Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2014 Positions (State Legislatures)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KS | State House - 56 | Virgil Weigel | Democratic | 9% |
| Bruce Wheeler | 9% | |||
| Mary Jo Wilhelm | 9% | |||
| PA | State Senate - 8 | Anthony Williams | Democratic | 9% |
| IA | State Senate - 49 | Cindy Winckler | Democratic | 9% |
| KS | School Board Member - At-Large | Valdenia Winn | Democratic | 9% |
| KS | State House - 34 | Valdenia Winn | Democratic | 9% |
| Dan Wolf | 9% | |||
| Ako Abdul-Samad | 8% | |||
| Stacey Abrams | 8% | |||
| Caroletta Alicea | 8% | |||
| SC | State Senate - 7 | Karl Allen | Democratic | 8% |
| AZ | State Senate - 5 | Lela Alston | Democratic | 8% |
| Marti Anderson | 8% | |||
| Denise Andrews | 8% | |||
| Mamye BaCote | 8% | |||
| Ruth Balser | 8% | |||
| Michael Barnett | 8% | |||
| AL | State Senate - 28 | Billy Beasley | Democratic | 8% |
| Bobbi Beavers | 8% | |||
| Bernard Benn | 8% | |||
| Dan Benson | 8% | |||
| Edward Blackmon, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Kevin Boyle | 8% | |||
| PA | State House - 70 | Matthew Bradford | Democratic | 8% |
| Dave Bradley | 8% | |||
| PA | State House - 149 | Tim Briggs | Democratic | 8% |
| Vanessa Brown | 8% | |||
| Michelle Brownlee | 8% | |||
| VA | Secretary of Natural Resources | David Bulova | Democratic | 8% |
| MS | State Senate - 37 | Albert Butler | Democratic | 8% |
| David Campbell | 8% | |||
| Mark Cardenas | 8% | |||
| VA | State House - 78 | Betsy Carr | Democratic | 8% |
| Nick Celebrezze | 8% | |||
| James Clay, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Mike Clelland | 8% | |||
| Mark Cohen | 8% | |||
| Linda Coleman | 8% | |||
| Mary Coleman | 8% | |||
| Michael Costello | 8% | |||
| David Cote | 8% | |||
| Claire Cronin | 8% | |||
| Andrea Dalessandro | 8% | |||
| PA | State House - 148 | Mary Jo Daley | Democratic | 8% |
| Rosalyn Dance | 8% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 14 | Wayne DeAngelo | Democratic | 8% |
| Pamela DeLissio | 8% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | Democratic | 8% |
| Brian Dempsey | 8% | |||
| Elizabeth Dickerson | 8% | |||
| Pamela Dickerson | 8% | |||
| ME | State House - 26 | Jim Dill | Democratic | 8% |
| Maria Donatucci | 8% | |||
| Dwight Dudley | 8% | |||
| Priscilla Dunn | 8% | |||
| Carolyn Dykema | 8% | |||
| Brian Egolf, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Lori Ehrlich | 8% | |||
| Tracey Eide | 8% | |||
| Tyrone Ellis | 8% | |||
| IN | State House - 34 | Sue Errington | Democratic | 8% |
| Tim Eustace | 8% | |||
| Steve Farley | 8% | |||
| MA | State House - Second Berkshire | Tricia Farley-Bouvier | Democratic | 8% |
| KS | State Senate - 29 | Oletha Faust-Goudeau | Democratic | 8% |
| AL | State Senate - 33 | Vivian Figures | Democratic | 8% |
| Eileen Filler-Corn | 8% | |||
| PA | State House - 23 | Dan Frankel | Democratic | 8% |
| Karen Fraser | 8% | |||
| June Frazer | 8% | |||
| PA | State House - 136 | Robert Freeman | Democratic | 8% |
| Roger Freeman | 8% | |||
| Ed Gainey | 8% | |||
| MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | Democratic | 8% |
| Leroy Garcia, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Mary Helen Garcia | 8% | |||
| Paul Gilbert | 8% | |||
| Mary Gile | 8% | |||
| Paul Hackel | 8% | |||
| Joe Hannon | 8% | |||
| Daniel Hansberry | 8% | |||
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 10 | Linda Harriott-Gathright | Democratic | 8% |
| William Hatch | 8% | |||
| Tom Hawk | 8% | |||
| Ruth Heden | 8% | |||
| Paul Heroux | 8% | |||
| VA | State House - 4 | Charniele Herring | Democratic | 8% |
| AZ | Governor | Katie Hobbs | Democratic | 8% |
| Tom Holland | 8% | |||
| MS | State House - 76 | Greg Holloway, Sr. | Democratic | 8% |
| Alvin Holmes | 8% | |||
| David Huot | 8% | |||
| Virginia Irwin | 8% | |||
| Cheri Jahn | 8% | |||
| Matthew James | 8% | |||
| Earl Jaques, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Kevin Johnson | 8% | |||
| GA | State House - 60 | Sheila Jones | Democratic | 8% |
| FL | State Senate - 34 | Shev Jones | Democratic | 8% |