Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2017 Positions (State Legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Stambaugh | 35% | |||
| Jim Wayne | 35% | |||
| John Windle | 35% | |||
| Ramon Alexander | 33% | |||
| Robert Andrzejczak | 33% | |||
| Loranne Ausley | 33% | |||
| MS | Mayor - At-Large | Toby Barker | 33% | |
| Elizabeth Bishop | 33% | |||
| Wesley Bishop | 33% | |||
| Cherie Buckner-Webb | 33% | |||
| Ed Cannaday | 33% | |||
| McKenzie Cantrell | 33% | |||
| NV | State Senate - 13 | Skip Daly | Democratic | 33% |
| Gene Davis | 33% | |||
| MaryGail Douglas | 33% | |||
| Dana Dow | 33% | |||
| TX | State House - 142 | Harold Dutton, Jr. | Democratic | 33% |
| IN | State House - 8 | Ryan Dvorak | Democratic | 33% |
| Roger Elliott | 33% | |||
| Mat Erpelding | 33% | |||
| Gail Finney | 33% | |||
| CT | State Senate - 1 | John Fonfara | Democratic | 33% |
| Jim Frazier | 33% | |||
| Laurie Funderburk | 33% | |||
| TX | State House - 120 | Barbara Gervin-Hawkins | Democratic | 33% |
| CA | U.S. House - 13 | Adam Gray | Democratic | 33% |
| KS | State Senate - 4 | David Haley | Democratic | 33% |
| Ben Harris | 33% | |||
| Larry Hibbard | 33% | |||
| IL | State House - 113 | Jay Hoffman | Democratic | 33% |
| TX | State House - 48 | Donna Howard | Democratic | 33% |
| Al Jacquet | 33% | |||
| James Johnson | 33% | |||
| Jim Karleskint | 33% | |||
| Hy Kloc | 33% | |||
| Bruce Land | 33% | |||
| Nancy Lusk | 33% | |||
| Lucas Malek | 33% | |||
| Patty Markley | 33% | |||
| SC | State Senate - 25 | Shane Massey | Republican | 33% |
| Leonard Mastroni | 33% | |||
| Steven McCleerey | 33% | |||
| TX | State House - 78 | Joe Moody | Democratic | 33% |
| Mark Mullet | 33% | |||
| Michael Mulrooney | 33% | |||
| Boyd Orr | 33% | |||
| Lina Ortega | 33% | |||
| DE | State House - 24 | Ed Osienski | Democratic | 33% |
| Guy Palumbo | 33% | |||
| Brett Parker | 33% | |||
| Chap Petersen | 33% | |||
| Tom Phillips | 33% | |||
| FL | Commissioner - 7 | Bobby Powell, Jr. | Democratic | 33% |
| Richard Proehl | 33% | |||
| TX | State House - 27 | Ron Reynolds | Democratic | 33% |
| CT | State House - 1 | Matt Ritter | Democratic | 33% |
| CT | State House - 9 | Jason Rojas | Democratic | 33% |
| TX | State House - 110 | Toni Rose | Democratic | 33% |
| Kim Rosen | 33% | |||
| Robert Sanchez | 33% | |||
| KS | State House - 60 | Mark Schreiber | Republican | 33% |
| Valencia Seay | 33% | |||
| GA | State Senate - 12 | Freddie Sims | Democratic | 33% |
| Tom Sloan | 33% | |||
| Rick Stark | 33% | |||
| Joe Towns, Jr. | 33% | |||
| Kathy Wolfe Moore | 33% | |||
| Fred Wood | 33% | |||
| Joe de la Cruz | 33% | |||
| NC | State Senate - 16 | Gale Adcock | Democratic | 32% |
| Elliot Anderson | 32% | |||
| Nelson Araujo | 32% | |||
| Brian Barnwell | 32% | |||
| Teresa Benitez-Thompson | 32% | |||
| Shawn Bordeaux | 32% | |||
| LeAnne Burch | 32% | |||
| Alyce Clarke | 32% | |||
| Rob Ecklund | 32% | |||
| HI | State Senate - 21 | Mike Gabbard | Democratic | 32% |
| HI | Governor | Josh Green | Democratic | 32% |
| Breene Harimoto | 32% | |||
| Ryan Hatfield | 32% | |||
| Stephen Holland | 32% | |||
| Phylis King | 32% | |||
| OK | Commissioner - 1 | Jason Lowe | Democratic | 32% |
| William Magee | 32% | |||
| KY | State House - 41 | Mary Marzian | Democratic | 32% |
| ID | State House - 24B | Steve Miller | Republican | 32% |
| Mary Murphy | 32% | |||
| TN | State House - 98 | Antonio Parkinson | Democratic | 32% |
| Calvin Say | 32% | |||
| ND | State House - 21 | Mary Schneider | Democratic-NPL | 32% |
| Mike Sprinkle | 32% | |||
| Sally Toone | 32% | |||
| Greg Westlind | 32% | |||
| Charles Young, Jr. | 32% | |||
| Joseph Abruzzo | 31% | |||
| Joseph Almeida, Jr. | 31% | |||
| Edward Berger | 31% | |||
| SC | State Senate - 43 | Chip Campsen III | Republican | 31% |