Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2017 Positions (State Legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Washburne | 81% | |||
| Andy Wells, Jr. | 81% | |||
| Jim Wheeler III | 81% | |||
| Kerry White | 81% | |||
| Jeff Williams | 81% | |||
| Jordan Youngberg | 81% | |||
| David Ainsworth | 80% | |||
| Richard Anderson | 80% | |||
| Niraj Antani | 80% | |||
| NH | State Senate - 12 | Kevin Avard | Republican | 80% |
| Alonzo Baldonado | 80% | |||
| MI | State Senate - 16 | Joe Bellino, Jr. | Republican | 80% |
| Joseph Benning | 80% | |||
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | Republican | 80% |
| John Bizon | 80% | |||
| Jack Bondon | 80% | |||
| Jeb Bradley | 80% | |||
| ME | State Senate - 15 | Dick Bradstreet | Republican | 80% |
| VT | State House - Franklin-1 | Carolyn Branagan | Republican | 80% |
| Jack Brandenburg | 80% | |||
| Harry Brooks | 80% | |||
| Julie Calley | 80% | |||
| KS | State House - 81 | Blake Carpenter | Republican | 80% |
| Mike Carter | 80% | |||
| Todd Clodfelter | 80% | |||
| Kim Coleman | 80% | |||
| VT | State Senate - Rutland | Collamore | Republican | 80% |
| DE | State House - 41 | Richard Collins | Republican | 80% |
| Kirk Cox | 80% | |||
| TN | State House - 1 | John Crawford | Republican | 80% |
| LA | State House - 41 | Phillip DeVillier | Republican | 80% |
| Dustin Degree | 80% | |||
| WA | State House - 13 Position 1 | Tom Dent | Republican | 80% |
| Bill Devlin | 80% | |||
| NC | State House - 4 | Jimmy Dixon | Republican | 80% |
| Julie Emerson | 80% | |||
| Doug Ericksen | 80% | |||
| Keith Esau | 80% | |||
| John Faircloth, Jr. | 80% | |||
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 30 | Jim Fedolfi | Republican | 80% |
| John Forgety | 80% | |||
| John Fraley | 80% | |||
| Matt Fridy | 80% | |||
| David Frizzell | 80% | |||
| Daniel Furphy | 80% | |||
| Douglas Gage | 80% | |||
| George Gainer | 80% | |||
| CA | State Assembly - 3 | James Gallagher | Republican | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House - 1 | James Gallagher | Republican | 80% |
| OK | State House - 8 | Tom Gann | Republican | 80% |
| Daniela Garcia | 80% | |||
| Raymond Garofalo, Jr. | 80% | |||
| Scott Garrett | 80% | |||
| Tom Hannegan | 80% | |||
| LA | State Board of Education - 5 | Lance Harris | Republican | 80% |
| Beth Harwell | 80% | |||
| David Heaton | 80% | |||
| Adam Hertz | 80% | |||
| AR | State Senate - 33 | Bart Hester | Republican | 80% |
| TN | State House - 9 | Gary Hicks, Jr. | Republican | 80% |
| Hunter Hill | 80% | |||
| VA | State House - 68 | Keith Hodges | Republican | 80% |
| Kenneth Horn | 80% | |||
| William Howell | 80% | |||
| GA | State Senate - 52 | Chuck Hufstetler | Republican | 80% |
| Holly Hughes | 80% | |||
| Steve Johnson | 80% | |||
| Brian Keefe | 80% | |||
| Klint Kesto | 80% | |||
| Martin Knollenberg | 80% | |||
| ND | State House - 16 | Ben Koppelman | Republican | 80% |
| Mike Kowall | 80% | |||
| Vicki Kraft | 80% | |||
| Richard Lawrence | 80% | |||
| VA | State House - 90 | Jay Leftwich, Jr. | Republican | 80% |
| Jim Lilly | 80% | |||
| Phil Lovas | 80% | |||
| Peter Lucido | 80% | |||
| Peter MacGregor | 80% | |||
| Joe MacGuire | 80% | |||
| James Marleau | 80% | |||
| Danny Marshall III | 80% | |||
| Chuck McGrady | 80% | |||
| Arlan Meekhof | 80% | |||
| Jackson Miller | 80% | |||
| Wayne Niederhauser | 80% | |||
| John O'Bannon III | 80% | |||
| WA | State House - 20 Position 2 | Ed Orcutt | Republican | 80% |
| Bobby Orrock, Sr. | 80% | |||
| Chris Peace | 80% | |||
| Keith Pickard | 80% | |||
| Liz Pike | 80% | |||
| Patricia Pike | 80% | |||
| John Proos IV | 80% | |||
| William Rehm | 80% | |||
| NC | State House - 51 | John Sauls II | Republican | 80% |
| Wayne Schmidt | 80% | |||
| NM | State Senate - 42 | Larry Scott | Republican | 80% |
| NC | State House - 89 | Mitchell Setzer | Republican | 80% |
| Loren Shaw | 80% |