Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2021 Positions

Issues: Conservative

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State Office Name Party Rating
VA State House - 100 Rob Bloxom, Jr. Republican 79%
IA State House - 21 Brooke Boden Republican 79%
OK State House - 51 Brad Boles Republican 79%
Ty Burns 79%
Wes Cantrell 79%
KY State Senate - 34 Jared Carpenter Republican 79%
LA State House - 32 R. Carrier Republican 79%
Greg Chaney 79%
John Cosgrove, Jr. 79%
LA Public Service Commissioner - 2 Jean-Paul Coussan Republican 79%
Terry England 79%
MO State Senate - 15 David Gregory Republican 79%
TX State House - 8 Cody Harris Republican 79%
OK State Senate - 36 John Haste Republican 79%
Dan Kerschen 79%
KS State Senate - 3 Rick Kloos Republican 79%
David Knight 79%
James Leewright 79%
OK State House - 75 T. Marti Republican 79%
TN State Senate - 6 Becky Massey Republican 79%
MO State House - 124 Don Mayhew Republican 79%
Charles McCall 79%
OK State House - 82 Nicole Miller Republican 79%
LA State Senate - 35 Jay Morris III Republican 79%
Joe Newland 79%
Terry O'Donnell 79%
LA State House - 54 Joseph Orgeron Republican 79%
MO State House - 131 Bill Owen Republican 79%
Dean Plocher 79%
Jeanie Riddle 79%
Frank Simpson 79%
OK Commissioner - 2 Lonnie Sims Republican 79%
Eric Smith 79%
VA State Senate - 7 Bill Stanley, Jr. Republican 79%
OK State House - 100 Marilyn Stark Republican 79%
John Stefanski 79%
KY State House - 8 Walker Thomas Republican 79%
LA State House - 12 Christopher Turner Republican 79%
Kevin Wallace 79%
VA State House - 72 Lee Ware, Jr. Republican 79%
Terri Lynn Weaver 79%
KY State House - 91 Billy Wesley Republican 79%
TN State Senate - 12 Ken Yager Republican 79%
Julie Yamamoto 79%
Fred Anderson 78%
MT State House - 86 David Bedey Republican 78%
ID Lieutenant Governor Scott Bedke Republican 78%
Jeff Boatman 78%
TX State House - 24 Greg Bonnen Republican 78%
TN State Senate - 7 Richard Briggs Republican 78%
OK State House - 63 Hurchel Caldwell Republican 78%
ND State Senate - 16 David Clemens Republican 78%
ND State Senate - 12 Cole Conley Republican 78%
John Cyrier 78%
MT State House - 84 Julie Darling Republican 78%
OK State House - 59 Mike Dobrinski Republican 78%
AZ State Senate - 25 Tim Dunn Republican 78%
LA State House - 14 Michael Echols Republican 78%
Travis Fitzwater 78%
Joel Fry 78%
GA State House - 15 Matthew Gambill Republican 78%
ND State House - 29 Craig Headland Republican 78%
Sharon Hewitt 78%
VA State House - 68 Keith Hodges Republican 78%
Kenneth Holmlund 78%
Mike Hopkins 78%
Wendy Horman 78%
John Kuempel 78%
TX State House - 81 Brooks Landgraf Republican 78%
ND State Senate - 20 Randy Lemm Republican 78%
MT State Senate - 45 Denley Loge Republican 78%
Jeff Longbine 78%
LA State House - 10 Wayne McMahen Republican 78%
TN Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally Republican 78%
TN State Senate - 5 Randy McNally Republican 78%
Geanie Morrison 78%
KY State Senate - 38 Michael Nemes Republican 78%
Jadine Nollan 78%
KY State Senate - 36 Julie Raque Adams Republican 78%
VA State Senate - 28 Bryce Reeves Republican 78%
MO State House - 5 Louis Riggs Republican 78%
Glenn Rogers 78%
OK State Senate - 45 Paul Rosino Republican 78%
OK Treasurer Todd Russ Republican 78%
AZ State Senate - 16 T.J. Shope Republican 78%
Phil Stephenson 78%
VA State Senate - 25 Richard Stuart Republican 78%
TX State House - 1 Gary VanDeaver Republican 78%
Shawn Vedaa 78%
TN State Senate - 26 Page Walley Republican 78%
Bret Allain II 77%
MO State Senate - 6 Mike Bernskoetter Republican 77%
KY State House - 83 Josh Branscum Republican 77%
TX State House - 112 Angie Chen Button Republican 77%
Scotty Campbell 77%
Susan Carlson 77%
Sherrie Conley 77%
OK State House - 1 Eddy Dempsey Republican 77%
Mary DuBuisson 77%
TX U.S. House - 12 Craig Goldman Republican 77%
State Office Name Party Rating
VA State House - 100 Rob Bloxom, Jr. R 79%
IA State House - 21 Brooke Boden R 79%
OK State House - 51 Brad Boles R 79%
Ty Burns 79%
Wes Cantrell 79%
KY State Senate - 34 Jared Carpenter R 79%
LA State House - 32 R. Carrier R 79%
Greg Chaney 79%
John Cosgrove, Jr. 79%
LA Public Service Commissioner - 2 Jean-Paul Coussan R 79%
Terry England 79%
MO State Senate - 15 David Gregory R 79%
TX State House - 8 Cody Harris R 79%
OK State Senate - 36 John Haste R 79%
Dan Kerschen 79%
KS State Senate - 3 Rick Kloos R 79%
David Knight 79%
James Leewright 79%
OK State House - 75 T. Marti R 79%
TN State Senate - 6 Becky Massey R 79%
MO State House - 124 Don Mayhew R 79%
Charles McCall 79%
OK State House - 82 Nicole Miller R 79%
LA State Senate - 35 Jay Morris III R 79%
Joe Newland 79%
Terry O'Donnell 79%
LA State House - 54 Joseph Orgeron R 79%
MO State House - 131 Bill Owen R 79%
Dean Plocher 79%
Jeanie Riddle 79%
Frank Simpson 79%
OK Commissioner - 2 Lonnie Sims R 79%
Eric Smith 79%
VA State Senate - 7 Bill Stanley, Jr. R 79%
OK State House - 100 Marilyn Stark R 79%
John Stefanski 79%
KY State House - 8 Walker Thomas R 79%
LA State House - 12 Christopher Turner R 79%
Kevin Wallace 79%
VA State House - 72 Lee Ware, Jr. R 79%
Terri Lynn Weaver 79%
KY State House - 91 Billy Wesley R 79%
TN State Senate - 12 Ken Yager R 79%
Julie Yamamoto 79%
Fred Anderson 78%
MT State House - 86 David Bedey R 78%
ID Lieutenant Governor Scott Bedke R 78%
Jeff Boatman 78%
TX State House - 24 Greg Bonnen R 78%
TN State Senate - 7 Richard Briggs R 78%
OK State House - 63 Hurchel Caldwell R 78%
ND State Senate - 16 David Clemens R 78%
ND State Senate - 12 Cole Conley R 78%
John Cyrier 78%
MT State House - 84 Julie Darling R 78%
OK State House - 59 Mike Dobrinski R 78%
AZ State Senate - 25 Tim Dunn R 78%
LA State House - 14 Michael Echols R 78%
Travis Fitzwater 78%
Joel Fry 78%
GA State House - 15 Matthew Gambill R 78%
ND State House - 29 Craig Headland R 78%
Sharon Hewitt 78%
VA State House - 68 Keith Hodges R 78%
Kenneth Holmlund 78%
Mike Hopkins 78%
Wendy Horman 78%
John Kuempel 78%
TX State House - 81 Brooks Landgraf R 78%
ND State Senate - 20 Randy Lemm R 78%
MT State Senate - 45 Denley Loge R 78%
Jeff Longbine 78%
LA State House - 10 Wayne McMahen R 78%
TN Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally R 78%
TN State Senate - 5 Randy McNally R 78%
Geanie Morrison 78%
KY State Senate - 38 Michael Nemes R 78%
Jadine Nollan 78%
KY State Senate - 36 Julie Raque Adams R 78%
VA State Senate - 28 Bryce Reeves R 78%
MO State House - 5 Louis Riggs R 78%
Glenn Rogers 78%
OK State Senate - 45 Paul Rosino R 78%
OK Treasurer Todd Russ R 78%
AZ State Senate - 16 T.J. Shope R 78%
Phil Stephenson 78%
VA State Senate - 25 Richard Stuart R 78%
TX State House - 1 Gary VanDeaver R 78%
Shawn Vedaa 78%
TN State Senate - 26 Page Walley R 78%
Bret Allain II 77%
MO State Senate - 6 Mike Bernskoetter R 77%
KY State House - 83 Josh Branscum R 77%
TX State House - 112 Angie Chen Button R 77%
Scotty Campbell 77%
Susan Carlson 77%
Sherrie Conley 77%
OK State House - 1 Eddy Dempsey R 77%
Mary DuBuisson 77%
TX U.S. House - 12 Craig Goldman R 77%
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