Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2016 Lifetime Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | State Senate - 22 | Ron Alting | Republican | 64% |
| IN | State Senate - 27 | Jeff Raatz | Republican | 84% |
| IN | State Senate - 28 | Michael Crider | Republican | 75% |
| IN | State Senate - 33 | Greg Taylor | Democratic | 10% |
| IN | State Senate - 35 | Michael Young | Republican | 88% |
| IN | State Senate - 37 | Rodric Bray | Republican | 85% |
| IN | State Senate - 39 | Eric Bassler | Republican | 67% |
| IN | State Senate - 41 | Greg Walker | Republican | 90% |
| IN | State Senate - 42 | Jean Leising | Republican | 83% |
| IN | State Senate - 44 | Eric Koch | Republican | 91% |
| IN | State Senate - 49 | Jim Tomes | Republican | 69% |
| IN | State Senate - 50 | Vaneta Becker | Republican | 42% |
| IN | Director of Labor | Mike Speedy | Republican | 92% |
| IN | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Alan Morrison | Republican | 92% |
| IN | Council Member - 3 | Charlie Brown | 14% | |
| IN | Council Member - At-Large | Ron Bacon | Republican | 79% |
| KS | Governor | Laura Kelly | Democratic | 28% |
| KS | State House - 3 | Charles Smith | Republican | 56% |
| KS | State House - 19 | Stephanie Sawyer Clayton | Democratic | 17% |
| KS | State House - 24 | Jarrod Ousley | Democratic | 14% |
| KS | State House - 31 | Louis Ruiz | Democratic | 2% |
| KS | State House - 32 | Pam Curtis | Democratic | 11% |
| KS | State House - 34 | Valdenia Winn | Democratic | 11% |
| KS | State House - 43 | Bill Sutton | Republican | 98% |
| KS | State House - 44 | Barbara Ballard | Democratic | 14% |
| KS | State House - 54 | Ken Corbet | Republican | 93% |
| KS | State House - 57 | John Alcala | Democratic | 15% |
| KS | State House - 66 | Sydney Carlin | Democratic | 12% |
| KS | State House - 73 | Rick Wilborn | Republican | 68% |
| KS | State House - 75 | Will Carpenter | Republican | 91% |
| KS | State House - 77 | Kristey Williams | Republican | 74% |
| KS | State House - 81 | Blake Carpenter | Republican | 97% |
| KS | State House - 83 | Henry Helgerson, Jr. | Democratic | 25% |
| KS | State House - 90 | Steve Huebert | Republican | 85% |
| KS | State House - 92 | John Carmichael | Democratic | 10% |
| KS | State House - 95 | Tom Sawyer | Democratic | 8% |
| KS | State House - 100 | Daniel Hawkins | Republican | 82% |
| KS | State House - 101 | Joe Seiwert | Republican | 80% |
| KS | State House - 109 | Troy Waymaster | Republican | 63% |
| KS | State House - 110 | Ken Rahjes | Republican | 83% |
| KS | State House - 116 | Kyle Hoffman | Republican | 85% |
| KS | State House - 125 | Shannon Francis | Republican | 59% |
| KS | State Senate - 2 | Marci Francisco | Democratic | 6% |
| KS | State Senate - 4 | David Haley | Democratic | 29% |
| KS | State Senate - 6 | Pat Pettey | Democratic | 14% |
| KS | State Senate - 12 | Caryn Tyson | Republican | 90% |
| KS | State Senate - 15 | Virgil Peck, Jr. | Republican | 90% |
| KS | State Senate - 16 | Ty Masterson | Republican | 84% |
| KS | State Senate - 28 | Mike Petersen | Republican | 71% |
| KS | State Senate - 29 | Oletha Faust-Goudeau | Democratic | 19% |
| KS | State Senate - 36 | Elaine Bowers | Republican | 54% |
| KS | State Senate - 38 | Ronald Ryckman, Sr. | Republican | 72% |
| KS | State Senate - 40 | Rick Billinger | Republican | 68% |
| KS | Secretary of State | Scott Schwab | Republican | 84% |
| KS | Commissioner of Insurance | Vicki Schmidt | Republican | 22% |
| KS | Commissioner - 1 | Jene Vickrey | Republican | 88% |
| KS | Commissioner - 3 | Willie Dove | Republican | 88% |
| KS | Commissioner - 3 | Don Schroeder | Republican | 50% |
| KS | Commissioner - 3 | Jack Thimesch | Republican | 88% |
| KS | Commissioner - At-Large | Tom Burroughs | 12% | |
| KS | Treasurer | Steven Johnson | Republican | 72% |
| KS | State Board of Education - 4 | Connie O'Brien | Republican | 86% |
| KS | School Board Member - At-Large | Valdenia Winn | Democratic | 11% |
| KY | U.S. House - 3 | Morgan McGarvey | Democratic | 23% |
| KY | State House - 1 | Steven Rudy | Republican | 57% |
| KY | State House - 7 | Suzanne Miles | Republican | 59% |
| KY | State House - 9 | Myron Dossett | Republican | 58% |
| KY | State House - 12 | Jim Gooch, Jr. | Republican | 41% |
| KY | State House - 19 | Michael Meredith | Republican | 47% |
| KY | State House - 41 | Mary Marzian | Democratic | 3% |
| KY | State House - 52 | Ken Upchurch | Republican | 68% |
| KY | State House - 53 | James Tipton | Republican | 61% |
| KY | State House - 55 | Kim King | Republican | 68% |
| KY | State House - 59 | David Osborne | Republican | 46% |
| KY | State House - 74 | David Hale | Republican | 34% |
| KY | State House - 77 | George Brown, Jr. | Democratic | 15% |
| KY | State House - 80 | David Meade | Republican | 71% |
| KY | State Senate - 2 | Danny Carroll | Republican | 82% |
| KY | State Senate - 9 | David Givens | Republican | 89% |
| KY | State Senate - 13 | Reggie Thomas | Democratic | 26% |
| KY | State Senate - 14 | Jimmy Higdon | Republican | 83% |
| KY | State Senate - 16 | Max Wise | Republican | 86% |
| KY | State Senate - 18 | Robin Webb | Republican | 43% |
| KY | State Senate - 23 | Chris McDaniel | Republican | 84% |
| KY | State Senate - 25 | Robert Stivers II | Republican | 87% |
| KY | State Senate - 27 | Steve West | Republican | 93% |
| KY | State Senate - 30 | Brandon Smith | Republican | 67% |
| KY | State Senate - 32 | Mike Wilson | Republican | 89% |
| KY | State Senate - 33 | Gerald Neal | Democratic | 11% |
| KY | State Senate - 34 | Jared Carpenter | Republican | 86% |
| KY | State Senate - 36 | Julie Raque Adams | Republican | 76% |
| KY | Agriculture Commissioner | Jonathan Shell | Republican | 71% |
| KY | Metro Councilmember - 22 | Kevin Bratcher | Republican | 57% |
| KY | School Board Member - At-Large | Linda Belcher | Democratic | 16% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | Democratic | 36% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 75% |
| LA | State House - 7 | Lawrence Bagley | Republican | 62% |
| LA | State House - 9 | Dodie Horton | Republican | 73% |
| LA | State House - 13 | Jack McFarland | Republican | 57% |
| LA | State House - 19 | Francis Thompson | Republican | 45% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | State Senate - 22 | Ron Alting | R | 64% |
| IN | State Senate - 27 | Jeff Raatz | R | 84% |
| IN | State Senate - 28 | Michael Crider | R | 75% |
| IN | State Senate - 33 | Greg Taylor | D | 10% |
| IN | State Senate - 35 | Michael Young | R | 88% |
| IN | State Senate - 37 | Rodric Bray | R | 85% |
| IN | State Senate - 39 | Eric Bassler | R | 67% |
| IN | State Senate - 41 | Greg Walker | R | 90% |
| IN | State Senate - 42 | Jean Leising | R | 83% |
| IN | State Senate - 44 | Eric Koch | R | 91% |
| IN | State Senate - 49 | Jim Tomes | R | 69% |
| IN | State Senate - 50 | Vaneta Becker | R | 42% |
| IN | Director of Labor | Mike Speedy | R | 92% |
| IN | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Alan Morrison | R | 92% |
| IN | Council Member - 3 | Charlie Brown | 14% | |
| IN | Council Member - At-Large | Ron Bacon | R | 79% |
| KS | Governor | Laura Kelly | D | 28% |
| KS | State House - 3 | Charles Smith | R | 56% |
| KS | State House - 19 | Stephanie Sawyer Clayton | D | 17% |
| KS | State House - 24 | Jarrod Ousley | D | 14% |
| KS | State House - 31 | Louis Ruiz | D | 2% |
| KS | State House - 32 | Pam Curtis | D | 11% |
| KS | State House - 34 | Valdenia Winn | D | 11% |
| KS | State House - 43 | Bill Sutton | R | 98% |
| KS | State House - 44 | Barbara Ballard | D | 14% |
| KS | State House - 54 | Ken Corbet | R | 93% |
| KS | State House - 57 | John Alcala | D | 15% |
| KS | State House - 66 | Sydney Carlin | D | 12% |
| KS | State House - 73 | Rick Wilborn | R | 68% |
| KS | State House - 75 | Will Carpenter | R | 91% |
| KS | State House - 77 | Kristey Williams | R | 74% |
| KS | State House - 81 | Blake Carpenter | R | 97% |
| KS | State House - 83 | Henry Helgerson, Jr. | D | 25% |
| KS | State House - 90 | Steve Huebert | R | 85% |
| KS | State House - 92 | John Carmichael | D | 10% |
| KS | State House - 95 | Tom Sawyer | D | 8% |
| KS | State House - 100 | Daniel Hawkins | R | 82% |
| KS | State House - 101 | Joe Seiwert | R | 80% |
| KS | State House - 109 | Troy Waymaster | R | 63% |
| KS | State House - 110 | Ken Rahjes | R | 83% |
| KS | State House - 116 | Kyle Hoffman | R | 85% |
| KS | State House - 125 | Shannon Francis | R | 59% |
| KS | State Senate - 2 | Marci Francisco | D | 6% |
| KS | State Senate - 4 | David Haley | D | 29% |
| KS | State Senate - 6 | Pat Pettey | D | 14% |
| KS | State Senate - 12 | Caryn Tyson | R | 90% |
| KS | State Senate - 15 | Virgil Peck, Jr. | R | 90% |
| KS | State Senate - 16 | Ty Masterson | R | 84% |
| KS | State Senate - 28 | Mike Petersen | R | 71% |
| KS | State Senate - 29 | Oletha Faust-Goudeau | D | 19% |
| KS | State Senate - 36 | Elaine Bowers | R | 54% |
| KS | State Senate - 38 | Ronald Ryckman, Sr. | R | 72% |
| KS | State Senate - 40 | Rick Billinger | R | 68% |
| KS | Secretary of State | Scott Schwab | R | 84% |
| KS | Commissioner of Insurance | Vicki Schmidt | R | 22% |
| KS | Commissioner - 1 | Jene Vickrey | R | 88% |
| KS | Commissioner - 3 | Willie Dove | R | 88% |
| KS | Commissioner - 3 | Don Schroeder | R | 50% |
| KS | Commissioner - 3 | Jack Thimesch | R | 88% |
| KS | Commissioner - At-Large | Tom Burroughs | 12% | |
| KS | Treasurer | Steven Johnson | R | 72% |
| KS | State Board of Education - 4 | Connie O'Brien | R | 86% |
| KS | School Board Member - At-Large | Valdenia Winn | D | 11% |
| KY | U.S. House - 3 | Morgan McGarvey | D | 23% |
| KY | State House - 1 | Steven Rudy | R | 57% |
| KY | State House - 7 | Suzanne Miles | R | 59% |
| KY | State House - 9 | Myron Dossett | R | 58% |
| KY | State House - 12 | Jim Gooch, Jr. | R | 41% |
| KY | State House - 19 | Michael Meredith | R | 47% |
| KY | State House - 41 | Mary Marzian | D | 3% |
| KY | State House - 52 | Ken Upchurch | R | 68% |
| KY | State House - 53 | James Tipton | R | 61% |
| KY | State House - 55 | Kim King | R | 68% |
| KY | State House - 59 | David Osborne | R | 46% |
| KY | State House - 74 | David Hale | R | 34% |
| KY | State House - 77 | George Brown, Jr. | D | 15% |
| KY | State House - 80 | David Meade | R | 71% |
| KY | State Senate - 2 | Danny Carroll | R | 82% |
| KY | State Senate - 9 | David Givens | R | 89% |
| KY | State Senate - 13 | Reggie Thomas | D | 26% |
| KY | State Senate - 14 | Jimmy Higdon | R | 83% |
| KY | State Senate - 16 | Max Wise | R | 86% |
| KY | State Senate - 18 | Robin Webb | R | 43% |
| KY | State Senate - 23 | Chris McDaniel | R | 84% |
| KY | State Senate - 25 | Robert Stivers II | R | 87% |
| KY | State Senate - 27 | Steve West | R | 93% |
| KY | State Senate - 30 | Brandon Smith | R | 67% |
| KY | State Senate - 32 | Mike Wilson | R | 89% |
| KY | State Senate - 33 | Gerald Neal | D | 11% |
| KY | State Senate - 34 | Jared Carpenter | R | 86% |
| KY | State Senate - 36 | Julie Raque Adams | R | 76% |
| KY | Agriculture Commissioner | Jonathan Shell | R | 71% |
| KY | Metro Councilmember - 22 | Kevin Bratcher | R | 57% |
| KY | School Board Member - At-Large | Linda Belcher | D | 16% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | D | 36% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 75% |
| LA | State House - 7 | Lawrence Bagley | R | 62% |
| LA | State House - 9 | Dodie Horton | R | 73% |
| LA | State House - 13 | Jack McFarland | R | 57% |
| LA | State House - 19 | Francis Thompson | R | 45% |