Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2018 Lifetime Positions (State Legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | State House - 7 | John Lively | Democratic | 10% |
| OR | State Senate - 7 | James Manning, Jr. | Democratic | 8% |
| OR | State Senate - 8 | Sara Gelser Blouin | Democratic | 6% |
| OR | State Senate - 9 | Fred Girod | Republican | 75% |
| OR | State House - 10 | David Gomberg | Democratic | 8% |
| OR | State Senate - 11 | Kim Thatcher | Republican | 72% |
| OR | State House - 13 | Nancy Nathanson | Democratic | 5% |
| OR | State House - 14 | Julie Fahey | Democratic | 7% |
| OR | State Senate - 15 | Janeen Sollman | Democratic | 10% |
| OR | State House - 18 | Rick Lewis | Republican | 55% |
| OR | State Senate - 19 | Rob Wagner | Democratic | 0% |
| OR | State House - 20 | Paul Evans | Democratic | 15% |
| OR | State Senate - 20 | Mark Meek | Democratic | 10% |
| OR | State Senate - 21 | Kathleen Taylor | Democratic | 6% |
| OR | State Senate - 22 | Lew Frederick | Democratic | 6% |
| OR | State Senate - 25 | Chris Gorsek | Democratic | 2% |
| OR | State House - 27 | Ken Helm | Democratic | 7% |
| OR | State House - 29 | Susan McLain | Democratic | 9% |
| OR | State Senate - 30 | Mike McLane | Republican | 69% |
| OR | State House - 42 | Rob Nosse | Democratic | 7% |
| OR | State House - 43 | Tawna Sanchez | Democratic | 7% |
| OR | State House - 52 | Jeff Helfrich | Republican | 29% |
| OR | State House - 55 | E. Werner Reschke | Republican | 93% |
| OR | State House - 57 | Greg Smith | Republican | 56% |
| OR | Governor | Tina Kotek | Democratic | 4% |
| OR | Public Utilities Commissioner | Karin Power | Democratic | 10% |
| OR | Attorney General | Dan Rayfield | Democratic | 7% |
| OR | Treasurer | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | Democratic | 6% |
| SD | Commissioner - 2 | Thomas Brunner | Republican | 81% |
| SD | State House - 3 | Al Novstrup | Republican | 74% |
| SD | State Senate - 6 | Ernie Otten, Jr. | Republican | 70% |
| SD | State Senate - 7 | Tim Reed | Republican | 67% |
| SD | State Senate - 11 | Chris Karr | Republican | 70% |
| SD | State Senate - 12 | Arch Beal | Republican | 68% |
| SD | State House - 12 | Greg Jamison | Republican | 84% |
| SD | State House - 13 | Jack Kolbeck | Republican | 64% |
| SD | State Senate - 13 | Sue Peterson | Republican | 69% |
| SD | State Senate - 14 | Larry Zikmund | Republican | 71% |
| SD | State Senate - 15 | Jamie Smith | Democratic | 33% |
| SD | State Senate - 16 | Kevin Jensen | Republican | 79% |
| SD | State House - 18 | Mike Stevens | Republican | 48% |
| SD | State Senate - 19 | Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | 65% |
| SD | State House - 22 | Lana Greenfield | Republican | 79% |
| SD | State House - 23 | Spencer Gosch | Republican | 77% |
| SD | State House - 25 | Leslie Heinemann | Republican | 64% |
| SD | State Senate - 25 | Tom Pischke | Republican | 80% |
| SD | State House - 27 | Liz May | Republican | 76% |
| SD | State Senate - 28 | Sam Marty | Republican | 77% |
| SD | State House - 33 | Phil Jensen | Republican | 91% |
| SD | State Senate - 34 | Taffy Howard | Republican | 87% |
| SD | Commissioner - At-Large | Drew Dennert | Republican | 85% |
| SD | Commissioner - At-Large | Burton Tulson | Republican | 60% |
| SD | Commissioner of Schools and Public Lands | Brock Greenfield | Republican | 79% |
| SD | Governor | Larry Rhoden | Republican | 87% |
| TN | State House - 1 | John Crawford | Republican | 83% |
| TN | State House - 2 | Bud Hulsey | Republican | 88% |
| TN | State Senate - 3 | Rusty Crowe | Republican | 82% |
| TN | State House - 3 | Timothy Hill | Republican | 88% |
| TN | State House - 5 | David Hawk | Republican | 89% |
| TN | State Senate - 5 | Randy McNally | Republican | 89% |
| TN | State Senate - 6 | Becky Massey | Republican | 80% |
| TN | State Senate - 7 | Richard Briggs | Republican | 85% |
| TN | State House - 8 | Jerome Moon | Republican | 87% |
| TN | State House - 9 | Gary Hicks, Jr. | Republican | 84% |
| TN | State Senate - 9 | Steve Southerland | Republican | 87% |
| TN | State Senate - 10 | Todd Gardenhire | Republican | 85% |
| TN | State House - 11 | Jeremy Faison | Republican | 86% |
| TN | State Senate - 11 | Bo Watson | Republican | 89% |
| TN | State Senate - 12 | Ken Yager | Republican | 84% |
| TN | State Senate - 13 | Dawn White | Republican | 93% |
| TN | State Senate - 14 | Shane Reeves | Republican | 88% |
| TN | State House - 14 | Jason Zachary | Republican | 83% |
| TN | State Senate - 15 | Paul Bailey | Republican | 90% |
| TN | State Senate - 16 | Janice Bowling | Republican | 89% |
| TN | State House - 17 | Andrew Farmer | Republican | 81% |
| TN | State Senate - 17 | Mark Pody | Republican | 86% |
| TN | State Senate - 18 | Ferrell Haile | Republican | 88% |
| TN | State Senate - 21 | Jeff Yarbro | Democratic | 37% |
| TN | State House - 22 | Dan Howell | Republican | 86% |
| TN | State Senate - 23 | Kerry Roberts | Republican | 93% |
| TN | State Senate - 24 | John Stevens | Republican | 93% |
| TN | State Senate - 25 | Ed Jackson | Republican | 89% |
| TN | State House - 25 | Cameron Sexton | Republican | 91% |
| TN | State Senate - 27 | Jack Johnson | Republican | 92% |
| TN | State Senate - 28 | Joey Hensley | Republican | 88% |
| TN | State Senate - 29 | Raumesh Akbari | Democratic | 27% |
| TN | State Senate - 30 | Sara Kyle | Democratic | 29% |
| TN | State House - 31 | Ron Travis | Republican | 83% |
| TN | State House - 34 | Tim Rudd | Republican | 84% |
| TN | State House - 36 | Dennis Powers | Republican | 92% |
| TN | State House - 38 | Kelly Keisling | Republican | 75% |
| TN | State House - 42 | Ryan Williams | Republican | 89% |
| TN | State House - 43 | Paul Sherrell | Republican | 86% |
| TN | State House - 44 | William Lamberth | Republican | 85% |
| TN | State House - 46 | Clark Boyd | Republican | 96% |
| TN | State House - 48 | Bryan Terry | Republican | 89% |
| TN | State House - 49 | Mike Sparks | Republican | 87% |
| TN | State House - 50 | Bo Mitchell | Democratic | 24% |
| TN | State House - 53 | Jason Powell | Democratic | 26% |
| TN | State House - 55 | John Clemmons | Democratic | 22% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | State House - 7 | John Lively | D | 10% |
| OR | State Senate - 7 | James Manning, Jr. | D | 8% |
| OR | State Senate - 8 | Sara Gelser Blouin | D | 6% |
| OR | State Senate - 9 | Fred Girod | R | 75% |
| OR | State House - 10 | David Gomberg | D | 8% |
| OR | State Senate - 11 | Kim Thatcher | R | 72% |
| OR | State House - 13 | Nancy Nathanson | D | 5% |
| OR | State House - 14 | Julie Fahey | D | 7% |
| OR | State Senate - 15 | Janeen Sollman | D | 10% |
| OR | State House - 18 | Rick Lewis | R | 55% |
| OR | State Senate - 19 | Rob Wagner | D | 0% |
| OR | State House - 20 | Paul Evans | D | 15% |
| OR | State Senate - 20 | Mark Meek | D | 10% |
| OR | State Senate - 21 | Kathleen Taylor | D | 6% |
| OR | State Senate - 22 | Lew Frederick | D | 6% |
| OR | State Senate - 25 | Chris Gorsek | D | 2% |
| OR | State House - 27 | Ken Helm | D | 7% |
| OR | State House - 29 | Susan McLain | D | 9% |
| OR | State Senate - 30 | Mike McLane | R | 69% |
| OR | State House - 42 | Rob Nosse | D | 7% |
| OR | State House - 43 | Tawna Sanchez | D | 7% |
| OR | State House - 52 | Jeff Helfrich | R | 29% |
| OR | State House - 55 | E. Werner Reschke | R | 93% |
| OR | State House - 57 | Greg Smith | R | 56% |
| OR | Governor | Tina Kotek | D | 4% |
| OR | Public Utilities Commissioner | Karin Power | D | 10% |
| OR | Attorney General | Dan Rayfield | D | 7% |
| OR | Treasurer | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | D | 6% |
| SD | Commissioner - 2 | Thomas Brunner | R | 81% |
| SD | State House - 3 | Al Novstrup | R | 74% |
| SD | State Senate - 6 | Ernie Otten, Jr. | R | 70% |
| SD | State Senate - 7 | Tim Reed | R | 67% |
| SD | State Senate - 11 | Chris Karr | R | 70% |
| SD | State Senate - 12 | Arch Beal | R | 68% |
| SD | State House - 12 | Greg Jamison | R | 84% |
| SD | State House - 13 | Jack Kolbeck | R | 64% |
| SD | State Senate - 13 | Sue Peterson | R | 69% |
| SD | State Senate - 14 | Larry Zikmund | R | 71% |
| SD | State Senate - 15 | Jamie Smith | D | 33% |
| SD | State Senate - 16 | Kevin Jensen | R | 79% |
| SD | State House - 18 | Mike Stevens | R | 48% |
| SD | State Senate - 19 | Kyle Schoenfish | R | 65% |
| SD | State House - 22 | Lana Greenfield | R | 79% |
| SD | State House - 23 | Spencer Gosch | R | 77% |
| SD | State House - 25 | Leslie Heinemann | R | 64% |
| SD | State Senate - 25 | Tom Pischke | R | 80% |
| SD | State House - 27 | Liz May | R | 76% |
| SD | State Senate - 28 | Sam Marty | R | 77% |
| SD | State House - 33 | Phil Jensen | R | 91% |
| SD | State Senate - 34 | Taffy Howard | R | 87% |
| SD | Commissioner - At-Large | Drew Dennert | R | 85% |
| SD | Commissioner - At-Large | Burton Tulson | R | 60% |
| SD | Commissioner of Schools and Public Lands | Brock Greenfield | R | 79% |
| SD | Governor | Larry Rhoden | R | 87% |
| TN | State House - 1 | John Crawford | R | 83% |
| TN | State House - 2 | Bud Hulsey | R | 88% |
| TN | State Senate - 3 | Rusty Crowe | R | 82% |
| TN | State House - 3 | Timothy Hill | R | 88% |
| TN | State House - 5 | David Hawk | R | 89% |
| TN | State Senate - 5 | Randy McNally | R | 89% |
| TN | State Senate - 6 | Becky Massey | R | 80% |
| TN | State Senate - 7 | Richard Briggs | R | 85% |
| TN | State House - 8 | Jerome Moon | R | 87% |
| TN | State House - 9 | Gary Hicks, Jr. | R | 84% |
| TN | State Senate - 9 | Steve Southerland | R | 87% |
| TN | State Senate - 10 | Todd Gardenhire | R | 85% |
| TN | State House - 11 | Jeremy Faison | R | 86% |
| TN | State Senate - 11 | Bo Watson | R | 89% |
| TN | State Senate - 12 | Ken Yager | R | 84% |
| TN | State Senate - 13 | Dawn White | R | 93% |
| TN | State Senate - 14 | Shane Reeves | R | 88% |
| TN | State House - 14 | Jason Zachary | R | 83% |
| TN | State Senate - 15 | Paul Bailey | R | 90% |
| TN | State Senate - 16 | Janice Bowling | R | 89% |
| TN | State House - 17 | Andrew Farmer | R | 81% |
| TN | State Senate - 17 | Mark Pody | R | 86% |
| TN | State Senate - 18 | Ferrell Haile | R | 88% |
| TN | State Senate - 21 | Jeff Yarbro | D | 37% |
| TN | State House - 22 | Dan Howell | R | 86% |
| TN | State Senate - 23 | Kerry Roberts | R | 93% |
| TN | State Senate - 24 | John Stevens | R | 93% |
| TN | State Senate - 25 | Ed Jackson | R | 89% |
| TN | State House - 25 | Cameron Sexton | R | 91% |
| TN | State Senate - 27 | Jack Johnson | R | 92% |
| TN | State Senate - 28 | Joey Hensley | R | 88% |
| TN | State Senate - 29 | Raumesh Akbari | D | 27% |
| TN | State Senate - 30 | Sara Kyle | D | 29% |
| TN | State House - 31 | Ron Travis | R | 83% |
| TN | State House - 34 | Tim Rudd | R | 84% |
| TN | State House - 36 | Dennis Powers | R | 92% |
| TN | State House - 38 | Kelly Keisling | R | 75% |
| TN | State House - 42 | Ryan Williams | R | 89% |
| TN | State House - 43 | Paul Sherrell | R | 86% |
| TN | State House - 44 | William Lamberth | R | 85% |
| TN | State House - 46 | Clark Boyd | R | 96% |
| TN | State House - 48 | Bryan Terry | R | 89% |
| TN | State House - 49 | Mike Sparks | R | 87% |
| TN | State House - 50 | Bo Mitchell | D | 24% |
| TN | State House - 53 | Jason Powell | D | 26% |
| TN | State House - 55 | John Clemmons | D | 22% |