Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2019 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Sasse | 91% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 90% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 90% |
| Mike Enzi | 90% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 90% |
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 90% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 90% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | Republican | 90% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | Republican | 90% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | Republican | 90% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 90% |
| Denver Riggleman III | 90% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 90% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | Republican | 89% |
| Bradley Byrne | 89% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 89% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 89% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 89% |
| Kenny Marchant | 89% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 89% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | Republican | 88% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 88% |
| George Holding | 88% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | Republican | 88% |
| Ted Yoho | 88% | |||
| Ralph Abraham | 86% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 86% |
| Michael Burgess | 86% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 86% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 86% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | Republican | 86% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 86% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 86% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | Republican | 86% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 86% |
| Steve King | 86% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 86% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 86% |
| Alex Mooney | 86% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | Republican | 86% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 86% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 86% |
| FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Rick Scott | Republican | 86% |
| Chris Stewart | 86% | |||
| Steven Watkins, Jr. | 86% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 86% |
| Kevin Brady | 85% | |||
| Bill Flores | 85% | |||
| Matt Gaetz | 85% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Sasse | 91% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 90% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 90% |
| Mike Enzi | 90% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 90% |
| Tom Graves, Jr. | 90% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 90% |
| PA | U.S. House - 13 | John Joyce | R | 90% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | R | 90% |
| GA | U.S. House - 11 | Barry Loudermilk | R | 90% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 90% |
| Denver Riggleman III | 90% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 90% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 36 | Brian Babin | R | 89% |
| Bradley Byrne | 89% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 89% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 89% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 89% |
| Kenny Marchant | 89% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 89% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | R | 88% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 88% |
| George Holding | 88% | |||
| NA | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | John Ratcliffe | R | 88% |
| Ted Yoho | 88% | |||
| Ralph Abraham | 86% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 86% |
| Michael Burgess | 86% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 86% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 86% |
| MS | U.S. House - 3 | Michael Guest | R | 86% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 86% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 86% |
| MS | U.S. House - 1 | Trent Kelly | R | 86% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 86% |
| Steve King | 86% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 86% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 86% |
| Alex Mooney | 86% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Jr | James Risch | R | 86% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 86% |
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 86% |
| FL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Rick Scott | R | 86% |
| Chris Stewart | 86% | |||
| Steven Watkins, Jr. | 86% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 86% |
| Kevin Brady | 85% | |||
| Bill Flores | 85% | |||
| Matt Gaetz | 85% |