Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2014 Positions (State Legislatures)

Issues: Conservative

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State Office Name Party Rating
Gregory Lucas 85%
GA State House - 12 Eddie Lumsden Republican 85%
John Maher 85%
James Marleau 85%
Ronald Marsico 85%
Howard Maxwell 85%
Brad Mayo 85%
Shadrack McGill 85%
Arlan Meekhof 85%
Sam Moore 85%
SC U.S. House - 5 Ralph Norman, Jr. Republican 85%
PA State House - 110 Tina Pickett Republican 85%
Jeffrey Pogue 85%
Jimmy Pruett 85%
Dave Reed 85%
Tim Remole 85%
Shawn Rhoads 85%
NH Commissioner - 3 Robert Rowe Republican 85%
Dale Rutledge 85%
Rick Saccone 85%
Tommy Sankey III 85%
Don Shooter 85%
SC State House - 67 Murrell Smith, Jr. Republican 85%
James Smith 85%
Samuel Smith 85%
Curt Sonney 85%
Dick Stevenson 85%
Thomas Taylor 85%
Mike Tobash 85%
Nate Walker 85%
Andy Welch III 85%
Diane Franklin 84%
Joe McGaugh 84%
John Adams 83%
Les Adams 83%
Richard Adams 83%
NC Commissioner - At-Large Austin Allran Republican 83%
Dwayne Alons 83%
Marlene Anielski 83%
Frank Artiles 83%
Robert Bacon 83%
MS Mayor - At-Large Toby Barker 83%
Dennis Baxley 83%
Michael Beaulieu 83%
OH Trustee - At-Large John Becker Republican 83%
IN State House - 91 Bob Behning Republican 83%
Greg Beumer 83%
OH State Senate - 8 Louis Blessing III Republican 83%
AZ Supervisor - 3 Sonny Borrelli 83%
FL State Senate - 20 Jim Boyd Republican 83%
Mark Brandenburg 83%
Tim Brown 83%
Timothy Brown 83%
IN State Senate - 21 James Buck Republican 83%
MI State Senate - 32 Jon Bumstead Republican 83%
Tony Burkley 83%
Kathy Byron 83%
Michael Callton 83%
Blaine Campbell 83%
ME State House - 19 Richard Campbell Republican 83%
Mickey Channell, Jr. 83%
IN State Senate - 5 Ed Charbonneau Republican 83%
GA State House - 151 Mike Cheokas Republican 83%
Bob Cherry 83%
VA U.S. House - 6 Ben Cline Republican 83%
Ron Collins 83%
Neil Combee 83%
Barbara Comstock 83%
Kathleen Conti 83%
IA State Senate - 8 Mark Costello Republican 83%
Stanley Cox 83%
Mike Cunningham 83%
Blake Curd 83%
MI State Senate - 26 Kevin Daley Republican 83%
PA State House - 187 Gary Day Republican 83%
VA State Senate - 20 Bill DeSteph, Jr. Republican 83%
Brian DelGrosso 83%
Dave Deyoe 83%
Jeff Dial 83%
Manny Diaz, Jr. 83%
Cecil Dolecheck 83%
Jack Drake 83%
Scott Ecklund 83%
Bud Estes 83%
Karen Fann 83%
Peter Farrell 83%
Jeff Farrington 83%
Raye Felder 83%
Anthony Forlini 83%
Greg Forristall 83%
Tommy Garrett 83%
Tedd Gassman 83%
Todd Gilbert 83%
Mauree Gingrich 83%
MI Commissioner - 1 Ken Goike Republican 83%
Doug Green 83%
Cheryl Grossman 83%
Stan Gustafson 83%
Don Haggar 83%
Mary Ann Hanusa 83%
State Office Name Party Rating
Gregory Lucas 85%
GA State House - 12 Eddie Lumsden R 85%
John Maher 85%
James Marleau 85%
Ronald Marsico 85%
Howard Maxwell 85%
Brad Mayo 85%
Shadrack McGill 85%
Arlan Meekhof 85%
Sam Moore 85%
SC U.S. House - 5 Ralph Norman, Jr. R 85%
PA State House - 110 Tina Pickett R 85%
Jeffrey Pogue 85%
Jimmy Pruett 85%
Dave Reed 85%
Tim Remole 85%
Shawn Rhoads 85%
NH Commissioner - 3 Robert Rowe R 85%
Dale Rutledge 85%
Rick Saccone 85%
Tommy Sankey III 85%
Don Shooter 85%
SC State House - 67 Murrell Smith, Jr. R 85%
James Smith 85%
Samuel Smith 85%
Curt Sonney 85%
Dick Stevenson 85%
Thomas Taylor 85%
Mike Tobash 85%
Nate Walker 85%
Andy Welch III 85%
Diane Franklin 84%
Joe McGaugh 84%
John Adams 83%
Les Adams 83%
Richard Adams 83%
NC Commissioner - At-Large Austin Allran R 83%
Dwayne Alons 83%
Marlene Anielski 83%
Frank Artiles 83%
Robert Bacon 83%
MS Mayor - At-Large Toby Barker 83%
Dennis Baxley 83%
Michael Beaulieu 83%
OH Trustee - At-Large John Becker R 83%
IN State House - 91 Bob Behning R 83%
Greg Beumer 83%
OH State Senate - 8 Louis Blessing III R 83%
AZ Supervisor - 3 Sonny Borrelli 83%
FL State Senate - 20 Jim Boyd R 83%
Mark Brandenburg 83%
Tim Brown 83%
Timothy Brown 83%
IN State Senate - 21 James Buck R 83%
MI State Senate - 32 Jon Bumstead R 83%
Tony Burkley 83%
Kathy Byron 83%
Michael Callton 83%
Blaine Campbell 83%
ME State House - 19 Richard Campbell R 83%
Mickey Channell, Jr. 83%
IN State Senate - 5 Ed Charbonneau R 83%
GA State House - 151 Mike Cheokas R 83%
Bob Cherry 83%
VA U.S. House - 6 Ben Cline R 83%
Ron Collins 83%
Neil Combee 83%
Barbara Comstock 83%
Kathleen Conti 83%
IA State Senate - 8 Mark Costello R 83%
Stanley Cox 83%
Mike Cunningham 83%
Blake Curd 83%
MI State Senate - 26 Kevin Daley R 83%
PA State House - 187 Gary Day R 83%
VA State Senate - 20 Bill DeSteph, Jr. R 83%
Brian DelGrosso 83%
Dave Deyoe 83%
Jeff Dial 83%
Manny Diaz, Jr. 83%
Cecil Dolecheck 83%
Jack Drake 83%
Scott Ecklund 83%
Bud Estes 83%
Karen Fann 83%
Peter Farrell 83%
Jeff Farrington 83%
Raye Felder 83%
Anthony Forlini 83%
Greg Forristall 83%
Tommy Garrett 83%
Tedd Gassman 83%
Todd Gilbert 83%
Mauree Gingrich 83%
MI Commissioner - 1 Ken Goike R 83%
Doug Green 83%
Cheryl Grossman 83%
Stan Gustafson 83%
Don Haggar 83%
Mary Ann Hanusa 83%
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