Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2018 Positions (State Legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA | State Senate - 11 | Sam Watson | Republican | 67% |
| GA | State Senate - 12 | Freddie Sims | Democratic | 31% |
| GA | State Senate - 15 | Ed Harbison | Democratic | 38% |
| GA | State Senate - 16 | Marty Harbin, Jr. | Republican | 85% |
| GA | State Senate - 17 | Gail Davenport | Democratic | 15% |
| GA | State Senate - 17 | Brian Strickland | Republican | 92% |
| GA | State Senate - 19 | Blake Tillery | Republican | 71% |
| GA | State Senate - 20 | Larry Walker III | Republican | 79% |
| GA | State Senate - 22 | Harold Jones II | Democratic | 7% |
| GA | State Senate - 24 | Lee Anderson | Republican | 71% |
| GA | State Senate - 25 | Rick Williams | Republican | 71% |
| GA | State Senate - 26 | David Lucas, Sr. | Democratic | 40% |
| GA | State Senate - 28 | Matt Brass | Republican | 71% |
| GA | State Senate - 28 | Donzella James | Democratic | 23% |
| GA | State Senate - 32 | Kay Kirkpatrick | Republican | 71% |
| GA | State Senate - 33 | Michael Rhett | Democratic | 14% |
| GA | State Senate - 36 | Nan Orrock | Democratic | 23% |
| GA | State Senate - 37 | Ed Setzler | Republican | 78% |
| GA | State Senate - 42 | Elena Parent | Democratic | 21% |
| GA | State Senate - 43 | Tonya Anderson | Democratic | 7% |
| GA | State Senate - 46 | William Cowsert | Republican | 86% |
| GA | State Senate - 47 | Frank Ginn | Republican | 86% |
| GA | State Senate - 51 | Steve Gooch | Republican | 83% |
| GA | State Senate - 52 | Chuck Hufstetler | Republican | 86% |
| GA | State Senate - 54 | Chuck Payne | Republican | 71% |
| GA | State Senate - 56 | John Albers | Republican | 79% |
| GA | Secretary of State | Brad Raffensperger | Republican | 72% |
| GA | Commissioner of Agriculture | Tyler Harper | Republican | 77% |
| GA | Public Service Commissioner - 1 | Jason Shaw | Republican | 69% |
| IA | U.S. House - 2 | Ashley Hinson | Republican | 79% |
| IA | U.S. House - 3 | Zach Nunn | Republican | 76% |
| IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | Republican | 81% |
| IA | State House - 4 | Skyler Wheeler | Republican | 79% |
| IA | State House - 6 | Megan Jones | Republican | 79% |
| IA | State House - 10 | John Wills | Republican | 84% |
| IA | State House - 12 | Steven Holt | Republican | 84% |
| IA | State House - 14 | Jacob Bossman | Republican | 79% |
| IA | State House - 15 | Matt Windschitl | Republican | 84% |
| IA | State House - 16 | David Sieck | Republican | 83% |
| IA | State House - 29 | Brian Meyer | Democratic | 18% |
| IA | State House - 33 | Ruth Ann Gaines | Democratic | 13% |
| IA | State House - 39 | Rick Olson | Democratic | 21% |
| IA | State House - 49 | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democratic | 16% |
| IA | State House - 53 | Dean Fisher | Republican | 84% |
| IA | State House - 57 | Patrick Grassley | Republican | 84% |
| IA | State House - 60 | Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | 79% |
| IA | State House - 61 | Timi Brown-Powers | Democratic | 32% |
| IA | State House - 63 | Michael Bergan | Republican | 74% |
| IA | State House - 65 | Shannon Lundgren | Republican | 79% |
| IA | State House - 67 | Craig Johnson | Republican | 81% |
| IA | State House - 70 | Norlin Mommsen | Republican | 79% |
| IA | State House - 75 | Bob Kressig | Democratic | 44% |
| IA | State House - 82 | Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | 82% |
| IA | State House - 85 | Amy Nielsen | Democratic | 28% |
| IA | State House - 86 | Dave Jacoby | Democratic | 41% |
| IA | State House - 93 | Gary Mohr | Republican | 79% |
| IA | State House - 98 | Monica Kurth | Democratic | 16% |
| IA | State Senate - 4 | Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | 76% |
| IA | State Senate - 6 | Jason Schultz | Republican | 81% |
| IA | State Senate - 8 | Mark Costello | Republican | 71% |
| IA | State Senate - 9 | Tom Shipley | Republican | 76% |
| IA | State Senate - 10 | Dan Dawson | Republican | 76% |
| IA | State Senate - 12 | Amy Sinclair | Republican | 79% |
| IA | State Senate - 15 | Tony Bisignano | Democratic | 37% |
| IA | State Senate - 18 | Janet Petersen | Democratic | 24% |
| IA | State Senate - 19 | Ken Rozenboom | Republican | 81% |
| IA | State Senate - 23 | Jack Whitver | Republican | 81% |
| IA | State Senate - 25 | Herman Quirmbach | Democratic | 24% |
| IA | State Senate - 28 | Dennis Guth | Republican | 81% |
| IA | State Senate - 29 | Sandy Salmon | Republican | 79% |
| IA | State Senate - 31 | Bill Dotzler, Jr. | Democratic | 38% |
| IA | State Senate - 34 | Dan Zumbach | Republican | 93% |
| IA | State Senate - 39 | Liz Bennett | Democratic | 31% |
| IA | State Senate - 40 | Art Staed | Democratic | 21% |
| IA | State Senate - 48 | Mark Lofgren | Republican | 81% |
| IA | State Senate - 49 | Cindy Winckler | Democratic | 17% |
| IA | Supervisor - 1 | Matthew McCoy | Democratic | 24% |
| IA | Supervisor - At-Large | Lisa Heddens | Democratic | 25% |
| IA | Treasurer | Roby Smith | Republican | 81% |
| ID | Lieutenant Governor | Scott Bedke | Republican | 54% |
| ID | State House - 2A | Heather Scott | Republican | 100% |
| ID | State House - 3A | Vito Barbieri | Republican | 90% |
| ID | State House - 5A | Ron Mendive | Republican | 96% |
| ID | State House - 9B | Judy Boyle | Republican | 87% |
| ID | State House - 10A | Mike Moyle | Republican | 83% |
| ID | State House - 13A | Brent Crane | Republican | 83% |
| ID | State House - 17A | John Gannon | Democratic | 28% |
| ID | State House - 18A | Ilana Rubel | Democratic | 33% |
| ID | State House - 20A | Joe Palmer | Republican | 92% |
| ID | State House - 20B | James Holtzclaw | Republican | 83% |
| ID | State House - 22A | John Vander Woude | Republican | 83% |
| ID | State House - 22B | Jason Monks | Republican | 96% |
| ID | State House - 24B | Steve Miller | Republican | 58% |
| ID | State House - 29A | Dustin Manwaring | Republican | 50% |
| ID | State House - 33A | Barbara Ehardt | Republican | 88% |
| ID | State House - 34B | Britt Raybould | Republican | 61% |
| ID | State Senate - 6 | Dan Foreman | Republican | 100% |
| ID | State Senate - 8 | Christy Zito | Republican | 96% |
| ID | State Senate - 18 | Janie Ward-Engelking | Democratic | 36% |
| ID | State Senate - 19 | Melissa Wintrow | Democratic | 26% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA | State Senate - 11 | Sam Watson | R | 67% |
| GA | State Senate - 12 | Freddie Sims | D | 31% |
| GA | State Senate - 15 | Ed Harbison | D | 38% |
| GA | State Senate - 16 | Marty Harbin, Jr. | R | 85% |
| GA | State Senate - 17 | Gail Davenport | D | 15% |
| GA | State Senate - 17 | Brian Strickland | R | 92% |
| GA | State Senate - 19 | Blake Tillery | R | 71% |
| GA | State Senate - 20 | Larry Walker III | R | 79% |
| GA | State Senate - 22 | Harold Jones II | D | 7% |
| GA | State Senate - 24 | Lee Anderson | R | 71% |
| GA | State Senate - 25 | Rick Williams | R | 71% |
| GA | State Senate - 26 | David Lucas, Sr. | D | 40% |
| GA | State Senate - 28 | Matt Brass | R | 71% |
| GA | State Senate - 28 | Donzella James | D | 23% |
| GA | State Senate - 32 | Kay Kirkpatrick | R | 71% |
| GA | State Senate - 33 | Michael Rhett | D | 14% |
| GA | State Senate - 36 | Nan Orrock | D | 23% |
| GA | State Senate - 37 | Ed Setzler | R | 78% |
| GA | State Senate - 42 | Elena Parent | D | 21% |
| GA | State Senate - 43 | Tonya Anderson | D | 7% |
| GA | State Senate - 46 | William Cowsert | R | 86% |
| GA | State Senate - 47 | Frank Ginn | R | 86% |
| GA | State Senate - 51 | Steve Gooch | R | 83% |
| GA | State Senate - 52 | Chuck Hufstetler | R | 86% |
| GA | State Senate - 54 | Chuck Payne | R | 71% |
| GA | State Senate - 56 | John Albers | R | 79% |
| GA | Secretary of State | Brad Raffensperger | R | 72% |
| GA | Commissioner of Agriculture | Tyler Harper | R | 77% |
| GA | Public Service Commissioner - 1 | Jason Shaw | R | 69% |
| IA | U.S. House - 2 | Ashley Hinson | R | 79% |
| IA | U.S. House - 3 | Zach Nunn | R | 76% |
| IA | U.S. House - 4 | Randy Feenstra | R | 81% |
| IA | State House - 4 | Skyler Wheeler | R | 79% |
| IA | State House - 6 | Megan Jones | R | 79% |
| IA | State House - 10 | John Wills | R | 84% |
| IA | State House - 12 | Steven Holt | R | 84% |
| IA | State House - 14 | Jacob Bossman | R | 79% |
| IA | State House - 15 | Matt Windschitl | R | 84% |
| IA | State House - 16 | David Sieck | R | 83% |
| IA | State House - 29 | Brian Meyer | D | 18% |
| IA | State House - 33 | Ruth Ann Gaines | D | 13% |
| IA | State House - 39 | Rick Olson | D | 21% |
| IA | State House - 49 | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | D | 16% |
| IA | State House - 53 | Dean Fisher | R | 84% |
| IA | State House - 57 | Patrick Grassley | R | 84% |
| IA | State House - 60 | Jane Bloomingdale | R | 79% |
| IA | State House - 61 | Timi Brown-Powers | D | 32% |
| IA | State House - 63 | Michael Bergan | R | 74% |
| IA | State House - 65 | Shannon Lundgren | R | 79% |
| IA | State House - 67 | Craig Johnson | R | 81% |
| IA | State House - 70 | Norlin Mommsen | R | 79% |
| IA | State House - 75 | Bob Kressig | D | 44% |
| IA | State House - 82 | Bobby Kaufmann | R | 82% |
| IA | State House - 85 | Amy Nielsen | D | 28% |
| IA | State House - 86 | Dave Jacoby | D | 41% |
| IA | State House - 93 | Gary Mohr | R | 79% |
| IA | State House - 98 | Monica Kurth | D | 16% |
| IA | State Senate - 4 | Tim Kraayenbrink | R | 76% |
| IA | State Senate - 6 | Jason Schultz | R | 81% |
| IA | State Senate - 8 | Mark Costello | R | 71% |
| IA | State Senate - 9 | Tom Shipley | R | 76% |
| IA | State Senate - 10 | Dan Dawson | R | 76% |
| IA | State Senate - 12 | Amy Sinclair | R | 79% |
| IA | State Senate - 15 | Tony Bisignano | D | 37% |
| IA | State Senate - 18 | Janet Petersen | D | 24% |
| IA | State Senate - 19 | Ken Rozenboom | R | 81% |
| IA | State Senate - 23 | Jack Whitver | R | 81% |
| IA | State Senate - 25 | Herman Quirmbach | D | 24% |
| IA | State Senate - 28 | Dennis Guth | R | 81% |
| IA | State Senate - 29 | Sandy Salmon | R | 79% |
| IA | State Senate - 31 | Bill Dotzler, Jr. | D | 38% |
| IA | State Senate - 34 | Dan Zumbach | R | 93% |
| IA | State Senate - 39 | Liz Bennett | D | 31% |
| IA | State Senate - 40 | Art Staed | D | 21% |
| IA | State Senate - 48 | Mark Lofgren | R | 81% |
| IA | State Senate - 49 | Cindy Winckler | D | 17% |
| IA | Supervisor - 1 | Matthew McCoy | D | 24% |
| IA | Supervisor - At-Large | Lisa Heddens | D | 25% |
| IA | Treasurer | Roby Smith | R | 81% |
| ID | Lieutenant Governor | Scott Bedke | R | 54% |
| ID | State House - 2A | Heather Scott | R | 100% |
| ID | State House - 3A | Vito Barbieri | R | 90% |
| ID | State House - 5A | Ron Mendive | R | 96% |
| ID | State House - 9B | Judy Boyle | R | 87% |
| ID | State House - 10A | Mike Moyle | R | 83% |
| ID | State House - 13A | Brent Crane | R | 83% |
| ID | State House - 17A | John Gannon | D | 28% |
| ID | State House - 18A | Ilana Rubel | D | 33% |
| ID | State House - 20A | Joe Palmer | R | 92% |
| ID | State House - 20B | James Holtzclaw | R | 83% |
| ID | State House - 22A | John Vander Woude | R | 83% |
| ID | State House - 22B | Jason Monks | R | 96% |
| ID | State House - 24B | Steve Miller | R | 58% |
| ID | State House - 29A | Dustin Manwaring | R | 50% |
| ID | State House - 33A | Barbara Ehardt | R | 88% |
| ID | State House - 34B | Britt Raybould | R | 61% |
| ID | State Senate - 6 | Dan Foreman | R | 100% |
| ID | State Senate - 8 | Christy Zito | R | 96% |
| ID | State Senate - 18 | Janie Ward-Engelking | D | 36% |
| ID | State Senate - 19 | Melissa Wintrow | D | 26% |