Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2020 Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | State House - 96 | Jay Adams, Jr. | Republican | 77% |
| NC | State House - 99 | Nasif Majeed | Democratic | 31% |
| NC | State House - 101 | Carolyn Logan | Democratic | 38% |
| NC | State House - 102 | Becky Carney | Democratic | 31% |
| NC | State House - 104 | Brandon Lofton | Democratic | 33% |
| NC | State House - 106 | Carla Cunningham | Democratic | 33% |
| NC | State House - 108 | John Torbett | Republican | 85% |
| NC | State House - 110 | Kelly Hastings | Republican | 91% |
| NC | State House - 113 | Jake Johnson | Republican | 85% |
| NC | State House - 116 | Brian Turner | Democratic | 31% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 74% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 92% |
| NC | Mayor - At-Large | Christy Clark | Democratic | 31% |
| NC | Lieutenant Governor | Rachel Hunt | Democratic | 31% |
| NC | Attorney General | Jeff Jackson | Democratic | 15% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 78% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 78% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | 82% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 59% |
| NE | State Senate - 2 | Robert Clements | Republican | 87% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 89% |
| NE | State Senate - 6 | Machaela Cavanaugh | Democratic | 25% |
| NE | State Senate - 8 | Megan Hunt | Non-partisan | 25% |
| NE | State Senate - 10 | Wendy DeBoer | Democratic | 27% |
| NE | State Senate - 14 | John Arch | Republican | 83% |
| NE | State Senate - 16 | Ben Hansen | Republican | 85% |
| NE | State Senate - 22 | Mike Moser | Republican | 73% |
| NE | State Senate - 30 | Myron Dorn | Republican | 63% |
| NE | State Senate - 32 | Tom Brandt | Republican | 60% |
| NE | State Senate - 35 | Dan Quick | Democratic | 31% |
| NE | State Senate - 38 | Dave Murman | Republican | 92% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 78% |
| NE | Attorney General | Mike Hilgers | Republican | 92% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | Democratic | 4% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 4% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 1 | Antwan McClellan | Republican | 73% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 1 | Erik Simonsen | Republican | 77% |
| NJ | State Senate - 1 | Mike Testa, Jr. | Republican | 86% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 46% |
| NJ | State Senate - 3 | John Burzichelli | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 3 | Herb Conaway, Jr. | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 36% |
| NJ | State Senate - 5 | Nilsa Cruz-Perez | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 5 | Bill Moen, Jr. | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 5 | William Spearman | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 6 | James Beach | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 6 | Lou Greenwald | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | Republican | 79% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 7 | Carol Murphy | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 7 | Troy Singleton | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Nelida Pou | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 9 | Brian Rumpf | Republican | 80% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 10 | Gregory McGuckin | Republican | 90% |
| NJ | State Senate - 11 | Vin Gopal | Democratic | 11% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 12 | Robert Clifton | Republican | 80% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | State Senate - 13 | Declan O'Scanlon, Jr. | Republican | 73% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 13 | Gerard Scharfenberger | Republican | 83% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 14 | Wayne DeAngelo | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | State Senate - 14 | Linda Greenstein | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 15 | Verlina Reynolds-Jackson | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 15 | Shirley Turner | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 15 | Anthony Verrelli | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 16 | Roy Freiman | Democratic | 17% |
| NJ | State Senate - 16 | Andrew Zwicker | Democratic | 10% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 17 | Joseph Danielsen | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Senate - 17 | Bob Smith | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 18 | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 18 | Robert Karabinchak | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 19 | Craig Coughlin | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 19 | Yvonne Lopez | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Senate - 19 | Joseph Vitale | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | State Senate - 20 | Joe Cryan | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 20 | Annette Quijano | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Senate - 21 | Jon Bramnick | Republican | 83% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 22 | Linda Carter | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 22 | James Kennedy | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Senate - 22 | Nicholas Scutari | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 23 | John DiMaio | Republican | 86% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 23 | Erik Peterson | Republican | 86% |
| NJ | State Senate - 24 | Parker Space | Republican | 83% |
| NJ | State Senate - 25 | Anthony Bucco, Jr. | Republican | 78% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 25 | Aura Dunn | Republican | 61% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 26 | Brian Bergen | Republican | 81% |
| NJ | State Senate - 26 | Joseph Pennacchio | Republican | 77% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 26 | Jay Webber | Republican | 93% |
| NJ | State Senate - 27 | John McKeon | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 28 | Cleopatra Tucker | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 29 | Eliana Pintor Marin | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Senate - 29 | Teresa Ruiz | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 29 | Shanique Speight | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 30 | Sean Kean | Republican | 79% |
| NJ | State Senate - 30 | Robert Singer | Republican | 69% |
| NJ | State Senate - 31 | Angela McKnight | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Senate - 32 | Raj Mukherji | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 33 | Brian Stack | Democratic | 6% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | State House - 96 | Jay Adams, Jr. | R | 77% |
| NC | State House - 99 | Nasif Majeed | D | 31% |
| NC | State House - 101 | Carolyn Logan | D | 38% |
| NC | State House - 102 | Becky Carney | D | 31% |
| NC | State House - 104 | Brandon Lofton | D | 33% |
| NC | State House - 106 | Carla Cunningham | D | 33% |
| NC | State House - 108 | John Torbett | R | 85% |
| NC | State House - 110 | Kelly Hastings | R | 91% |
| NC | State House - 113 | Jake Johnson | R | 85% |
| NC | State House - 116 | Brian Turner | D | 31% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 74% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 92% |
| NC | Mayor - At-Large | Christy Clark | D | 31% |
| NC | Lieutenant Governor | Rachel Hunt | D | 31% |
| NC | Attorney General | Jeff Jackson | D | 15% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 78% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 78% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | R | 82% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 59% |
| NE | State Senate - 2 | Robert Clements | R | 87% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 89% |
| NE | State Senate - 6 | Machaela Cavanaugh | D | 25% |
| NE | State Senate - 8 | Megan Hunt | Other | 25% |
| NE | State Senate - 10 | Wendy DeBoer | D | 27% |
| NE | State Senate - 14 | John Arch | R | 83% |
| NE | State Senate - 16 | Ben Hansen | R | 85% |
| NE | State Senate - 22 | Mike Moser | R | 73% |
| NE | State Senate - 30 | Myron Dorn | R | 63% |
| NE | State Senate - 32 | Tom Brandt | R | 60% |
| NE | State Senate - 35 | Dan Quick | D | 31% |
| NE | State Senate - 38 | Dave Murman | R | 92% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 78% |
| NE | Attorney General | Mike Hilgers | R | 92% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | D | 4% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 4% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 4% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 1 | Antwan McClellan | R | 73% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 0% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 1 | Erik Simonsen | R | 77% |
| NJ | State Senate - 1 | Mike Testa, Jr. | R | 86% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 46% |
| NJ | State Senate - 3 | John Burzichelli | D | 6% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 3 | Herb Conaway, Jr. | D | 6% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 36% |
| NJ | State Senate - 5 | Nilsa Cruz-Perez | D | 6% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 4% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 5 | Bill Moen, Jr. | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 5 | William Spearman | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 6 | James Beach | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 6 | Lou Greenwald | D | 7% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | R | 79% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 7 | Carol Murphy | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 7 | Troy Singleton | D | 6% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Nelida Pou | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 9 | Brian Rumpf | R | 80% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 10 | Gregory McGuckin | R | 90% |
| NJ | State Senate - 11 | Vin Gopal | D | 11% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 12 | Robert Clifton | R | 80% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 0% |
| NJ | State Senate - 13 | Declan O'Scanlon, Jr. | R | 73% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 13 | Gerard Scharfenberger | R | 83% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 14 | Wayne DeAngelo | D | 4% |
| NJ | State Senate - 14 | Linda Greenstein | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 15 | Verlina Reynolds-Jackson | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 15 | Shirley Turner | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 15 | Anthony Verrelli | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 16 | Roy Freiman | D | 17% |
| NJ | State Senate - 16 | Andrew Zwicker | D | 10% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 17 | Joseph Danielsen | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Senate - 17 | Bob Smith | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 18 | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 18 | Robert Karabinchak | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 19 | Craig Coughlin | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 19 | Yvonne Lopez | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Senate - 19 | Joseph Vitale | D | 4% |
| NJ | State Senate - 20 | Joe Cryan | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 20 | Annette Quijano | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Senate - 21 | Jon Bramnick | R | 83% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 22 | Linda Carter | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 22 | James Kennedy | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Senate - 22 | Nicholas Scutari | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 23 | John DiMaio | R | 86% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 23 | Erik Peterson | R | 86% |
| NJ | State Senate - 24 | Parker Space | R | 83% |
| NJ | State Senate - 25 | Anthony Bucco, Jr. | R | 78% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 25 | Aura Dunn | R | 61% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 26 | Brian Bergen | R | 81% |
| NJ | State Senate - 26 | Joseph Pennacchio | R | 77% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 26 | Jay Webber | R | 93% |
| NJ | State Senate - 27 | John McKeon | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 28 | Cleopatra Tucker | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 29 | Eliana Pintor Marin | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Senate - 29 | Teresa Ruiz | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 29 | Shanique Speight | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 30 | Sean Kean | R | 79% |
| NJ | State Senate - 30 | Robert Singer | R | 69% |
| NJ | State Senate - 31 | Angela McKnight | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Senate - 32 | Raj Mukherji | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 33 | Brian Stack | D | 6% |