Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | State House - 52 | Ben Smaltz | Republican | 91% |
| Bryan Spencer | 91% | |||
| OH | Treasurer | Robert Sprague | Republican | 91% |
| IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | 91% |
| David Stevens | 91% | |||
| Sarah Stevens | 91% | |||
| David Stover | 91% | |||
| IL | State Senate - 35 | Dave Syverson | Republican | 91% |
| Louis Terhar | 91% | |||
| TN | State House - 48 | Bryan Terry | Republican | 91% |
| NH | State House - Rockingham 16 | Doug Thomas | Republican | 91% |
| Dave Thompson | 91% | |||
| WI | State Assembly - 49 | Travis Tranel | Republican | 91% |
| Karen Vachon | 91% | |||
| Rob Vescovo | 91% | |||
| Scott Wagner | 91% | |||
| Raymond Wallace | 91% | |||
| VA | State House - 61 | Mike Webert | Republican | 91% |
| Barbara Wheeler | 91% | |||
| Doug Whitsett | 91% | |||
| TN | State House - 42 | Ryan Williams | Republican | 91% |
| David Wolfe | 91% | |||
| Ritch Workman | 91% | |||
| Dana Young | 91% | |||
| Tony Albright | 90% | |||
| Mark Anderson | 90% | |||
| Sarah Anderson | 90% | |||
| Sonya Anderson | 90% | |||
| FL | State Senate - 39 | Bryan Avila | Republican | 90% |
| Kevin Bacon | 90% | |||
| TN | State Senate - 15 | Paul Bailey | Republican | 90% |
| IN | State House - 91 | Bob Behning | Republican | 90% |
| Stephen Bloom | 90% | |||
| NC | State House - 62 | John Blust | Republican | 90% |
| Jamie Boles, Jr. | 90% | |||
| TN | State Senate - 16 | Janice Bowling | Republican | 90% |
| Rayne Brown | 90% | |||
| Dave Brown | 90% | |||
| Harry Brown | 90% | |||
| FL | State Senate - 23 | Danny Burgess, Jr. | Republican | 90% |
| Mark Cole | 90% | |||
| Allen Cook | 90% | |||
| Kevin Cooke | 90% | |||
| Wes Culver | 90% | |||
| NC | State Senate - 46 | Warren Daniel | Republican | 90% |
| Richard DeBolt | 90% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 50 | Scott DeLano | Republican | 90% |
| ID | State Senate - 22 | Lori Den Hartog | Republican | 90% |
| Sage Dixon | 90% | |||
| FL | Commissioner - 3 | Brad Drake | Republican | 90% |
| MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | Republican | 90% |
| Frank Edelblut | 90% | |||
| Peter Edgecomb | 90% | |||
| Doug Ericksen | 90% | |||
| Eli Evankovich | 90% | |||
| Larry Faircloth | 90% | |||
| Peter Farrell | 90% | |||
| Nick Freitas | 90% | |||
| David Frizzell | 90% | |||
| Patrick Garofalo | 90% | |||
| Scott Garrett | 90% | |||
| WV | State House - 37 | Marty Gearheart | Republican | 90% |
| GA | State Senate - 51 | Steve Gooch | Republican | 90% |
| Rodney Graham | 90% | |||
| MD | State House - 6 | Robin Grammer, Jr. | Republican | 90% |
| Marc Gravitt | 90% | |||
| MS | State House - 114 | Jeffrey Guice | Republican | 90% |
| ID | State Senate - 28 | Jim Guthrie | Republican | 90% |
| Douglas Gutwein | 90% | |||
| Christina Hagan | 90% | |||
| Curtis Halford | 90% | |||
| David Hann | 90% | |||
| Stephanie Hawke | 90% | |||
| IN | State House - 46 | Bob Heaton | Republican | 90% |
| Clifford Hite | 90% | |||
| Thomas Hooker | 90% | |||
| Joe Hune | 90% | |||
| NC | State Senate - 9 | Brent Jackson | Republican | 90% |
| Bert Jones | 90% | |||
| AZ | State Senate - 3 | John Kavanagh | Republican | 90% |
| Mary Kiffmeyer | 90% | |||
| Brad Klippert | 90% | |||
| Dennis Kruse | 90% | |||
| PA | State House - 13 | John Lawrence | Republican | 90% |
| Stan Lee | 90% | |||
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | Republican | 90% |
| Phil Lovas | 90% | |||
| Robert Luther | 90% | |||
| Charles Macheers | 90% | |||
| Judd Matheny | 90% | |||
| Karen McConnaughay | 90% | |||
| Margo McDermed | 90% | |||
| Carol McElwee | 90% | |||
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 15 | Mark McLean | Republican | 90% |
| ID | State House - 5A | Ron Mendive | Republican | 90% |
| IN | State House - 48 | Douglas Miller | Republican | 90% |
| PA | State House - 91 | Dan Moul | Republican | 90% |
| Wendy Nanney | 90% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Janet Nguyen | 90% | |
| Jeanette Nuñez | 90% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | State House - 52 | Ben Smaltz | R | 91% |
| Bryan Spencer | 91% | |||
| OH | Treasurer | Robert Sprague | R | 91% |
| IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | R | 91% |
| David Stevens | 91% | |||
| Sarah Stevens | 91% | |||
| David Stover | 91% | |||
| IL | State Senate - 35 | Dave Syverson | R | 91% |
| Louis Terhar | 91% | |||
| TN | State House - 48 | Bryan Terry | R | 91% |
| NH | State House - Rockingham 16 | Doug Thomas | R | 91% |
| Dave Thompson | 91% | |||
| WI | State Assembly - 49 | Travis Tranel | R | 91% |
| Karen Vachon | 91% | |||
| Rob Vescovo | 91% | |||
| Scott Wagner | 91% | |||
| Raymond Wallace | 91% | |||
| VA | State House - 61 | Mike Webert | R | 91% |
| Barbara Wheeler | 91% | |||
| Doug Whitsett | 91% | |||
| TN | State House - 42 | Ryan Williams | R | 91% |
| David Wolfe | 91% | |||
| Ritch Workman | 91% | |||
| Dana Young | 91% | |||
| Tony Albright | 90% | |||
| Mark Anderson | 90% | |||
| Sarah Anderson | 90% | |||
| Sonya Anderson | 90% | |||
| FL | State Senate - 39 | Bryan Avila | R | 90% |
| Kevin Bacon | 90% | |||
| TN | State Senate - 15 | Paul Bailey | R | 90% |
| IN | State House - 91 | Bob Behning | R | 90% |
| Stephen Bloom | 90% | |||
| NC | State House - 62 | John Blust | R | 90% |
| Jamie Boles, Jr. | 90% | |||
| TN | State Senate - 16 | Janice Bowling | R | 90% |
| Rayne Brown | 90% | |||
| Dave Brown | 90% | |||
| Harry Brown | 90% | |||
| FL | State Senate - 23 | Danny Burgess, Jr. | R | 90% |
| Mark Cole | 90% | |||
| Allen Cook | 90% | |||
| Kevin Cooke | 90% | |||
| Wes Culver | 90% | |||
| NC | State Senate - 46 | Warren Daniel | R | 90% |
| Richard DeBolt | 90% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 50 | Scott DeLano | R | 90% |
| ID | State Senate - 22 | Lori Den Hartog | R | 90% |
| Sage Dixon | 90% | |||
| FL | Commissioner - 3 | Brad Drake | R | 90% |
| MN | State Senate - 20 | Steve Drazkowski | R | 90% |
| Frank Edelblut | 90% | |||
| Peter Edgecomb | 90% | |||
| Doug Ericksen | 90% | |||
| Eli Evankovich | 90% | |||
| Larry Faircloth | 90% | |||
| Peter Farrell | 90% | |||
| Nick Freitas | 90% | |||
| David Frizzell | 90% | |||
| Patrick Garofalo | 90% | |||
| Scott Garrett | 90% | |||
| WV | State House - 37 | Marty Gearheart | R | 90% |
| GA | State Senate - 51 | Steve Gooch | R | 90% |
| Rodney Graham | 90% | |||
| MD | State House - 6 | Robin Grammer, Jr. | R | 90% |
| Marc Gravitt | 90% | |||
| MS | State House - 114 | Jeffrey Guice | R | 90% |
| ID | State Senate - 28 | Jim Guthrie | R | 90% |
| Douglas Gutwein | 90% | |||
| Christina Hagan | 90% | |||
| Curtis Halford | 90% | |||
| David Hann | 90% | |||
| Stephanie Hawke | 90% | |||
| IN | State House - 46 | Bob Heaton | R | 90% |
| Clifford Hite | 90% | |||
| Thomas Hooker | 90% | |||
| Joe Hune | 90% | |||
| NC | State Senate - 9 | Brent Jackson | R | 90% |
| Bert Jones | 90% | |||
| AZ | State Senate - 3 | John Kavanagh | R | 90% |
| Mary Kiffmeyer | 90% | |||
| Brad Klippert | 90% | |||
| Dennis Kruse | 90% | |||
| PA | State House - 13 | John Lawrence | R | 90% |
| Stan Lee | 90% | |||
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | R | 90% |
| Phil Lovas | 90% | |||
| Robert Luther | 90% | |||
| Charles Macheers | 90% | |||
| Judd Matheny | 90% | |||
| Karen McConnaughay | 90% | |||
| Margo McDermed | 90% | |||
| Carol McElwee | 90% | |||
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 15 | Mark McLean | R | 90% |
| ID | State House - 5A | Ron Mendive | R | 90% |
| IN | State House - 48 | Douglas Miller | R | 90% |
| PA | State House - 91 | Dan Moul | R | 90% |
| Wendy Nanney | 90% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Janet Nguyen | 90% | |
| Jeanette Nuñez | 90% |