Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2017 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Blumenauer | 8% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 8% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 8% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Ruben Kihuen | 8% | |||
| Al Lawson, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 8% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 8% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 8% |
| John Sarbanes | 8% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 8% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 8% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 8% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 8% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 8% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 7% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 7% |
| Matt Cartwright | 7% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 7% |
| David Cicilline | 7% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 7% |
| Joe Crowley | 7% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 7% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 7% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 7% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 7% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 7% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 7% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 7% |
| Dan Kildee | 7% | |||
| Ron Kind | 7% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 7% | |||
| Brenda Lawrence | 7% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 7% | |||
| John Lewis | 7% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 7% |
| Nita Lowey | 7% | |||
| Sean Maloney | 7% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 7% |
| Donald McEachin | 7% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 7% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 7% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 7% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 7% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 7% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 7% |
| Kathleen Rice | 7% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 7% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 7% |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 7% | |||
| Niki Tsongas | 7% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 7% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 4% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 4% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 4% |
| Bob Brady | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 4% |
| Mike Capuano | 4% | |||
| Tom Carper | 4% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 4% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 4% |
| Gerry Connolly | 4% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 4% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 4% |
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 4% |
| Susan Davis | 4% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 4% |
| John Delaney | 4% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 4% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 4% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 4% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 4% |
| Elizabeth Esty | 4% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 4% |
| Marcia Fudge | 4% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 4% | |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 4% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Blumenauer | 8% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 8% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 8% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Ruben Kihuen | 8% | |||
| Al Lawson, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 8% | |||
| Joe Manchin III | 8% | |||
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 8% |
| John Sarbanes | 8% | |||
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 8% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 8% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 8% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 8% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 8% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 7% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 7% |
| Matt Cartwright | 7% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 7% |
| David Cicilline | 7% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 7% |
| Joe Crowley | 7% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 7% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 7% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 7% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 7% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 7% |
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 7% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 7% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 7% |
| Dan Kildee | 7% | |||
| Ron Kind | 7% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 7% | |||
| Brenda Lawrence | 7% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 7% | |||
| John Lewis | 7% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 7% |
| Nita Lowey | 7% | |||
| Sean Maloney | 7% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 7% |
| Donald McEachin | 7% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 7% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 7% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 7% |
| Ed Perlmutter | 7% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 7% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 7% |
| Kathleen Rice | 7% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 7% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 7% |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 7% | |||
| Niki Tsongas | 7% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 7% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 5% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 4% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 4% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 4% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 4% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 4% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 4% |
| Bob Brady | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 4% |
| Mike Capuano | 4% | |||
| Tom Carper | 4% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 4% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 4% |
| Gerry Connolly | 4% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 4% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 4% |
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 4% |
| Susan Davis | 4% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 4% |
| John Delaney | 4% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 4% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 4% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 4% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 4% |
| Elizabeth Esty | 4% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 4% |
| Marcia Fudge | 4% | |||
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 4% | |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 4% |