Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2017 Positions (State Legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | State Senate - 11 | Kim Thatcher | Republican | 71% |
| Mike Thibodeau | 71% | |||
| NH | State House - Rockingham 13 | Richard Tripp | Republican | 71% |
| Mark Tuggle | 71% | |||
| Scot Turner | 71% | |||
| Mike Turzai | 71% | |||
| Karen Umberger | 71% | |||
| UT | State Senate - 28 | Evan Vickers | Republican | 71% |
| ND | State Senate - 29 | Terry Wanzek | Republican | 71% |
| Curt Webb | 71% | |||
| MT | Public Service Commissioner - 3 | Jeff Welborn | Republican | 71% |
| Scott Wells | 71% | |||
| GA | State Senate - 25 | Rick Williams | Republican | 71% |
| Christine Winger | 71% | |||
| Daniel Zwonitzer | 71% | |||
| Lloyd Arnold | 70% | |||
| Mandi Ballinger | 70% | |||
| MS | State House - 109 | Manly Barton | Republican | 70% |
| Gail Bates | 70% | |||
| Clel Baudler | 70% | |||
| MS | State House - 120 | Richard Bennett | Republican | 70% |
| Jake Blum | 70% | |||
| Randy Boehning | 70% | |||
| Colin Bonini | 70% | |||
| AR | State Board of Education | Kenneth Bragg | Republican | 70% |
| Bill Brown | 70% | |||
| IL | State Senate - 58 | Terri Bryant | Republican | 70% |
| MS | State House - 1 | Lester Carpenter | Republican | 70% |
| Robert Cassilly | 70% | |||
| Jeff Delzer | 70% | |||
| VT | State House - Washington-1 | Anne Donahue | Independent | 70% |
| Charlotte Douglas | 70% | |||
| MS | State House - 116 | Casey Eure | Republican | 70% |
| Peter Fagan | 70% | |||
| VT | State House - Caledonia-3 | Martha Feltus | Republican | 70% |
| Mark Formby | 70% | |||
| WA | State House - 35 Position 1 | Dan Griffey | Republican | 70% |
| Philip Gunn | 70% | |||
| MS | State House - 24 | Jeff Hale | Republican | 70% |
| WA | State Senate - 17 | Paul Harris | Republican | 70% |
| Ed Henry | 70% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 36 | Stephen Hershey, Jr. | Republican | 70% |
| Grant Hodges | 70% | |||
| Rocky Holcomb III | 70% | |||
| AL | State House - 58 | Rolanda Hollis | Democratic | 70% |
| Larry Inman | 70% | |||
| NH | State Senate - 7 | Dan Innis | Republican | 70% |
| Terry Jones | 70% | |||
| Bernard Juskiewicz | 70% | |||
| ME | Commissioner - 3 | Lisa Keim | Republican | 70% |
| Kim Koppelman | 70% | |||
| Vernon Laning | 70% | |||
| Paul Lefebvre | 70% | |||
| ND | State House - 37 | Mike Lefor | Republican | 70% |
| WA | State Senate - 35 | Drew MacEwen | Republican | 70% |
| Alex Monsour | 70% | |||
| Lewis Moore | 70% | |||
| Linda Myers | 70% | |||
| Joe Newhouse | 70% | |||
| Bill Oliver | 70% | |||
| Dennis Parrett | 70% | |||
| Rebecca Petty | 70% | |||
| Chet Pollert | 70% | |||
| MS | State House - 59 | Brent Powell | Republican | 70% |
| MS | State House - 112 | John Read | Republican | 70% |
| Andrew Serafini | 70% | |||
| Jason Small | 70% | |||
| Brandt Smith, Jr. | 70% | |||
| Roscoe Streyle | 70% | |||
| Wayne Trottier | 70% | |||
| WA | State House - 26 Position 2 | Michelle Valdez | Republican | 70% |
| Kevin Van Tassell | 70% | |||
| AR | State Senate - 19 | Dave Wallace | Republican | 70% |
| Tom Weathersby, Sr. | 70% | |||
| MS | State House - 48 | Jason White | Republican | 70% |
| Janssen Willhoit | 70% | |||
| Patricia Willis | 70% | |||
| Cory Wilson | 70% | |||
| ID | State Senate - 27 | Kelly Anthon | Republican | 69% |
| PA | State Senate - 20 | Lisa Baker | Republican | 69% |
| AR | State House - 54 | Mary Bentley | Republican | 69% |
| Brian Boquist | 69% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 12 | Robert Clifton | Republican | 69% |
| AL | State House - 93 | Steve Clouse | Republican | 69% |
| Bruce Coleman | 69% | |||
| Clay Cox | 69% | |||
| Jordan Cunningham | 69% | |||
| Ronald Dancer | 69% | |||
| Tim Downing | 69% | |||
| GA | State House - 104 | Chuck Efstration III | Republican | 69% |
| AL | State House - 46 | David Faulkner | Republican | 69% |
| Joe Faust, Sr. | 69% | |||
| MA | State House - First Worcester | Kimberly Ferguson | Republican | 69% |
| Roger Ford | 69% | |||
| MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | Republican | 69% |
| Susan Gifford | 69% | |||
| Rusty Glover III | 69% | |||
| Elise Hall | 69% | |||
| Brett Harrell | 69% | |||
| Sharon Hewitt | 69% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | State Senate - 11 | Kim Thatcher | R | 71% |
| Mike Thibodeau | 71% | |||
| NH | State House - Rockingham 13 | Richard Tripp | R | 71% |
| Mark Tuggle | 71% | |||
| Scot Turner | 71% | |||
| Mike Turzai | 71% | |||
| Karen Umberger | 71% | |||
| UT | State Senate - 28 | Evan Vickers | R | 71% |
| ND | State Senate - 29 | Terry Wanzek | R | 71% |
| Curt Webb | 71% | |||
| MT | Public Service Commissioner - 3 | Jeff Welborn | R | 71% |
| Scott Wells | 71% | |||
| GA | State Senate - 25 | Rick Williams | R | 71% |
| Christine Winger | 71% | |||
| Daniel Zwonitzer | 71% | |||
| Lloyd Arnold | 70% | |||
| Mandi Ballinger | 70% | |||
| MS | State House - 109 | Manly Barton | R | 70% |
| Gail Bates | 70% | |||
| Clel Baudler | 70% | |||
| MS | State House - 120 | Richard Bennett | R | 70% |
| Jake Blum | 70% | |||
| Randy Boehning | 70% | |||
| Colin Bonini | 70% | |||
| AR | State Board of Education | Kenneth Bragg | R | 70% |
| Bill Brown | 70% | |||
| IL | State Senate - 58 | Terri Bryant | R | 70% |
| MS | State House - 1 | Lester Carpenter | R | 70% |
| Robert Cassilly | 70% | |||
| Jeff Delzer | 70% | |||
| VT | State House - Washington-1 | Anne Donahue | I | 70% |
| Charlotte Douglas | 70% | |||
| MS | State House - 116 | Casey Eure | R | 70% |
| Peter Fagan | 70% | |||
| VT | State House - Caledonia-3 | Martha Feltus | R | 70% |
| Mark Formby | 70% | |||
| WA | State House - 35 Position 1 | Dan Griffey | R | 70% |
| Philip Gunn | 70% | |||
| MS | State House - 24 | Jeff Hale | R | 70% |
| WA | State Senate - 17 | Paul Harris | R | 70% |
| Ed Henry | 70% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 36 | Stephen Hershey, Jr. | R | 70% |
| Grant Hodges | 70% | |||
| Rocky Holcomb III | 70% | |||
| AL | State House - 58 | Rolanda Hollis | D | 70% |
| Larry Inman | 70% | |||
| NH | State Senate - 7 | Dan Innis | R | 70% |
| Terry Jones | 70% | |||
| Bernard Juskiewicz | 70% | |||
| ME | Commissioner - 3 | Lisa Keim | R | 70% |
| Kim Koppelman | 70% | |||
| Vernon Laning | 70% | |||
| Paul Lefebvre | 70% | |||
| ND | State House - 37 | Mike Lefor | R | 70% |
| WA | State Senate - 35 | Drew MacEwen | R | 70% |
| Alex Monsour | 70% | |||
| Lewis Moore | 70% | |||
| Linda Myers | 70% | |||
| Joe Newhouse | 70% | |||
| Bill Oliver | 70% | |||
| Dennis Parrett | 70% | |||
| Rebecca Petty | 70% | |||
| Chet Pollert | 70% | |||
| MS | State House - 59 | Brent Powell | R | 70% |
| MS | State House - 112 | John Read | R | 70% |
| Andrew Serafini | 70% | |||
| Jason Small | 70% | |||
| Brandt Smith, Jr. | 70% | |||
| Roscoe Streyle | 70% | |||
| Wayne Trottier | 70% | |||
| WA | State House - 26 Position 2 | Michelle Valdez | R | 70% |
| Kevin Van Tassell | 70% | |||
| AR | State Senate - 19 | Dave Wallace | R | 70% |
| Tom Weathersby, Sr. | 70% | |||
| MS | State House - 48 | Jason White | R | 70% |
| Janssen Willhoit | 70% | |||
| Patricia Willis | 70% | |||
| Cory Wilson | 70% | |||
| ID | State Senate - 27 | Kelly Anthon | R | 69% |
| PA | State Senate - 20 | Lisa Baker | R | 69% |
| AR | State House - 54 | Mary Bentley | R | 69% |
| Brian Boquist | 69% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 12 | Robert Clifton | R | 69% |
| AL | State House - 93 | Steve Clouse | R | 69% |
| Bruce Coleman | 69% | |||
| Clay Cox | 69% | |||
| Jordan Cunningham | 69% | |||
| Ronald Dancer | 69% | |||
| Tim Downing | 69% | |||
| GA | State House - 104 | Chuck Efstration III | R | 69% |
| AL | State House - 46 | David Faulkner | R | 69% |
| Joe Faust, Sr. | 69% | |||
| MA | State House - First Worcester | Kimberly Ferguson | R | 69% |
| Roger Ford | 69% | |||
| MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | R | 69% |
| Susan Gifford | 69% | |||
| Rusty Glover III | 69% | |||
| Elise Hall | 69% | |||
| Brett Harrell | 69% | |||
| Sharon Hewitt | 69% |