Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2017 Positions (State Legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic LaRiccia | 50% | |||
| Kenneth LaValle | 50% | |||
| Brian Langley | 50% | |||
| NY | State Senate - 24 | Andrew Lanza | Republican | 50% |
| Gail Lavielle | 50% | |||
| Walt Leger III | 50% | |||
| Michele Lepore-Hagan | 50% | |||
| Dwight Loftis | 50% | |||
| Brian Maienschein | 50% | |||
| Carl Marcellino | 50% | |||
| Robert Marshall | 50% | |||
| Dick Mazza | 50% | |||
| Kathleen McCarty | 50% | |||
| CT | State House - 122 | Ben McGorty | Republican | 50% |
| ND | State Senate - 18 | Scott Meyer | Republican | 50% |
| Dean Mortimer | 50% | |||
| TX | State House - 36 | Sergio Munoz, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| OK | State Senate - 27 | Casey Murdock | Republican | 50% |
| ND | State House - 14 | Jon Nelson | Republican | 50% |
| Steve Neville | 50% | |||
| Michael O'Brien | 50% | |||
| CT | State House - 125 | Tom O'Dea | Republican | 50% |
| Charles Ortega | 50% | |||
| CT | State Senate - 21 | Jason Perillo | Republican | 50% |
| Chris Perone | 50% | |||
| William Petit, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Elaine Phillips | 50% | |||
| RI | State House - 51 | Robert Phillips | Democratic | 50% |
| OK | State Senate - 41 | Adam Pugh | Republican | 50% |
| Joshua Putnam | 50% | |||
| TX | State House - 42 | Richard Raymond | Democratic | 50% |
| Rosa Rebimbas | 50% | |||
| Ed Reilly | 50% | |||
| Gene Reynolds | 50% | |||
| Steven Riggs | 50% | |||
| John Rogers, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Margaret Rogers | 50% | |||
| TX | State House - 90 | Ramón Romero, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| Richard Ross | 50% | |||
| Sander Rue | 50% | |||
| Barrington Russell, Sr. | 50% | |||
| David Rust | 50% | |||
| ND | State Senate - 31 | Don Schaible | Republican | 50% |
| TN | State House - 80 | Johnny Shaw | Democratic | 50% |
| Bill Simanski | 50% | |||
| Richard Smith | 50% | |||
| AL | State House - 34 | David Standridge | Republican | 50% |
| Pamela Staneski | 50% | |||
| KS | State House - 27 | Sean Tarwater, Sr. | Republican | 50% |
| SC | State House - 86 | Bill Taylor | Republican | 50% |
| KY | State Senate - 13 | Reggie Thomas | Democratic | 50% |
| Mark Tweedie | 50% | |||
| ID | State Senate - 30 | Julie VanOrden | Republican | 50% |
| Shawn Vedaa | 50% | |||
| AL | State House - 82 | Pebblin Warren | Democratic | 50% |
| KY | State Senate - 18 | Robin Webb | Republican | 50% |
| John West IV | 50% | |||
| Brian White | 50% | |||
| SC | State House - 1 | William Whitmire | Republican | 50% |
| KS | State House - 73 | Rick Wilborn | Republican | 50% |
| Wendell Willard | 50% | |||
| Mike Winder | 50% | |||
| Rich Wingo | 50% | |||
| Kevin Witkos | 50% | |||
| Terrie Wood | 50% | |||
| Kurt Wright | 50% | |||
| CT | State House - 87 | David Yaccarino | Republican | 50% |
| TN | State Senate - 21 | Jeff Yarbro | Democratic | 50% |
| Jill York | 50% | |||
| CT | State House - 61 | Tami Zawistowski | Republican | 50% |
| Melissa Ziobron | 50% | |||
| Rocky Adkins | 48% | |||
| Bart Blackwell | 48% | |||
| KY | State House - 92 | John Blanton | Republican | 48% |
| Perry Clark | 48% | |||
| JoAnn Dayton | 48% | |||
| Greg Duckworth | 48% | |||
| Jason Frerichs | 48% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 7 | Russell Fry | Republican | 48% |
| SC | State House - 11 | Craig Gagnon | Republican | 48% |
| WY | State Senate - 17 | Mike Gierau | Democratic | 48% |
| Kim Hendren | 48% | |||
| TX | State Senate - 20 | Juan Hinojosa | Democratic | 48% |
| Chip Huggins | 48% | |||
| Timothy Johns | 48% | |||
| ND | State House - 24 | Dwight Kiefert | Republican | 48% |
| Rick Martin | 48% | |||
| Jadine Nollan | 48% | |||
| OK | Commissioner of Labor | Leslie Osborn | Republican | 48% |
| Mark Owens | 48% | |||
| SC | State House - 47 | Tommy Pope | Republican | 48% |
| ND | State House - 34 | Todd Porter | Republican | 48% |
| Mike Sottile | 48% | |||
| Kit Spires | 48% | |||
| Paul Stearns | 48% | |||
| Gary Sukut | 48% | |||
| Johnny Tadlock | 48% | |||
| Larry Teague | 48% | |||
| Kevin Wallace | 48% | |||
| Nancy York | 48% |