Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Balser | 3% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fourth Middlesex | Christine Barber | Democratic | 3% |
| Phil Barnhart | 3% | |||
| Alan Bates | 3% | |||
| CA | Attorney General | Rob Bonta | Democratic | 3% |
| Peter Buckley | 3% | |||
| NH | State House - Strafford 10 | Wayne Burton | Democratic | 3% |
| Harriette Chandler | 3% | |||
| Edwin Chau | 3% | |||
| MA | State Senate - First Suffolk | Nick Collins | Democratic | 3% |
| Peter Courtney | 3% | |||
| Claire Cronin | 3% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirty-First Middlesex | Michael Day | Democratic | 3% |
| Michael Dembrow | 3% | |||
| Brian Dempsey | 3% | |||
| Richard Devlin | 3% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 18 | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
| Margaret Doherty | 3% | |||
| Crisanta Duran | 3% | |||
| Carolyn Dykema | 3% | |||
| Chris Edwards | 3% | |||
| Joseph Egan | 3% | |||
| Lori Ehrlich | 3% | |||
| Tim Eustace | 3% | |||
| Shemia Fagan | 3% | |||
| Charlene Fernandez | 3% | |||
| CO | Commissioner - 5 | Rhonda Fields | Democratic | 3% |
| Mike Foote | 3% | |||
| OR | State Senate - 22 | Lew Frederick | Democratic | 3% |
| ME | Attorney General | Aaron Frey | Democratic | 3% |
| Joe Gallegos | 3% | |||
| CA | State Assembly - 65 | Mike Gipson | Democratic | 3% |
| Mitch Greenlick | 3% | |||
| MA | State House - Fourth Middlesex | Danielle Gregoire | Democratic | 3% |
| Mark Hass | 3% | |||
| Jon Hecht | 3% | |||
| OR | State House - 27 | Ken Helm | Democratic | 3% |
| Ed Hernandez | 3% | |||
| Paul Holvey | 3% | |||
| OR | U.S. House - 4 | Val Hoyle | Democratic | 3% |
| Ben Hueso | 3% | |||
| Ellen Jaffee | 3% | |||
| Alissa Keny-Guyer | 3% | |||
| Kay Khan | 3% | |||
| Robert Koczera | 3% | |||
| Betty Komp | 3% | |||
| David Leland | 3% | |||
| Michele Lepore-Hagan | 3% | |||
| Ann Lininger | 3% | |||
| MA | State House - Fifth Middlesex | David Linsky | Democratic | 3% |
| Carol Liu | 3% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 23 | Mamie Locke | Democratic | 3% |
| NH | State Senate - 20 | Patrick Long | Democratic | 3% |
| VA | State Senate - 18 | Louise Lucas | Democratic | 3% |
| Terry Macaig | 3% | |||
| KY | State House - 41 | Mary Marzian | Democratic | 3% |
| Becky McBeath | 3% | |||
| Michael Merrifield | 3% | |||
| Laurie Monnes Anderson | 3% | |||
| Bill Monning | 3% | |||
| Rod Monroe | 3% | |||
| Dominick Moreno | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 15 | Kevin Mullin | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | Council Member - 2 | Adrin Nazarian | Democratic | 3% |
| OR | State House - 42 | Rob Nosse | Democratic | 3% |
| Betty Nuovo | 3% | |||
| Patrick O'Donnell | 3% | |||
| Tod Ohnstad | 3% | |||
| Avram Patt | 3% | |||
| Fran Pavley | 3% | |||
| MA | State House - Fourteenth Norfolk | Alice Peisch | Democratic | 3% |
| Carla Piluso | 3% | |||
| CO | Lieutenant Governor | Dianne Primavera | Democratic | 3% |
| OR | State Senate - 4 | Floyd Prozanski, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
| Bill Quirk | 3% |