Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2014 Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Dunbar | 85% | |||
| NM | State Senate - 32 | Candy Ezzell | Republican | 85% |
| PA | State House - 37 | Mindy Fee | Republican | 85% |
| Jaret Gibbons | 85% | |||
| Keith Gillespie | 85% | |||
| SC | State Senate - 34 | Stephen Goldfinch, Jr. | Republican | 85% |
| PA | State House - 43 | Keith Greiner | Republican | 85% |
| Glen Grell | 85% | |||
| Eugene Hamilton | 85% | |||
| Julie Harhart | 85% | |||
| Sue Helm | 85% | |||
| David Hickernell | 85% | |||
| MI | Commissioner - 5 | Dave Hildenbrand | Republican | 85% |
| Joe Hune | 85% | |||
| PA | State House - 64 | Lee James | Republican | 85% |
| Mark Jansen | 85% | |||
| Wanda Jennings | 85% | |||
| Timothy Jones | 85% | |||
| Jeffery Justus | 85% | |||
| Fred Keller | 85% | |||
| WA | State Senate - 14 | Curtis King | Republican | 85% |
| Jerry Knowles | 85% | |||
| Tim Krieger | 85% | |||
| PA | State House - 13 | John Lawrence | Republican | 85% |
| Ed Lindsey, Jr. | 85% | |||
| 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% |