Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2017 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Gene Green | 4% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 4% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 4% | |||
| Colleen Hanabusa | 4% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 4% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 4% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 4% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 4% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 4% |
| Claire McCaskill | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 4% |
| Rick Nolan | 4% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 4% |
| Tom O'Halleran | 4% | |||
| Beto O'Rourke | 4% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Don Payne, Jr. | 4% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 4% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 4% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 4% |
| David Price | 4% | |||
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | Democratic | 4% |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 4% |
| Tim Ryan | 4% | |||
| David Scott | 4% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 4% |
| José Serrano | 4% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 4% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 4% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 4% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 4% |
| Eric Swalwell | 4% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Gene Green | 4% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 4% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 4% | |||
| Colleen Hanabusa | 4% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 4% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 4% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 4% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | D | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 4% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 4% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 4% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 4% |
| Claire McCaskill | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 4% |
| Rick Nolan | 4% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 4% |
| Tom O'Halleran | 4% | |||
| Beto O'Rourke | 4% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 4% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Don Payne, Jr. | 4% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | D | 4% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 4% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 4% |
| David Price | 4% | |||
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | D | 4% |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 4% |
| Tim Ryan | 4% | |||
| David Scott | 4% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 4% |
| José Serrano | 4% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 4% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 4% | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 4% | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | D | 4% |
| Eric Swalwell | 4% |