Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2017 Lifetime Positions (State Legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 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% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 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% |