Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2019 Lifetime Positions

Issues: Conservative

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State Office Name Party Rating
NC U.S. House - 9 Richard Hudson, Jr. Republican 91%
MI U.S. House - 4 Bill Huizenga Republican 90%
MS U.S. Senate - Jr Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican 75%
SD U.S. House - At-Large Dusty Johnson Republican 83%
LA U.S. House - 4 Mike Johnson Republican 91%
WI U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Johnson Republican 90%
OH U.S. House - 4 Jim Jordan Republican 100%
OH U.S. House - 14 Dave Joyce Republican 53%
PA U.S. House - 13 John Joyce Republican 90%
PA U.S. House - 16 Mike Kelly, Jr. Republican 72%
MS U.S. House - 1 Trent Kelly Republican 86%
LA U.S. Senate - Jr John Kennedy Republican 81%
TN U.S. House - 8 David Kustoff Republican 85%
IL U.S. House - 16 Darin LaHood Republican 83%
OK U.S. Senate - Sr James Lankford Republican 90%
OH U.S. House - 5 Bob Latta Republican 91%
UT U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Lee Republican 99%
AZ Supervisor - 4 Debbie Lesko Republican 95%
GA U.S. House - 11 Barry Loudermilk Republican 95%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 86%
KS U.S. Senate - Jr Roger Marshall Republican 75%
KY U.S. House - 4 Thomas Massie Republican 91%
FL U.S. House - 21 Brian Mast Republican 62%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul Republican 86%
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock Republican 99%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. Republican 88%
PA U.S. House - 9 Dan Meuser Republican 76%
WV U.S. House - 1 Carol Miller Republican 79%
MI U.S. House - 2 John Moolenaar Republican 75%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran Republican 86%
OK U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin Republican 84%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski Republican 57%
WA U.S. House - 4 Dan Newhouse Republican 74%
SC U.S. House - 5 Ralph Norman, Jr. Republican 94%
AL U.S. House - 6 Gary Palmer Republican 98%
KY U.S. Senate - Jr Rand Paul Republican 96%
PA U.S. House - 10 Scott Perry Republican 96%
NA Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe Republican 94%
PA U.S. House - 14 Guy Reschenthaler Republican 69%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch Republican 92%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers Republican 80%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 77%
TN U.S. House - 6 John Rose Republican 93%
SD U.S. Senate - Jr Mike Rounds Republican 75%
NC U.S. House - 7 David Rouzer Republican 88%
TX U.S. House - 21 Chip Roy Republican 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Republican 91%
FL U.S. House - 5 John Rutherford Republican 73%
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise Republican 94%
AZ U.S. House - 1 David Schweikert Republican 98%
GA U.S. House - 8 Austin Scott Republican 88%
FL U.S. Senate - Sr Rick Scott Republican 86%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott Republican 92%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 75%
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith Republican 89%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 57%
MO U.S. House - 8 Jason Smith Republican 91%
PA U.S. House - 11 Lloyd Smucker Republican 84%
MN U.S. House - 8 Peter Stauber Republican 66%
NY U.S. House - 21 Elise Stefanik Republican 41%
WI U.S. House - 1 Bryan Steil Republican 79%
FL U.S. House - 17 Greg Steube Republican 97%
AK U.S. Senate - Jr Dan Sullivan Republican 81%
PA U.S. House - 15 GT Thompson, Jr. Republican 71%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 85%
NC U.S. Senate - Sr Thom Tillis Republican 79%
SC U.S. House - 4 William Timmons Republican 93%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 65%
NJ U.S. House - 2 Jeff Van Drew Republican 24%
MO U.S. House - 2 Ann Wagner Republican 82%
MI U.S. House - 5 Tim Walberg Republican 91%
TX U.S. House - 14 Randy Weber, Sr. Republican 90%
FL U.S. House - 11 Daniel Webster Republican 85%
AR U.S. House - 4 Bruce Westerman Republican 89%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 84%
State Office Name Party Rating
NC U.S. House - 9 Richard Hudson, Jr. R 91%
MI U.S. House - 4 Bill Huizenga R 90%
MS U.S. Senate - Jr Cindy Hyde-Smith R 75%
SD U.S. House - At-Large Dusty Johnson R 83%
LA U.S. House - 4 Mike Johnson R 91%
WI U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Johnson R 90%
OH U.S. House - 4 Jim Jordan R 100%
OH U.S. House - 14 Dave Joyce R 53%
PA U.S. House - 13 John Joyce R 90%
PA U.S. House - 16 Mike Kelly, Jr. R 72%
MS U.S. House - 1 Trent Kelly R 86%
LA U.S. Senate - Jr John Kennedy R 81%
TN U.S. House - 8 David Kustoff R 85%
IL U.S. House - 16 Darin LaHood R 83%
OK U.S. Senate - Sr James Lankford R 90%
OH U.S. House - 5 Bob Latta R 91%
UT U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Lee R 99%
AZ Supervisor - 4 Debbie Lesko R 95%
GA U.S. House - 11 Barry Loudermilk R 95%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 86%
KS U.S. Senate - Jr Roger Marshall R 75%
KY U.S. House - 4 Thomas Massie R 91%
FL U.S. House - 21 Brian Mast R 62%
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul R 86%
CA U.S. House - 5 Tom McClintock R 99%
KY U.S. Senate - Sr Mitch McConnell, Jr. R 88%
PA U.S. House - 9 Dan Meuser R 76%
WV U.S. House - 1 Carol Miller R 79%
MI U.S. House - 2 John Moolenaar R 75%
KS U.S. Senate - Sr Jerry Moran R 86%
OK U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin R 84%
AK U.S. Senate - Sr Lisa Murkowski R 57%
WA U.S. House - 4 Dan Newhouse R 74%
SC U.S. House - 5 Ralph Norman, Jr. R 94%
AL U.S. House - 6 Gary Palmer R 98%
KY U.S. Senate - Jr Rand Paul R 96%
PA U.S. House - 10 Scott Perry R 96%
NA Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe R 94%
PA U.S. House - 14 Guy Reschenthaler R 69%
ID U.S. Senate - Jr James Risch R 92%
KY U.S. House - 5 Hal Rogers R 80%
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 77%
TN U.S. House - 6 John Rose R 93%
SD U.S. Senate - Jr Mike Rounds R 75%
NC U.S. House - 7 David Rouzer R 88%
TX U.S. House - 21 Chip Roy R 100%
NA U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio R 91%
FL U.S. House - 5 John Rutherford R 73%
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise R 94%
AZ U.S. House - 1 David Schweikert R 98%
GA U.S. House - 8 Austin Scott R 88%
FL U.S. Senate - Sr Rick Scott R 86%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott R 92%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 75%
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith R 89%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 57%
MO U.S. House - 8 Jason Smith R 91%
PA U.S. House - 11 Lloyd Smucker R 84%
MN U.S. House - 8 Peter Stauber R 66%
NY U.S. House - 21 Elise Stefanik R 41%
WI U.S. House - 1 Bryan Steil R 79%
FL U.S. House - 17 Greg Steube R 97%
AK U.S. Senate - Jr Dan Sullivan R 81%
PA U.S. House - 15 GT Thompson, Jr. R 71%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 85%
NC U.S. Senate - Sr Thom Tillis R 79%
SC U.S. House - 4 William Timmons R 93%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 65%
NJ U.S. House - 2 Jeff Van Drew R 24%
MO U.S. House - 2 Ann Wagner R 82%
MI U.S. House - 5 Tim Walberg R 91%
TX U.S. House - 14 Randy Weber, Sr. R 90%
FL U.S. House - 11 Daniel Webster R 85%
AR U.S. House - 4 Bruce Westerman R 89%
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 84%
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