Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2017 Lifetime Positions (State Legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | Public Service Commissioner | Chris Brown | Republican | 88% |
| MS | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - District 1 Place 3 | Jenifer Branning | No Party Affiliation | 64% |
| MS | Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce | Andy Gipson | Republican | 80% |
| MT | State House - 18 | Llew Jones | Republican | 79% |
| MT | State House - 21 | Ed Buttrey | Republican | 67% |
| MT | State House - 24 | Steve Fitzpatrick | Republican | 91% |
| MT | State House - 31 | Frank Smith | Democratic | 13% |
| MT | State House - 67 | Jedediah Hinkle | Republican | 89% |
| MT | State House - 81 | Mary Caferro | Democratic | 15% |
| MT | State House - 83 | Jill Cohenour | Democratic | 11% |
| MT | State Senate - 1 | Mike Cuffe | Republican | 91% |
| MT | State Senate - 2 | David Fern | Democratic | 14% |
| MT | State Senate - 3 | Carl Glimm | Republican | 96% |
| MT | State Senate - 5 | Matt Regier | Republican | 96% |
| MT | State Senate - 6 | Mark Noland | Republican | 91% |
| MT | State Senate - 7 | Greg Hertz | Republican | 98% |
| MT | State Senate - 8 | Susan Webber | Democratic | 9% |
| MT | State Senate - 10 | Jeremy Trebas | Republican | 90% |
| MT | State Senate - 14 | Russel Tempel | Republican | 71% |
| MT | State Senate - 16 | Jonathan Windy Boy | Democratic | 41% |
| MT | State Senate - 19 | Barry Usher | Republican | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 20 | Sue Vinton | Republican | 95% |
| MT | State Senate - 22 | Daniel Zolnikov | Republican | 88% |
| MT | State Senate - 25 | Dennis Lenz | Republican | 95% |
| MT | State Senate - 27 | Vince Ricci | Republican | 95% |
| MT | State Senate - 28 | Forrest Mandeville | Republican | 93% |
| MT | State Senate - 32 | Denise Hayman | Democratic | 9% |
| MT | State Senate - 38 | Becky Beard | Republican | 90% |
| MT | State Senate - 39 | Wylie Galt | Republican | 90% |
| MT | State Senate - 41 | Janet Ellis | Democratic | 6% |
| MT | State Senate - 42 | Mary Ann Dunwell | Democratic | 6% |
| MT | State Senate - 44 | Theresa Manzella | Republican | 87% |
| MT | State Senate - 45 | Denley Loge | Republican | 71% |
| MT | State Senate - 47 | Ellie Boldman | Democratic | 11% |
| MT | State Senate - 48 | Andrea Olsen | Democratic | 9% |
| MT | State Senate - 49 | Willis Curdy | Democratic | 9% |
| MT | State Senate - 50 | Shane Morigeau | Democratic | 5% |
| MT | Attorney General | Austin Knudsen | Republican | 95% |
| MT | Budget Director | Ryan Osmundson | 93% | |
| MT | Public Service Commissioner - 3 | Jeff Welborn | Republican | 75% |
| MT | Public Service Commissioner - 4 | Jennifer Fielder | Republican | 95% |
| MT | Commissioner - 1 | Zach Brown | 14% | |
| MT | Commissioner - 2 | Wylie Galt | Republican | 90% |
| MT | Commissioner - 3 | Randy Brodehl | 91% | |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | Democratic | 22% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | Republican | 65% |
| NC | U.S. House - 4 | Valerie Foushee | Democratic | 19% |
| NC | U.S. House - 11 | Chuck Edwards | Republican | 88% |
| NC | U.S. House - 14 | Timothy Moore | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 4 | Jimmy Dixon | Republican | 86% |
| NC | State House - 10 | John Bell IV | Republican | 87% |
| NC | State House - 15 | Phil Shepard | Republican | 88% |
| NC | State House - 17 | Frank Iler, Jr. | Republican | 84% |
| NC | State House - 18 | Deborah Butler | Democratic | 10% |
| NC | State House - 23 | Shelly Willingham | Democratic | 8% |
| NC | State House - 26 | Donna White | Republican | 89% |
| NC | State House - 28 | Larry Strickland | Republican | 90% |
| NC | State House - 30 | Marcia Morey | Democratic | 11% |
| NC | State House - 48 | Garland Pierce | Democratic | 17% |
| NC | State House - 49 | Cynthia Ball | Democratic | 25% |
| NC | State House - 51 | John Sauls II | Republican | 80% |
| NC | State House - 54 | Robert Reives II | Democratic | 17% |
| NC | State House - 55 | Mark Brody | Republican | 87% |
| NC | State House - 58 | Amos Quick III | Democratic | 18% |
| NC | State House - 61 | Pricey Harrison | Democratic | 14% |
| NC | State House - 62 | John Blust | Republican | 90% |
| NC | State House - 63 | Stephen Ross | Republican | 81% |
| NC | State House - 64 | Dennis Riddell | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 69 | Dean Arp, Jr. | Republican | 89% |
| NC | State House - 75 | Donny Lambeth | Republican | 81% |
| NC | State House - 76 | Harry Warren | Republican | 86% |
| NC | State House - 77 | Julia Howard | Republican | 87% |
| NC | State House - 80 | Sam Watford | Republican | 72% |
| NC | State House - 81 | Larry Potts | Republican | 85% |
| NC | State House - 86 | Hugh Blackwell | Republican | 84% |
| NC | State House - 87 | Destin Hall | Republican | 95% |
| NC | State House - 88 | Mary Belk | Democratic | 20% |
| NC | State House - 89 | Mitchell Setzer | Republican | 78% |
| NC | State House - 91 | Kyle Hall | Republican | 74% |
| NC | State House - 96 | Jay Adams, Jr. | Republican | 87% |
| NC | State House - 102 | Becky Carney | Democratic | 23% |
| NC | State House - 106 | Carla Cunningham | Democratic | 18% |
| NC | State House - 108 | John Torbett | Republican | 88% |
| NC | State House - 110 | Kelly Hastings | Republican | 92% |
| NC | State House - 116 | Brian Turner | Democratic | 44% |
| NC | State Senate - 1 | Norman Sanderson, Jr. | Republican | 91% |
| NC | State Senate - 7 | Michael Lee | Republican | 94% |
| NC | State Senate - 8 | Bill Rabon | Republican | 87% |
| NC | State Senate - 14 | Dan Blue, Jr. | Democratic | 27% |
| NC | State Senate - 15 | Jay Chaudhuri | Democratic | 20% |
| NC | State Senate - 16 | Gale Adcock | Democratic | 29% |
| NC | State Senate - 21 | Tom McInnis | Republican | 89% |
| NC | State Senate - 24 | Danny Britt, Jr. | Republican | 88% |
| NC | State Senate - 26 | Philip Berger, Sr. | Republican | 91% |
| NC | State Senate - 28 | Gladys Robinson | Democratic | 11% |
| NC | State Senate - 32 | Paul Lowe, Jr. | Democratic | 27% |
| NC | State Senate - 33 | Carl Ford | Republican | 94% |
| NC | State Senate - 40 | Joyce Waddell | Democratic | 30% |
| NC | State Senate - 46 | Warren Daniel | Republican | 87% |
| NC | State Senate - 47 | Ralph Hise, Jr. | Republican | 93% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | Public Service Commissioner | Chris Brown | R | 88% |
| MS | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - District 1 Place 3 | Jenifer Branning | N/A | 64% |
| MS | Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce | Andy Gipson | R | 80% |
| MT | State House - 18 | Llew Jones | R | 79% |
| MT | State House - 21 | Ed Buttrey | R | 67% |
| MT | State House - 24 | Steve Fitzpatrick | R | 91% |
| MT | State House - 31 | Frank Smith | D | 13% |
| MT | State House - 67 | Jedediah Hinkle | R | 89% |
| MT | State House - 81 | Mary Caferro | D | 15% |
| MT | State House - 83 | Jill Cohenour | D | 11% |
| MT | State Senate - 1 | Mike Cuffe | R | 91% |
| MT | State Senate - 2 | David Fern | D | 14% |
| MT | State Senate - 3 | Carl Glimm | R | 96% |
| MT | State Senate - 5 | Matt Regier | R | 96% |
| MT | State Senate - 6 | Mark Noland | R | 91% |
| MT | State Senate - 7 | Greg Hertz | R | 98% |
| MT | State Senate - 8 | Susan Webber | D | 9% |
| MT | State Senate - 10 | Jeremy Trebas | R | 90% |
| MT | State Senate - 14 | Russel Tempel | R | 71% |
| MT | State Senate - 16 | Jonathan Windy Boy | D | 41% |
| MT | State Senate - 19 | Barry Usher | R | 86% |
| MT | State Senate - 20 | Sue Vinton | R | 95% |
| MT | State Senate - 22 | Daniel Zolnikov | R | 88% |
| MT | State Senate - 25 | Dennis Lenz | R | 95% |
| MT | State Senate - 27 | Vince Ricci | R | 95% |
| MT | State Senate - 28 | Forrest Mandeville | R | 93% |
| MT | State Senate - 32 | Denise Hayman | D | 9% |
| MT | State Senate - 38 | Becky Beard | R | 90% |
| MT | State Senate - 39 | Wylie Galt | R | 90% |
| MT | State Senate - 41 | Janet Ellis | D | 6% |
| MT | State Senate - 42 | Mary Ann Dunwell | D | 6% |
| MT | State Senate - 44 | Theresa Manzella | R | 87% |
| MT | State Senate - 45 | Denley Loge | R | 71% |
| MT | State Senate - 47 | Ellie Boldman | D | 11% |
| MT | State Senate - 48 | Andrea Olsen | D | 9% |
| MT | State Senate - 49 | Willis Curdy | D | 9% |
| MT | State Senate - 50 | Shane Morigeau | D | 5% |
| MT | Attorney General | Austin Knudsen | R | 95% |
| MT | Budget Director | Ryan Osmundson | 93% | |
| MT | Public Service Commissioner - 3 | Jeff Welborn | R | 75% |
| MT | Public Service Commissioner - 4 | Jennifer Fielder | R | 95% |
| MT | Commissioner - 1 | Zach Brown | 14% | |
| MT | Commissioner - 2 | Wylie Galt | R | 90% |
| MT | Commissioner - 3 | Randy Brodehl | 91% | |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | D | 22% |
| NC | U.S. House - 3 | Greg Murphy | R | 65% |
| NC | U.S. House - 4 | Valerie Foushee | D | 19% |
| NC | U.S. House - 11 | Chuck Edwards | R | 88% |
| NC | U.S. House - 14 | Timothy Moore | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 4 | Jimmy Dixon | R | 86% |
| NC | State House - 10 | John Bell IV | R | 87% |
| NC | State House - 15 | Phil Shepard | R | 88% |
| NC | State House - 17 | Frank Iler, Jr. | R | 84% |
| NC | State House - 18 | Deborah Butler | D | 10% |
| NC | State House - 23 | Shelly Willingham | D | 8% |
| NC | State House - 26 | Donna White | R | 89% |
| NC | State House - 28 | Larry Strickland | R | 90% |
| NC | State House - 30 | Marcia Morey | D | 11% |
| NC | State House - 48 | Garland Pierce | D | 17% |
| NC | State House - 49 | Cynthia Ball | D | 25% |
| NC | State House - 51 | John Sauls II | R | 80% |
| NC | State House - 54 | Robert Reives II | D | 17% |
| NC | State House - 55 | Mark Brody | R | 87% |
| NC | State House - 58 | Amos Quick III | D | 18% |
| NC | State House - 61 | Pricey Harrison | D | 14% |
| NC | State House - 62 | John Blust | R | 90% |
| NC | State House - 63 | Stephen Ross | R | 81% |
| NC | State House - 64 | Dennis Riddell | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 69 | Dean Arp, Jr. | R | 89% |
| NC | State House - 75 | Donny Lambeth | R | 81% |
| NC | State House - 76 | Harry Warren | R | 86% |
| NC | State House - 77 | Julia Howard | R | 87% |
| NC | State House - 80 | Sam Watford | R | 72% |
| NC | State House - 81 | Larry Potts | R | 85% |
| NC | State House - 86 | Hugh Blackwell | R | 84% |
| NC | State House - 87 | Destin Hall | R | 95% |
| NC | State House - 88 | Mary Belk | D | 20% |
| NC | State House - 89 | Mitchell Setzer | R | 78% |
| NC | State House - 91 | Kyle Hall | R | 74% |
| NC | State House - 96 | Jay Adams, Jr. | R | 87% |
| NC | State House - 102 | Becky Carney | D | 23% |
| NC | State House - 106 | Carla Cunningham | D | 18% |
| NC | State House - 108 | John Torbett | R | 88% |
| NC | State House - 110 | Kelly Hastings | R | 92% |
| NC | State House - 116 | Brian Turner | D | 44% |
| NC | State Senate - 1 | Norman Sanderson, Jr. | R | 91% |
| NC | State Senate - 7 | Michael Lee | R | 94% |
| NC | State Senate - 8 | Bill Rabon | R | 87% |
| NC | State Senate - 14 | Dan Blue, Jr. | D | 27% |
| NC | State Senate - 15 | Jay Chaudhuri | D | 20% |
| NC | State Senate - 16 | Gale Adcock | D | 29% |
| NC | State Senate - 21 | Tom McInnis | R | 89% |
| NC | State Senate - 24 | Danny Britt, Jr. | R | 88% |
| NC | State Senate - 26 | Philip Berger, Sr. | R | 91% |
| NC | State Senate - 28 | Gladys Robinson | D | 11% |
| NC | State Senate - 32 | Paul Lowe, Jr. | D | 27% |
| NC | State Senate - 33 | Carl Ford | R | 94% |
| NC | State Senate - 40 | Joyce Waddell | D | 30% |
| NC | State Senate - 46 | Warren Daniel | R | 87% |
| NC | State Senate - 47 | Ralph Hise, Jr. | R | 93% |