash | 50% | |||
| Ann Coody | 50% | |||
| Hugh Floyd | 50% | |||
| Jaret Gibbons | 50% | |||
| Francis Gibson | 50% | |||
| William Hartman | 50% | |||
| SC | State House - 4 | Davey Hiott | Republican | 50% |
| Jeff Jones | 50% | |||
| David Labriola | 50% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 16 | George Latimer | Democratic | 50% |