Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2018 Lifetime Positions (State Legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Pugh | 91% | |||
| TN | State House - 25 | Cameron Sexton | Republican | 91% |
| WA | State Senate - 7 | Shelly Short | Republican | 91% |
| Dennis Smith | 91% | |||
| Jennifer Sullivan | 91% | |||
| Neal Tapio | 91% | |||
| VA | State House - 61 | Mike Webert | Republican | 91% |
| AZ | State House - 13 | Jeff Weninger | Republican | 91% |
| KY | State Senate - 27 | Steve West | Republican | 91% |
| Dave Williams | 91% | |||
| KY | State Senate - 32 | Mike Wilson | Republican | 91% |
| KY | State Senate - 16 | Max Wise | Republican | 91% |
| Dana Young | 91% | |||
| Les Adams | 90% | |||
| TN | State Senate - 15 | Paul Bailey | Republican | 90% |
| Bob Ballinger | 90% | |||
| Michelle Benson | 90% | |||
| Paul Boyer | 90% | |||
| Kathy Byron | 90% | |||
| Kurt Daudt | 90% | |||
| Kelly Fenton | 90% | |||
| MD | State House - 6 | Robin Grammer, Jr. | Republican | 90% |
| IA | State Senate - 28 | Dennis Guth | Republican | 90% |
| Curtis Halford | 90% | |||
| Chris Holbert | 90% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 44 | Eric Koch | Republican | 90% |
| IN | State House - 69 | Jim Lucas | Republican | 90% |
| IN | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Alan Morrison | Republican | 90% |
| MN | State House - 48A | Jim Nash | Republican | 90% |
| Mike Padden | 90% | |||
| TN | State House - 74 | Jay Reedy | Republican | 90% |
| C. Romine | 90% | |||
| Rob Rothenburger | 90% | |||
| WA | State House - 9 Position 2 | Joe Schmick | Republican | 90% |
| Ross Spano | 90% | |||
| IN | Director of Labor | Mike Speedy | Republican | 90% |
| Kelli Stargel | 90% | |||
| David Stringer | 90% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 4 | David Suetterlein | Republican | 90% |
| FL | State Senate - 2 | Jay Trumbull | Republican | 90% |
| Micah Van Huss | 90% | |||
| Bob Vogel | 90% | |||
| Terri Lynn Weaver | 90% | |||
| IN | State House - 21 | Timothy Wesco | Republican | 90% |
| Whitney Westerfield | 90% | |||
| Abigail Whelan | 90% | |||
| Timothy Barr | 89% | |||
| TN | State Senate - 16 | Janice Bowling | Republican | 89% |
| FL | State Senate - 12 | Colleen Burton | Republican | 89% |
| Amanda Chase | 89% | |||
| Martin Daniel | 89% | |||
| WA | State House - 13 Position 1 | Tom Dent | Republican | 89% |
| Sage Dixon | 89% | |||
| Sondra Erickson | 89% | |||
| Jay Fant III | 89% | |||
| Geoff Foster | 89% | |||
| Julio Gonzalez | 89% | |||
| GA | State Senate - 51 | Steve Gooch | Republican | 89% |
| Ernie Harris, Jr. | 89% | |||
| Steven Harris | 89% | |||
| TN | State House - 5 | David Hawk | Republican | 89% |
| Toby Herald | 89% | |||
| Paul Hornback | 89% | |||
| TN | State Senate - 25 | Ed Jackson | Republican | 89% |
| Jennifer Johnston | 89% | |||
| IN | State House - 17 | Jack Jordan | Republican | 89% |
| IN | State House - 83 | Christopher Judy | Republican | 89% |
| Brian Kelsey | 89% | |||
| Alice Kerr | 89% | |||
| Susan Krebs | 89% | |||
| AZ | State House - 28 | David Livingston | Republican | 89% |
| MN | State Senate - 30 | Eric Lucero | Republican | 89% |
| WV | State Senate - 12 | Patrick Martin | Republican | 89% |
| WV | State Senate - 7 | Zack Maynard | Republican | 89% |
| TN | Lieutenant Governor | Randy McNally | Republican | 89% |
| TN | State Senate - 5 | Randy McNally | Republican | 89% |
| IN | State House - 84 | Bob Morris | Republican | 89% |
| Mike Nearman | 89% | |||
| Liz Pike | 89% | |||
| John Ragan, Jr. | 89% | |||
| KY | State Senate - 36 | Julie Raque Adams | Republican | 89% |
| MN | State House - 29B | Marion Rarick | Republican | 89% |
| Marc Roberts | 89% | |||
| John Schickel | 89% | |||
| Jerry Sexton | 89% | |||
| Jim Smith | 89% | |||
| Jerry Sonnenberg | 89% | |||
| KY | State Senate - 25 | Robert Stivers II | Republican | 89% |
| Charlie Stone | 89% | |||
| Amy Summers | 89% | |||
| TN | State House - 48 | Bryan Terry | Republican | 89% |
| Bob Thorpe | 89% | |||
| Kelly Townsend | 89% | |||
| CO | Commissioner - 3 | Kevin Van Winkle | Republican | 89% |
| TN | State Senate - 11 | Bo Watson | Republican | 89% |
| TN | State House - 42 | Ryan Williams | Republican | 89% |
| Tony Albright | 88% | |||
| Sarah Anderson | 88% | |||
| MN | State House - 16B | Dave Baker | Republican | 88% |
| Robert Bradley | 88% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Pugh | 91% | |||
| TN | State House - 25 | Cameron Sexton | R | 91% |
| WA | State Senate - 7 | Shelly Short | R | 91% |
| Dennis Smith | 91% | |||
| Jennifer Sullivan | 91% | |||
| Neal Tapio | 91% | |||
| VA | State House - 61 | Mike Webert | R | 91% |
| AZ | State House - 13 | Jeff Weninger | R | 91% |
| KY | State Senate - 27 | Steve West | R | 91% |
| Dave Williams | 91% | |||
| KY | State Senate - 32 | Mike Wilson | R | 91% |
| KY | State Senate - 16 | Max Wise | R | 91% |
| Dana Young | 91% | |||
| Les Adams | 90% | |||
| TN | State Senate - 15 | Paul Bailey | R | 90% |
| Bob Ballinger | 90% | |||
| Michelle Benson | 90% | |||
| Paul Boyer | 90% | |||
| Kathy Byron | 90% | |||
| Kurt Daudt | 90% | |||
| Kelly Fenton | 90% | |||
| MD | State House - 6 | Robin Grammer, Jr. | R | 90% |
| IA | State Senate - 28 | Dennis Guth | R | 90% |
| Curtis Halford | 90% | |||
| Chris Holbert | 90% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 44 | Eric Koch | R | 90% |
| IN | State House - 69 | Jim Lucas | R | 90% |
| IN | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Alan Morrison | R | 90% |
| MN | State House - 48A | Jim Nash | R | 90% |
| Mike Padden | 90% | |||
| TN | State House - 74 | Jay Reedy | R | 90% |
| C. Romine | 90% | |||
| Rob Rothenburger | 90% | |||
| WA | State House - 9 Position 2 | Joe Schmick | R | 90% |
| Ross Spano | 90% | |||
| IN | Director of Labor | Mike Speedy | R | 90% |
| Kelli Stargel | 90% | |||
| David Stringer | 90% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 4 | David Suetterlein | R | 90% |
| FL | State Senate - 2 | Jay Trumbull | R | 90% |
| Micah Van Huss | 90% | |||
| Bob Vogel | 90% | |||
| Terri Lynn Weaver | 90% | |||
| IN | State House - 21 | Timothy Wesco | R | 90% |
| Whitney Westerfield | 90% | |||
| Abigail Whelan | 90% | |||
| Timothy Barr | 89% | |||
| TN | State Senate - 16 | Janice Bowling | R | 89% |
| FL | State Senate - 12 | Colleen Burton | R | 89% |
| Amanda Chase | 89% | |||
| Martin Daniel | 89% | |||
| WA | State House - 13 Position 1 | Tom Dent | R | 89% |
| Sage Dixon | 89% | |||
| Sondra Erickson | 89% | |||
| Jay Fant III | 89% | |||
| Geoff Foster | 89% | |||
| Julio Gonzalez | 89% | |||
| GA | State Senate - 51 | Steve Gooch | R | 89% |
| Ernie Harris, Jr. | 89% | |||
| Steven Harris | 89% | |||
| TN | State House - 5 | David Hawk | R | 89% |
| Toby Herald | 89% | |||
| Paul Hornback | 89% | |||
| TN | State Senate - 25 | Ed Jackson | R | 89% |
| Jennifer Johnston | 89% | |||
| IN | State House - 17 | Jack Jordan | R | 89% |
| IN | State House - 83 | Christopher Judy | R | 89% |
| Brian Kelsey | 89% | |||
| Alice Kerr | 89% | |||
| Susan Krebs | 89% | |||
| AZ | State House - 28 | David Livingston | R | 89% |
| MN | State Senate - 30 | Eric Lucero | R | 89% |
| WV | State Senate - 12 | Patrick Martin | R | 89% |
| WV | State Senate - 7 | Zack Maynard | R | 89% |
| TN | Lieutenant Governor | Randy McNally | R | 89% |
| TN | State Senate - 5 | Randy McNally | R | 89% |
| IN | State House - 84 | Bob Morris | R | 89% |
| Mike Nearman | 89% | |||
| Liz Pike | 89% | |||
| John Ragan, Jr. | 89% | |||
| KY | State Senate - 36 | Julie Raque Adams | R | 89% |
| MN | State House - 29B | Marion Rarick | R | 89% |
| Marc Roberts | 89% | |||
| John Schickel | 89% | |||
| Jerry Sexton | 89% | |||
| Jim Smith | 89% | |||
| Jerry Sonnenberg | 89% | |||
| KY | State Senate - 25 | Robert Stivers II | R | 89% |
| Charlie Stone | 89% | |||
| Amy Summers | 89% | |||
| TN | State House - 48 | Bryan Terry | R | 89% |
| Bob Thorpe | 89% | |||
| Kelly Townsend | 89% | |||
| CO | Commissioner - 3 | Kevin Van Winkle | R | 89% |
| TN | State Senate - 11 | Bo Watson | R | 89% |
| TN | State House - 42 | Ryan Williams | R | 89% |
| Tony Albright | 88% | |||
| Sarah Anderson | 88% | |||
| MN | State House - 16B | Dave Baker | R | 88% |
| Robert Bradley | 88% |