Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2021 Positions

Issues: Conservative

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State Office Name Party Rating
ID State House - 10B Bruce Skaug Republican 87%
FL State House - 92 Kelly Skidmore Democratic 30%
ND State House - 25 Kathy Skroch Republican 87%
TX State House - 59 Shelby Slawson Republican 91%
KS State House - 120 Adam Smith Republican 83%
NC State House - 16 Carson Smith, Jr. Republican 85%
KS State House - 3 Charles Smith Republican 83%
FL State House - 38 David Smith Republican 97%
OK State House - 18 David Smith Republican 84%
MT State House - 31 Frank Smith Democratic 17%
GA State House - 70 Lynn Smith Republican 88%
GA State House - 41 Michael Smith II Democratic 21%
KY State House - 86 Tom Smith Republican 77%
GA State House - 18 Tyler Smith Republican 90%
GA State House - 138 Vance Smith, Jr. Republican 89%
TX State House - 86 John Smithee Republican 77%
OK State House - 14 Chris Sneed Republican 73%
FL State House - 86 John Snyder Republican 97%
IA State House - 23 Ray Sorensen Republican 83%
TN State House - 49 Mike Sparks Republican 90%
TX State House - 68 David Spiller Republican 80%
LA State House - 50 Vincent St Blanc III Republican 75%
LA State House - 92 Joe Stagni Republican 53%
AZ State House - 21 Stephanie Stahl Hamilton Democratic 16%
OK State House - 100 Marilyn Stark Republican 79%
OK State House - 43 Jay Steagall Republican 88%
ND State House - 37 Vicky Steiner Republican 87%
ND State House - 27 Greg Stemen Republican 70%
GA State House - 164 Ron Stephens Republican 89%
OK State House - 27 Danny Sterling Republican 73%
KY State House - 43 Pamela Stevenson Democratic 24%
GA State House - 150 Patty Stinson Democratic 50%
KS State House - 21 Jerry Stogsdill Democratic 13%
IA State House - 9 Henry Stone Republican 83%
NC State House - 28 Larry Strickland Republican 86%
OK State House - 10 Judd Strom Republican 68%
MT State House - 93 Katie Sullivan Democratic 15%
VA State House - 6 Rip Sullivan, Jr. Democratic 15%
KS State House - 43 Bill Sutton Republican 87%
TX State House - 150 Valoree Swanson Republican 91%
KY State House - 95 Ashley Tackett Laferty Democratic 48%
TX State House - 50 James Talarico Democratic 20%
FL State House - 9 Allison Tant Democratic 33%
LA State House - 36 Phillip Tarver Republican 91%
GA State House - 2 Steve Tarvin Republican 90%
KS State House - 27 Sean Tarwater, Sr. Republican 90%
KY State House - 27 Nancy Tate Republican 77%
GA State House - 173 Darlene Taylor Republican 82%
GA State House - 92 Rhonda Taylor Democratic 25%
MO State House - 48 Tim Taylor Republican 76%
TN State House - 48 Bryan Terry Republican 92%
MO State House - 66 Marlene Terry Democratic 22%
MT State House - 89 Mark Thane Democratic 13%
GA State House - 21 Brad Thomas Republican 95%
LA State House - 80 Polly Thomas Republican 89%
KY State House - 8 Walker Thomas Republican 79%
LA State House - 19 Francis Thompson Republican 76%
TX State House - 141 Senfronia Thompson Democratic 21%
MO State House - 53 Terry Thompson Republican 63%
TX State House - 94 Tony Tinderholt Republican 98%
KY State House - 53 James Tipton Republican 84%
TN State House - 73 Chris Todd Republican 85%
ND State House - 34 Nathan Toman Republican 96%
NC State House - 108 John Torbett Republican 86%
VA State House - 24 Luke Torian Democratic 11%
TX State House - 15 Steve Toth Republican 91%
OK State House - 48 Tammy Townley Republican 77%
FL State House - 84 Dana Trabulsy Republican 97%
VA State House - 18 Kathy Tran Democratic 11%
AZ State House - 6 Myron Tsosie Democratic 16%
FL State House - 83 Kaylee Tuck Republican 97%
NC State House - 116 Brian Turner Democratic 40%
KS State House - 28 Carl Turner Republican 87%
TX State House - 101 Chris Turner Democratic 15%
LA State House - 12 Christopher Turner Republican 79%
ND State House - 33 Bill Tveit Republican 83%
NC State House - 3 Steve Tyson Republican 93%
KY State House - 52 Ken Upchurch Republican 77%
FL State House - 64 Susan Valdés Republican 20%
TX State House - 1 Gary VanDeaver Republican 78%
MO State House - 9 Dean VanSchoiack Republican 73%
ID State House - 22A John Vander Woude Republican 89%
TX State House - 25 Cody Vasut Republican 96%
TN State House - 95 Kevin Vaughan Republican 85%
KS State House - 22 Lindsay Vaughn Democratic 18%
MO State House - 59 Rudolph Veit Republican 73%
ND State House - 18 Steve Vetter Republican 85%
ND State House - 29 Don Vigesaa Republican 76%
LA State House - 79 Debbie Villio Republican 76%
TX State House - 149 Hubert Vo Democratic 30%
GA State House - 9 Will Wade Republican 85%
KS State House - 104 Paul Waggoner Republican 90%
OK State House - 77 John Waldron Democratic 23%
VA State House - 52 Wendell Walker Republican 81%
TX State House - 140 Armando Walle Democratic 13%
MT State House - 69 Kenneth Walsh Republican 77%
MO State House - 93 Bridget Walsh Moore Democratic 20%
VA State House - 87 Jeion Ward Democratic 9%
VA State House - 72 Lee Ware, Jr. Republican 79%
TN State House - 92 Todd Warner Republican 88%
State Office Name Party Rating
ID State House - 10B Bruce Skaug R 87%
FL State House - 92 Kelly Skidmore D 30%
ND State House - 25 Kathy Skroch R 87%
TX State House - 59 Shelby Slawson R 91%
KS State House - 120 Adam Smith R 83%
NC State House - 16 Carson Smith, Jr. R 85%
KS State House - 3 Charles Smith R 83%
FL State House - 38 David Smith R 97%
OK State House - 18 David Smith R 84%
MT State House - 31 Frank Smith D 17%
GA State House - 70 Lynn Smith R 88%
GA State House - 41 Michael Smith II D 21%
KY State House - 86 Tom Smith R 77%
GA State House - 18 Tyler Smith R 90%
GA State House - 138 Vance Smith, Jr. R 89%
TX State House - 86 John Smithee R 77%
OK State House - 14 Chris Sneed R 73%
FL State House - 86 John Snyder R 97%
IA State House - 23 Ray Sorensen R 83%
TN State House - 49 Mike Sparks R 90%
TX State House - 68 David Spiller R 80%
LA State House - 50 Vincent St Blanc III R 75%
LA State House - 92 Joe Stagni R 53%
AZ State House - 21 Stephanie Stahl Hamilton D 16%
OK State House - 100 Marilyn Stark R 79%
OK State House - 43 Jay Steagall R 88%
ND State House - 37 Vicky Steiner R 87%
ND State House - 27 Greg Stemen R 70%
GA State House - 164 Ron Stephens R 89%
OK State House - 27 Danny Sterling R 73%
KY State House - 43 Pamela Stevenson D 24%
GA State House - 150 Patty Stinson D 50%
KS State House - 21 Jerry Stogsdill D 13%
IA State House - 9 Henry Stone R 83%
NC State House - 28 Larry Strickland R 86%
OK State House - 10 Judd Strom R 68%
MT State House - 93 Katie Sullivan D 15%
VA State House - 6 Rip Sullivan, Jr. D 15%
KS State House - 43 Bill Sutton R 87%
TX State House - 150 Valoree Swanson R 91%
KY State House - 95 Ashley Tackett Laferty D 48%
TX State House - 50 James Talarico D 20%
FL State House - 9 Allison Tant D 33%
LA State House - 36 Phillip Tarver R 91%
GA State House - 2 Steve Tarvin R 90%
KS State House - 27 Sean Tarwater, Sr. R 90%
KY State House - 27 Nancy Tate R 77%
GA State House - 173 Darlene Taylor R 82%
GA State House - 92 Rhonda Taylor D 25%
MO State House - 48 Tim Taylor R 76%
TN State House - 48 Bryan Terry R 92%
MO State House - 66 Marlene Terry D 22%
MT State House - 89 Mark Thane D 13%
GA State House - 21 Brad Thomas R 95%
LA State House - 80 Polly Thomas R 89%
KY State House - 8 Walker Thomas R 79%
LA State House - 19 Francis Thompson R 76%
TX State House - 141 Senfronia Thompson D 21%
MO State House - 53 Terry Thompson R 63%
TX State House - 94 Tony Tinderholt R 98%
KY State House - 53 James Tipton R 84%
TN State House - 73 Chris Todd R 85%
ND State House - 34 Nathan Toman R 96%
NC State House - 108 John Torbett R 86%
VA State House - 24 Luke Torian D 11%
TX State House - 15 Steve Toth R 91%
OK State House - 48 Tammy Townley R 77%
FL State House - 84 Dana Trabulsy R 97%
VA State House - 18 Kathy Tran D 11%
AZ State House - 6 Myron Tsosie D 16%
FL State House - 83 Kaylee Tuck R 97%
NC State House - 116 Brian Turner D 40%
KS State House - 28 Carl Turner R 87%
TX State House - 101 Chris Turner D 15%
LA State House - 12 Christopher Turner R 79%
ND State House - 33 Bill Tveit R 83%
NC State House - 3 Steve Tyson R 93%
KY State House - 52 Ken Upchurch R 77%
FL State House - 64 Susan Valdés R 20%
TX State House - 1 Gary VanDeaver R 78%
MO State House - 9 Dean VanSchoiack R 73%
ID State House - 22A John Vander Woude R 89%
TX State House - 25 Cody Vasut R 96%
TN State House - 95 Kevin Vaughan R 85%
KS State House - 22 Lindsay Vaughn D 18%
MO State House - 59 Rudolph Veit R 73%
ND State House - 18 Steve Vetter R 85%
ND State House - 29 Don Vigesaa R 76%
LA State House - 79 Debbie Villio R 76%
TX State House - 149 Hubert Vo D 30%
GA State House - 9 Will Wade R 85%
KS State House - 104 Paul Waggoner R 90%
OK State House - 77 John Waldron D 23%
VA State House - 52 Wendell Walker R 81%
TX State House - 140 Armando Walle D 13%
MT State House - 69 Kenneth Walsh R 77%
MO State House - 93 Bridget Walsh Moore D 20%
VA State House - 87 Jeion Ward D 9%
VA State House - 72 Lee Ware, Jr. R 79%
TN State House - 92 Todd Warner R 88%
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