Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2014 Positions (State Legislatures)

Issues: Conservative

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State Office Name Party Rating
Russell Webber 90%
Colette Worsman 90%
Addia Wuchner 90%
OH U.S. House - 12 Troy Balderson Republican 89%
Jennifer Beck 89%
Peter Beck 89%
Scott Biggs 89%
Terry Blair 89%
Dave Bloomfield 89%
Joe Bowen 89%
Dan Brady 89%
Lydia Brasch 89%
MO State Senate - 31 Rick Brattin, Jr. Republican 89%
Christopher Brown 89%
Rob Bruchman 89%
Anthony Bucco 89%
NJ State Senate - 25 Anthony Bucco, Jr. Republican 89%
Dave Burke 89%
Tim Burns 89%
Mark Christensen 89%
MO State Senate - 8 Mike Cierpiot Republican 89%
William Coley II 89%
Michael Connelly 89%
Christopher Connors 89%
Lee Cotter 89%
Nathan Dahm 89%
Kurt Daudt 89%
Julie Denton 89%
MN State Senate - 20 Steve Drazkowski Republican 89%
John Eklund 89%
Sondra Erickson 89%
Joshua Evans 89%
OH Auditor Keith Faber Republican 89%
Jeanie Forrester 89%
Patrick Garofalo 89%
Carroll Gibson 89%
Chris Girdler 89%
KY State Senate - 9 David Givens Republican 89%
Don Gosen 89%
Thomas Greason 89%
Casey Guernsey 89%
Tom Hackbarth 89%
Tommy Hardin 89%
Ernie Harris, Jr. 89%
TN State House - 5 David Hawk Republican 89%
Jerry Hertaus 89%
TN State House - 3 Timothy Hill Republican 89%
Clifford Hite 89%
DE State Senate - 20 Gerald Hocker Republican 89%
TN Commissioner of Agriculture Andy Holt Republican 89%
Stanley Humphries 89%
Graham Hunt 89%
Caleb Jones 89%
OH Commissioner - At-Large Shannon Jones 89%
Sally Kern 89%
Alice Kerr 89%
Bill Kintner 89%
Mike Leara 89%
Ernie Leidiger 89%
TN State House - 78 Mary Littleton Republican 89%
KY State Senate - 23 Chris McDaniel Republican 89%
Mark Moores 89%
Chuck Morse 89%
Jack Murphy 89%
Jim Newberger 89%
Larry Obhof, Jr. 89%
OH State House - 48 Scott Oelslager Republican 89%
Mike Parson 89%
Joyce Peppin 89%
OH State House - 91 Bob Peterson Republican 89%
TN State House - 36 Dennis Powers Republican 89%
MN State Senate - 54 Eric Pratt Republican 89%
Cindy Pugh 89%
Marie Rader 89%
MN State House - 29B Marion Rarick Republican 89%
Dale Righter 89%
Maria Rodriguez-Gregg 89%
Courtney Rogers 89%
OH State Senate - 20 Tim Schaffer Republican 89%
Adam Schroadter 89%
Kelly Schulz 89%
William Seitz 89%
Dan Seum 89%
Frank Simpson 89%
Sam Slom 89%
Mike Smigiel, Sr. 89%
IN State House - 40 Gregory Steuerwald Republican 89%
KY State Senate - 25 Robert Stivers II Republican 89%
Ed Sullivan, Jr. 89%
Damon Thayer 89%
Lindsey Tippins 89%
TN State House - 31 Ron Travis Republican 89%
Mike Turner 89%
Joe Uecker 89%
Jay Wasson 89%
Whitney Westerfield 89%
Bill White 89%
Christopher Widener 89%
KY State Senate - 32 Mike Wilson Republican 89%
Timothy Wirgau 89%
State Office Name Party Rating
Russell Webber 90%
Colette Worsman 90%
Addia Wuchner 90%
OH U.S. House - 12 Troy Balderson R 89%
Jennifer Beck 89%
Peter Beck 89%
Scott Biggs 89%
Terry Blair 89%
Dave Bloomfield 89%
Joe Bowen 89%
Dan Brady 89%
Lydia Brasch 89%
MO State Senate - 31 Rick Brattin, Jr. R 89%
Christopher Brown 89%
Rob Bruchman 89%
Anthony Bucco 89%
NJ State Senate - 25 Anthony Bucco, Jr. R 89%
Dave Burke 89%
Tim Burns 89%
Mark Christensen 89%
MO State Senate - 8 Mike Cierpiot R 89%
William Coley II 89%
Michael Connelly 89%
Christopher Connors 89%
Lee Cotter 89%
Nathan Dahm 89%
Kurt Daudt 89%
Julie Denton 89%
MN State Senate - 20 Steve Drazkowski R 89%
John Eklund 89%
Sondra Erickson 89%
Joshua Evans 89%
OH Auditor Keith Faber R 89%
Jeanie Forrester 89%
Patrick Garofalo 89%
Carroll Gibson 89%
Chris Girdler 89%
KY State Senate - 9 David Givens R 89%
Don Gosen 89%
Thomas Greason 89%
Casey Guernsey 89%
Tom Hackbarth 89%
Tommy Hardin 89%
Ernie Harris, Jr. 89%
TN State House - 5 David Hawk R 89%
Jerry Hertaus 89%
TN State House - 3 Timothy Hill R 89%
Clifford Hite 89%
DE State Senate - 20 Gerald Hocker R 89%
TN Commissioner of Agriculture Andy Holt R 89%
Stanley Humphries 89%
Graham Hunt 89%
Caleb Jones 89%
OH Commissioner - At-Large Shannon Jones 89%
Sally Kern 89%
Alice Kerr 89%
Bill Kintner 89%
Mike Leara 89%
Ernie Leidiger 89%
TN State House - 78 Mary Littleton R 89%
KY State Senate - 23 Chris McDaniel R 89%
Mark Moores 89%
Chuck Morse 89%
Jack Murphy 89%
Jim Newberger 89%
Larry Obhof, Jr. 89%
OH State House - 48 Scott Oelslager R 89%
Mike Parson 89%
Joyce Peppin 89%
OH State House - 91 Bob Peterson R 89%
TN State House - 36 Dennis Powers R 89%
MN State Senate - 54 Eric Pratt R 89%
Cindy Pugh 89%
Marie Rader 89%
MN State House - 29B Marion Rarick R 89%
Dale Righter 89%
Maria Rodriguez-Gregg 89%
Courtney Rogers 89%
OH State Senate - 20 Tim Schaffer R 89%
Adam Schroadter 89%
Kelly Schulz 89%
William Seitz 89%
Dan Seum 89%
Frank Simpson 89%
Sam Slom 89%
Mike Smigiel, Sr. 89%
IN State House - 40 Gregory Steuerwald R 89%
KY State Senate - 25 Robert Stivers II R 89%
Ed Sullivan, Jr. 89%
Damon Thayer 89%
Lindsey Tippins 89%
TN State House - 31 Ron Travis R 89%
Mike Turner 89%
Joe Uecker 89%
Jay Wasson 89%
Whitney Westerfield 89%
Bill White 89%
Christopher Widener 89%
KY State Senate - 32 Mike Wilson R 89%
Timothy Wirgau 89%
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