Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2018 Lifetime Positions (State Legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KY | State House - 9 | Myron Dossett | Republican | 70% |
| KY | State Senate - 9 | David Givens | Republican | 88% |
| KY | State House - 12 | Jim Gooch, Jr. | Republican | 58% |
| KY | State House - 13 | DJ Johnson | Republican | 81% |
| KY | State Senate - 13 | Reggie Thomas | Democratic | 35% |
| KY | State Senate - 14 | Jimmy Higdon | Republican | 82% |
| KY | State Senate - 15 | Rick Girdler | Republican | 87% |
| KY | State Senate - 16 | Max Wise | Republican | 91% |
| KY | State Senate - 18 | Robin Webb | Republican | 44% |
| KY | State House - 19 | Michael Meredith | Republican | 64% |
| KY | Metro Councilmember - 22 | Kevin Bratcher | Republican | 69% |
| KY | State Senate - 23 | Chris McDaniel | Republican | 88% |
| KY | State House - 23 | Steve Riley | Republican | 82% |
| KY | State Senate - 25 | Robert Stivers II | Republican | 89% |
| KY | State Senate - 27 | Steve West | Republican | 91% |
| KY | State Senate - 30 | Brandon Smith | Republican | 68% |
| KY | State Senate - 32 | Mike Wilson | Republican | 91% |
| KY | State Senate - 33 | Gerald Neal | Democratic | 25% |
| KY | State House - 33 | Jason Nemes | Republican | 86% |
| KY | State Senate - 34 | Jared Carpenter | Republican | 85% |
| KY | State Senate - 36 | Julie Raque Adams | Republican | 89% |
| KY | State House - 41 | Mary Marzian | Democratic | 16% |
| KY | State House - 46 | Al Gentry | Democratic | 51% |
| KY | State House - 48 | Ken Fleming | Republican | 88% |
| KY | State House - 52 | Ken Upchurch | Republican | 73% |
| KY | State House - 53 | James Tipton | Republican | 75% |
| KY | State House - 54 | Daniel Elliott | Republican | 82% |
| KY | State House - 55 | Kim King | Republican | 71% |
| KY | State House - 59 | David Osborne | Republican | 63% |
| KY | State House - 64 | Kim Moser | Republican | 88% |
| KY | State House - 74 | David Hale | Republican | 49% |
| KY | State House - 77 | George Brown, Jr. | Democratic | 22% |
| KY | State House - 78 | Mark Hart | Republican | 86% |
| KY | State House - 80 | David Meade | Republican | 77% |
| KY | State House - 84 | Chris Fugate | Republican | 69% |
| KY | State House - 92 | John Blanton | Republican | 52% |
| KY | School Board Member - At-Large | Linda Belcher | Democratic | 22% |
| KY | Public Service Commissioner | Angie Hatton | Democratic | 39% |
| KY | Agriculture Commissioner | Jonathan Shell | Republican | 75% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | Democratic | 48% |
| LA | Public Service Commissioner - 2 | Jean-Paul Coussan | Republican | 77% |
| LA | State Senate - 2 | Ed Price | Democratic | 44% |
| LA | State Senate - 4 | Jimmy Harris III | Democratic | 42% |
| LA | State Senate - 5 | Royce Duplessis | Democratic | 41% |
| LA | State Board of Education - 5 | Lance Harris | Republican | 64% |
| LA | State Senate - 6 | Rick Edmonds | Republican | 74% |
| LA | State House - 7 | Lawrence Bagley | Republican | 63% |
| LA | State Senate - 7 | Gary Carter, Jr. | Democratic | 32% |
| LA | State Senate - 8 | Patrick Connick | Republican | 63% |
| LA | State House - 8 | Raymond Crews | Republican | 75% |
| LA | State Senate - 9 | Cameron Henry, Jr. | Republican | 66% |
| LA | State House - 9 | Dodie Horton | Republican | 73% |
| LA | State Senate - 10 | Kirk Talbot | Republican | 68% |
| LA | State Senate - 12 | Beth Mizell | Republican | 63% |
| LA | State Senate - 13 | Valarie Hodges | Republican | 75% |
| LA | State House - 13 | Jack McFarland | Republican | 68% |
| LA | State Senate - 15 | Regina Barrow | Democratic | 43% |
| LA | State Senate - 16 | Franklin Foil | Republican | 53% |
| LA | State Senate - 18 | Eddie Lambert | Republican | 65% |
| LA | State Senate - 19 | Gregory Miller | Republican | 68% |
| LA | State House - 19 | Francis Thompson | Republican | 49% |
| LA | State House - 20 | Neil Riser | Republican | 60% |
| LA | State Senate - 22 | Blake Miguez | Republican | 74% |
| LA | State Senate - 24 | Gerald Boudreaux | Democratic | 43% |
| LA | State Senate - 25 | Mark Abraham | Republican | 66% |
| LA | State Senate - 26 | Bob Hensgens | Republican | 72% |
| LA | State House - 29 | Edmond Jordan | Democratic | 59% |
| LA | State Senate - 29 | Jay Luneau | Democratic | 58% |
| LA | State Senate - 31 | Alan Seabaugh | Republican | 80% |
| LA | State Senate - 34 | Katrina Jackson | Democratic | 49% |
| LA | State Senate - 35 | Jay Morris III | Republican | 66% |
| LA | State Senate - 39 | Sam Jenkins, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| LA | State House - 40 | Dustin Miller | Democratic | 58% |
| LA | State House - 41 | Phillip DeVillier | Republican | 77% |
| LA | State House - 51 | Beryl Amedée | Republican | 73% |
| LA | State House - 52 | Jerome Zeringue | Republican | 62% |
| LA | State House - 58 | Ken Brass | Democratic | 58% |
| LA | State House - 59 | Tony Bacala | Republican | 67% |
| LA | State House - 61 | C. Marcelle | Democratic | 40% |
| LA | State House - 63 | Barbara Carpenter | Democratic | 46% |
| LA | State House - 72 | Robby Carter | Democratic | 52% |
| LA | State House - 77 | Mark Wright | Republican | 72% |
| LA | State House - 80 | Polly Thomas | Republican | 73% |
| LA | State House - 86 | Nicholas Muscarello, Jr. | Republican | 61% |
| LA | State House - 87 | Rodney Lyons, Sr. | Democratic | 47% |
| LA | State House - 92 | Joe Stagni | Republican | 63% |
| LA | State House - 94 | Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | 71% |
| LA | State Board of Education - At-Large | Conrad Appel III | Republican | 56% |
| LA | Parish President - At-Large | Kenny Havard | Republican | 70% |
| LA | Mayor - At-Large | Helena Moreno | Democratic | 26% |
| LA | Council Member - At-Large | Jean-Paul Morrell | Democratic | 36% |
| LA | Parish President - At-Large | Major Thibaut, Jr. | Democratic | 58% |
| LA | Secretary of State | Nancy Landry | Republican | 74% |
| MD | State Senate - 1 | Mike McKay | Republican | 86% |
| MD | Council Member - 1 | Patrick Young | No Party Affiliation | 11% |
| MD | State House - 1B | Jason Buckel | Republican | 82% |
| MD | State Senate - 2 | Paul Corderman | Republican | 67% |
| MD | State House - 2A | William Wivell | Republican | 85% |
| MD | State Senate - 3 | Karen Lewis Young | Democratic | 12% |
| MD | State House - 4 | Barrie Ciliberti | Republican | 82% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KY | State House - 9 | Myron Dossett | R | 70% |
| KY | State Senate - 9 | David Givens | R | 88% |
| KY | State House - 12 | Jim Gooch, Jr. | R | 58% |
| KY | State House - 13 | DJ Johnson | R | 81% |
| KY | State Senate - 13 | Reggie Thomas | D | 35% |
| KY | State Senate - 14 | Jimmy Higdon | R | 82% |
| KY | State Senate - 15 | Rick Girdler | R | 87% |
| KY | State Senate - 16 | Max Wise | R | 91% |
| KY | State Senate - 18 | Robin Webb | R | 44% |
| KY | State House - 19 | Michael Meredith | R | 64% |
| KY | Metro Councilmember - 22 | Kevin Bratcher | R | 69% |
| KY | State Senate - 23 | Chris McDaniel | R | 88% |
| KY | State House - 23 | Steve Riley | R | 82% |
| KY | State Senate - 25 | Robert Stivers II | R | 89% |
| KY | State Senate - 27 | Steve West | R | 91% |
| KY | State Senate - 30 | Brandon Smith | R | 68% |
| KY | State Senate - 32 | Mike Wilson | R | 91% |
| KY | State Senate - 33 | Gerald Neal | D | 25% |
| KY | State House - 33 | Jason Nemes | R | 86% |
| KY | State Senate - 34 | Jared Carpenter | R | 85% |
| KY | State Senate - 36 | Julie Raque Adams | R | 89% |
| KY | State House - 41 | Mary Marzian | D | 16% |
| KY | State House - 46 | Al Gentry | D | 51% |
| KY | State House - 48 | Ken Fleming | R | 88% |
| KY | State House - 52 | Ken Upchurch | R | 73% |
| KY | State House - 53 | James Tipton | R | 75% |
| KY | State House - 54 | Daniel Elliott | R | 82% |
| KY | State House - 55 | Kim King | R | 71% |
| KY | State House - 59 | David Osborne | R | 63% |
| KY | State House - 64 | Kim Moser | R | 88% |
| KY | State House - 74 | David Hale | R | 49% |
| KY | State House - 77 | George Brown, Jr. | D | 22% |
| KY | State House - 78 | Mark Hart | R | 86% |
| KY | State House - 80 | David Meade | R | 77% |
| KY | State House - 84 | Chris Fugate | R | 69% |
| KY | State House - 92 | John Blanton | R | 52% |
| KY | School Board Member - At-Large | Linda Belcher | D | 22% |
| KY | Public Service Commissioner | Angie Hatton | D | 39% |
| KY | Agriculture Commissioner | Jonathan Shell | R | 75% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | D | 48% |
| LA | Public Service Commissioner - 2 | Jean-Paul Coussan | R | 77% |
| LA | State Senate - 2 | Ed Price | D | 44% |
| LA | State Senate - 4 | Jimmy Harris III | D | 42% |
| LA | State Senate - 5 | Royce Duplessis | D | 41% |
| LA | State Board of Education - 5 | Lance Harris | R | 64% |
| LA | State Senate - 6 | Rick Edmonds | R | 74% |
| LA | State House - 7 | Lawrence Bagley | R | 63% |
| LA | State Senate - 7 | Gary Carter, Jr. | D | 32% |
| LA | State Senate - 8 | Patrick Connick | R | 63% |
| LA | State House - 8 | Raymond Crews | R | 75% |
| LA | State Senate - 9 | Cameron Henry, Jr. | R | 66% |
| LA | State House - 9 | Dodie Horton | R | 73% |
| LA | State Senate - 10 | Kirk Talbot | R | 68% |
| LA | State Senate - 12 | Beth Mizell | R | 63% |
| LA | State Senate - 13 | Valarie Hodges | R | 75% |
| LA | State House - 13 | Jack McFarland | R | 68% |
| LA | State Senate - 15 | Regina Barrow | D | 43% |
| LA | State Senate - 16 | Franklin Foil | R | 53% |
| LA | State Senate - 18 | Eddie Lambert | R | 65% |
| LA | State Senate - 19 | Gregory Miller | R | 68% |
| LA | State House - 19 | Francis Thompson | R | 49% |
| LA | State House - 20 | Neil Riser | R | 60% |
| LA | State Senate - 22 | Blake Miguez | R | 74% |
| LA | State Senate - 24 | Gerald Boudreaux | D | 43% |
| LA | State Senate - 25 | Mark Abraham | R | 66% |
| LA | State Senate - 26 | Bob Hensgens | R | 72% |
| LA | State House - 29 | Edmond Jordan | D | 59% |
| LA | State Senate - 29 | Jay Luneau | D | 58% |
| LA | State Senate - 31 | Alan Seabaugh | R | 80% |
| LA | State Senate - 34 | Katrina Jackson | D | 49% |
| LA | State Senate - 35 | Jay Morris III | R | 66% |
| LA | State Senate - 39 | Sam Jenkins, Jr. | D | 50% |
| LA | State House - 40 | Dustin Miller | D | 58% |
| LA | State House - 41 | Phillip DeVillier | R | 77% |
| LA | State House - 51 | Beryl Amedée | R | 73% |
| LA | State House - 52 | Jerome Zeringue | R | 62% |
| LA | State House - 58 | Ken Brass | D | 58% |
| LA | State House - 59 | Tony Bacala | R | 67% |
| LA | State House - 61 | C. Marcelle | D | 40% |
| LA | State House - 63 | Barbara Carpenter | D | 46% |
| LA | State House - 72 | Robby Carter | D | 52% |
| LA | State House - 77 | Mark Wright | R | 72% |
| LA | State House - 80 | Polly Thomas | R | 73% |
| LA | State House - 86 | Nicholas Muscarello, Jr. | R | 61% |
| LA | State House - 87 | Rodney Lyons, Sr. | D | 47% |
| LA | State House - 92 | Joe Stagni | R | 63% |
| LA | State House - 94 | Stephanie Hilferty | R | 71% |
| LA | State Board of Education - At-Large | Conrad Appel III | R | 56% |
| LA | Parish President - At-Large | Kenny Havard | R | 70% |
| LA | Mayor - At-Large | Helena Moreno | D | 26% |
| LA | Council Member - At-Large | Jean-Paul Morrell | D | 36% |
| LA | Parish President - At-Large | Major Thibaut, Jr. | D | 58% |
| LA | Secretary of State | Nancy Landry | R | 74% |
| MD | State Senate - 1 | Mike McKay | R | 86% |
| MD | Council Member - 1 | Patrick Young | N/A | 11% |
| MD | State House - 1B | Jason Buckel | R | 82% |
| MD | State Senate - 2 | Paul Corderman | R | 67% |
| MD | State House - 2A | William Wivell | R | 85% |
| MD | State Senate - 3 | Karen Lewis Young | D | 12% |
| MD | State House - 4 | Barrie Ciliberti | R | 82% |