Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2014 Positions (State Legislatures)

Issues: Conservative

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State Office Name Party Rating
KY Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell Republican 90%
LA State Senate - 2 Ed Price Democratic 30%
LA Commissioner - 5 Roy Burrell Democratic 44%
LA State Board of Education - 5 Lance Harris Republican 64%
LA State Senate - 8 Patrick Connick Republican 44%
LA State Senate - 9 Cameron Henry, Jr. Republican 70%
LA State Senate - 10 Kirk Talbot Republican 67%
LA State Senate - 13 Valarie Hodges Republican 91%
LA State Senate - 15 Regina Barrow Democratic 18%
LA State Senate - 16 Franklin Foil Republican 40%
LA State Senate - 18 Eddie Lambert Republican 75%
LA State Senate - 19 Gregory Miller Republican 64%
LA State House - 19 Francis Thompson Republican 56%
LA State House - 20 Neil Riser Republican 50%
LA State Senate - 26 Bob Hensgens Republican 78%
LA State Senate - 31 Alan Seabaugh Republican 100%
LA State Senate - 34 Katrina Jackson Democratic 18%
LA State House - 35 Brett Geymann Republican 78%
LA State Senate - 35 Jay Morris III Republican 73%
LA State Board of Education - At-Large Conrad Appel III Republican 40%
LA Mayor - At-Large Sharon Broome 36%
LA State Board of Education - At-Large Simone Champagne Republican 73%
LA Parish President - At-Large Kenny Havard Republican 73%
LA Mayor - At-Large Helena Moreno Democratic 0%
LA Council Member - At-Large Jean-Paul Morrell Democratic 44%
LA Parish President - At-Large Major Thibaut, Jr. Democratic 63%
LA Council Member - At-Large Thomas Willmott 64%
LA Secretary of State Nancy Landry Republican 70%
MA State House - Third Barnstable David Vieira Republican 64%
MA State House - Second Berkshire Tricia Farley-Bouvier Democratic 8%
MA State Senate - Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden Paul Mark Democratic 0%
MA State House - Fourth Bristol Steven Howitt Republican 79%
MA State House - Sixth Bristol Carole Fiola Democratic 7%
MA State House - Seventh Bristol Alan Silvia Democratic 8%
MA State House - Ninth Bristol Christopher Markey Democratic 7%
MA State House - Thirteenth Bristol Antonio Cabral Democratic 7%
MA State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth Michael Rodrigues Democratic 9%
MA State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth Mark Montigny Democratic 9%
MA State Senate - Second Essex Joan Lovely Democratic 27%
MA State House - Ninth Essex Donald Wong Republican 57%
MA State House - Seventeenth Essex Frank Moran Democratic 7%
MA State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex Bruce Tarr Republican 82%
MA State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex Barry Finegold Democratic 9%
MA State House - First Hampden Todd Smola Republican 93%
MA State House - Second Hampden Brian Ashe Democratic 0%
MA State House - Third Hampden Nicholas Boldyga Republican 93%
MA State House - Sixth Hampden Mike Finn Democratic 7%
MA State House - Twelfth Hampden Angelo Puppolo, Jr. Democratic 21%
MA State Senate - First Hampden and Hampshire John Velis Democratic 40%
MA State House - Second Middlesex Jim Arciero Democratic 14%
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex Pat Jehlen Democratic 9%
MA State Senate - Third Middlesex Mike Barrett Democratic 10%
MA State House - Third Middlesex Kate Hogan Democratic 7%
MA State House - Fourth Middlesex Danielle Gregoire Democratic 0%
MA State Senate - Fifth Middlesex Jason Lewis Democratic 9%
MA State House - Fifth Middlesex David Linsky Democratic 8%
MA State House - Ninth Middlesex Thomas Stanley Democratic 8%
MA State House - Tenth Middlesex John Lawn, Jr. Democratic 7%
MA State House - Twentieth Middlesex Brad Jones, Jr. Republican 79%
MA State House - Twenty-First Middlesex Ken Gordon Democratic 7%
MA State House - Twenty-Second Middlesex Marc Lombardo Republican 100%
MA State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex Sean Garballey Democratic 0%
MA State House - Twenty-Fourth Middlesex Dave Rogers Democratic 7%
MA State House - Twenty-Fifth Middlesex Marjorie Decker Democratic 0%
MA State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex Paul Donato, Sr. Democratic 14%
MA State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex Colleen Garry Democratic 57%
MA State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk Karen Spilka Democratic 0%
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk Cindy Creem Democratic 9%
MA State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk Sal DiDomenico Democratic 0%
MA State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester Jamie Eldridge Democratic 10%
MA State House - First Norfolk Bruce Ayers Democratic 14%
MA State House - Second Norfolk Tackey Chan Democratic 0%
MA State House - Third Norfolk Ronald Mariano Democratic 7%
MA State House - Fourth Norfolk James Murphy Democratic 7%
MA State House - Fifth Norfolk Mark Cusack Democratic 7%
State Office Name Party Rating
KY Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell R 90%
LA State Senate - 2 Ed Price D 30%
LA Commissioner - 5 Roy Burrell D 44%
LA State Board of Education - 5 Lance Harris R 64%
LA State Senate - 8 Patrick Connick R 44%
LA State Senate - 9 Cameron Henry, Jr. R 70%
LA State Senate - 10 Kirk Talbot R 67%
LA State Senate - 13 Valarie Hodges R 91%
LA State Senate - 15 Regina Barrow D 18%
LA State Senate - 16 Franklin Foil R 40%
LA State Senate - 18 Eddie Lambert R 75%
LA State Senate - 19 Gregory Miller R 64%
LA State House - 19 Francis Thompson R 56%
LA State House - 20 Neil Riser R 50%
LA State Senate - 26 Bob Hensgens R 78%
LA State Senate - 31 Alan Seabaugh R 100%
LA State Senate - 34 Katrina Jackson D 18%
LA State House - 35 Brett Geymann R 78%
LA State Senate - 35 Jay Morris III R 73%
LA State Board of Education - At-Large Conrad Appel III R 40%
LA Mayor - At-Large Sharon Broome 36%
LA State Board of Education - At-Large Simone Champagne R 73%
LA Parish President - At-Large Kenny Havard R 73%
LA Mayor - At-Large Helena Moreno D 0%
LA Council Member - At-Large Jean-Paul Morrell D 44%
LA Parish President - At-Large Major Thibaut, Jr. D 63%
LA Council Member - At-Large Thomas Willmott 64%
LA Secretary of State Nancy Landry R 70%
MA State House - Third Barnstable David Vieira R 64%
MA State House - Second Berkshire Tricia Farley-Bouvier D 8%
MA State Senate - Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden Paul Mark D 0%
MA State House - Fourth Bristol Steven Howitt R 79%
MA State House - Sixth Bristol Carole Fiola D 7%
MA State House - Seventh Bristol Alan Silvia D 8%
MA State House - Ninth Bristol Christopher Markey D 7%
MA State House - Thirteenth Bristol Antonio Cabral D 7%
MA State Senate - First Bristol and Plymouth Michael Rodrigues D 9%
MA State Senate - Second Bristol and Plymouth Mark Montigny D 9%
MA State Senate - Second Essex Joan Lovely D 27%
MA State House - Ninth Essex Donald Wong R 57%
MA State House - Seventeenth Essex Frank Moran D 7%
MA State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex Bruce Tarr R 82%
MA State Senate - Second Essex and Middlesex Barry Finegold D 9%
MA State House - First Hampden Todd Smola R 93%
MA State House - Second Hampden Brian Ashe D 0%
MA State House - Third Hampden Nicholas Boldyga R 93%
MA State House - Sixth Hampden Mike Finn D 7%
MA State House - Twelfth Hampden Angelo Puppolo, Jr. D 21%
MA State Senate - First Hampden and Hampshire John Velis D 40%
MA State House - Second Middlesex Jim Arciero D 14%
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex Pat Jehlen D 9%
MA State Senate - Third Middlesex Mike Barrett D 10%
MA State House - Third Middlesex Kate Hogan D 7%
MA State House - Fourth Middlesex Danielle Gregoire D 0%
MA State Senate - Fifth Middlesex Jason Lewis D 9%
MA State House - Fifth Middlesex David Linsky D 8%
MA State House - Ninth Middlesex Thomas Stanley D 8%
MA State House - Tenth Middlesex John Lawn, Jr. D 7%
MA State House - Twentieth Middlesex Brad Jones, Jr. R 79%
MA State House - Twenty-First Middlesex Ken Gordon D 7%
MA State House - Twenty-Second Middlesex Marc Lombardo R 100%
MA State House - Twenty-Third Middlesex Sean Garballey D 0%
MA State House - Twenty-Fourth Middlesex Dave Rogers D 7%
MA State House - Twenty-Fifth Middlesex Marjorie Decker D 0%
MA State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex Paul Donato, Sr. D 14%
MA State House - Thirty-Sixth Middlesex Colleen Garry D 57%
MA State Senate - First Middlesex and Norfolk Karen Spilka D 0%
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk Cindy Creem D 9%
MA State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk Sal DiDomenico D 0%
MA State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester Jamie Eldridge D 10%
MA State House - First Norfolk Bruce Ayers D 14%
MA State House - Second Norfolk Tackey Chan D 0%
MA State House - Third Norfolk Ronald Mariano D 7%
MA State House - Fourth Norfolk James Murphy D 7%
MA State House - Fifth Norfolk Mark Cusack D 7%
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