Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2017 Positions (State Legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA | Supervisor - 1 | Matthew McCoy | Democratic | 9% |
| AR | Mayor - At-Large | George McGill | 9% | |
| Fred Risser | 9% | |||
| John Schneck | 9% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 22 | Nicholas Scutari | Democratic | 9% |
| John Smith | 9% | |||
| David Toscano | 9% | |||
| Litesa Wallace | 9% | |||
| AK | State Senate - K | Bill Wielechowski | Democratic | 9% |
| WI | State Senate - 22 | Bob Wirch | Democratic | 9% |
| Stephen Archambault | 8% | |||
| Carmen Arroyo | 8% | |||
| ME | State Senate - 31 | Donna Bailey | Democratic | 8% |
| GA | State House - 69 | Debra Bazemore | Democratic | 8% |
| ME | Secretary of State | Shenna Bellows | Democratic | 8% |
| Karen Bennett | 8% | |||
| Cathy Breen | 8% | |||
| Mark Bryant | 8% | |||
| Autumn Burke | 8% | |||
| NM | State Senate - 8 | Pete Campos | Democratic | 8% |
| Ralph Caputo | 8% | |||
| Barbara Cardone | 8% | |||
| Marlene Caride | 8% | |||
| Brownie Carson | 8% | |||
| ME | Commissioner - 3 | Justin Chenette | Democratic | 8% |
| Ben Chipman | 8% | |||
| RI | State Senate - 7 | Frank Ciccone III | Democratic | 8% |
| Carlos Cisneros | 8% | |||
| MT | State House - 83 | Jill Cohenour | Democratic | 8% |
| Benjamin Collings | 8% | |||
| William Conley, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Cynthia Coyne | 8% | |||
| WI | County Executive - At-Large | David Crowley | Democratic | 8% |
| Sandra Cunningham | 8% | |||
| Dale Denno | 8% | |||
| Susan Deschambault | 8% | |||
| RI | State Senate - 12 | Louis DiPalma | Democratic | 8% |
| Bill Diamond | 8% | |||
| ME | Mayor - At-Large | Mark Dion | 8% | |
| Bill Dodd | 8% | |||
| George Dodge, Jr. | 8% | |||
| IA | State Senate - 31 | Bill Dotzler, Jr. | Democratic | 8% |
| Michelle Dunphy | 8% | |||
| Robert Dvorsky | 8% | |||
| Joseph Egan | 8% | |||
| Tom Facey | 8% | |||
| Dick Farnsworth | 8% | |||
| Jessica Fay | 8% | |||
| RI | State Senate - 10 | Walter Felag, Jr. | Democratic | 8% |
| Paul Fogarty | 8% |