Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2018 Lifetime Positions (State Legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN | Mayor - At-Large | Kevin Brooks | Republican | 85% |
| AR | Mayor - At-Large | Vivian Flowers | Democratic | 21% |
| MS | Mayor | John Horhn | Democratic | 30% |
| ID | Mayor - At-Large | Dan Johnson | Republican | 60% |
| AR | Mayor - At-Large | George McGill | 10% | |
| IN | Mayor - At-Large | Eddie Melton | Democratic | 21% |
| AK | Mayor - At-Large | Peter Micciche | No Party Affiliation | 71% |
| LA | Mayor - At-Large | Helena Moreno | Democratic | 26% |
| TN | Mayor | Joe Pitts | Democratic | 40% |
| ID | Mayor - At-Large | Jarom Wagoner | No Party Affiliation | 63% |
| KY | Metro Councilmember - 22 | Kevin Bratcher | Republican | 69% |
| LA | Parish President - At-Large | Kenny Havard | Republican | 70% |
| LA | Parish President - At-Large | Major Thibaut, Jr. | Democratic | 58% |
| NM | Public Regulation Commission | Greg Nibert | Republican | 72% |
| MD | Public Service Commissioner | Kumar Barve | Democratic | 10% |
| MS | Public Service Commissioner | Chris Brown | Republican | 87% |
| LA | Public Service Commissioner - 2 | Jean-Paul Coussan | Republican | 77% |
| KY | Public Service Commissioner | Angie Hatton | Democratic | 39% |
| WV | Public Service Commissioner | Charlotte Lane | Republican | 77% |
| GA | Public Service Commissioner - 1 | Jason Shaw | Republican | 67% |
| NE | Public Service Commissioner - 1 | Dan Watermeier | Non-partisan | 76% |
| OR | Public Utilities Commissioner | Karin Power | Democratic | 10% |
| FL | Representative - 5 | David Santiago | Republican | 88% |
| KY | School Board Member - At-Large | Linda Belcher | Democratic | 22% |
| FL | School Board Member - At-Large | Joe Geller | Democratic | 24% |
| VA | Secretary of Finance | Mark Sickles | Democratic | 9% |
| VA | Secretary of Natural Resources | David Bulova | Democratic | 18% |
| FL | Secretary of State | Cord Byrd | Republican | 98% |
| WY | Secretary of State | Chuck Gray | Republican | 86% |
| WA | Secretary of State | Steve Hobbs | Democratic | 25% |
| LA | Secretary of State | Nancy Landry | Republican | 74% |
| MD | Secretary of State | Susan Lee | Democratic | 10% |
| GA | Secretary of State | Brad Raffensperger | Republican | 68% |
| MS | Secretary of State | Michael Watson | Republican | 84% |
| LA | State Board of Education - At-Large | Conrad Appel III | Republican | 56% |
| AR | State Board of Education | Kenneth Bragg | Republican | 68% |
| LA | State Board of Education - 5 | Lance Harris | Republican | 64% |
| ID | State Board of Education | Shawn Keough | 54% | |
| FL | State Board of Education | MaryLynn Magar | Republican | 92% |
| UT | State House - 38 | Cheryl Acton | Republican | 65% |
| MD | State House - 37B | Christopher Adams | Republican | 82% |
| MS | State House - 17 | Shane Aguirre | Republican | 75% |
| UT | State House - 70 | Carl Albrecht | Republican | 58% |
| GA | State House - 66 | Kimberly Alexander | Democratic | 15% |
| AR | State House - 77 | Fred Allen | Democratic | 19% |
| AZ | State House - 7 | Sylvia Allen | Republican | 94% |
| LA | State House - 51 | Beryl Amedée | Republican | 73% |
| WV | State House - 10 | Bill Anderson, Jr. | Republican | 74% |
| MS | State House - 110 | Jeramey Anderson | Democratic | 30% |
| FL | State House - 41 | Bruce Antone | Democratic | 23% |
| MD | State House - 36 | Steven Arentz | Republican | 83% |
| NM | State House - 49 | Gail Armstrong | Republican | 61% |
| MS | State House - 3 | Tracy Arnold | Republican | 71% |
| VA | State House - 37 | Terry Austin | Republican | 71% |
| IN | State House - 11 | Michael Aylesworth | Republican | 79% |
| LA | State House - 59 | Tony Bacala | Republican | 67% |
| MN | State House - 9A | Jeff Backer | Republican | 87% |
| LA | State House - 7 | Lawrence Bagley | Republican | 63% |
| MS | State House - 49 | Willie Bailey | Democratic | 25% |
| IN | State House - 44 | Beau Baird | Republican | 79% |
| AL | State House - 66 | Alan Baker | Republican | 58% |
| MN | State House - 16B | Dave Baker | Republican | 88% |
| MS | State House - 67 | Earle Banks | Democratic | 24% |
| ID | State House - 3A | Vito Barbieri | Republican | 84% |
| AR | State House - 96 | Sonia Barker | Republican | 76% |
| WA | State House - 2 Position 1 | Andrew Barkis | Republican | 69% |
| UT | State House - 17 | Stewart Barlow | Republican | 63% |
| MD | State House - 21 | Ben Barnes | Democratic | 9% |
| MS | State House - 86 | Shane Barnett | Republican | 71% |
| IN | State House - 74 | Stephen Bartels | Republican | 75% |
| IN | State House - 95 | John Bartlett | Democratic | 17% |
| MS | State House - 109 | Manly Barton | Republican | 78% |
| GA | State House - 69 | Debra Bazemore | Democratic | 4% |
| AR | State House - 43 | Rick Beck | Republican | 62% |
| IN | State House - 91 | Bob Behning | Republican | 87% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN | Mayor - At-Large | Kevin Brooks | R | 85% |
| AR | Mayor - At-Large | Vivian Flowers | D | 21% |
| MS | Mayor | John Horhn | D | 30% |
| ID | Mayor - At-Large | Dan Johnson | R | 60% |
| AR | Mayor - At-Large | George McGill | 10% | |
| IN | Mayor - At-Large | Eddie Melton | D | 21% |
| AK | Mayor - At-Large | Peter Micciche | N/A | 71% |
| LA | Mayor - At-Large | Helena Moreno | D | 26% |
| TN | Mayor | Joe Pitts | D | 40% |
| ID | Mayor - At-Large | Jarom Wagoner | N/A | 63% |
| KY | Metro Councilmember - 22 | Kevin Bratcher | R | 69% |
| LA | Parish President - At-Large | Kenny Havard | R | 70% |
| LA | Parish President - At-Large | Major Thibaut, Jr. | D | 58% |
| NM | Public Regulation Commission | Greg Nibert | R | 72% |
| MD | Public Service Commissioner | Kumar Barve | D | 10% |
| MS | Public Service Commissioner | Chris Brown | R | 87% |
| LA | Public Service Commissioner - 2 | Jean-Paul Coussan | R | 77% |
| KY | Public Service Commissioner | Angie Hatton | D | 39% |
| WV | Public Service Commissioner | Charlotte Lane | R | 77% |
| GA | Public Service Commissioner - 1 | Jason Shaw | R | 67% |
| NE | Public Service Commissioner - 1 | Dan Watermeier | Other | 76% |
| OR | Public Utilities Commissioner | Karin Power | D | 10% |
| FL | Representative - 5 | David Santiago | R | 88% |
| KY | School Board Member - At-Large | Linda Belcher | D | 22% |
| FL | School Board Member - At-Large | Joe Geller | D | 24% |
| VA | Secretary of Finance | Mark Sickles | D | 9% |
| VA | Secretary of Natural Resources | David Bulova | D | 18% |
| FL | Secretary of State | Cord Byrd | R | 98% |
| WY | Secretary of State | Chuck Gray | R | 86% |
| WA | Secretary of State | Steve Hobbs | D | 25% |
| LA | Secretary of State | Nancy Landry | R | 74% |
| MD | Secretary of State | Susan Lee | D | 10% |
| GA | Secretary of State | Brad Raffensperger | R | 68% |
| MS | Secretary of State | Michael Watson | R | 84% |
| LA | State Board of Education - At-Large | Conrad Appel III | R | 56% |
| AR | State Board of Education | Kenneth Bragg | R | 68% |
| LA | State Board of Education - 5 | Lance Harris | R | 64% |
| ID | State Board of Education | Shawn Keough | 54% | |
| FL | State Board of Education | MaryLynn Magar | R | 92% |
| UT | State House - 38 | Cheryl Acton | R | 65% |
| MD | State House - 37B | Christopher Adams | R | 82% |
| MS | State House - 17 | Shane Aguirre | R | 75% |
| UT | State House - 70 | Carl Albrecht | R | 58% |
| GA | State House - 66 | Kimberly Alexander | D | 15% |
| AR | State House - 77 | Fred Allen | D | 19% |
| AZ | State House - 7 | Sylvia Allen | R | 94% |
| LA | State House - 51 | Beryl Amedée | R | 73% |
| WV | State House - 10 | Bill Anderson, Jr. | R | 74% |
| MS | State House - 110 | Jeramey Anderson | D | 30% |
| FL | State House - 41 | Bruce Antone | D | 23% |
| MD | State House - 36 | Steven Arentz | R | 83% |
| NM | State House - 49 | Gail Armstrong | R | 61% |
| MS | State House - 3 | Tracy Arnold | R | 71% |
| VA | State House - 37 | Terry Austin | R | 71% |
| IN | State House - 11 | Michael Aylesworth | R | 79% |
| LA | State House - 59 | Tony Bacala | R | 67% |
| MN | State House - 9A | Jeff Backer | R | 87% |
| LA | State House - 7 | Lawrence Bagley | R | 63% |
| MS | State House - 49 | Willie Bailey | D | 25% |
| IN | State House - 44 | Beau Baird | R | 79% |
| AL | State House - 66 | Alan Baker | R | 58% |
| MN | State House - 16B | Dave Baker | R | 88% |
| MS | State House - 67 | Earle Banks | D | 24% |
| ID | State House - 3A | Vito Barbieri | R | 84% |
| AR | State House - 96 | Sonia Barker | R | 76% |
| WA | State House - 2 Position 1 | Andrew Barkis | R | 69% |
| UT | State House - 17 | Stewart Barlow | R | 63% |
| MD | State House - 21 | Ben Barnes | D | 9% |
| MS | State House - 86 | Shane Barnett | R | 71% |
| IN | State House - 74 | Stephen Bartels | R | 75% |
| IN | State House - 95 | John Bartlett | D | 17% |
| MS | State House - 109 | Manly Barton | R | 78% |
| GA | State House - 69 | Debra Bazemore | D | 4% |
| AR | State House - 43 | Rick Beck | R | 62% |
| IN | State House - 91 | Bob Behning | R | 87% |