Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2017 Positions (State Legislature)

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State Office Name Party Rating
NH State House - Strafford 10 Marjorie Smith Democratic 11%
GA State House - 41 Michael Smith II Democratic 23%
NH State House - Sullivan 3 Steve Smith Republican 81%
IN State House - 14 Vernon Smith Democratic 10%
TX State House - 86 John Smithee Republican 75%
MA State House - First Hampden Todd Smola Republican 81%
NH State House - Hillsborough 7 Catherine Sofikitis Democratic 0%
IN State House - 4 Ed Soliday Republican 62%
PA State House - 202 Jared Solomon Democratic 6%
RI State House - 22 Joseph Solomon, Jr. Democratic 24%
IL State House - 69 Joe Sosnowski Republican 85%
NH State House - Strafford 11 Thomas Southworth Democratic 0%
UT State House - 34 Carol Spackman Moss Democratic 12%
IL State House - 73 Ryan Spain Republican 88%
TN State House - 49 Mike Sparks Republican 73%
DE State House - 11 Jeff Spiegelman Republican 53%
NH State House - Rockingham 2 James Spillane Republican 100%
WA State House - 45 Position 2 Larry Springer Democratic 5%
PA State House - 145 Craig Staats Republican 76%
CT State House - 129 Steven Stafstrom, Jr. Democratic 38%
LA State House - 92 Joe Stagni Republican 67%
AL State House - 34 David Standridge Republican 50%
MA State House - Ninth Middlesex Thomas Stanley Democratic 0%
SC State House - 119 Leon Stavrinakis Democratic 24%
WA State House - 12 Position 2 Mike Steele Republican 75%
MD State House - 11B Dana Stein Democratic 3%
CT State House - 136 Jonathan Steinberg Democratic 38%
ND State House - 37 Vicky Steiner Republican 65%
GA State House - 164 Ron Stephens Republican 69%
IN State House - 40 Gregory Steuerwald Republican 68%
SD State House - 18 Mike Stevens Republican 43%
MS State House - 4 Jody Steverson Republican 60%
GA State House - 150 Patty Stinson Democratic 21%
KS State House - 21 Jerry Stogsdill Democratic 36%
WA State House - 31 Position 1 Drew Stokesbary Republican 65%
WA State House - 49 Position 2 Monica Stonier Democratic 5%
NC State House - 28 Larry Strickland Republican 90%
IL State House - 112 Katie Stuart Democratic 38%
AK State House - 5 Louise Stutes Republican 27%
VA State House - 6 Rip Sullivan, Jr. Democratic 11%
IN State House - 99 Vanessa Summers Democratic 20%
KS State House - 43 Bill Sutton Republican 80%
IL State House - 71 Dan Swanson Republican 88%
TX State House - 150 Valoree Swanson Republican 94%
MN State House - 15A Chris Swedzinski Republican 89%
NH State House - Grafton 14 George Sykes Democratic 0%
MD State House - 7A Kathy Szeliga Republican 72%
HI State House - 34 Gregg Takayama Democratic 20%
RI State House - 34 Teresa Tanzi Democratic 19%
GA State House - 2 Steve Tarvin Republican 69%
KS State House - 27 Sean Tarwater, Sr. Republican 50%
SC State House - 86 Bill Taylor Republican 50%
GA State House - 173 Darlene Taylor Republican 57%
TN State House - 48 Bryan Terry Republican 83%
WA State House - 24 Position 2 Steve Tharinger Democratic 5%
OH State House - 25 Cecil Thomas Democratic 0%
NH State House - Rockingham 16 Doug Thomas Republican 79%
LA State House - 80 Polly Thomas Republican 80%
KY State House - 8 Walker Thomas Republican 88%
LA State House - 19 Francis Thompson Republican 55%
IN State House - 28 Jeffrey Thompson Republican 73%
TX State House - 141 Senfronia Thompson Democratic 44%
NM State House - 24 Elizabeth Thomson Democratic 0%
UT State House - 62 Norm Thurston Republican 89%
TX State House - 94 Tony Tinderholt Republican 88%
KY State House - 53 James Tipton Republican 88%
HI State House - 3 Chris Todd Democratic 25%
ND State House - 34 Nathan Toman Republican 78%
PA State House - 78 Jesse Topper Republican 82%
NC State House - 108 John Torbett Republican 84%
VA State House - 24 Luke Torian Democratic 11%
MN State House - 15B Paul Torkelson Republican 94%
AR State House - 38 Crandall Tosh Republican 64%
TN State House - 31 Ron Travis Republican 84%
AL State House - 51 Allen Treadaway Republican 62%
NH State House - Rockingham 13 Richard Tripp Republican 71%
ME State House - 10 Will Tuell Republican 76%
MS State House - 79 Mark Tullos Republican 61%
NH State House - Strafford 4 Len Turcotte Republican 100%
NC State House - 116 Brian Turner Democratic 45%
TX State House - 101 Chris Turner Democratic 39%
MS State House - 18 Jerry Turner Republican 63%
MA State House - Seventh Suffolk Chynah Tyler Democratic 0%
NH State House - Hillsborough 13 Jordan Ulery Republican 94%
MA State House - Thirty-Third Middlesex Steve Ultrino Democratic 0%
KY State House - 52 Ken Upchurch Republican 83%
CT State House - 52 Kurt Vail Republican 63%
MD State House - 26 Kris Valderrama Democratic 3%
WA State House - 26 Position 2 Michelle Valdez Republican 70%
TX State House - 1 Gary VanDeaver Republican 72%
IN State House - 38 Heath VanNatter Republican 86%
ID State House - 22A John Vander Woude Republican 78%
MI State House - 102 Curt VanderWall Republican 85%
NH State House - Rockingham 2 Kevin Verville Republican 93%
ND State House - 18 Steve Vetter Republican 74%
MA State House - Third Barnstable David Vieira Republican 64%
ND State House - 29 Don Vigesaa Republican 65%
PA State House - 166 Greg Vitali Democratic 18%
TX State House - 149 Hubert Vo Democratic 39%
WA State House - 6 Position 1 Mike Volz Republican 80%
State Office Name Party Rating
NH State House - Strafford 10 Marjorie Smith D 11%
GA State House - 41 Michael Smith II D 23%
NH State House - Sullivan 3 Steve Smith R 81%
IN State House - 14 Vernon Smith D 10%
TX State House - 86 John Smithee R 75%
MA State House - First Hampden Todd Smola R 81%
NH State House - Hillsborough 7 Catherine Sofikitis D 0%
IN State House - 4 Ed Soliday R 62%
PA State House - 202 Jared Solomon D 6%
RI State House - 22 Joseph Solomon, Jr. D 24%
IL State House - 69 Joe Sosnowski R 85%
NH State House - Strafford 11 Thomas Southworth D 0%
UT State House - 34 Carol Spackman Moss D 12%
IL State House - 73 Ryan Spain R 88%
TN State House - 49 Mike Sparks R 73%
DE State House - 11 Jeff Spiegelman R 53%
NH State House - Rockingham 2 James Spillane R 100%
WA State House - 45 Position 2 Larry Springer D 5%
PA State House - 145 Craig Staats R 76%
CT State House - 129 Steven Stafstrom, Jr. D 38%
LA State House - 92 Joe Stagni R 67%
AL State House - 34 David Standridge R 50%
MA State House - Ninth Middlesex Thomas Stanley D 0%
SC State House - 119 Leon Stavrinakis D 24%
WA State House - 12 Position 2 Mike Steele R 75%
MD State House - 11B Dana Stein D 3%
CT State House - 136 Jonathan Steinberg D 38%
ND State House - 37 Vicky Steiner R 65%
GA State House - 164 Ron Stephens R 69%
IN State House - 40 Gregory Steuerwald R 68%
SD State House - 18 Mike Stevens R 43%
MS State House - 4 Jody Steverson R 60%
GA State House - 150 Patty Stinson D 21%
KS State House - 21 Jerry Stogsdill D 36%
WA State House - 31 Position 1 Drew Stokesbary R 65%
WA State House - 49 Position 2 Monica Stonier D 5%
NC State House - 28 Larry Strickland R 90%
IL State House - 112 Katie Stuart D 38%
AK State House - 5 Louise Stutes R 27%
VA State House - 6 Rip Sullivan, Jr. D 11%
IN State House - 99 Vanessa Summers D 20%
KS State House - 43 Bill Sutton R 80%
IL State House - 71 Dan Swanson R 88%
TX State House - 150 Valoree Swanson R 94%
MN State House - 15A Chris Swedzinski R 89%
NH State House - Grafton 14 George Sykes D 0%
MD State House - 7A Kathy Szeliga R 72%
HI State House - 34 Gregg Takayama D 20%
RI State House - 34 Teresa Tanzi D 19%
GA State House - 2 Steve Tarvin R 69%
KS State House - 27 Sean Tarwater, Sr. R 50%
SC State House - 86 Bill Taylor R 50%
GA State House - 173 Darlene Taylor R 57%
TN State House - 48 Bryan Terry R 83%
WA State House - 24 Position 2 Steve Tharinger D 5%
OH State House - 25 Cecil Thomas D 0%
NH State House - Rockingham 16 Doug Thomas R 79%
LA State House - 80 Polly Thomas R 80%
KY State House - 8 Walker Thomas R 88%
LA State House - 19 Francis Thompson R 55%
IN State House - 28 Jeffrey Thompson R 73%
TX State House - 141 Senfronia Thompson D 44%
NM State House - 24 Elizabeth Thomson D 0%
UT State House - 62 Norm Thurston R 89%
TX State House - 94 Tony Tinderholt R 88%
KY State House - 53 James Tipton R 88%
HI State House - 3 Chris Todd D 25%
ND State House - 34 Nathan Toman R 78%
PA State House - 78 Jesse Topper R 82%
NC State House - 108 John Torbett R 84%
VA State House - 24 Luke Torian D 11%
MN State House - 15B Paul Torkelson R 94%
AR State House - 38 Crandall Tosh R 64%
TN State House - 31 Ron Travis R 84%
AL State House - 51 Allen Treadaway R 62%
NH State House - Rockingham 13 Richard Tripp R 71%
ME State House - 10 Will Tuell R 76%
MS State House - 79 Mark Tullos R 61%
NH State House - Strafford 4 Len Turcotte R 100%
NC State House - 116 Brian Turner D 45%
TX State House - 101 Chris Turner D 39%
MS State House - 18 Jerry Turner R 63%
MA State House - Seventh Suffolk Chynah Tyler D 0%
NH State House - Hillsborough 13 Jordan Ulery R 94%
MA State House - Thirty-Third Middlesex Steve Ultrino D 0%
KY State House - 52 Ken Upchurch R 83%
CT State House - 52 Kurt Vail R 63%
MD State House - 26 Kris Valderrama D 3%
WA State House - 26 Position 2 Michelle Valdez R 70%
TX State House - 1 Gary VanDeaver R 72%
IN State House - 38 Heath VanNatter R 86%
ID State House - 22A John Vander Woude R 78%
MI State House - 102 Curt VanderWall R 85%
NH State House - Rockingham 2 Kevin Verville R 93%
ND State House - 18 Steve Vetter R 74%
MA State House - Third Barnstable David Vieira R 64%
ND State House - 29 Don Vigesaa R 65%
PA State House - 166 Greg Vitali D 18%
TX State House - 149 Hubert Vo D 39%
WA State House - 6 Position 1 Mike Volz R 80%
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