Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2020 Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD | State Senate - 20 | William Smith, Jr. | Democratic | 10% |
| MD | State House - 20 | Jheanelle Wilkins | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 21 | Ben Barnes | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 21 | Mary Lehman | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 21 | Joseline Peña-Melnyk | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 21 | James Rosapepe | Democratic | 12% |
| MD | State House - 22 | Anne Healey | Democratic | 7% |
| MD | State Senate - 22 | Alonzo Washington | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 22 | Nicole Williams | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 23 | Marvin Holmes, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 23 | Ron Watson | Democratic | 7% |
| MD | State Senate - 24 | Joanne Benson | Democratic | 10% |
| MD | State House - 24 | Andrea Fletcher Harrison | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 25 | Nick Charles II | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 26 | Veronica Turner | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 26 | Kris Valderrama | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 28 | Debra Davis | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 28 | Arthur Ellis | Democratic | 13% |
| MD | State House - 27C | Mark Fisher | Republican | 93% |
| MD | State House - 28 | Edith Patterson | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 28 | C. Wilson | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 29 | Jack Bailey | Republican | 55% |
| MD | State House - 29A | Matt Morgan | Republican | 85% |
| MD | State House - 29B | Brian Crosby | Democratic | 14% |
| MD | State Senate - 30 | Shaneka Henson | Democratic | 10% |
| MD | State House - 30B | Seth Howard | Republican | 58% |
| MD | State House - 31 | Brian Chisholm | Republican | 86% |
| MD | State House - 31 | Nic Kipke | Republican | 63% |
| MD | State Senate - 31 | Bryan Simonaire | Republican | 52% |
| MD | State House - 32 | Sandy Bartlett | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 32 | Pam Beidle | Democratic | 12% |
| MD | State House - 32 | Mark Chang | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 32 | Mike Rogers | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 34A | Steve Johnson | Democratic | 14% |
| MD | State Senate - 35 | Jason Gallion | Republican | 60% |
| MD | State House - 35A | Mike Griffith | Republican | 91% |
| MD | State House - 35A | Teresa Reilly | Republican | 86% |
| MD | State House - 35B | Kevin Hornberger | Republican | 60% |
| MD | State House - 36 | Steven Arentz | Republican | 86% |
| MD | State House - 36 | Jeff Ghrist | Republican | 77% |
| MD | State Senate - 36 | Stephen Hershey, Jr. | Republican | 44% |
| MD | State House - 36 | Jay Jacobs | Republican | 81% |
| MD | State Senate - 37 | Johnny Mautz IV | Republican | 76% |
| MD | State House - 37A | Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democratic | 7% |
| MD | State House - 37B | Christopher Adams | Republican | 84% |
| MD | State Senate - 38 | Mary Carozza | Republican | 55% |
| MD | State House - 39 | Gabriel Acevero | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 38C | Wayne Hartman | Republican | 88% |
| MD | State Senate - 39 | Nancy King | Democratic | 12% |
| MD | State House - 39 | Lesley Lopez | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 40 | Frank Conaway, Jr. | Democratic | 10% |
| MD | State Senate - 40 | Antonio Hayes | Democratic | 10% |
| MD | State House - 40 | Melissa Wells | Democratic | 7% |
| MD | State Senate - 41 | Dalya Attar | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 41 | Samuel Rosenberg | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 42 | Christopher West | Republican | 36% |
| MD | State House - 42B | Michele Guyton | Democratic | 12% |
| MD | State Senate - 43 | Mary Washington | Democratic | 7% |
| MD | State House - 43A | Regina Boyce | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | State House - 43B | Catherine Forbes | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 44 | Charles Sydnor III | Democratic | 10% |
| MD | State House - 44A | Eric Ebersole | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 44B | Sheila Ruth | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 45 | Cory McCray | Democratic | 12% |
| MD | State House - 45 | Stephanie Smith | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 46 | Luke Clippinger | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 46 | Bill Ferguson IV | Democratic | 12% |
| MD | State House - 46 | Robbyn Lewis | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 47 | Malcolm Augustine | Democratic | 7% |
| MD | State House - 47A | Diana Fennell | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 47A | Julian Ivey | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | County Executive - At-Large | Katherine Ann Klausmeier | Democratic | 22% |
| MD | State House - 33C | Heather Bagnall | Democratic | 7% |
| MD | Public Service Commissioner | Kumar Barve | Democratic | 5% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD | State Senate - 20 | William Smith, Jr. | D | 10% |
| MD | State House - 20 | Jheanelle Wilkins | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 21 | Ben Barnes | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 21 | Mary Lehman | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 21 | Joseline Peña-Melnyk | D | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 21 | James Rosapepe | D | 12% |
| MD | State House - 22 | Anne Healey | D | 7% |
| MD | State Senate - 22 | Alonzo Washington | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 22 | Nicole Williams | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 23 | Marvin Holmes, Jr. | D | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 23 | Ron Watson | D | 7% |
| MD | State Senate - 24 | Joanne Benson | D | 10% |
| MD | State House - 24 | Andrea Fletcher Harrison | D | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 25 | Nick Charles II | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 26 | Veronica Turner | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 26 | Kris Valderrama | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 28 | Debra Davis | D | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 28 | Arthur Ellis | D | 13% |
| MD | State House - 27C | Mark Fisher | R | 93% |
| MD | State House - 28 | Edith Patterson | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 28 | C. Wilson | D | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 29 | Jack Bailey | R | 55% |
| MD | State House - 29A | Matt Morgan | R | 85% |
| MD | State House - 29B | Brian Crosby | D | 14% |
| MD | State Senate - 30 | Shaneka Henson | D | 10% |
| MD | State House - 30B | Seth Howard | R | 58% |
| MD | State House - 31 | Brian Chisholm | R | 86% |
| MD | State House - 31 | Nic Kipke | R | 63% |
| MD | State Senate - 31 | Bryan Simonaire | R | 52% |
| MD | State House - 32 | Sandy Bartlett | D | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 32 | Pam Beidle | D | 12% |
| MD | State House - 32 | Mark Chang | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 32 | Mike Rogers | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 34A | Steve Johnson | D | 14% |
| MD | State Senate - 35 | Jason Gallion | R | 60% |
| MD | State House - 35A | Mike Griffith | R | 91% |
| MD | State House - 35A | Teresa Reilly | R | 86% |
| MD | State House - 35B | Kevin Hornberger | R | 60% |
| MD | State House - 36 | Steven Arentz | R | 86% |
| MD | State House - 36 | Jeff Ghrist | R | 77% |
| MD | State Senate - 36 | Stephen Hershey, Jr. | R | 44% |
| MD | State House - 36 | Jay Jacobs | R | 81% |
| MD | State Senate - 37 | Johnny Mautz IV | R | 76% |
| MD | State House - 37A | Sheree Sample-Hughes | D | 7% |
| MD | State House - 37B | Christopher Adams | R | 84% |
| MD | State Senate - 38 | Mary Carozza | R | 55% |
| MD | State House - 39 | Gabriel Acevero | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 38C | Wayne Hartman | R | 88% |
| MD | State Senate - 39 | Nancy King | D | 12% |
| MD | State House - 39 | Lesley Lopez | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 40 | Frank Conaway, Jr. | D | 10% |
| MD | State Senate - 40 | Antonio Hayes | D | 10% |
| MD | State House - 40 | Melissa Wells | D | 7% |
| MD | State Senate - 41 | Dalya Attar | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 41 | Samuel Rosenberg | D | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 42 | Christopher West | R | 36% |
| MD | State House - 42B | Michele Guyton | D | 12% |
| MD | State Senate - 43 | Mary Washington | D | 7% |
| MD | State House - 43A | Regina Boyce | D | 8% |
| MD | State House - 43B | Catherine Forbes | D | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 44 | Charles Sydnor III | D | 10% |
| MD | State House - 44A | Eric Ebersole | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 44B | Sheila Ruth | D | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 45 | Cory McCray | D | 12% |
| MD | State House - 45 | Stephanie Smith | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 46 | Luke Clippinger | D | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 46 | Bill Ferguson IV | D | 12% |
| MD | State House - 46 | Robbyn Lewis | D | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 47 | Malcolm Augustine | D | 7% |
| MD | State House - 47A | Diana Fennell | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 47A | Julian Ivey | D | 5% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 4% |
| MD | County Executive - At-Large | Katherine Ann Klausmeier | D | 22% |
| MD | State House - 33C | Heather Bagnall | D | 7% |
| MD | Public Service Commissioner | Kumar Barve | D | 5% |