Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2017 Lifetime Positions (State Legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Miloscia | 52% | |||
| SC | State House - 45 | Brandon Newton | Republican | 52% |
| Bert Reeves | 52% | |||
| Bill Sandifer III | 52% | |||
| Tom Saviello | 52% | |||
| JD Sheffield | 52% | |||
| Bill Simanski | 52% | |||
| John Sims, Jr. | 52% | |||
| Prasad Srinivasan | 52% | |||
| AK | State House - 5 | Louise Stutes | Republican | 52% |
| Eddie Tallon, Sr. | 52% | |||
| Charles Turbiville | 52% | |||
| SC | State House - 1 | William Whitmire | Republican | 52% |
| Matt Willhite | 52% | |||
| Fred Wilms | 52% | |||
| John Zerwas | 52% | |||
| SC | State House - 24 | Bruce Bannister | Republican | 51% |
| SC | State House - 123 | Jeff Bradley | Republican | 51% |
| CT | State House - 86 | Vin Candelora | Republican | 51% |
| Tony D'Amelio | 51% | |||
| Michael Danahay | 51% | |||
| Patricia Farley | 51% | |||
| SC | State House - 11 | Craig Gagnon | Republican | 51% |
| Jerry Gisclair | 51% | |||
| Jim Grenier | 51% | |||
| John Hastert | 51% | |||
| Joe Jett | 51% | |||
| SC | State House - 58 | Jeff Johnson | Republican | 51% |
| Sam Jones | 51% | |||
| Kathleen McCarty | 51% | |||
| Fred Patton | 51% | |||
| J. Dorsey Ridley | 51% | |||
| Tona Rozum | 51% | |||
| ND | State House - 17 | Mark Sanford | Republican | 51% |
| Randall Shedd | 51% | |||
| WA | State House - 31 Position 1 | Drew Stokesbary | Republican | 51% |
| Larry Teague | 51% | |||
| Tom Walters | 51% | |||
| Paul Amador | 50% | |||
| Fred Baser | 50% | |||
| CT | State Senate - 32 | Eric Berthel | Republican | 50% |
| Stan Blake | 50% | |||
| KS | State Senate - 36 | Elaine Bowers | Republican | 50% |
| CT | State House - 32 | Christie Carpino | Republican | 50% |
| Christine Conley | 50% | |||
| AR | State House - 100 | Carol Dalby | Republican | 50% |
| Sarah Davis | 50% | |||
| SC | State House - 100 | Sylleste Davis | Republican | 50% |
| ND | State Senate - 41 | Kyle Davison | Republican | 50% |
| Laura Devlin | 50% | |||
| Michael Ferguson | 50% | |||
| OK | State Senate - 9 | Avery Frix | Republican | 50% |
| SC | U.S. House - 7 | Russell Fry | Republican | 50% |
| SC | State Senate - 37 | Larry Grooms | Republican | 50% |
| SC | State House - 105 | Kevin Hardee | Republican | 50% |
| Katie Henke | 50% | |||
| DE | State House - 9 | Kevin Hensley | Republican | 50% |
| Glenn Holmes | 50% | |||
| Thomas Holmes | 50% | |||
| Jean Hunhoff | 50% | |||
| AL | State House - 75 | Reed Ingram | Republican | 50% |
| Alex Jensen | 50% | |||
| George Keiser | 50% | |||
| Nicholas Kettle | 50% | |||
| CT | State House - 105 | Nicole Klarides-Ditria | Republican | 50% |
| Jeff Longbine | 50% | |||
| ND | State Senate - 18 | Scott Meyer | Republican | 50% |
| LA | State House - 40 | Dustin Miller | Democratic | 50% |
| William Petit, Jr. | 50% | |||
| Elaine Phillips | 50% | |||
| SC | State House - 47 | Tommy Pope | Republican | 50% |
| OK | State Senate - 41 | Adam Pugh | Republican | 50% |
| Barrington Russell, Sr. | 50% | |||
| Ron Sharp | 50% | |||
| Deb Soholt | 50% | |||
| KS | State House - 27 | Sean Tarwater, Sr. | Republican | 50% |
| Shawn Vedaa | 50% | |||
| John West IV | 50% | |||
| Mike Winder | 50% | |||
| Andy Anders | 49% | |||
| Robert Billiot | 49% | |||
| Alan Clemmons | 49% | |||
| SC | State House - 5 | Neal Collins | Republican | 49% |
| Len Fasano | 49% | |||
| Deborah Ferguson | 49% | |||
| AK | State House - 39 | Neal Foster | Democratic | 49% |
| Gail Lavielle | 49% | |||
| CT | State House - 122 | Ben McGorty | Republican | 49% |
| Barbara Murphy | 49% | |||
| ND | State House - 14 | Jon Nelson | Republican | 49% |
| Joe Pickett | 49% | |||
| Kit Spires | 49% | |||
| NY | Public Service Commissioner | Dave Valesky | No Party Affiliation | 49% |
| Rick Ward III | 49% | |||
| Jeff Wasserburger | 49% | |||
| Bart Blackwell | 48% | |||
| KY | State House - 92 | John Blanton | Republican | 48% |
| SC | State Senate - 43 | Chip Campsen III | Republican | 48% |
| Julian Carroll | 48% | |||
| Greg Duckworth | 48% |