Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2017 Positions (State Legislature)

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State Office Name Party Rating
Dave Deyoe 90%
Manny Diaz, Jr. 90%
VT State House - Franklin-2 Lynn Dickinson Republican 90%
Cecil Dolecheck 90%
FL Commissioner - 3 Brad Drake Republican 90%
Ron Ehli 90%
Jeffrey Essmann 90%
FL U.S. House - 6 Randy Fine Republican 90%
Jason Fischer 90%
IA State House - 53 Dean Fisher Republican 90%
Robert Frenier 90%
Joel Fry 90%
MT Commissioner - 2 Wylie Galt Republican 90%
MT State Senate - 39 Wylie Galt Republican 90%
Marianna Gamache 90%
TN State Senate - 10 Todd Gardenhire Republican 90%
Anne Gonzales 90%
Julio Gonzalez 90%
Rodney Graham 90%
IA State House - 57 Patrick Grassley Republican 90%
Joseph Graves 90%
WY Secretary of State Chuck Gray Republican 90%
Mike Greear 90%
AZ State House - 19 Gail Griffin Republican 90%
ME State Senate - 4 Stacey Guerin Republican 90%
Stan Gustafson 90%
Chris Hagenow 90%
Kristi Hager 90%
TN State Senate - 18 Ferrell Haile Republican 90%
Marti Halverson 90%
Shawn Harrison 90%
Greg Heartsill 90%
Lee Hein 90%
Shane Hernandez 90%
Jake Highfill 90%
VT State House - Orleans-Lamoille Mark Higley Republican 90%
IA U.S. House - 2 Ashley Hinson Republican 90%
IA State House - 12 Steven Holt Republican 90%
Ronald Hubert 90%
Hans Hunt 90%
Patricia Hurley 90%
Jeanne Ives 90%
IA State House - 6 Megan Jones Republican 90%
WI State Senate - 33 Chris Kapenga Republican 90%
David Kerr 90%
Brad Klippert 90%
MT Attorney General Austin Knudsen Republican 90%
John Landon 90%
Laura Lanese 90%
FL Commissioner - 5 Chris Latvala Republican 90%
State Office Name Party Rating
Dave Deyoe 90%
Manny Diaz, Jr. 90%
VT State House - Franklin-2 Lynn Dickinson R 90%
Cecil Dolecheck 90%
FL Commissioner - 3 Brad Drake R 90%
Ron Ehli 90%
Jeffrey Essmann 90%
FL U.S. House - 6 Randy Fine R 90%
Jason Fischer 90%
IA State House - 53 Dean Fisher R 90%
Robert Frenier 90%
Joel Fry 90%
MT Commissioner - 2 Wylie Galt R 90%
MT State Senate - 39 Wylie Galt R 90%
Marianna Gamache 90%
TN State Senate - 10 Todd Gardenhire R 90%
Anne Gonzales 90%
Julio Gonzalez 90%
Rodney Graham 90%
IA State House - 57 Patrick Grassley R 90%
Joseph Graves 90%
WY Secretary of State Chuck Gray R 90%
Mike Greear 90%
AZ State House - 19 Gail Griffin R 90%
ME State Senate - 4 Stacey Guerin R 90%
Stan Gustafson 90%
Chris Hagenow 90%
Kristi Hager 90%
TN State Senate - 18 Ferrell Haile R 90%
Marti Halverson 90%
Shawn Harrison 90%
Greg Heartsill 90%
Lee Hein 90%
Shane Hernandez 90%
Jake Highfill 90%
VT State House - Orleans-Lamoille Mark Higley R 90%
IA U.S. House - 2 Ashley Hinson R 90%
IA State House - 12 Steven Holt R 90%
Ronald Hubert 90%
Hans Hunt 90%
Patricia Hurley 90%
Jeanne Ives 90%
IA State House - 6 Megan Jones R 90%
WI State Senate - 33 Chris Kapenga R 90%
David Kerr 90%
Brad Klippert 90%
MT Attorney General Austin Knudsen R 90%
John Landon 90%
Laura Lanese 90%
FL Commissioner - 5 Chris Latvala R 90%
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