Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2017 Lifetime Positions (State Legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Agard | 4% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 24 | Ben Allen | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Second Middlesex | Jim Arciero | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | State Assembly - 23 | Marc Berman | Democratic | 4% |
| Richard Bloom | 4% | |||
| Joseph Bolkcom | 4% | |||
| NH | State House - Strafford 10 | Wayne Burton | Democratic | 4% |
| Gailanne Cariddi | 4% | |||
| Evandro Carvalho | 4% | |||
| Annette Chaparro | 4% | |||
| Janice Cooper | 4% | |||
| David Cote | 4% | |||
| Josh Cutler | 4% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 17 | Joseph Danielsen | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 14 | Wayne DeAngelo | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | State Senate - 18 | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| David Doherty | 4% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | Democratic | 4% |
| Joseph Egan | 4% | |||
| Susan Eggman | 4% | |||
| Tim Eustace | 4% | |||
| MA | State House - Second Berkshire | Tricia Farley-Bouvier | Democratic | 4% |
| Jessyn Farrell | 4% | |||
| Charlene Fernandez | 4% | |||
| Linda Forry | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 30 | Laura Friedman | Democratic | 4% |
| Martha Fuller Clark | 4% | |||
| Cristina Garcia | 4% | |||
| WA | State House - 45 Position 1 | Roger Goodman | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Middlesex | Danielle Gregoire | Democratic | 4% |
| Suzanne Harvey | 4% | |||
| Ed Hernandez | 4% | |||
| WI | State Senate - 27 | Dianne Hesselbein | Democratic | 4% |
| Gerald Hill | 4% | |||
| Chris Holden | 4% | |||
| Janet Howell | 4% | |||
| Ben Hueso | 4% | |||
| David Huot | 4% | |||
| Sheldon Johnson | 4% | |||
| CA | State Assembly - 25 | Ash Kalra | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 22 | James Kennedy | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | State Senate - 21 | Monique Limón | Democratic | 4% |
| Frank Lombardi | 4% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 18 | Louise Lucas | Democratic | 4% |
| NH | State House - Merrimack 9 | David Luneau | Democratic | 4% |
| John Matthews, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Mark Miller | 4% | |||
| OR | State House - 13 | Nancy Nathanson | Democratic | 4% |
| Sharon Nordgren | 4% | |||
| Patrick O'Donnell | 4% | |||
| Tod Ohnstad | 4% | |||
| WA | State House - 21 Position 2 | Lillian Ortiz-Self | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | State House - 46 Position 1 | Gerry Pollet | Democratic | 4% |
| Anthony Portantino, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Bill Quirk | 4% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 29 | Eloise Reyes | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | State House - 32 Position 1 | Cindy Ryu | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | State House - 37 Position 1 | Sharon Tomiko Santos | Democratic | 4% |
| NH | State House - Strafford 14 | Peter Schmidt | Democratic | 4% |
| Stephen Shurtleff | 4% | |||
| MA | State House - Seventh Bristol | Alan Silvia | Democratic | 4% |
| Erik Simonson | 4% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 27 | Henry Stern | Democratic | 4% |
| Mark Stone | 4% | |||
| Chris Taylor | 4% | |||
| NM | State House - 24 | Elizabeth Thomson | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | State Senate - 15 | Shirley Turner | Democratic | 4% |
| NH | State House - Merrimack 19 | Mary Wallner | Democratic | 4% |
| NH | State House - Rockingham 27 | Gerry Ward | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | Secretary of State | Shirley Weber | Democratic | 4% |
| Helene Weinstein | 4% | |||
| Tom Abinanti | 3% | |||
| Bilal Ali | 3% | |||
| Toni Atkins | 3% | |||
| NJ | Council Member - Ward 1 | Arthur Barclay | Democratic | 3% |
| Dan Benson | 3% | |||
| Skip Berrien | 3% | |||
| CA | Attorney General | Rob Bonta | Democratic | 3% |
| NH | State House - Rockingham 10 | Michael Cahill | Democratic | 3% |
| James Cantwell | 3% | |||
| Edwin Chau | 3% | |||
| Nicholas Chiaravalloti | 3% | |||
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 22 | Patricia Cornell | Democratic | 3% |
| Kevin De Leon | 3% | |||
| Brian Dempsey | 3% | |||
| Johannah Donovan | 3% | |||
| Robert Dvorsky | 3% | |||
| Dan Feltes | 3% | |||
| Rachael Fields | 3% | |||
| AZ | State Senate - 21 | Rosanna Gabaldón | Democratic | 3% |
| Angela Gibson | 3% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 66 | Deborah Glick | Democratic | 3% |
| AZ | State Senate - 20 | Sally Gonzales | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-First Middlesex | Ken Gordon | Democratic | 3% |
| Robert Gordon | 3% | |||
| OR | State Senate - 25 | Chris Gorsek | Democratic | 3% |
| Chuck Grassie | 3% | |||
| Jon Hecht | 3% | |||
| Jamel Holley | 3% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 18 | Robert Karabinchak | Democratic | 3% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Agard | 4% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 24 | Ben Allen | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Second Middlesex | Jim Arciero | D | 4% |
| CA | State Assembly - 23 | Marc Berman | D | 4% |
| Richard Bloom | 4% | |||
| Joseph Bolkcom | 4% | |||
| NH | State House - Strafford 10 | Wayne Burton | D | 4% |
| Gailanne Cariddi | 4% | |||
| Evandro Carvalho | 4% | |||
| Annette Chaparro | 4% | |||
| Janice Cooper | 4% | |||
| David Cote | 4% | |||
| Josh Cutler | 4% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 17 | Joseph Danielsen | D | 4% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 14 | Wayne DeAngelo | D | 4% |
| NJ | State Senate - 18 | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. | D | 4% |
| David Doherty | 4% | |||
| MA | State House - Thirty-Fifth Middlesex | Paul Donato, Sr. | D | 4% |
| Joseph Egan | 4% | |||
| Susan Eggman | 4% | |||
| Tim Eustace | 4% | |||
| MA | State House - Second Berkshire | Tricia Farley-Bouvier | D | 4% |
| Jessyn Farrell | 4% | |||
| Charlene Fernandez | 4% | |||
| Linda Forry | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 30 | Laura Friedman | D | 4% |
| Martha Fuller Clark | 4% | |||
| Cristina Garcia | 4% | |||
| WA | State House - 45 Position 1 | Roger Goodman | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Middlesex | Danielle Gregoire | D | 4% |
| Suzanne Harvey | 4% | |||
| Ed Hernandez | 4% | |||
| WI | State Senate - 27 | Dianne Hesselbein | D | 4% |
| Gerald Hill | 4% | |||
| Chris Holden | 4% | |||
| Janet Howell | 4% | |||
| Ben Hueso | 4% | |||
| David Huot | 4% | |||
| Sheldon Johnson | 4% | |||
| CA | State Assembly - 25 | Ash Kalra | D | 4% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 22 | James Kennedy | D | 4% |
| CA | State Senate - 21 | Monique Limón | D | 4% |
| Frank Lombardi | 4% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 18 | Louise Lucas | D | 4% |
| NH | State House - Merrimack 9 | David Luneau | D | 4% |
| John Matthews, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Mark Miller | 4% | |||
| OR | State House - 13 | Nancy Nathanson | D | 4% |
| Sharon Nordgren | 4% | |||
| Patrick O'Donnell | 4% | |||
| Tod Ohnstad | 4% | |||
| WA | State House - 21 Position 2 | Lillian Ortiz-Self | D | 4% |
| WA | State House - 46 Position 1 | Gerry Pollet | D | 4% |
| Anthony Portantino, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Bill Quirk | 4% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 29 | Eloise Reyes | D | 4% |
| WA | State House - 32 Position 1 | Cindy Ryu | D | 4% |
| WA | State House - 37 Position 1 | Sharon Tomiko Santos | D | 4% |
| NH | State House - Strafford 14 | Peter Schmidt | D | 4% |
| Stephen Shurtleff | 4% | |||
| MA | State House - Seventh Bristol | Alan Silvia | D | 4% |
| Erik Simonson | 4% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 27 | Henry Stern | D | 4% |
| Mark Stone | 4% | |||
| Chris Taylor | 4% | |||
| NM | State House - 24 | Elizabeth Thomson | D | 4% |
| NJ | State Senate - 15 | Shirley Turner | D | 4% |
| NH | State House - Merrimack 19 | Mary Wallner | D | 4% |
| NH | State House - Rockingham 27 | Gerry Ward | D | 4% |
| CA | Secretary of State | Shirley Weber | D | 4% |
| Helene Weinstein | 4% | |||
| Tom Abinanti | 3% | |||
| Bilal Ali | 3% | |||
| Toni Atkins | 3% | |||
| NJ | Council Member - Ward 1 | Arthur Barclay | D | 3% |
| Dan Benson | 3% | |||
| Skip Berrien | 3% | |||
| CA | Attorney General | Rob Bonta | D | 3% |
| NH | State House - Rockingham 10 | Michael Cahill | D | 3% |
| James Cantwell | 3% | |||
| Edwin Chau | 3% | |||
| Nicholas Chiaravalloti | 3% | |||
| NH | State House - Hillsborough 22 | Patricia Cornell | D | 3% |
| Kevin De Leon | 3% | |||
| Brian Dempsey | 3% | |||
| Johannah Donovan | 3% | |||
| Robert Dvorsky | 3% | |||
| Dan Feltes | 3% | |||
| Rachael Fields | 3% | |||
| AZ | State Senate - 21 | Rosanna Gabaldón | D | 3% |
| Angela Gibson | 3% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 66 | Deborah Glick | D | 3% |
| AZ | State Senate - 20 | Sally Gonzales | D | 3% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-First Middlesex | Ken Gordon | D | 3% |
| Robert Gordon | 3% | |||
| OR | State Senate - 25 | Chris Gorsek | D | 3% |
| Chuck Grassie | 3% | |||
| Jon Hecht | 3% | |||
| Jamel Holley | 3% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 18 | Robert Karabinchak | D | 3% |