Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2018 Positions (State Legislature)

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State Office Name Party Rating
MD State House - 36 Jeff Ghrist Republican 89%
IN State House - 80 Phil GiaQuinta Democratic 17%
MS State House - 36 Karl Gibbs Democratic 53%
GA State House - 162 Carl Gilliard Democratic 35%
AL State House - 60 Juandalynn Givan Democratic 50%
OR State House - 10 David Gomberg Democratic 7%
AR State House - 89 Justin Gonzales Republican 84%
KY State House - 12 Jim Gooch, Jr. Republican 83%
WA State House - 45 Position 1 Roger Goodman Democratic 0%
SD State House - 23 Spencer Gosch Republican 77%
MD State House - 6 Robin Grammer, Jr. Republican 96%
IA State House - 57 Patrick Grassley Republican 84%
GA State House - 154 Gerald Greene Republican 63%
SD State House - 22 Lana Greenfield Republican 79%
WA State House - 33 Position 2 Mia Gregerson Democratic 0%
WA State House - 35 Position 1 Dan Griffey Republican 59%
AZ State House - 19 Gail Griffin Republican 100%
MS State House - 114 Jeffrey Guice Republican 72%
VA State House - 22 Elizabeth Guzman Democratic 30%
KY State House - 74 David Hale Republican 71%
MS State House - 24 Jeff Hale Republican 63%
AL State House - 19 Laura Hall Democratic 38%
IN State House - 87 Carey Hamilton Democratic 17%
MS State House - 118 Greg Haney Republican 61%
MN State House - 53B Rick Hansen Democratic/Farmer/Labor 7%
WV State House - 62 Roger Hanshaw Republican 93%
IN State House - 2 Earl Harris, Jr. Democratic 17%
WY State House - 37 Steve Harshman Republican 29%
KY State House - 78 Mark Hart Republican 83%
GA State House - 155 Matt Hatchett Republican 65%
TN State House - 5 David Hawk Republican 92%
GA State House - 27 Lee Hawkins Republican 72%
VA State House - 91 Cliff Hayes, Jr. Democratic 27%
MD State House - 22 Anne Healey Democratic 11%
IN State House - 46 Bob Heaton Republican 75%
IN State House - 85 Dave Heine Republican 82%
SD State House - 25 Leslie Heinemann Republican 57%
MN State House - 6B Josh Heintzeman Republican 86%
OR State House - 52 Jeff Helfrich Republican 29%
OR State House - 27 Ken Helm Democratic 7%
VA State House - 4 Charniele Herring Democratic 17%
TN State House - 9 Gary Hicks, Jr. Republican 88%
LA State House - 94 Stephanie Hilferty Republican 61%
AL State House - 50 Jim Hill Republican 55%
MD State House - 12A Terri Hill Democratic 11%
TN State House - 3 Timothy Hill Republican 83%
GA State House - 48 Scott Hilton Republican 89%
MS State House - 50 John Hines, Sr. Democratic 47%
GA State House - 161 Bill Hitchens Republican 59%
MS State House - 108 Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican 63%
VA State House - 68 Keith Hodges Republican 65%
GA State House - 101 Scott Holcomb Democratic 19%
AR State House - 93 Mike Holcomb Republican 70%
UT State House - 21 Sandra Hollins Democratic 16%
AL State House - 58 Rolanda Hollis Democratic 44%
MS State House - 76 Greg Holloway, Sr. Democratic 44%
AR State House - 37 Steve Hollowell Republican 75%
MD State House - 23 Marvin Holmes, Jr. Democratic 8%
IA State House - 12 Steven Holt Republican 84%
ID State House - 20B James Holtzclaw Republican 83%
MS State House - 35 Joey Hood Republican 50%
VA State House - 1 Patrick Hope Democratic 23%
MS State House - 34 Kevin Horan Republican 65%
MD State House - 35B Kevin Hornberger Republican 70%
WV State House - 25 Sean Hornbuckle Democratic 40%
MS State House - 81 Stephen Horne Republican 47%
LA State House - 9 Dodie Horton Republican 74%
MD State House - 30B Seth Howard Republican 68%
TN State House - 22 Dan Howell Republican 90%
WV State House - 87 Gary Howell Republican 100%
GA State House - 141 Carolyn Hugley Democratic 17%
TN State House - 2 Bud Hulsey Republican 92%
AL State House - 35 Steve Hurst Republican 64%
IN State House - 37 Todd Huston Republican 82%
AL State House - 75 Reed Ingram Republican 55%
UT State House - 39 Ken Ivory Republican 72%
GA State House - 68 Derrick Jackson Democratic 18%
MS State House - 11 Lataisha Jackson Democratic 47%
AL State House - 68 Thomas Jackson, Jr. Democratic 63%
GA State House - 128 Mack Jackson, Jr. Democratic 39%
MD State House - 36 Jay Jacobs Republican 85%
IA State House - 86 Dave Jacoby Democratic 41%
SD State House - 12 Greg Jamison Republican 92%
GA State House - 11 Rick Jasperse Republican 71%
AR State House - 99 Lane Jean Republican 76%
WV State House - 84 Buck Jennings Republican 93%
SD State House - 33 Phil Jensen Republican 93%
WA State House - 27 Position 1 Laurie Jinkins Democratic 0%
IA State House - 67 Craig Johnson Republican 81%
AK State House - 25 DeLena Johnson Republican 87%
NM State House - 5 Doreen Johnson Democratic 6%
MS State House - 94 Robert Johnson III Democratic 47%
KY State House - 13 DJ Johnson Republican 78%
MD State House - 10 Adrienne Jones Democratic 11%
GA State House - 47 Jan Jones Republican 73%
IA State House - 6 Megan Jones Republican 79%
GA State House - 60 Sheila Jones Democratic 33%
GA State House - 25 Todd Jones Republican 73%
LA State House - 29 Edmond Jordan Democratic 57%
IN State House - 17 Jack Jordan Republican 92%
State Office Name Party Rating
MD State House - 36 Jeff Ghrist R 89%
IN State House - 80 Phil GiaQuinta D 17%
MS State House - 36 Karl Gibbs D 53%
GA State House - 162 Carl Gilliard D 35%
AL State House - 60 Juandalynn Givan D 50%
OR State House - 10 David Gomberg D 7%
AR State House - 89 Justin Gonzales R 84%
KY State House - 12 Jim Gooch, Jr. R 83%
WA State House - 45 Position 1 Roger Goodman D 0%
SD State House - 23 Spencer Gosch R 77%
MD State House - 6 Robin Grammer, Jr. R 96%
IA State House - 57 Patrick Grassley R 84%
GA State House - 154 Gerald Greene R 63%
SD State House - 22 Lana Greenfield R 79%
WA State House - 33 Position 2 Mia Gregerson D 0%
WA State House - 35 Position 1 Dan Griffey R 59%
AZ State House - 19 Gail Griffin R 100%
MS State House - 114 Jeffrey Guice R 72%
VA State House - 22 Elizabeth Guzman D 30%
KY State House - 74 David Hale R 71%
MS State House - 24 Jeff Hale R 63%
AL State House - 19 Laura Hall D 38%
IN State House - 87 Carey Hamilton D 17%
MS State House - 118 Greg Haney R 61%
MN State House - 53B Rick Hansen DFL 7%
WV State House - 62 Roger Hanshaw R 93%
IN State House - 2 Earl Harris, Jr. D 17%
WY State House - 37 Steve Harshman R 29%
KY State House - 78 Mark Hart R 83%
GA State House - 155 Matt Hatchett R 65%
TN State House - 5 David Hawk R 92%
GA State House - 27 Lee Hawkins R 72%
VA State House - 91 Cliff Hayes, Jr. D 27%
MD State House - 22 Anne Healey D 11%
IN State House - 46 Bob Heaton R 75%
IN State House - 85 Dave Heine R 82%
SD State House - 25 Leslie Heinemann R 57%
MN State House - 6B Josh Heintzeman R 86%
OR State House - 52 Jeff Helfrich R 29%
OR State House - 27 Ken Helm D 7%
VA State House - 4 Charniele Herring D 17%
TN State House - 9 Gary Hicks, Jr. R 88%
LA State House - 94 Stephanie Hilferty R 61%
AL State House - 50 Jim Hill R 55%
MD State House - 12A Terri Hill D 11%
TN State House - 3 Timothy Hill R 83%
GA State House - 48 Scott Hilton R 89%
MS State House - 50 John Hines, Sr. D 47%
GA State House - 161 Bill Hitchens R 59%
MS State House - 108 Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes R 63%
VA State House - 68 Keith Hodges R 65%
GA State House - 101 Scott Holcomb D 19%
AR State House - 93 Mike Holcomb R 70%
UT State House - 21 Sandra Hollins D 16%
AL State House - 58 Rolanda Hollis D 44%
MS State House - 76 Greg Holloway, Sr. D 44%
AR State House - 37 Steve Hollowell R 75%
MD State House - 23 Marvin Holmes, Jr. D 8%
IA State House - 12 Steven Holt R 84%
ID State House - 20B James Holtzclaw R 83%
MS State House - 35 Joey Hood R 50%
VA State House - 1 Patrick Hope D 23%
MS State House - 34 Kevin Horan R 65%
MD State House - 35B Kevin Hornberger R 70%
WV State House - 25 Sean Hornbuckle D 40%
MS State House - 81 Stephen Horne R 47%
LA State House - 9 Dodie Horton R 74%
MD State House - 30B Seth Howard R 68%
TN State House - 22 Dan Howell R 90%
WV State House - 87 Gary Howell R 100%
GA State House - 141 Carolyn Hugley D 17%
TN State House - 2 Bud Hulsey R 92%
AL State House - 35 Steve Hurst R 64%
IN State House - 37 Todd Huston R 82%
AL State House - 75 Reed Ingram R 55%
UT State House - 39 Ken Ivory R 72%
GA State House - 68 Derrick Jackson D 18%
MS State House - 11 Lataisha Jackson D 47%
AL State House - 68 Thomas Jackson, Jr. D 63%
GA State House - 128 Mack Jackson, Jr. D 39%
MD State House - 36 Jay Jacobs R 85%
IA State House - 86 Dave Jacoby D 41%
SD State House - 12 Greg Jamison R 92%
GA State House - 11 Rick Jasperse R 71%
AR State House - 99 Lane Jean R 76%
WV State House - 84 Buck Jennings R 93%
SD State House - 33 Phil Jensen R 93%
WA State House - 27 Position 1 Laurie Jinkins D 0%
IA State House - 67 Craig Johnson R 81%
AK State House - 25 DeLena Johnson R 87%
NM State House - 5 Doreen Johnson D 6%
MS State House - 94 Robert Johnson III D 47%
KY State House - 13 DJ Johnson R 78%
MD State House - 10 Adrienne Jones D 11%
GA State House - 47 Jan Jones R 73%
IA State House - 6 Megan Jones R 79%
GA State House - 60 Sheila Jones D 33%
GA State House - 25 Todd Jones R 73%
LA State House - 29 Edmond Jordan D 57%
IN State House - 17 Jack Jordan R 92%
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