Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2020 Positions

Issues: Conservative

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State Office Name Party Rating
MA State House - Eighth Suffolk Jay Livingstone Democratic 12%
NC State House - 104 Brandon Lofton Democratic 33%
NC State House - 101 Carolyn Logan Democratic 38%
IA State House - 45 Brian Lohse Republican 81%
RI State House - 8 John Lombardi Democratic 30%
MA State House - Twenty-Second Middlesex Marc Lombardo Republican 65%
VT State House - Windham-5 Emily Long Democratic 0%
MN State House - 61B Jamie Long Democratic/Farmer/Labor 16%
KS State House - 124 Martin Long Republican 75%
SC State House - 37 Steven Long Republican 86%
VA State House - 3 Alfonso Lopez Democratic 7%
MD State House - 39 Lesley Lopez Democratic 5%
TN State House - 58 Harold Love, Jr. Democratic 23%
AL State House - 79 Joe Lovvorn Republican 50%
SC State House - 60 Phillip Lowe Republican 65%
HI State House - 7 Nicole Lowen Democratic 15%
IN State House - 69 Jim Lucas Republican 89%
GA State House - 12 Eddie Lumsden Republican 65%
IA State House - 65 Shannon Lundgren Republican 81%
NM State House - 9 Patricia Lundstrom Democratic 25%
OK State House - 37 Ken Luttrell Republican 69%
DE State House - 31 Sean Lynn Democratic 30%
TN State House - 57 Susan Lynn Republican 71%
LA State House - 87 Rodney Lyons, Sr. Democratic 38%
MO State House - 99 Ian Mackey Democratic 26%
WA State House - 43 Position 1 Nicole Macri Democratic 3%
MA State House - First Suffolk Adrian Madaro Democratic 6%
PA State House - 115 Maureen Madden Democratic 12%
MI State House - 51 Matt Maddock Republican 95%
KY State House - 61 Savannah Maddox Republican 88%
FL State House - 54 Randall Maggard Republican 90%
SC State House - 38 Josiah Magnuson Republican 90%
IL State House - 24 Theresa Mah Democratic 5%
MA State House - Thirteenth Worcester John Mahoney, Jr. Democratic 12%
NC State House - 99 Nasif Majeed Democratic 31%
PA State House - 53 Steven Malagari Democratic 23%
PA State House - 130 David Maloney, Sr. Republican 96%
UT State House - 52 Cory Maloy Republican 86%
OK State House - 101 Robert Manger Republican 57%
MS State House - 53 Vince Mangold Republican 58%
IL State House - 98 Natalie Manley Democratic 10%
IN State House - 23 Ethan Manning Republican 83%
OH State House - 52 Gayle Manning Republican 79%
VT State House - Orleans-Lamoille Michael Marcotte Republican 67%
MA State House - Third Norfolk Ronald Mariano Democratic 13%
MA State House - Ninth Bristol Christopher Markey Democratic 18%
MI State House - 110 Gregory Markkanen Republican 83%
PA State House - 25 Brandon Markosek Democratic 27%
AL State House - 91 Rhett Marques Republican 50%
OR State House - 5 Pam Marsh Democratic 0%
TN State House - 62 Pat Marsh Republican 77%
RI State House - 52 Alex Marszalkowski Democratic 20%
OK State House - 75 T. Marti Republican 68%
WV State House - 65 Carl Martin Republican 73%
GA State House - 49 Chuck Martin, Jr. Republican 72%
NM State House - 11 Javier Martínez Democratic 17%
VT State House - Windsor-Orange-2 James Masland Democratic 0%
IL State House - 61 Joyce Mason Democratic 10%
MS State House - 13 Steve Massengill Republican 61%
HI State House - 49 Scot Matayoshi Democratic 15%
GA State House - 82 Karen Mathiak Republican 65%
GA State House - 133 Danny Mathis Republican 65%
IA State House - 42 Heather Matson Democratic 38%
NM State House - 27 Marian Matthews Democratic 13%
PA State House - 16 Robert Matzie Democratic 31%
IN State House - 65 Chris May Republican 86%
OK State House - 80 Stan May Republican 64%
IN State House - 60 Peggy Mayfield Republican 86%
IL State House - 60 Rita Mayfield Democratic 11%
MO State House - 124 Don Mayhew Republican 88%
AL State House - 71 A.J. McCampbell Democratic 43%
MS State House - 101 Kent McCarty Republican 61%
GA State House - 109 Dewey McClain Democratic 44%
OH State House - 87 Riordan McClain Republican 87%
PA State House - 191 Joanna McClinton Democratic 8%
FL State House - 68 Lawrence McClure Republican 93%
CO State House - 13 Julie McCluskie Democratic 10%
IL State House - 89 Tony McCombie Republican 71%
KY State House - 97 Bobby McCool Republican 83%
LA State House - 1 Danny McCormick Republican 91%
VT State House - Rutland-1 Patricia McCoy Republican 83%
SC State House - 13 John McCravy III Republican 83%
MS State House - 40 Hester McCray Democratic 42%
SC State House - 41 Annie McDaniel Democratic 24%
MN State House - 29A Joe McDonald Republican 96%
RI State House - 33 Carol McEntee Democratic 20%
LA State House - 13 Jack McFarland Republican 76%
MO State House - 7 Peggy McGaugh Republican 78%
MS State House - 102 Missy McGee Republican 54%
WV State House - 1 Patrick McGeehan Republican 84%
SC State House - 56 Tim McGinnis Republican 71%
MO State House - 118 Michael McGirl Republican 82%
MA State House - Twenty-Eighth Middlesex Joe McGonagle, Jr. Democratic 18%
MA State House - Eighteenth Worcester Joe McKenna Republican 71%
MS State House - 95 Jay McKnight Republican 67%
OR State House - 29 Susan McLain Democratic 5%
MS State House - 39 Dana McLean Republican 57%
LA State House - 10 Wayne McMahen Republican 79%
MA State House - Eleventh Norfolk Paul McMurtry Democratic 18%
VA State House - 40 Joseph McNamara Republican 86%
State Office Name Party Rating
MA State House - Eighth Suffolk Jay Livingstone D 12%
NC State House - 104 Brandon Lofton D 33%
NC State House - 101 Carolyn Logan D 38%
IA State House - 45 Brian Lohse R 81%
RI State House - 8 John Lombardi D 30%
MA State House - Twenty-Second Middlesex Marc Lombardo R 65%
VT State House - Windham-5 Emily Long D 0%
MN State House - 61B Jamie Long DFL 16%
KS State House - 124 Martin Long R 75%
SC State House - 37 Steven Long R 86%
VA State House - 3 Alfonso Lopez D 7%
MD State House - 39 Lesley Lopez D 5%
TN State House - 58 Harold Love, Jr. D 23%
AL State House - 79 Joe Lovvorn R 50%
SC State House - 60 Phillip Lowe R 65%
HI State House - 7 Nicole Lowen D 15%
IN State House - 69 Jim Lucas R 89%
GA State House - 12 Eddie Lumsden R 65%
IA State House - 65 Shannon Lundgren R 81%
NM State House - 9 Patricia Lundstrom D 25%
OK State House - 37 Ken Luttrell R 69%
DE State House - 31 Sean Lynn D 30%
TN State House - 57 Susan Lynn R 71%
LA State House - 87 Rodney Lyons, Sr. D 38%
MO State House - 99 Ian Mackey D 26%
WA State House - 43 Position 1 Nicole Macri D 3%
MA State House - First Suffolk Adrian Madaro D 6%
PA State House - 115 Maureen Madden D 12%
MI State House - 51 Matt Maddock R 95%
KY State House - 61 Savannah Maddox R 88%
FL State House - 54 Randall Maggard R 90%
SC State House - 38 Josiah Magnuson R 90%
IL State House - 24 Theresa Mah D 5%
MA State House - Thirteenth Worcester John Mahoney, Jr. D 12%
NC State House - 99 Nasif Majeed D 31%
PA State House - 53 Steven Malagari D 23%
PA State House - 130 David Maloney, Sr. R 96%
UT State House - 52 Cory Maloy R 86%
OK State House - 101 Robert Manger R 57%
MS State House - 53 Vince Mangold R 58%
IL State House - 98 Natalie Manley D 10%
IN State House - 23 Ethan Manning R 83%
OH State House - 52 Gayle Manning R 79%
VT State House - Orleans-Lamoille Michael Marcotte R 67%
MA State House - Third Norfolk Ronald Mariano D 13%
MA State House - Ninth Bristol Christopher Markey D 18%
MI State House - 110 Gregory Markkanen R 83%
PA State House - 25 Brandon Markosek D 27%
AL State House - 91 Rhett Marques R 50%
OR State House - 5 Pam Marsh D 0%
TN State House - 62 Pat Marsh R 77%
RI State House - 52 Alex Marszalkowski D 20%
OK State House - 75 T. Marti R 68%
WV State House - 65 Carl Martin R 73%
GA State House - 49 Chuck Martin, Jr. R 72%
NM State House - 11 Javier Martínez D 17%
VT State House - Windsor-Orange-2 James Masland D 0%
IL State House - 61 Joyce Mason D 10%
MS State House - 13 Steve Massengill R 61%
HI State House - 49 Scot Matayoshi D 15%
GA State House - 82 Karen Mathiak R 65%
GA State House - 133 Danny Mathis R 65%
IA State House - 42 Heather Matson D 38%
NM State House - 27 Marian Matthews D 13%
PA State House - 16 Robert Matzie D 31%
IN State House - 65 Chris May R 86%
OK State House - 80 Stan May R 64%
IN State House - 60 Peggy Mayfield R 86%
IL State House - 60 Rita Mayfield D 11%
MO State House - 124 Don Mayhew R 88%
AL State House - 71 A.J. McCampbell D 43%
MS State House - 101 Kent McCarty R 61%
GA State House - 109 Dewey McClain D 44%
OH State House - 87 Riordan McClain R 87%
PA State House - 191 Joanna McClinton D 8%
FL State House - 68 Lawrence McClure R 93%
CO State House - 13 Julie McCluskie D 10%
IL State House - 89 Tony McCombie R 71%
KY State House - 97 Bobby McCool R 83%
LA State House - 1 Danny McCormick R 91%
VT State House - Rutland-1 Patricia McCoy R 83%
SC State House - 13 John McCravy III R 83%
MS State House - 40 Hester McCray D 42%
SC State House - 41 Annie McDaniel D 24%
MN State House - 29A Joe McDonald R 96%
RI State House - 33 Carol McEntee D 20%
LA State House - 13 Jack McFarland R 76%
MO State House - 7 Peggy McGaugh R 78%
MS State House - 102 Missy McGee R 54%
WV State House - 1 Patrick McGeehan R 84%
SC State House - 56 Tim McGinnis R 71%
MO State House - 118 Michael McGirl R 82%
MA State House - Twenty-Eighth Middlesex Joe McGonagle, Jr. D 18%
MA State House - Eighteenth Worcester Joe McKenna R 71%
MS State House - 95 Jay McKnight R 67%
OR State House - 29 Susan McLain D 5%
MS State House - 39 Dana McLean R 57%
LA State House - 10 Wayne McMahen R 79%
MA State House - Eleventh Norfolk Paul McMurtry D 18%
VA State House - 40 Joseph McNamara R 86%
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