Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2019 Positions (State Legislature) [10-24-2019]

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State Office Name Party Rating
GA State House - 4 Kasey Carpenter Republican 53%
GA State House - 46 John Carson Republican 59%
GA State House - 151 Mike Cheokas Republican 67%
GA State House - 100 David Clark Republican 62%
ND State Senate - 16 David Clemens Republican 81%
GA State House - 45 Sharon Cooper Republican 50%
GA State House - 174 John Corbett Republican 62%
GA State Senate - 46 William Cowsert Republican 60%
TX State House - 82 Tom Craddick Republican 82%
ID State House - 13A Brent Crane Republican 79%
MT State Senate - 1 Mike Cuffe Republican 71%
MN State Senate - 15 Gary Dahms Republican 82%
TX State House - 72 Drew Darby Republican 85%
MT State House - 84 Julie Darling Republican 62%
MN State House - 26B Greg Davids Republican 71%
ND State Senate - 41 Kyle Davison Republican 52%
VA State Senate - 20 Bill DeSteph, Jr. Republican 59%
TX State House - 7 Jay Dean Republican 85%
GA State House - 13 Katie Dempsey Republican 52%
MN State House - 13A Lisa Demuth Republican 77%
ID State Senate - 22 Lori Den Hartog Republican 78%
ND State Senate - 32 Dick Dever Republican 77%
GA State House - 134 Robert Dickey Republican 57%
ND State House - 7 Jason Dockter Republican 81%
GA State Senate - 27 Gregory Dolezal Republican 75%
MN State Senate - 22 Rich Draheim Republican 82%
MN State Senate - 20 Steve Drazkowski Republican 97%
GA State House - 29 Matt Dubnik Republican 70%
GA State House - 31 Emory Dunahoo, Jr. Republican 69%
MT State House - 1 Neil Duram Republican 76%
ND State Senate - 47 Mike Dwyer Republican 55%
GA State House - 104 Chuck Efstration III Republican 63%
ID State House - 33A Barbara Ehardt Republican 93%
GA State House - 36 Ginny Ehrhart Republican 52%
NV State Senate - 19 John Ellison Republican 89%
MT State Senate - 43 Jason Ellsworth Republican 93%
ND State Senate - 28 Robert Erbele Republican 65%
MT State Senate - 29 John Esp Republican 85%
TX U.S. House - 4 Pat Fallon Republican 90%
ND State House - 4B Clayton Fegley Republican 70%
ND State House - 5 Jay Fisher Republican 77%
MT State House - 24 Steve Fitzpatrick Republican 57%
TX State Senate - 24 Pete Flores Republican 81%
VA State House - 59 Buddy Fowler, Jr. Republican 76%
TX State House - 69 James Frank Republican 76%
MN State House - 12B Mary Franson Republican 93%
MT State Senate - 4 John Fuller Republican 85%
ID State House - 31B Rod Furniss Republican 50%
GA State House - 120 Houston Gaines Republican 60%
MT Commissioner - 2 Wylie Galt Republican 91%
MT State Senate - 39 Wylie Galt Republican 91%
GA State House - 15 Matthew Gambill Republican 55%
TX State House - 99 Charlie Geren Republican 70%
MT State Senate - 9 Bruce Gillespie Republican 54%
GA State Senate - 47 Frank Ginn Republican 55%
MT State Senate - 3 Carl Glimm Republican 88%
TX U.S. House - 12 Craig Goldman Republican 81%
GA State Senate - 51 Steve Gooch Republican 70%
MN State Senate - 2 Steve Green Republican 90%
GA State House - 154 Gerald Greene Republican 44%
ID State Senate - 14 C. Scott Grow Republican 43%
ND State House - 28 Jim Grueneich Republican 81%
MN State Senate - 17 Glenn Gruenhagen Republican 86%
TX State House - 31 Ryan Guillén Republican 52%
GA State House - 19 Joseph Gullett Republican 74%
ID State Senate - 28 Jim Guthrie Republican 50%
NV State Assembly - 36 Gregory Hafen II Republican 80%
TX State Senate - 2 Bob Hall Republican 94%
TX Comptroller of Public Accounts Kelly Hancock Republican 84%
NV State Assembly - 32 Alexis Hansen Republican 80%
NV State Senate - 14 Ira Hansen Republican 77%
GA State Senate - 16 Marty Harbin, Jr. Republican 71%
NV State Assembly - 22 Melissa Hardy Republican 60%
TX State House - 126 Sam Harless Republican 86%
GA Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper Republican 67%
TX State House - 8 Cody Harris Republican 91%
ID State Senate - 35 Mark Harris Republican 61%
GA State House - 155 Matt Hatchett Republican 71%
ND State House - 1 Patrick Hatlestad Republican 74%
GA State House - 27 Lee Hawkins Republican 52%
VA State Senate - 3 Chris Head Republican 76%
ND State House - 29 Craig Headland Republican 81%
TX State House - 5 Cole Hefner Republican 91%
ND State House - 32 Patrick Heinert Republican 78%
MN Commissioner - 1 John Heinrich Republican 93%
MN State House - 6B Josh Heintzeman Republican 90%
MT State Senate - 7 Greg Hertz Republican 81%
GA State House - 161 Bill Hitchens Republican 52%
VA State House - 68 Keith Hodges Republican 68%
ND State Senate - 38 David Hogue Republican 54%
ID State House - 20B James Holtzclaw Republican 74%
MN State Senate - 33 Karin Housley Republican 82%
ND State House - 3 Jeff Hoverson Republican 81%
MN State Senate - 13 Jeff Howe Republican 94%
ND Secretary of State Michael Howe Republican 81%
TX State Senate - 17 Joan Huffman Republican 77%
GA State Senate - 52 Chuck Hufstetler Republican 53%
TX State Senate - 1 Bryan Hughes Republican 97%
TX State House - 32 Todd Hunter Republican 76%
MN State Senate - 19 John Jasinski Republican 82%
State Office Name Party Rating
GA State House - 4 Kasey Carpenter R 53%
GA State House - 46 John Carson R 59%
GA State House - 151 Mike Cheokas R 67%
GA State House - 100 David Clark R 62%
ND State Senate - 16 David Clemens R 81%
GA State House - 45 Sharon Cooper R 50%
GA State House - 174 John Corbett R 62%
GA State Senate - 46 William Cowsert R 60%
TX State House - 82 Tom Craddick R 82%
ID State House - 13A Brent Crane R 79%
MT State Senate - 1 Mike Cuffe R 71%
MN State Senate - 15 Gary Dahms R 82%
TX State House - 72 Drew Darby R 85%
MT State House - 84 Julie Darling R 62%
MN State House - 26B Greg Davids R 71%
ND State Senate - 41 Kyle Davison R 52%
VA State Senate - 20 Bill DeSteph, Jr. R 59%
TX State House - 7 Jay Dean R 85%
GA State House - 13 Katie Dempsey R 52%
MN State House - 13A Lisa Demuth R 77%
ID State Senate - 22 Lori Den Hartog R 78%
ND State Senate - 32 Dick Dever R 77%
GA State House - 134 Robert Dickey R 57%
ND State House - 7 Jason Dockter R 81%
GA State Senate - 27 Gregory Dolezal R 75%
MN State Senate - 22 Rich Draheim R 82%
MN State Senate - 20 Steve Drazkowski R 97%
GA State House - 29 Matt Dubnik R 70%
GA State House - 31 Emory Dunahoo, Jr. R 69%
MT State House - 1 Neil Duram R 76%
ND State Senate - 47 Mike Dwyer R 55%
GA State House - 104 Chuck Efstration III R 63%
ID State House - 33A Barbara Ehardt R 93%
GA State House - 36 Ginny Ehrhart R 52%
NV State Senate - 19 John Ellison R 89%
MT State Senate - 43 Jason Ellsworth R 93%
ND State Senate - 28 Robert Erbele R 65%
MT State Senate - 29 John Esp R 85%
TX U.S. House - 4 Pat Fallon R 90%
ND State House - 4B Clayton Fegley R 70%
ND State House - 5 Jay Fisher R 77%
MT State House - 24 Steve Fitzpatrick R 57%
TX State Senate - 24 Pete Flores R 81%
VA State House - 59 Buddy Fowler, Jr. R 76%
TX State House - 69 James Frank R 76%
MN State House - 12B Mary Franson R 93%
MT State Senate - 4 John Fuller R 85%
ID State House - 31B Rod Furniss R 50%
GA State House - 120 Houston Gaines R 60%
MT Commissioner - 2 Wylie Galt R 91%
MT State Senate - 39 Wylie Galt R 91%
GA State House - 15 Matthew Gambill R 55%
TX State House - 99 Charlie Geren R 70%
MT State Senate - 9 Bruce Gillespie R 54%
GA State Senate - 47 Frank Ginn R 55%
MT State Senate - 3 Carl Glimm R 88%
TX U.S. House - 12 Craig Goldman R 81%
GA State Senate - 51 Steve Gooch R 70%
MN State Senate - 2 Steve Green R 90%
GA State House - 154 Gerald Greene R 44%
ID State Senate - 14 C. Scott Grow R 43%
ND State House - 28 Jim Grueneich R 81%
MN State Senate - 17 Glenn Gruenhagen R 86%
TX State House - 31 Ryan Guillén R 52%
GA State House - 19 Joseph Gullett R 74%
ID State Senate - 28 Jim Guthrie R 50%
NV State Assembly - 36 Gregory Hafen II R 80%
TX State Senate - 2 Bob Hall R 94%
TX Comptroller of Public Accounts Kelly Hancock R 84%
NV State Assembly - 32 Alexis Hansen R 80%
NV State Senate - 14 Ira Hansen R 77%
GA State Senate - 16 Marty Harbin, Jr. R 71%
NV State Assembly - 22 Melissa Hardy R 60%
TX State House - 126 Sam Harless R 86%
GA Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper R 67%
TX State House - 8 Cody Harris R 91%
ID State Senate - 35 Mark Harris R 61%
GA State House - 155 Matt Hatchett R 71%
ND State House - 1 Patrick Hatlestad R 74%
GA State House - 27 Lee Hawkins R 52%
VA State Senate - 3 Chris Head R 76%
ND State House - 29 Craig Headland R 81%
TX State House - 5 Cole Hefner R 91%
ND State House - 32 Patrick Heinert R 78%
MN Commissioner - 1 John Heinrich R 93%
MN State House - 6B Josh Heintzeman R 90%
MT State Senate - 7 Greg Hertz R 81%
GA State House - 161 Bill Hitchens R 52%
VA State House - 68 Keith Hodges R 68%
ND State Senate - 38 David Hogue R 54%
ID State House - 20B James Holtzclaw R 74%
MN State Senate - 33 Karin Housley R 82%
ND State House - 3 Jeff Hoverson R 81%
MN State Senate - 13 Jeff Howe R 94%
ND Secretary of State Michael Howe R 81%
TX State Senate - 17 Joan Huffman R 77%
GA State Senate - 52 Chuck Hufstetler R 53%
TX State Senate - 1 Bryan Hughes R 97%
TX State House - 32 Todd Hunter R 76%
MN State Senate - 19 John Jasinski R 82%
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