Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2017 Lifetime Positions (State Legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Norris | 89% | |||
| Kevin O'Toole | 89% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 3 | Bob Onder | Republican | 89% |
| WA | State House - 20 Position 2 | Ed Orcutt | Republican | 89% |
| Lester Ordway | 89% | |||
| Mike Padden | 89% | |||
| Louis Pate, Jr. | 89% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 8 | Mark Peake | Republican | 89% |
| Liz Pike | 89% | |||
| AR | State House - 45 | Aaron Pilkington | Republican | 89% |
| John Poston | 89% | |||
| John Ragan, Jr. | 89% | |||
| David Reis | 89% | |||
| Paul Renner | 89% | |||
| Dale Righter | 89% | |||
| Matt Rinaldi | 89% | |||
| Roger Roth, Jr. | 89% | |||
| Caleb Rowden | 89% | |||
| OH | Commissioner - At-Large | Gary Scherer | Republican | 89% |
| NV | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | James Settelmeyer | Republican | 89% |
| Jerry Sexton | 89% | |||
| TX | State House - 66 | Matt Shaheen | Republican | 89% |
| IN | State House - 52 | Ben Smaltz | Republican | 89% |
| Jim Smith | 89% | |||
| Bryan Spencer | 89% | |||
| Scott Staffanson | 89% | |||
| Cyndi Stevenson | 89% | |||
| Thyra Stevenson | 89% | |||
| Vicki Strong | 89% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 25 | Richard Stuart | Republican | 89% |
| Jeff Tarte | 89% | |||
| Ed Thompson | 89% | |||
| Sam Thompson | 89% | |||
| Bob Thorpe | 89% | |||
| Peter Torosian | 89% | |||
| Kelly Townsend | 89% | |||
| Randy Voepel | 89% | |||
| Tyler Vorpagel | 89% | |||
| Scott Wagner | 89% | |||
| Ralph Watts | 89% | |||
| Chuck Weaver | 89% | |||
| MN | State House - 32A | Nolan West | Republican | 89% |
| Whitney Westerfield | 89% | |||
| IA | State House - 4 | Skyler Wheeler | Republican | 89% |
| NC | State House - 26 | Donna White | Republican | 89% |
| John Wiemann | 89% | |||
| TX | State House - 20 | Terry Wilson | Republican | 89% |
| Dennis Zent | 89% | |||
| Louis Zumbach | 89% | |||
| Richard Alloway II | 88% | |||
| Paul Anderson | 88% | |||
| Ryan Aument | 88% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Barrett | Republican | 88% |
| Eric Bedingfield | 88% | |||
| IN | State House - 91 | Bob Behning | Republican | 88% |
| Mike Bell | 88% | |||
| MN | State House - 23A | Peggy Bennett | Republican | 88% |
| ME | State Senate - 5 | Russell Black | Republican | 88% |
| MN | State House - 2B | Matt Bliss | Republican | 88% |
| Janel Brandtjen | 88% | |||
| Peter Breen | 88% | |||
| NC | State Senate - 24 | Danny Britt, Jr. | Republican | 88% |
| MS | Public Service Commissioner | Chris Brown | Republican | 88% |
| Justin Burr | 88% | |||
| Woody Burton | 88% | |||
| MS | Commissioner of Transportation | Charles Busby | Republican | 88% |
| IN | State House - 81 | Martin Carbaugh | Republican | 88% |
| Mike Carter | 88% | |||
| John Cavaletto | 88% | |||
| Triston Cole | 88% | |||
| Neil Combee | 88% | |||
| Bill Cook | 88% | |||
| KS | State House - 54 | Ken Corbet | Republican | 88% |
| Carl Crabtree | 88% | |||
| Garrel Craig | 88% | |||
| Brandon Creighton | 88% | |||
| Martin Daniel | 88% | |||
| Brian Daniels | 88% | |||
| Bill Dean | 88% | |||
| Mike Delph | 88% | |||
| Tom Demmer | 88% | |||
| VT | State House - Franklin-2 | Lynn Dickinson | Republican | 88% |
| Shamed Dogan | 88% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 22 | Rich Draheim | Republican | 88% |
| AK | Governor | Michael Dunleavy | Republican | 88% |
| NC | U.S. House - 11 | Chuck Edwards | Republican | 88% |
| Justin Eichorn | 88% | |||
| Doug Ericksen | 88% | |||
| Keith Esau | 88% | |||
| Eli Evankovich | 88% | |||
| KY | State House - 48 | Ken Fleming | Republican | 88% |
| PA | State House - 111 | Jonathan Fritz | Republican | 88% |
| Matt Gabler | 88% | |||
| Bob Gannon | 88% | |||
| NH | State Senate - 23 | William Gannon | Republican | 88% |
| David Gardner | 88% | |||
| Scott Garrett | 88% | |||
| Bob Giuda | 88% | |||
| Mike Goggin | 88% | |||
| Edward Greef | 88% |