Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2018 Lifetime Positions (State Legislature)
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 6% |
| Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 6% | |||
| Karen Clark | 6% | |||
| Michael Dembrow | 6% | |||
| Crisanta Duran | 6% | |||
| Robert Dvorsky | 6% | |||
| NM | State House - 37 | Joanne Ferrary | Democratic | 6% |
| OR | State Senate - 22 | Lew Frederick | Democratic | 6% |
| MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 6% |
| Harry Garcia | 6% | |||
| OR | State Senate - 8 | Sara Gelser Blouin | Democratic | 6% |
| AZ | State Senate - 20 | Sally Gonzales | Democratic | 6% |
| Mark Hass | 6% | |||
| Rob Hogg | 6% | |||
| Paul Holvey | 6% | |||
| Frank Hornstein | 6% | |||
| Matt Jones | 6% | |||
| Steve Kirby | 6% | |||
| Carolyn Laine | 6% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 56 | Erin Maye-Quade | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 6% |
| Rod Monroe | 6% | |||
| Sharon Nelson | 6% | |||
| Bee Nguyen | 6% | |||
| WA | State Senate - 33 | Tina Orwall | Democratic | 6% |
| MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 6% |
| Carla Piluso | 6% | |||
| MN | State House - 64B | Dave Pinto | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 6% |
| MD | State House - 14 | Pam Queen | Democratic | 6% |
| Chuck Riley | 6% | |||
| NM | State House - 35 | Angelica Rubio | Democratic | 6% |
| Linda Slocum | 6% | |||
| OR | Treasurer | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | Democratic | 6% |
| OR | State Senate - 21 | Kathleen Taylor | Democratic | 6% |
| Sherry Appleton | 5% | |||
| Phil Barnhart | 5% | |||
| Jamie Becker-Finn | 5% | |||
| Connie Bernardy | 5% | |||
| MN | Commissioner - 4 | Karla Bigham | 5% | |
| MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| Frank Chopp | 5% | |||
| Eileen Cody | 5% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 49 | Steve Cwodzinski | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| Mitch Greenlick | 5% | |||
| WA | State House - 33 Position 2 | Mia Gregerson | Democratic | 5% |
| Zack Hudgins | 5% | |||
| WA | State House - 27 Position 1 | Laurie Jinkins | Democratic | 5% |
| Ruth Kagi | 5% | |||
| WA | State House - 1 Position 2 | Shelley Kloba | Democratic | 5% |
| MN | State House - 39A | Erin Koegel | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| MN | State Senate - 39 | Mary Kunesh | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| VA | State Senate - 23 | Mamie Locke | Democratic | 5% |
| Joan McBride | 5% | |||
| OR | State House - 13 | Nancy Nathanson | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | State House - 3 Position 2 | Timm Ormsby | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | Treasurer | Mike Pellicciotti | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | State Senate - 3 | Marcus Riccelli | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | State Senate - 38 | June Robinson | Democratic | 5% |
| Jennifer Schultz | 5% | |||
| Tana Senn | 5% | |||
| Gael Tarleton | 5% | |||
| WA | State House - 24 Position 2 | Steve Tharinger | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 20 | Jheanelle Wilkins | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | State House - 49 Position 1 | Sharon Wylie | Democratic | 5% |
| GA | State House - 69 | Debra Bazemore | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | State House - 11 Position 2 | Steve Bergquist | Democratic | 4% |
| David Bly | 4% | |||
| Alice Hausman | 4% | |||
| OR | Governor | Tina Kotek | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | State House - 37 Position 1 | Sharon Tomiko Santos | Democratic | 4% |
| Erik Simonson | 4% | |||
| NM | State Senate - 39 | Elizabeth Stefanics | Democratic | 4% |
| Bill Tallman | 4% | |||
| Jean Wagenius | 4% | |||
| WA | State Senate - 24 | Mike Chapman | Democratic | 3% |
| WA | State House - 22 Position 1 | Beth Doglio | Democratic | 3% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN | State Senate - 52 | Jim Carlson | DFL | 6% |
| Lyndon Carlson, Sr. | 6% | |||
| Karen Clark | 6% | |||
| Michael Dembrow | 6% | |||
| Crisanta Duran | 6% | |||
| Robert Dvorsky | 6% | |||
| NM | State House - 37 | Joanne Ferrary | D | 6% |
| OR | State Senate - 22 | Lew Frederick | D | 6% |
| MN | State House - 43B | Mike Freiberg | DFL | 6% |
| Harry Garcia | 6% | |||
| OR | State Senate - 8 | Sara Gelser Blouin | D | 6% |
| AZ | State Senate - 20 | Sally Gonzales | D | 6% |
| Mark Hass | 6% | |||
| Rob Hogg | 6% | |||
| Paul Holvey | 6% | |||
| Frank Hornstein | 6% | |||
| Matt Jones | 6% | |||
| Steve Kirby | 6% | |||
| Carolyn Laine | 6% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 56 | Erin Maye-Quade | DFL | 6% |
| Rod Monroe | 6% | |||
| Sharon Nelson | 6% | |||
| Bee Nguyen | 6% | |||
| WA | State Senate - 33 | Tina Orwall | D | 6% |
| MN | State Senate - 65 | Sandra Pappas | DFL | 6% |
| Carla Piluso | 6% | |||
| MN | State House - 64B | Dave Pinto | DFL | 6% |
| MD | State House - 14 | Pam Queen | D | 6% |
| Chuck Riley | 6% | |||
| NM | State House - 35 | Angelica Rubio | D | 6% |
| Linda Slocum | 6% | |||
| OR | Treasurer | Elizabeth Steiner Hayward | D | 6% |
| OR | State Senate - 21 | Kathleen Taylor | D | 6% |
| Sherry Appleton | 5% | |||
| Phil Barnhart | 5% | |||
| Jamie Becker-Finn | 5% | |||
| Connie Bernardy | 5% | |||
| MN | Commissioner - 4 | Karla Bigham | 5% | |
| MN | State Senate - 59 | Bobby Joe Champion | DFL | 5% |
| Frank Chopp | 5% | |||
| Eileen Cody | 5% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 49 | Steve Cwodzinski | DFL | 5% |
| Mitch Greenlick | 5% | |||
| WA | State House - 33 Position 2 | Mia Gregerson | D | 5% |
| Zack Hudgins | 5% | |||
| WA | State House - 27 Position 1 | Laurie Jinkins | D | 5% |
| Ruth Kagi | 5% | |||
| WA | State House - 1 Position 2 | Shelley Kloba | D | 5% |
| MN | State House - 39A | Erin Koegel | DFL | 5% |
| MN | State Senate - 39 | Mary Kunesh | DFL | 5% |
| VA | State Senate - 23 | Mamie Locke | D | 5% |
| Joan McBride | 5% | |||
| OR | State House - 13 | Nancy Nathanson | D | 5% |
| WA | State House - 3 Position 2 | Timm Ormsby | D | 5% |
| WA | Treasurer | Mike Pellicciotti | D | 5% |
| WA | State Senate - 3 | Marcus Riccelli | D | 5% |
| WA | State Senate - 38 | June Robinson | D | 5% |
| Jennifer Schultz | 5% | |||
| Tana Senn | 5% | |||
| Gael Tarleton | 5% | |||
| WA | State House - 24 Position 2 | Steve Tharinger | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 20 | Jheanelle Wilkins | D | 5% |
| WA | State House - 49 Position 1 | Sharon Wylie | D | 5% |
| GA | State House - 69 | Debra Bazemore | D | 4% |
| WA | State House - 11 Position 2 | Steve Bergquist | D | 4% |
| David Bly | 4% | |||
| Alice Hausman | 4% | |||
| OR | Governor | Tina Kotek | D | 4% |
| WA | State House - 37 Position 1 | Sharon Tomiko Santos | D | 4% |
| Erik Simonson | 4% | |||
| NM | State Senate - 39 | Elizabeth Stefanics | D | 4% |
| Bill Tallman | 4% | |||
| Jean Wagenius | 4% | |||
| WA | State Senate - 24 | Mike Chapman | D | 3% |
| WA | State House - 22 Position 1 | Beth Doglio | D | 3% |