Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2018 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 8% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 8% |
| Dave Loebsack | 8% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 8% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 8% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 8% |
| Beto O'Rourke | 8% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 8% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 8% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 8% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 8% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 8% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 8% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 8% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 8% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 8% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | Democratic | 8% |
| Pete Visclosky | 8% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 6% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 6% |
| Colleen Hanabusa | 6% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 6% | |||
| 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% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 8% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 8% |
| Dave Loebsack | 8% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 8% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 8% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 8% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 8% |
| Beto O'Rourke | 8% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 8% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 8% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 8% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 8% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 8% |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 8% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 8% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 8% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 8% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 8% |
| CA | U.S. House - 35 | Norma Torres | D | 8% |
| Pete Visclosky | 8% | |||
| Tony Cárdenas | 6% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | D | 6% |
| Colleen Hanabusa | 6% | |||
| Cedric Richmond | 6% | |||
| 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% |