Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2021 Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA | State House - 19 | J. Brent Siegrist | Republican | 80% |
| IA | State House - 21 | Brooke Boden | Republican | 79% |
| IA | State House - 23 | Ray Sorensen | Republican | 83% |
| IA | State Senate - 23 | Jack Whitver | Republican | 100% |
| IA | State Senate - 24 | Jesse Green | Republican | 100% |
| IA | State Senate - 25 | Herman Quirmbach | Democratic | 27% |
| IA | State House - 27 | Kenan Judge | Democratic | 40% |
| IA | State Senate - 27 | Annette Sweeney | Republican | 96% |
| IA | State Senate - 28 | Dennis Guth | Republican | 93% |
| IA | State House - 29 | Brian Meyer | Democratic | 31% |
| IA | State Senate - 29 | Sandy Salmon | Republican | 83% |
| IA | State Senate - 31 | Bill Dotzler, Jr. | Democratic | 33% |
| IA | State Senate - 32 | Micheal Klimesh | Republican | 100% |
| IA | State House - 32 | Jennifer Konfrst | Democratic | 35% |
| IA | State Senate - 33 | Carrie Koelker | Republican | 100% |
| IA | State Senate - 34 | Dan Zumbach | Republican | 100% |
| IA | State Senate - 37 | Molly Donahue | Democratic | 29% |
| IA | State Senate - 39 | Liz Bennett | Democratic | 25% |
| IA | State House - 39 | Rick Olson | Democratic | 30% |
| IA | State Senate - 42 | Charlie McClintock | Republican | 85% |
| IA | State House - 43 | Eddie Andrews | Republican | 80% |
| IA | State Senate - 43 | Zach Wahls | Democratic | 27% |
| IA | State Senate - 44 | Adrian Dickey | Republican | 100% |
| IA | State House - 45 | Brian Lohse | Republican | 70% |
| IA | State Senate - 46 | Dawn Driscoll | Republican | 96% |
| IA | State House - 47 | Carter Nordman | Republican | 83% |
| IA | State Senate - 48 | Mark Lofgren | Republican | 96% |
| IA | State House - 49 | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Democratic | 27% |
| IA | State Senate - 50 | Jeff Reichman | Republican | 100% |
| IA | State House - 50 | Ross Wilburn | Democratic | 29% |
| IA | State House - 53 | Dean Fisher | Republican | 83% |
| IA | State House - 55 | Shannon Latham | Republican | 83% |
| IA | State House - 57 | Patrick Grassley | Republican | 83% |
| IA | State House - 60 | Jane Bloomingdale | Republican | 80% |
| IA | State House - 61 | Timi Brown-Powers | Democratic | 40% |
| IA | State House - 63 | Michael Bergan | Republican | 82% |
| IA | State House - 65 | Shannon Lundgren | Republican | 83% |
| IA | State House - 66 | Steven Bradley | Republican | 83% |
| IA | State House - 67 | Craig Johnson | Republican | 100% |
| IA | State House - 68 | Chad Ingels | Republican | 83% |
| IA | State House - 70 | Norlin Mommsen | Republican | 82% |
| IA | State House - 71 | Lindsay James | Democratic | 29% |
| IA | State House - 74 | Eric Gjerde | Democratic | 31% |
| IA | State House - 75 | Bob Kressig | Democratic | 38% |
| IA | State House - 79 | Tracy Ehlert | Democratic | 30% |
| IA | State House - 82 | Bobby Kaufmann | Republican | 83% |
| IA | State House - 84 | Thomas Gerhold | Republican | 83% |
| IA | State House - 86 | Dave Jacoby | Democratic | 33% |
| IA | State House - 87 | Jeff Shipley | Republican | 74% |
| IA | State House - 93 | Gary Mohr | Republican | 80% |
| IA | State House - 96 | Mark Cisneros | Republican | 94% |
| IA | State House - 98 | Monica Kurth | Democratic | 29% |
| IA | Lieutenant Governor | Chris Cournoyer | Republican | 100% |
| IA | Treasurer | Roby Smith | Republican | 100% |
| ID | State Senate - 1 | Jim Woodward | Republican | 60% |
| ID | State House - 2A | Heather Scott | Republican | 95% |
| ID | State Senate - 3 | Doug Okuniewicz | Republican | 100% |
| ID | State House - 3A | Vito Barbieri | Republican | 97% |
| ID | State House - 5A | Ron Mendive | Republican | 100% |
| ID | State House - 5B | Tony Wisniewski | Republican | 95% |
| ID | State House - 6B | Brandon Mitchell | Republican | 80% |
| ID | State House - 7B | Charlie Shepherd | Republican | 100% |
| ID | State Senate - 8 | Christy Zito | Republican | 100% |
| ID | State House - 9B | Judy Boyle | Republican | 100% |
| ID | State Senate - 10 | Tammy Nichols | Republican | 100% |
| ID | State House - 10A | Mike Moyle | Republican | 90% |
| ID | State House - 10B | Bruce Skaug | Republican | 87% |
| ID | State Senate - 12 | Ben Adams | Republican | 97% |
| ID | State House - 13A | Brent Crane | Republican | 92% |
| ID | State Senate - 14 | C. Scott Grow | Republican | 71% |
| ID | State Senate - 15 | Codi Galloway | Republican | 83% |
| ID | State House - 15A | Steve Berch | Democratic | 13% |
| ID | State Senate - 16 | Ali Rabe | Democratic | 26% |
| ID | State House - 17A | John Gannon | Democratic | 35% |
| ID | State Senate - 18 | Janie Ward-Engelking | Democratic | 33% |
| ID | State House - 18A | Ilana Rubel | Democratic | 23% |
| ID | State House - 18B | Brooke Green | Democratic | 28% |
| ID | State Senate - 19 | Melissa Wintrow | Democratic | 23% |
| ID | State House - 19B | Chris Mathias | Democratic | 20% |
| ID | State House - 20A | Joe Palmer | Republican | 97% |
| ID | State House - 20B | James Holtzclaw | Republican | 90% |
| ID | State Senate - 22 | Lori Den Hartog | Republican | 83% |
| ID | State House - 22A | John Vander Woude | Republican | 89% |
| ID | State House - 22B | Jason Monks | Republican | 98% |
| ID | State Senate - 23 | Todd Lakey | Republican | 74% |
| ID | State Senate - 27 | Kelly Anthon | Republican | 68% |
| ID | State Senate - 28 | Jim Guthrie | Republican | 65% |
| ID | State Senate - 29 | James Ruchti | Democratic | 26% |
| ID | State House - 29A | Dustin Manwaring | Republican | 63% |
| ID | State House - 30A | David Cannon | Republican | 85% |
| ID | State Senate - 31 | Van Burtenshaw | Republican | 71% |
| ID | State House - 31B | Rod Furniss | Republican | 76% |
| ID | State Senate - 32 | Kevin Cook | Republican | 74% |
| ID | State Senate - 33 | Dave Lent | Republican | 74% |
| ID | State House - 33A | Barbara Ehardt | Republican | 95% |
| ID | State House - 33B | Marco Erickson | Republican | 74% |
| ID | State Senate - 34 | Doug Ricks | Republican | 77% |
| ID | State House - 34A | Jon Weber | Republican | 93% |
| ID | State Senate - 35 | Mark Harris | Republican | 81% |
| ID | Commissioner - At-Large | Muffy Davis | 24% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA | State House - 19 | J. Brent Siegrist | R | 80% |
| IA | State House - 21 | Brooke Boden | R | 79% |
| IA | State House - 23 | Ray Sorensen | R | 83% |
| IA | State Senate - 23 | Jack Whitver | R | 100% |
| IA | State Senate - 24 | Jesse Green | R | 100% |
| IA | State Senate - 25 | Herman Quirmbach | D | 27% |
| IA | State House - 27 | Kenan Judge | D | 40% |
| IA | State Senate - 27 | Annette Sweeney | R | 96% |
| IA | State Senate - 28 | Dennis Guth | R | 93% |
| IA | State House - 29 | Brian Meyer | D | 31% |
| IA | State Senate - 29 | Sandy Salmon | R | 83% |
| IA | State Senate - 31 | Bill Dotzler, Jr. | D | 33% |
| IA | State Senate - 32 | Micheal Klimesh | R | 100% |
| IA | State House - 32 | Jennifer Konfrst | D | 35% |
| IA | State Senate - 33 | Carrie Koelker | R | 100% |
| IA | State Senate - 34 | Dan Zumbach | R | 100% |
| IA | State Senate - 37 | Molly Donahue | D | 29% |
| IA | State Senate - 39 | Liz Bennett | D | 25% |
| IA | State House - 39 | Rick Olson | D | 30% |
| IA | State Senate - 42 | Charlie McClintock | R | 85% |
| IA | State House - 43 | Eddie Andrews | R | 80% |
| IA | State Senate - 43 | Zach Wahls | D | 27% |
| IA | State Senate - 44 | Adrian Dickey | R | 100% |
| IA | State House - 45 | Brian Lohse | R | 70% |
| IA | State Senate - 46 | Dawn Driscoll | R | 96% |
| IA | State House - 47 | Carter Nordman | R | 83% |
| IA | State Senate - 48 | Mark Lofgren | R | 96% |
| IA | State House - 49 | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | D | 27% |
| IA | State Senate - 50 | Jeff Reichman | R | 100% |
| IA | State House - 50 | Ross Wilburn | D | 29% |
| IA | State House - 53 | Dean Fisher | R | 83% |
| IA | State House - 55 | Shannon Latham | R | 83% |
| IA | State House - 57 | Patrick Grassley | R | 83% |
| IA | State House - 60 | Jane Bloomingdale | R | 80% |
| IA | State House - 61 | Timi Brown-Powers | D | 40% |
| IA | State House - 63 | Michael Bergan | R | 82% |
| IA | State House - 65 | Shannon Lundgren | R | 83% |
| IA | State House - 66 | Steven Bradley | R | 83% |
| IA | State House - 67 | Craig Johnson | R | 100% |
| IA | State House - 68 | Chad Ingels | R | 83% |
| IA | State House - 70 | Norlin Mommsen | R | 82% |
| IA | State House - 71 | Lindsay James | D | 29% |
| IA | State House - 74 | Eric Gjerde | D | 31% |
| IA | State House - 75 | Bob Kressig | D | 38% |
| IA | State House - 79 | Tracy Ehlert | D | 30% |
| IA | State House - 82 | Bobby Kaufmann | R | 83% |
| IA | State House - 84 | Thomas Gerhold | R | 83% |
| IA | State House - 86 | Dave Jacoby | D | 33% |
| IA | State House - 87 | Jeff Shipley | R | 74% |
| IA | State House - 93 | Gary Mohr | R | 80% |
| IA | State House - 96 | Mark Cisneros | R | 94% |
| IA | State House - 98 | Monica Kurth | D | 29% |
| IA | Lieutenant Governor | Chris Cournoyer | R | 100% |
| IA | Treasurer | Roby Smith | R | 100% |
| ID | State Senate - 1 | Jim Woodward | R | 60% |
| ID | State House - 2A | Heather Scott | R | 95% |
| ID | State Senate - 3 | Doug Okuniewicz | R | 100% |
| ID | State House - 3A | Vito Barbieri | R | 97% |
| ID | State House - 5A | Ron Mendive | R | 100% |
| ID | State House - 5B | Tony Wisniewski | R | 95% |
| ID | State House - 6B | Brandon Mitchell | R | 80% |
| ID | State House - 7B | Charlie Shepherd | R | 100% |
| ID | State Senate - 8 | Christy Zito | R | 100% |
| ID | State House - 9B | Judy Boyle | R | 100% |
| ID | State Senate - 10 | Tammy Nichols | R | 100% |
| ID | State House - 10A | Mike Moyle | R | 90% |
| ID | State House - 10B | Bruce Skaug | R | 87% |
| ID | State Senate - 12 | Ben Adams | R | 97% |
| ID | State House - 13A | Brent Crane | R | 92% |
| ID | State Senate - 14 | C. Scott Grow | R | 71% |
| ID | State Senate - 15 | Codi Galloway | R | 83% |
| ID | State House - 15A | Steve Berch | D | 13% |
| ID | State Senate - 16 | Ali Rabe | D | 26% |
| ID | State House - 17A | John Gannon | D | 35% |
| ID | State Senate - 18 | Janie Ward-Engelking | D | 33% |
| ID | State House - 18A | Ilana Rubel | D | 23% |
| ID | State House - 18B | Brooke Green | D | 28% |
| ID | State Senate - 19 | Melissa Wintrow | D | 23% |
| ID | State House - 19B | Chris Mathias | D | 20% |
| ID | State House - 20A | Joe Palmer | R | 97% |
| ID | State House - 20B | James Holtzclaw | R | 90% |
| ID | State Senate - 22 | Lori Den Hartog | R | 83% |
| ID | State House - 22A | John Vander Woude | R | 89% |
| ID | State House - 22B | Jason Monks | R | 98% |
| ID | State Senate - 23 | Todd Lakey | R | 74% |
| ID | State Senate - 27 | Kelly Anthon | R | 68% |
| ID | State Senate - 28 | Jim Guthrie | R | 65% |
| ID | State Senate - 29 | James Ruchti | D | 26% |
| ID | State House - 29A | Dustin Manwaring | R | 63% |
| ID | State House - 30A | David Cannon | R | 85% |
| ID | State Senate - 31 | Van Burtenshaw | R | 71% |
| ID | State House - 31B | Rod Furniss | R | 76% |
| ID | State Senate - 32 | Kevin Cook | R | 74% |
| ID | State Senate - 33 | Dave Lent | R | 74% |
| ID | State House - 33A | Barbara Ehardt | R | 95% |
| ID | State House - 33B | Marco Erickson | R | 74% |
| ID | State Senate - 34 | Doug Ricks | R | 77% |
| ID | State House - 34A | Jon Weber | R | 93% |
| ID | State Senate - 35 | Mark Harris | R | 81% |
| ID | Commissioner - At-Large | Muffy Davis | 24% |