Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2017 Positions (State Legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | State Senate - 27 | Justin Boyd | Republican | 63% |
| AR | State House - 30 | Frances Cavenaugh | Republican | 67% |
| AR | State Senate - 30 | Greg Leding | Democratic | 26% |
| AR | State Senate - 31 | Clint Penzo | Republican | 67% |
| AR | State House - 32 | Jack Ladyman | Republican | 74% |
| AR | State Senate - 33 | Bart Hester | Republican | 80% |
| AR | State Senate - 34 | Jim Dotson | Republican | 91% |
| AR | State House - 36 | Johnny Rye | Republican | 59% |
| AR | State House - 37 | Steve Hollowell | Republican | 74% |
| AR | State House - 38 | Crandall Tosh | Republican | 64% |
| AR | State House - 42 | Stephen Meeks | Republican | 64% |
| AR | State House - 43 | Rick Beck | Republican | 71% |
| AR | State House - 45 | Aaron Pilkington | Republican | 89% |
| AR | State House - 46 | Jon Eubanks | Republican | 72% |
| AR | State House - 52 | Marcus Richmond | Republican | 84% |
| AR | State House - 54 | Mary Bentley | Republican | 69% |
| AR | State House - 56 | Steve Magie | Democratic | 36% |
| AR | State House - 60 | Roger Lynch | Republican | 62% |
| AR | State House - 62 | Mark McElroy | Republican | 30% |
| AR | State House - 67 | Karilyn Brown | Republican | 67% |
| AR | State House - 77 | Fred Allen | Democratic | 13% |
| AR | State House - 84 | Les Warren | Republican | 59% |
| AR | State House - 86 | John Maddox | Republican | 65% |
| AR | State House - 89 | Justin Gonzales | Republican | 85% |
| AR | State House - 90 | Richard Womack | Republican | 79% |
| AR | State House - 91 | Bruce Cozart | Republican | 64% |
| AR | State House - 93 | Mike Holcomb | Republican | 68% |
| AR | State House - 94 | Jeff Wardlaw | Republican | 61% |
| AR | State House - 96 | Sonia Barker | Republican | 75% |
| AR | State House - 97 | Matthew Shepherd | Republican | 72% |
| AR | State House - 99 | Lane Jean | Republican | 71% |
| AR | State House - 100 | Carol Dalby | Republican | 50% |
| AR | Mayor - At-Large | Vivian Flowers | Democratic | 9% |
| AR | Mayor - At-Large | George McGill | 9% | |
| AR | State Board of Education | Kenneth Bragg | Republican | 70% |
| AZ | State Senate - 1 | Mark Finchem | Republican | 93% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 3 | Sonny Borrelli | 95% | |
| AZ | State Senate - 3 | John Kavanagh | Republican | 94% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 3 | Kate McGee | Republican | 71% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | Republican | 95% |
| AZ | State Senate - 5 | Lela Alston | Democratic | 7% |
| AZ | State House - 6 | Mae Peshlakai | Democratic | 10% |
| AZ | State House - 7 | Sylvia Allen | Republican | 90% |
| AZ | State Senate - 10 | David Farnsworth | Republican | 95% |
| AZ | State Senate - 11 | Catherine Miranda | Democratic | 16% |
| AZ | State Senate - 12 | Mitzi Epstein | Democratic | 7% |
| AZ | State Senate - 13 | Javan Mesnard | Republican | 93% |
| AZ | State House - 13 | Jeff Weninger | Republican | 87% |
| AZ | State Senate - 14 | Warren Petersen | Republican | 95% |
| AZ | State Senate - 16 | T.J. Shope | Republican | 87% |
| AZ | State Senate - 17 | Vince Leach | Republican | 87% |
| AZ | State House - 19 | Gail Griffin | Republican | 90% |
| AZ | State Senate - 20 | Sally Gonzales | Democratic | 0% |
| AZ | State Senate - 21 | Rosanna Gabaldón | Democratic | 0% |
| AZ | State Senate - 27 | Kevin Payne | Republican | 93% |
| AZ | State House - 27 | Tony Rivero | Republican | 85% |
| AZ | State House - 28 | David Livingston | Republican | 87% |
| AZ | State House - 29 | Steve Montenegro | Republican | 90% |
| AZ | Governor | Katie Hobbs | Democratic | 10% |
| AZ | Treasurer | Kimberly Yee | Republican | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 1 | James Gallagher | Republican | 80% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Janet Nguyen | 83% | |
| CA | Supervisor - 2 | Joel Anderson | 93% | |
| CA | State Senate - 2 | Mike McGuire | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | Supervisor - 2 | Holly Mitchell | 4% | |
| CA | Council Member - 2 | Adrin Nazarian | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | State Assembly - 3 | James Gallagher | Republican | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 3 | Kevin Kiley | Independent | 84% |
| CA | State Assembly - 4 | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | State Assembly - 9 | Heath Flora | Republican | 73% |
| CA | State Senate - 9 | Tim Grayson | Democratic | 15% |
| CA | State Senate - 11 | Scott Wiener | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 13 | Adam Gray | Democratic | 33% |
| CA | State Senate - 14 | Anna Caballero | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 15 | Kevin Mullin | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 20 | Vince Fong | Republican | 92% |
| CA | State Senate - 21 | Monique Limón | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | State Assembly - 23 | Marc Berman | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 23 | Jay Obernolte | Republican | 89% |
| CA | State Senate - 24 | Ben Allen | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | State Assembly - 25 | Ash Kalra | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | State Senate - 27 | Henry Stern | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | State Senate - 29 | Eloise Reyes | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 30 | Laura Friedman | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | State Assembly - 31 | Joaquin Arambula | Democratic | 15% |
| CA | State Senate - 31 | Sabrina Cervantes | Democratic | 16% |
| CA | State Assembly - 34 | Tom Lackey | Republican | 67% |
| CA | State Senate - 37 | Steven Choi | Republican | 91% |
| CA | State Assembly - 42 | Jacqui Irwin | Democratic | 15% |
| CA | State Assembly - 48 | Blanca Rubio | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | State Assembly - 59 | Phillip Chen | Republican | 85% |
| CA | State Assembly - 65 | Mike Gipson | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | State Assembly - 66 | Al Muratsuchi | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | State Assembly - 67 | Sharon Quirk-Silva | Democratic | 24% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Todd Gloria | 7% | |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Kevin McCarty | 7% | |
| CA | Attorney General | Rob Bonta | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | Insurance Commissioner | Ricardo Lara | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | State Superintendent of Public Instruction | Tony Thurmond | Non-partisan | 4% |
| CA | Secretary of State | Shirley Weber | Democratic | 7% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR | State Senate - 27 | Justin Boyd | R | 63% |
| AR | State House - 30 | Frances Cavenaugh | R | 67% |
| AR | State Senate - 30 | Greg Leding | D | 26% |
| AR | State Senate - 31 | Clint Penzo | R | 67% |
| AR | State House - 32 | Jack Ladyman | R | 74% |
| AR | State Senate - 33 | Bart Hester | R | 80% |
| AR | State Senate - 34 | Jim Dotson | R | 91% |
| AR | State House - 36 | Johnny Rye | R | 59% |
| AR | State House - 37 | Steve Hollowell | R | 74% |
| AR | State House - 38 | Crandall Tosh | R | 64% |
| AR | State House - 42 | Stephen Meeks | R | 64% |
| AR | State House - 43 | Rick Beck | R | 71% |
| AR | State House - 45 | Aaron Pilkington | R | 89% |
| AR | State House - 46 | Jon Eubanks | R | 72% |
| AR | State House - 52 | Marcus Richmond | R | 84% |
| AR | State House - 54 | Mary Bentley | R | 69% |
| AR | State House - 56 | Steve Magie | D | 36% |
| AR | State House - 60 | Roger Lynch | R | 62% |
| AR | State House - 62 | Mark McElroy | R | 30% |
| AR | State House - 67 | Karilyn Brown | R | 67% |
| AR | State House - 77 | Fred Allen | D | 13% |
| AR | State House - 84 | Les Warren | R | 59% |
| AR | State House - 86 | John Maddox | R | 65% |
| AR | State House - 89 | Justin Gonzales | R | 85% |
| AR | State House - 90 | Richard Womack | R | 79% |
| AR | State House - 91 | Bruce Cozart | R | 64% |
| AR | State House - 93 | Mike Holcomb | R | 68% |
| AR | State House - 94 | Jeff Wardlaw | R | 61% |
| AR | State House - 96 | Sonia Barker | R | 75% |
| AR | State House - 97 | Matthew Shepherd | R | 72% |
| AR | State House - 99 | Lane Jean | R | 71% |
| AR | State House - 100 | Carol Dalby | R | 50% |
| AR | Mayor - At-Large | Vivian Flowers | D | 9% |
| AR | Mayor - At-Large | George McGill | 9% | |
| AR | State Board of Education | Kenneth Bragg | R | 70% |
| AZ | State Senate - 1 | Mark Finchem | R | 93% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 3 | Sonny Borrelli | 95% | |
| AZ | State Senate - 3 | John Kavanagh | R | 94% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 3 | Kate McGee | R | 71% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | R | 95% |
| AZ | State Senate - 5 | Lela Alston | D | 7% |
| AZ | State House - 6 | Mae Peshlakai | D | 10% |
| AZ | State House - 7 | Sylvia Allen | R | 90% |
| AZ | State Senate - 10 | David Farnsworth | R | 95% |
| AZ | State Senate - 11 | Catherine Miranda | D | 16% |
| AZ | State Senate - 12 | Mitzi Epstein | D | 7% |
| AZ | State Senate - 13 | Javan Mesnard | R | 93% |
| AZ | State House - 13 | Jeff Weninger | R | 87% |
| AZ | State Senate - 14 | Warren Petersen | R | 95% |
| AZ | State Senate - 16 | T.J. Shope | R | 87% |
| AZ | State Senate - 17 | Vince Leach | R | 87% |
| AZ | State House - 19 | Gail Griffin | R | 90% |
| AZ | State Senate - 20 | Sally Gonzales | D | 0% |
| AZ | State Senate - 21 | Rosanna Gabaldón | D | 0% |
| AZ | State Senate - 27 | Kevin Payne | R | 93% |
| AZ | State House - 27 | Tony Rivero | R | 85% |
| AZ | State House - 28 | David Livingston | R | 87% |
| AZ | State House - 29 | Steve Montenegro | R | 90% |
| AZ | Governor | Katie Hobbs | D | 10% |
| AZ | Treasurer | Kimberly Yee | R | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 1 | James Gallagher | R | 80% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Janet Nguyen | 83% | |
| CA | Supervisor - 2 | Joel Anderson | 93% | |
| CA | State Senate - 2 | Mike McGuire | D | 4% |
| CA | Supervisor - 2 | Holly Mitchell | 4% | |
| CA | Council Member - 2 | Adrin Nazarian | D | 4% |
| CA | State Assembly - 3 | James Gallagher | R | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 3 | Kevin Kiley | I | 84% |
| CA | State Assembly - 4 | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry | D | 7% |
| CA | State Assembly - 9 | Heath Flora | R | 73% |
| CA | State Senate - 9 | Tim Grayson | D | 15% |
| CA | State Senate - 11 | Scott Wiener | D | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 13 | Adam Gray | D | 33% |
| CA | State Senate - 14 | Anna Caballero | D | 7% |
| CA | U.S. House - 15 | Kevin Mullin | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 20 | Vince Fong | R | 92% |
| CA | State Senate - 21 | Monique Limón | D | 4% |
| CA | State Assembly - 23 | Marc Berman | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 23 | Jay Obernolte | R | 89% |
| CA | State Senate - 24 | Ben Allen | D | 4% |
| CA | State Assembly - 25 | Ash Kalra | D | 4% |
| CA | State Senate - 27 | Henry Stern | D | 4% |
| CA | State Senate - 29 | Eloise Reyes | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 30 | Laura Friedman | D | 4% |
| CA | State Assembly - 31 | Joaquin Arambula | D | 15% |
| CA | State Senate - 31 | Sabrina Cervantes | D | 16% |
| CA | State Assembly - 34 | Tom Lackey | R | 67% |
| CA | State Senate - 37 | Steven Choi | R | 91% |
| CA | State Assembly - 42 | Jacqui Irwin | D | 15% |
| CA | State Assembly - 48 | Blanca Rubio | D | 7% |
| CA | State Assembly - 59 | Phillip Chen | R | 85% |
| CA | State Assembly - 65 | Mike Gipson | D | 7% |
| CA | State Assembly - 66 | Al Muratsuchi | D | 4% |
| CA | State Assembly - 67 | Sharon Quirk-Silva | D | 24% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Todd Gloria | 7% | |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Kevin McCarty | 7% | |
| CA | Attorney General | Rob Bonta | D | 4% |
| CA | Insurance Commissioner | Ricardo Lara | D | 7% |
| CA | State Superintendent of Public Instruction | Tony Thurmond | Other | 4% |
| CA | Secretary of State | Shirley Weber | D | 7% |