Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA | State House - 150 | Patty Stinson | Democratic | 34% |
| SC | State House - 90 | Justin Bamberg | Democratic | 33% |
| John Barnes, Jr. | 33% | |||
| AL | State Senate - 28 | Billy Beasley | Democratic | 33% |
| Marcel Black | 33% | |||
| John Blake | 33% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 29 | David Blount | Democratic | 33% |
| Joseph Bouie, Jr. | 33% | |||
| Edward Carey | 33% | |||
| Isaac Choy | 33% | |||
| JoAnn Dayton | 33% | |||
| Michael Ferro | 33% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex | Colleen Garry | Democratic | 33% |
| Claudia Griffith | 33% | |||
| ME | Mayor | Martin Grohman | Independent | 33% |
| Jerry Henry | 33% | |||
| Hy Kloc | 33% | |||
| William Laird IV | 33% | |||
| James Lockhart | 33% | |||
| Richard Martinez | 33% | |||
| James Mathias, Jr. | 33% | |||
| Barbara McGuire | 33% | |||
| James McLaughlin | 33% | |||
| Ron Miller | 33% | |||
| Tom Moxley | 33% | |||
| Merrill Nelson | 33% | |||
| Milton Nicks, Jr. | 33% | |||
| UT | Commissioner - At-Large | Lee Perry | Republican | 33% |
| Patti Ruff | 33% | |||
| John Sapien | 33% | |||
| Valencia Stovall | 33% | |||
| Gene Ward | 33% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 113 | Carrie Woerner | Democratic | 33% |
| TN | State Senate - 21 | Jeff Yarbro | Democratic | 33% |
| Louise Alexander | 32% | |||
| Bill Bowers | 32% | |||
| MI | State Senate - 29 | Winnie Brinks | Democratic | 32% |
| Cecil Brockman | 32% | |||
| NM | State Senate - 8 | Pete Campos | Democratic | 32% |
| DE | State House - 28 | William Carson, Jr. | Democratic | 32% |
| NM | State Senate - 31 | Joe Cervantes | Democratic | 32% |
| Pat Conway | 32% | |||
| David Dawson | 32% | |||
| MS | State House - 55 | Oscar Denton | Democratic | 32% |
| Florindo Fabrizio | 32% | |||
| Daniel Fox | 32% | |||
| Les Gara | 32% | |||
| Pat Gardner | 32% | |||
| Cedric Glover | 32% | |||
| Galen Hadley | 32% | |||
| Wes Hayes, Jr. | 32% | |||
| WA | Secretary of State | Steve Hobbs | Democratic | 32% |
| MS | State House - 94 | Robert Johnson III | Democratic | 32% |
| Jeff Kessler | 32% | |||
| Steve Kouplen | 32% | |||
| Bob Krist | 32% | |||
| Walt Leger III | 32% | |||
| NC | State Senate - 32 | Paul Lowe, Jr. | Democratic | 32% |
| LA | State House - 87 | Rodney Lyons, Sr. | Democratic | 32% |
| John McCrostie | 32% | |||
| Jim Peterson | 32% | |||
| John Pinto | 32% | |||
| Paul Poirier | 32% | |||
| Joe Queen | 32% | |||
| Adam Ravenstahl | 32% | |||
| Chris Richey | 32% | |||
| Carol Sente | 32% | |||
| Pam Snyder | 32% | |||
| Curt Thompson II | 32% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 32% |
| NC | State Senate - 40 | Joyce Waddell | Democratic | 32% |
| MI | Council Member - At-Large | Henry Yanez | Democratic | 32% |
| Neil Abramson | 31% | |||
| Wesley Bishop | 31% | |||
| James Brewster | 31% | |||
| LA | State House - 63 | Barbara Carpenter | Democratic | 31% |
| Ray Cleary III | 31% | |||
| Yvonne Colomb | 31% | |||
| Priscilla Dunn | 31% | |||
| Gloria Frazier | 31% | |||
| Audrey Gibson | 31% | |||
| Michael Hanna, Sr. | 31% | |||
| Sharon Har | 31% | |||
| Edward James II | 31% | |||
| Maryanne Jordan | 31% | |||
| Paulette Jordan | 31% | |||
| John Kowalko, Jr. | 31% | |||
| Marilyn Lane | 31% | |||
| Caddy McKeown | 31% | |||
| NM | Lieutenant Governor | Howie Morales | Democratic | 31% |
| William O'Neill | 31% | |||
| Corey Palumbo | 31% | |||
| RI | State House - 51 | Robert Phillips | Democratic | 31% |
| SC | State House - 74 | Todd Rutherford | Democratic | 31% |
| NM | State Senate - 22 | Benny Shendo, Jr. | Democratic | 31% |
| Brian Shiozawa | 31% | |||
| Michael Simanowitz | 31% | |||
| AL | State Senate - 24 | Bobby Singleton | Democratic | 31% |
| Elaine Smith | 31% | |||
| AL | State Senate - 18 | Rodger Smitherman | Democratic | 31% |