Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2017 Positions (State Legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD | State Senate - 31 | Bryan Simonaire | Republican | 53% |
| Eric Smith | 53% | |||
| Nelda Speaks | 53% | |||
| Robert Spendlove | 53% | |||
| DE | State House - 11 | Jeff Spiegelman | Republican | 53% |
| Todd Thomsen | 53% | |||
| WA | State House - 19 Position 1 | Jim Walsh | Republican | 53% |
| Maureen Walsh | 53% | |||
| Chuck Weber | 53% | |||
| SC | State House - 53 | Richie Yow | Republican | 53% |
| Dale Zorn | 53% | |||
| SC | State House - 57 | Lucas Atkinson | Democratic | 52% |
| Julie Bartling | 52% | |||
| ND | Treasurer | Thomas Beadle | Republican | 52% |
| SC | State House - 123 | Jeff Bradley | Republican | 52% |
| Will Coursey | 52% | |||
| Charles Damschen | 52% | |||
| Raye Felder | 52% | |||
| KY | State House - 46 | Al Gentry | Democratic | 52% |
| Bradley Maxon Hamlett | 52% | |||
| ND | State House - 1 | Patrick Hatlestad | Republican | 52% |
| OK | State Senate - 26 | Darcy Jech | Republican | 52% |
| ND | State House - 2 | Donald Longmuir | Republican | 52% |
| Joyce Maker | 52% | |||
| Russ Meyer | 52% | |||
| ND | State House - 19 | David Monson | Republican | 52% |
| SC | State House - 45 | Brandon Newton | Republican | 52% |
| Tim Rounds | 52% | |||
| Mike Sanders | 52% | |||
| John Sims, Jr. | 52% | |||
| Jason Smalley | 52% | |||
| Steven Stemler | 52% | |||
| Anne Thayer | 52% | |||
| Roger Thompson | 52% | |||
| Charles Turbiville | 52% | |||
| Matt Willhite | 52% | |||
| Harold Wright | 52% | |||
| SC | State Board of Education | Rita Allison | Republican | 50% |
| Paul Amador | 50% | |||
| Howard Anderson, Jr. | 50% | |||
| IL | State Senate - 47 | Neil Anderson | Republican | 50% |
| Robert Anderst | 50% | |||
| SC | State House - 24 | Bruce Bannister | Republican | 50% |
| Fred Baser | 50% | |||
| Paul Beckman | 50% | |||
| Sam Belsito | 50% | |||
| Whit Betts | 50% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | Republican | 50% |
| Joseph Bouie, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Tod Bowman | 50% | |||
| Phil Boyle | 50% | |||
| CT | First Selectman - At-Large | Fred Camillo, Jr. | 50% | |
| TX | State House - 40 | Terry Canales | Democratic | 50% |
| CT | State House - 32 | Christie Carpino | Republican | 50% |
| Julian Carroll | 50% | |||
| Jonathan Casper | 50% | |||
| Nick Celebrezze | 50% | |||
| Jack Cera | 50% | |||
| Cathy Cloutier | 50% | |||
| Christine Conley | 50% | |||
| GA | State House - 174 | John Corbett | Republican | 50% |
| IL | Director of the Department of Agriculture | Jerry Costello II | Democratic | 50% |
| SC | State House - 68 | Heather Crawford | Republican | 50% |
| Bill Crosby | 50% | |||
| AR | State House - 100 | Carol Dalby | Republican | 50% |
| Joe Daning | 50% | |||
| Christopher Davis | 50% | |||
| Sarah Davis | 50% | |||
| SC | State House - 100 | Sylleste Davis | Republican | 50% |
| Jim Denning | 50% | |||
| Laura Devlin | 50% | |||
| AL | State House - 103 | Barbara Drummond | Democratic | 50% |
| Fred Emerich | 50% | |||
| NY | Council Member - 44 | Simcha Felder | Democratic | 50% |
| Michael Ferguson | 50% | |||
| Charles Ferraro | 50% | |||
| John Flanagan, Jr. | 50% | |||
| AL | State House - 84 | Berry Forte | Democratic | 50% |
| OK | State Senate - 9 | Avery Frix | Republican | 50% |
| Elaine Gannon | 50% | |||
| Mike Glanton, Sr. | 50% | |||
| Martin Golden | 50% | |||
| Jim Grenier | 50% | |||
| John Hastert | 50% | |||
| Broderick Henderson | 50% | |||
| Phyllis Henderson | 50% | |||
| Brent Hill | 50% | |||
| Glenn Holmes | 50% | |||
| Laura Hoydick | 50% | |||
| GA | State Senate - 28 | Donzella James | Democratic | 50% |
| Robert Johnson | 50% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| George Keiser | 50% | |||
| Dan Kerschen | 50% | |||
| CT | State House - 105 | Nicole Klarides-Ditria | Republican | 50% |
| Jeff Klein | 50% | |||
| ND | State House - 47 | Lawrence Klemin | Republican | 50% |
| John Knight, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Noreen Kokoruda | 50% | |||
| Karen Krebsbach | 50% |