Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2018 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 5% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 5% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 5% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 5% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 5% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 5% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 5% |
| Patrick Leahy | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 5% |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 5% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | Democratic | 5% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 5% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 4% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 4% |
| Bob Brady | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 4% |
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 4% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 4% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 4% |
| Susan Davis | 4% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 4% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 4% |
| Val Demings | 4% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 4% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 4% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 4% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 4% |
| Eliot Engel | 4% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 4% |
| Elizabeth Esty | 4% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 4% |
| Marcia Fudge | 4% | |||
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 4% |
| Raul Grijalva | 4% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 4% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 4% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 4% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 4% |
| Eddie Johnson | 4% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 4% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 4% |
| Ruben Kihuen | 4% | |||
| Dan Kildee | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | 4% |
| Brenda Lawrence | 4% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 4% | |||
| John Lewis | 4% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 4% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 4% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 4% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 4% |
| Donald McEachin | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 4% |
| Grace Napolitano | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | 4% |
| Don Payne, Jr. | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 4% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 4% |
| David Price | 4% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | Democratic | 4% |
| Tim Ryan | 4% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 4% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 4% |
| José Serrano | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | Democratic | 4% |
| Eric Swalwell | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 4% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 5% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 5% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 5% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 5% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 5% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 5% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 5% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 5% |
| Patrick Leahy | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 5% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 5% |
| Carol Shea-Porter | 5% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | D | 5% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 5% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 4% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 4% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 4% |
| Bob Brady | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 4% |
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 4% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 4% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 4% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 4% |
| Susan Davis | 4% | |||
| Peter DeFazio | 4% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 4% |
| Val Demings | 4% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 4% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 4% |
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 4% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 4% |
| Eliot Engel | 4% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 4% |
| Elizabeth Esty | 4% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 4% |
| Marcia Fudge | 4% | |||
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 4% |
| Raul Grijalva | 4% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 4% | |||
| Brian Higgins | 4% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 4% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 4% |
| Eddie Johnson | 4% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 4% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 4% |
| Ruben Kihuen | 4% | |||
| Dan Kildee | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | D | 4% |
| Brenda Lawrence | 4% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 4% | |||
| John Lewis | 4% | |||
| Nita Lowey | 4% | |||
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 4% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 4% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 4% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 4% |
| Donald McEachin | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 4% |
| Grace Napolitano | 4% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | D | 4% |
| Don Payne, Jr. | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 4% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 4% |
| David Price | 4% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 25 | Raul Ruiz | D | 4% |
| Tim Ryan | 4% | |||
| John Sarbanes | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 4% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 4% |
| José Serrano | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 4% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | D | 4% |
| Eric Swalwell | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 4% |