Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2017 Lifetime Positions (State Legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Post | 86% | |||
| Todd Richardson | 86% | |||
| Dave Robertson | 86% | |||
| OH | State Senate - 22 | Mark Romanchuk | Republican | 86% |
| PA | State Senate - 34 | Greg Rothman | Republican | 86% |
| Carrie Ruud | 86% | |||
| WY | State Senate - 26 | Tim Salazar | Republican | 86% |
| Charles Sargent, Jr. | 86% | |||
| H. Stedman Seavey | 86% | |||
| Heidi Seevers Gansert | 86% | |||
| Don Shooter | 86% | |||
| Allen Skillicorn | 86% | |||
| Harvey Smith | 86% | |||
| WI | State Assembly - 85 | Patrick Snyder | Republican | 86% |
| TN | State House - 49 | Mike Sparks | Republican | 86% |
| PA | State Senate - 32 | Pat Stefano | Republican | 86% |
| Anthony Sykes | 86% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 19 | Barry Usher | Republican | 86% |
| Steve Vaillancourt | 86% | |||
| Trudy Wade | 86% | |||
| NC | State House - 76 | Harry Warren | Republican | 86% |
| MS | Secretary of State | Michael Watson | Republican | 86% |
| Peggy Webb | 86% | |||
| Grant Wehrli | 86% | |||
| NH | State House - Rockingham 14 | Kenneth Weyler | Republican | 86% |
| Kerry White | 86% | |||
| VA | State House - 34 | Tony Wilt | Republican | 86% |
| PA | State Senate - 23 | Gene Yaw | Republican | 86% |
| Nick Zerwas | 86% | |||
| David Adkins | 85% | |||
| Jacob Anderegg | 85% | |||
| Gregory Baca | 85% | |||
| Jay Barrows | 85% | |||
| TX | State House - 3 | Cecil Bell, Jr. | Republican | 85% |
| Joseph Benning | 85% | |||
| Steve Beyor | 85% | |||
| Barbara Biggie | 85% | |||
| MA | State House - Third Hampden | Nicholas Boldyga | Republican | 85% |
| Beverly Boswell | 85% | |||
| Tommy Brann | 85% | |||
| Wanda Brown | 85% | |||
| KY | State Senate - 2 | Danny Carroll | Republican | 85% |
| CA | State Assembly - 59 | Phillip Chen | Republican | 85% |
| J.R. Claeys | 85% | |||
| Mike Clampitt | 85% | |||
| Kevin Cooke | 85% | |||
| Jake Corman III | 85% | |||
| Robert Cornejo | 85% | |||
| Kirk Cox | 85% | |||
| Randal Crowder | 85% | |||
| MS | State House - 92 | Becky Currie | Republican | 85% |
| Charlie Davis | 85% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 50 | Scott DeLano | Republican | 85% |
| Matt Dean | 85% | |||
| Dustin Degree | 85% | |||
| Barry Doss | 85% | |||
| Andy Dulin | 85% | |||
| John Eklund | 85% | |||
| Jeffrey Elmore | 85% | |||
| Karen Fann | 85% | |||
| Joe Farrer | 85% | |||
| UT | State Senate - 17 | Lincoln Fillmore | Republican | 85% |
| MN | U.S. House - 7 | Michelle Fischbach | Republican | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 8 | Michael Fitzpatrick | Republican | 85% |
| Rick Francis | 85% | |||
| MN | State House - 12B | Mary Franson | Republican | 85% |
| Ben Frederick | 85% | |||
| Joel Fry | 85% | |||
| CA | State Assembly - 3 | James Gallagher | Republican | 85% |
| CA | U.S. House - 1 | James Gallagher | Republican | 85% |
| Timothy Goodwin | 85% | |||
| Mike Green | 85% | |||
| Beth Griffin | 85% | |||
| OH | Commissioner - At-Large | Stephen Hambley | Republican | 85% |
| Amy Handlin | 85% | |||
| Beth Harwell | 85% | |||
| MI | State Senate - 34 | Roger Hauck | Republican | 85% |
| ND | State House - 29 | Craig Headland | Republican | 85% |
| William Heath, Jr. | 85% | |||
| Jake Highfill | 85% | |||
| Bill Holtzclaw | 85% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 10 | Jim Holzapfel | Republican | 85% |
| Joe Howarth | 85% | |||
| TN | State House - 22 | Dan Howell | Republican | 85% |
| Ronald Hubert | 85% | |||
| Stanley Humphries | 85% | |||
| Bill Jenkin | 85% | |||
| David Johnson | 85% | |||
| Jeffery Justus | 85% | |||
| Tom Kading | 85% | |||
| Bronna Kahle | 85% | |||
| TX | State Senate - 10 | Phil King | Republican | 85% |
| John Knotwell | 85% | |||
| Kevin Kuros | 85% | |||
| Beau LaFave | 85% | |||
| IN | State House - 79 | Matt Lehman | Republican | 85% |
| Tom Leonard | 85% | |||
| David Lewis, Sr. | 85% | |||
| IA | State House - 65 | Shannon Lundgren | Republican | 85% |
| Steve Marino | 85% |