Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2017 Lifetime Positions (State Legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleta Tavares | 6% | |||
| Ryan Tipping | 6% | |||
| Kenneth Vincent | 6% | |||
| Robert Walsh, Jr. | 6% | |||
| Jennifer Williamson | 6% | |||
| Mike Yantachka | 6% | |||
| Kenny Yuko | 6% | |||
| Kim Abbott | 5% | |||
| Michael Abbott | 5% | |||
| AZ | State Senate - 5 | Lela Alston | Democratic | 5% |
| Rich Andrade | 5% | |||
| John Autry | 5% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 14 | Lamont Bagby | Democratic | 5% |
| Christy Bartlett | 5% | |||
| Jamie Becker-Finn | 5% | |||
| NH | State House - Cheshire 6 | Paul Berch | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | State House - 11 Position 2 | Steve Bergquist | Democratic | 5% |
| David Bly | 5% | |||
| Carlie Boland | 5% | |||
| Bill Botzow | 5% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| WA | State Senate - 24 | Mike Chapman | Democratic | 5% |
| David Chiu | 5% | |||
| VT | State House - Windsor 6 | Kevin Christie | Democratic | 5% |
| Kansen Chu | 5% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | Democratic | 5% |
| NJ | State Senate - 5 | Nilsa Cruz-Perez | Democratic | 5% |
| David Deen | 5% | |||
| WA | State House - 22 Position 1 | Beth Doglio | Democratic | 5% |
| Laurie Dolan | 5% | |||
| Adam Ebbin | 5% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | Democratic | 5% |
| Dick Farnsworth | 5% | |||
| NH | State House - Cheshire 10 | Barry Faulkner | Democratic | 5% |
| VA | State Senate - 40 | Barbara Favola | Democratic | 5% |
| Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Sixth Hampden | Mike Finn | Democratic | 5% |
| ME | Attorney General | Aaron Frey | Democratic | 5% |
| Randall Friese | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | Democratic | 5% |
| OR | State Senate - 8 | Sara Gelser Blouin | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | State Assembly - 65 | Mike Gipson | Democratic | 5% |
| Tom Golden, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Dick Gottfried | 5% | |||
| Alice Hausman | 5% | |||
| Helen Head | 5% | |||
| Patricia Higgins | 5% | |||
| Rob Hogg | 5% | |||
| Reggie Jones-Sawyer, Sr. | 5% | |||
| Jay Kahn | 5% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Plymouth | John Keenan | Democratic | 5% |
| Linda Kenison | 5% | |||
| Frederick Kessler | 5% | |||
| WA | State House - 1 Position 2 | Shelley Kloba | Democratic | 5% |
| VT | State House - Chittenden 16 | Jill Krowinski | Democratic | 5% |
| IA | State House - 98 | Monica Kurth | Democratic | 5% |
| Diane Lanpher | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Seventh Middlesex | Jack Lewis | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | State Senate - Fifth Middlesex | Jason Lewis | Democratic | 5% |
| Nate Libby | 5% | |||
| NH | State Senate - 20 | Patrick Long | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | State Senate - 44 | John Lovick | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | State House - 43 Position 1 | Nicole Macri | Democratic | 5% |
| Kevin Maes | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Bristol | Christopher Markey | Democratic | 5% |
| VA | State Senate - 35 | David Marsden | Democratic | 5% |
| IA | Supervisor - 1 | Matthew McCoy | Democratic | 5% |
| Jim McCullough | 5% | |||
| AR | Mayor - At-Large | George McGill | 5% | |
| CA | State Senate - 2 | Mike McGuire | Democratic | 5% |
| Andrew McLean | 5% | |||
| Howard Moffett | 5% | |||
| Laurie Monnes Anderson | 5% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 50 | Shane Morigeau | Democratic | 5% |
| David Nangle | 5% | |||
| Daniel O'Donnell | 5% | |||
| Jean O'Sullivan | 5% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| WA | Treasurer | Mike Pellicciotti | Democratic | 5% |
| Carla Piluso | 5% | |||
| Marjorie Porter | 5% | |||
| WA | State House - 30 Position 2 | Kristine Reeves | Democratic | 5% |
| Ronald Rice | 5% | |||
| Michael Skindell | 5% | |||
| WA | State Senate - 48 | Vandana Slatter | Democratic | 5% |
| OH | State Senate - 21 | Kent Smith | Democratic | 5% |
| Ras Smith | 5% | |||
| Suzanne Smith | 5% | |||
| WI | State Senate - 15 | Mark Spreitzer | Democratic | 5% |
| Mary Sullivan | 5% | |||
| Mike Sylvester | 5% | |||
| OR | State Senate - 21 | Kathleen Taylor | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | State Superintendent of Public Instruction | Tony Thurmond | Non-partisan | 5% |
| Maida Townsend | 5% | |||
| Patricia Van Pelt | 5% | |||
| Jean Wagenius | 5% | |||
| NH | State House - Cheshire 5 | Lucy Weber | Democratic | 5% |
| Jim Wood | 5% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 16 | Andrew Zwicker | Democratic | 5% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleta Tavares | 6% | |||
| Ryan Tipping | 6% | |||
| Kenneth Vincent | 6% | |||
| Robert Walsh, Jr. | 6% | |||
| Jennifer Williamson | 6% | |||
| Mike Yantachka | 6% | |||
| Kenny Yuko | 6% | |||
| Kim Abbott | 5% | |||
| Michael Abbott | 5% | |||
| AZ | State Senate - 5 | Lela Alston | D | 5% |
| Rich Andrade | 5% | |||
| John Autry | 5% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 14 | Lamont Bagby | D | 5% |
| Christy Bartlett | 5% | |||
| Jamie Becker-Finn | 5% | |||
| NH | State House - Cheshire 6 | Paul Berch | D | 5% |
| WA | State House - 11 Position 2 | Steve Bergquist | D | 5% |
| David Bly | 5% | |||
| Carlie Boland | 5% | |||
| Bill Botzow | 5% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | DFL | 5% |
| WA | State Senate - 24 | Mike Chapman | D | 5% |
| David Chiu | 5% | |||
| VT | State House - Windsor 6 | Kevin Christie | D | 5% |
| Kansen Chu | 5% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | D | 5% |
| NJ | State Senate - 5 | Nilsa Cruz-Perez | D | 5% |
| David Deen | 5% | |||
| WA | State House - 22 Position 1 | Beth Doglio | D | 5% |
| Laurie Dolan | 5% | |||
| Adam Ebbin | 5% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Middlesex and Worcester | Jamie Eldridge | D | 5% |
| Dick Farnsworth | 5% | |||
| NH | State House - Cheshire 10 | Barry Faulkner | D | 5% |
| VA | State Senate - 40 | Barbara Favola | D | 5% |
| Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Sixth Hampden | Mike Finn | D | 5% |
| ME | Attorney General | Aaron Frey | D | 5% |
| Randall Friese | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Sixth Norfolk | Bill Galvin | D | 5% |
| OR | State Senate - 8 | Sara Gelser Blouin | D | 5% |
| CA | State Assembly - 65 | Mike Gipson | D | 5% |
| Tom Golden, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Dick Gottfried | 5% | |||
| Alice Hausman | 5% | |||
| Helen Head | 5% | |||
| Patricia Higgins | 5% | |||
| Rob Hogg | 5% | |||
| Reggie Jones-Sawyer, Sr. | 5% | |||
| Jay Kahn | 5% | |||
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Plymouth | John Keenan | D | 5% |
| Linda Kenison | 5% | |||
| Frederick Kessler | 5% | |||
| WA | State House - 1 Position 2 | Shelley Kloba | D | 5% |
| VT | State House - Chittenden 16 | Jill Krowinski | D | 5% |
| IA | State House - 98 | Monica Kurth | D | 5% |
| Diane Lanpher | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Seventh Middlesex | Jack Lewis | D | 5% |
| MA | State Senate - Fifth Middlesex | Jason Lewis | D | 5% |
| Nate Libby | 5% | |||
| NH | State Senate - 20 | Patrick Long | D | 5% |
| WA | State Senate - 44 | John Lovick | D | 5% |
| WA | State House - 43 Position 1 | Nicole Macri | D | 5% |
| Kevin Maes | 5% | |||
| MA | State House - Third Norfolk | Ronald Mariano | D | 5% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Bristol | Christopher Markey | D | 5% |
| VA | State Senate - 35 | David Marsden | D | 5% |
| IA | Supervisor - 1 | Matthew McCoy | D | 5% |
| Jim McCullough | 5% | |||
| AR | Mayor - At-Large | George McGill | 5% | |
| CA | State Senate - 2 | Mike McGuire | D | 5% |
| Andrew McLean | 5% | |||
| Howard Moffett | 5% | |||
| Laurie Monnes Anderson | 5% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 50 | Shane Morigeau | D | 5% |
| David Nangle | 5% | |||
| Daniel O'Donnell | 5% | |||
| Jean O'Sullivan | 5% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 5% |
| WA | Treasurer | Mike Pellicciotti | D | 5% |
| Carla Piluso | 5% | |||
| Marjorie Porter | 5% | |||
| WA | State House - 30 Position 2 | Kristine Reeves | D | 5% |
| Ronald Rice | 5% | |||
| Michael Skindell | 5% | |||
| WA | State Senate - 48 | Vandana Slatter | D | 5% |
| OH | State Senate - 21 | Kent Smith | D | 5% |
| Ras Smith | 5% | |||
| Suzanne Smith | 5% | |||
| WI | State Senate - 15 | Mark Spreitzer | D | 5% |
| Mary Sullivan | 5% | |||
| Mike Sylvester | 5% | |||
| OR | State Senate - 21 | Kathleen Taylor | D | 5% |
| CA | State Superintendent of Public Instruction | Tony Thurmond | Other | 5% |
| Maida Townsend | 5% | |||
| Patricia Van Pelt | 5% | |||
| Jean Wagenius | 5% | |||
| NH | State House - Cheshire 5 | Lucy Weber | D | 5% |
| Jim Wood | 5% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 16 | Andrew Zwicker | D | 5% |