Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2020 Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | State House - 80 | Chris Blackshear | Republican | 50% |
| AL | State House - 81 | Ed Oliver | Republican | 50% |
| AL | State House - 82 | Pebblin Warren | Democratic | 44% |
| AL | State House - 83 | Jeremy Gray | Democratic | 38% |
| AL | State House - 84 | Berry Forte | Democratic | 43% |
| AL | State House - 86 | Paul Lee | Republican | 50% |
| AL | State House - 87 | Jeff Sorrells | Republican | 50% |
| AL | State House - 90 | Chris Sells | Republican | 50% |
| AL | State House - 91 | Rhett Marques | Republican | 50% |
| AL | State House - 93 | Steve Clouse | Republican | 50% |
| AL | State House - 96 | Matt Simpson | Republican | 50% |
| AL | State House - 97 | Adline Clarke | Democratic | 50% |
| AL | State House - 98 | Napoleon Bracy, Jr. | Democratic | 44% |
| AL | State House - 99 | Sam Jones | Democratic | 44% |
| AL | State House - 101 | Chris Pringle | Republican | 50% |
| AL | State House - 102 | Shane Stringer | Republican | 56% |
| AL | State House - 103 | Barbara Drummond | Democratic | 44% |
| AL | State House - 104 | Margie Wilcox | Republican | 50% |
| AL | State House - 105 | Chip Brown | Republican | 50% |
| AL | Director of Finance | Bill Poole III | Republican | 60% |
| AL | Auditor | Andrew Sorrell | Republican | 90% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | Republican | 87% |
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 71% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 71% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | Republican | 89% |
| AR | State Senate - 20 | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 74% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 74% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 74% |
| AZ | State Senate - 1 | Mark Finchem | Republican | 82% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | Republican | 79% |
| AZ | State Senate - 2 | Shawnna Bolick | Republican | 84% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 3 | Sonny Borrelli | 70% | |
| AZ | State Senate - 3 | John Kavanagh | Republican | 76% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 3 | Kate McGee | Republican | 69% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | Republican | 89% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | Democratic | 4% |
| AZ | State Senate - 5 | Lela Alston | Democratic | 24% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | Republican | 100% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 5 | Andrés Cano | Democratic | 3% |
| AZ | State House - 6 | Mae Peshlakai | Democratic | 16% |
| AZ | State House - 6 | Myron Tsosie | Democratic | 8% |
| AZ | State House - 7 | Sylvia Allen | Republican | 84% |
| AZ | State House - 7 | Walt Blackman | Republican | 79% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 92% |
| AZ | State Senate - 10 | David Farnsworth | Republican | 92% |
| AZ | State Senate - 12 | Mitzi Epstein | Democratic | 24% |
| AZ | State Senate - 13 | Javan Mesnard | Republican | 68% |
| AZ | State House - 13 | Jeff Weninger | Republican | 79% |
| AZ | State Senate - 14 | Warren Petersen | Republican | 100% |
| AZ | State Senate - 16 | T.J. Shope | Republican | 71% |
| AZ | State Senate - 17 | Vince Leach | Republican | 76% |
| AZ | State Senate - 19 | David Gowan, Sr. | Republican | 70% |
| AZ | State House - 19 | Gail Griffin | Republican | 84% |
| AZ | State Senate - 20 | Sally Gonzales | Democratic | 26% |
| AZ | State House - 20 | Alma Hernandez | Democratic | 24% |
| AZ | State Senate - 21 | Rosanna Gabaldón | Democratic | 21% |
| AZ | State House - 22 | Lupe Contreras | Democratic | 23% |
| AZ | State Senate - 25 | Tim Dunn | Republican | 76% |
| AZ | State Senate - 27 | Kevin Payne | Republican | 92% |
| AZ | State House - 27 | Tony Rivero | Republican | 76% |
| AZ | State Senate - 28 | Frank Carroll | Republican | 79% |
| AZ | State House - 28 | David Livingston | Republican | 84% |
| AZ | State House - 30 | Leo Biasiucci | Republican | 84% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 76% | |
| CA | State Senate - 1 | Megan Dahle | Republican | 82% |
| CA | U.S. House - 1 | James Gallagher | Republican | 81% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | State Senate - 2 | Mike McGuire | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | Supervisor - 2 | Holly Mitchell | 5% | |
| CA | Council Member - 2 | Adrin Nazarian | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | State Assembly - 3 | James Gallagher | Republican | 81% |
| CA | U.S. House - 3 | Kevin Kiley | Independent | 94% |
| CA | State Assembly - 4 | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | Republican | 100% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | State Assembly - 9 | Heath Flora | Republican | 77% |
| CA | State Senate - 9 | Tim Grayson | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | State Senate - 11 | Scott Wiener | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | State Senate - 12 | Shannon Grove | Republican | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 13 | Adam Gray | Democratic | 29% |
| CA | State Senate - 14 | Anna Caballero | Democratic | 14% |
| CA | U.S. House - 15 | Kevin Mullin | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | State Assembly - 16 | Rebecca Bauer-Kahan | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | State Senate - 16 | Melissa Hurtado | Democratic | 29% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 20 | Vince Fong | Republican | 92% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | State Senate - 21 | Monique Limón | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | State Senate - 22 | Susan Rubio | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | State Assembly - 23 | Marc Berman | Democratic | 5% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | State House - 80 | Chris Blackshear | R | 50% |
| AL | State House - 81 | Ed Oliver | R | 50% |
| AL | State House - 82 | Pebblin Warren | D | 44% |
| AL | State House - 83 | Jeremy Gray | D | 38% |
| AL | State House - 84 | Berry Forte | D | 43% |
| AL | State House - 86 | Paul Lee | R | 50% |
| AL | State House - 87 | Jeff Sorrells | R | 50% |
| AL | State House - 90 | Chris Sells | R | 50% |
| AL | State House - 91 | Rhett Marques | R | 50% |
| AL | State House - 93 | Steve Clouse | R | 50% |
| AL | State House - 96 | Matt Simpson | R | 50% |
| AL | State House - 97 | Adline Clarke | D | 50% |
| AL | State House - 98 | Napoleon Bracy, Jr. | D | 44% |
| AL | State House - 99 | Sam Jones | D | 44% |
| AL | State House - 101 | Chris Pringle | R | 50% |
| AL | State House - 102 | Shane Stringer | R | 56% |
| AL | State House - 103 | Barbara Drummond | D | 44% |
| AL | State House - 104 | Margie Wilcox | R | 50% |
| AL | State House - 105 | Chip Brown | R | 50% |
| AL | Director of Finance | Bill Poole III | R | 60% |
| AL | Auditor | Andrew Sorrell | R | 90% |
| AR | U.S. House - 1 | Rick Crawford | R | 87% |
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 71% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 71% |
| AR | U.S. House - 4 | Bruce Westerman | R | 89% |
| AR | State Senate - 20 | Dan Sullivan | R | 74% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 74% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 74% |
| AZ | State Senate - 1 | Mark Finchem | R | 82% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 1 | David Schweikert | R | 79% |
| AZ | State Senate - 2 | Shawnna Bolick | R | 84% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 3 | Sonny Borrelli | 70% | |
| AZ | State Senate - 3 | John Kavanagh | R | 76% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 3 | Kate McGee | R | 69% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 4 | Debbie Lesko | R | 89% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | D | 4% |
| AZ | State Senate - 5 | Lela Alston | D | 24% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 5 | Andy Biggs | R | 100% |
| AZ | Supervisor - 5 | Andrés Cano | D | 3% |
| AZ | State House - 6 | Mae Peshlakai | D | 16% |
| AZ | State House - 6 | Myron Tsosie | D | 8% |
| AZ | State House - 7 | Sylvia Allen | R | 84% |
| AZ | State House - 7 | Walt Blackman | R | 79% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | R | 92% |
| AZ | State Senate - 10 | David Farnsworth | R | 92% |
| AZ | State Senate - 12 | Mitzi Epstein | D | 24% |
| AZ | State Senate - 13 | Javan Mesnard | R | 68% |
| AZ | State House - 13 | Jeff Weninger | R | 79% |
| AZ | State Senate - 14 | Warren Petersen | R | 100% |
| AZ | State Senate - 16 | T.J. Shope | R | 71% |
| AZ | State Senate - 17 | Vince Leach | R | 76% |
| AZ | State Senate - 19 | David Gowan, Sr. | R | 70% |
| AZ | State House - 19 | Gail Griffin | R | 84% |
| AZ | State Senate - 20 | Sally Gonzales | D | 26% |
| AZ | State House - 20 | Alma Hernandez | D | 24% |
| AZ | State Senate - 21 | Rosanna Gabaldón | D | 21% |
| AZ | State House - 22 | Lupe Contreras | D | 23% |
| AZ | State Senate - 25 | Tim Dunn | R | 76% |
| AZ | State Senate - 27 | Kevin Payne | R | 92% |
| AZ | State House - 27 | Tony Rivero | R | 76% |
| AZ | State Senate - 28 | Frank Carroll | R | 79% |
| AZ | State House - 28 | David Livingston | R | 84% |
| AZ | State House - 30 | Leo Biasiucci | R | 84% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 4% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Paul Cook | 76% | |
| CA | State Senate - 1 | Megan Dahle | R | 82% |
| CA | U.S. House - 1 | James Gallagher | R | 81% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Huffman | D | 0% |
| CA | State Senate - 2 | Mike McGuire | D | 6% |
| CA | Supervisor - 2 | Holly Mitchell | 5% | |
| CA | Council Member - 2 | Adrin Nazarian | D | 3% |
| CA | State Assembly - 3 | James Gallagher | R | 81% |
| CA | U.S. House - 3 | Kevin Kiley | I | 94% |
| CA | State Assembly - 4 | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 5 | Tom McClintock | R | 100% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | D | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 4% |
| CA | State Assembly - 9 | Heath Flora | R | 77% |
| CA | State Senate - 9 | Tim Grayson | D | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 0% |
| CA | State Senate - 11 | Scott Wiener | D | 5% |
| CA | State Senate - 12 | Shannon Grove | R | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House - 13 | Adam Gray | D | 29% |
| CA | State Senate - 14 | Anna Caballero | D | 14% |
| CA | U.S. House - 15 | Kevin Mullin | D | 5% |
| CA | State Assembly - 16 | Rebecca Bauer-Kahan | D | 3% |
| CA | State Senate - 16 | Melissa Hurtado | D | 29% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 20 | Vince Fong | R | 92% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 4% |
| CA | State Senate - 21 | Monique Limón | D | 5% |
| CA | State Senate - 22 | Susan Rubio | D | 6% |
| CA | State Assembly - 23 | Marc Berman | D | 5% |