Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Pendergrass | 9% | |||
| Eric Pettigrew | 9% | |||
| RI | Council Member - Ward 9 | Juan Pichardo | Democratic | 9% |
| Ken Plum | 9% | |||
| DE | State Senate - 12 | Nicole Poore | Democratic | 9% |
| Sharon Pritchett | 9% | |||
| MA | State House - Twelfth Hampden | Angelo Puppolo, Jr. | Democratic | 9% |
| MD | State House - 14 | Pam Queen | Democratic | 9% |
| Victor Ramirez | 9% | |||
| Aaron Regunberg | 9% | |||
| CT | State House - 1 | Matt Ritter | Democratic | 9% |
| Dominick Ruggerio | 9% | |||
| Herb Russell | 9% | |||
| David Sawyer | 9% | |||
| Andrew Schmidt | 9% | |||
| Dan Schoen | 9% | |||
| Katrina Shankland | 9% | |||
| IL | State Senate - 17 | Elgie Sims, Jr. | Democratic | 9% |
| Kendall Snow | 9% | |||
| RI | State Senate - 37 | V. Susan Sosnowski | Democratic | 9% |
| Judith Spang | 9% | |||
| Heather Steans | 9% | |||
| Pat Sullivan | 9% | |||
| Vic Torres, Jr. | 9% | |||
| James Verschueren | 9% | |||
| Rochelle Walton Gray | 9% | |||
| Joann Ward | 9% | |||
| Kenneth Ward | 9% | |||
| Charles Wiger | 9% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 51 | Melissa Wiklund | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 9% |
| Sean Wiley | 9% | |||
| Kathy Wolfe Moore | 9% | |||
| Peter Abbate, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Janet Ancel | 8% | |||
| OH | State Senate - 23 | Nickie Antonio | Democratic | 8% |
| CA | State Assembly - 31 | Joaquin Arambula | Democratic | 8% |
| MA | State House - First Norfolk | Bruce Ayers | Democratic | 8% |
| Bob Backus | 8% | |||
| Charles Barron | 8% | |||
| Jennifer Benally | 8% | |||
| Taylor Bennett | 8% | |||
| Lee Beyer | 8% | |||
| Andy Billig | 8% | |||
| WI | State Assembly - 95 | Jill Billings | Democratic | 8% |
| DE | State House - 2 | Stephanie Bolden | Democratic | 8% |
| David Borden | 8% | |||
| Bill Botzow | 8% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 138 | Harry Bronson | Democratic | 8% |
| Kevin Cahill | 8% | |||
| Jackie Cali-Pitts | 8% | |||
| Tom Calter III | 8% | |||
| GA | State House - 93 | Doreen Carter | Democratic | 8% |
| Ralph Chapman | 8% | |||
| Ken Clark | 8% | |||
| VT | State Senate - Windsor | Alison Clarkson | Democratic | 8% |
| Lois Court | 8% | |||
| Daniel DaPonte | 8% | |||
| Tom Daly | 8% | |||
| Jeff Danielson | 8% | |||
| ME | State Senate - 23 | Mattie Daughtry | Democratic | 8% |
| PA | State House - 179 | Jason Dawkins | Democratic | 8% |
| David Deen | 8% | |||
| Debbie DiFranco | 8% | |||
| MA | Auditor | Diana DiZoglio | Democratic | 8% |
| ME | Mayor - At-Large | Mark Dion | 8% | |
| Donna Doore | 8% | |||
| IA | State Senate - 31 | Bill Dotzler, Jr. | Democratic | 8% |
| James Doyle II | 8% | |||
| John Edwards | 8% | |||
| VT | State House - Windsor-3-2 | Alice Emmons | Democratic | 8% |
| UT | State Senate - 10 | Luz Escamilla | Democratic | 8% |
| OR | State House - 20 | Paul Evans | Democratic | 8% |
| Mark Eves | 8% | |||
| WA | State House - 27 Position 2 | Jake Fey | Democratic | 8% |
| Jennifer Flanagan | 8% | |||
| William Frank | 8% | |||
| PA | State House - 136 | Robert Freeman | Democratic | 8% |
| Jeffrey Goley | 8% | |||
| Helen Head | 8% | |||
| Paul Henle | 8% | |||
| Erin Herbig | 8% | |||
| Paul Heroux | 8% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 28 | Andrew Hevesi | Democratic | 8% |
| Mary Hodge | 8% | |||
| Wally Horn | 8% | |||
| NH | State House - Strafford 10 | Timothy Horrigan | Democratic | 8% |
| Virginia Irwin | 8% | |||
| Joni Jenkins | 8% | |||
| Mitzi Johnson | 8% | |||
| David Karrick, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Stephen Kinsey | 8% | |||
| Tony Klein | 8% | |||
| Kaye Kory | 8% | |||
| VT | State House - Chittenden 16 | Jill Krowinski | Democratic | 8% |
| Diane Lanpher | 8% | |||
| Deb Lavender | 8% | |||
| Steve Lebsock | 8% | |||
| Joan Lenes | 8% | |||
| John Lesch | 8% | |||
| Marc Levine | 8% |