Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2020 Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | County Council - 2 | Gretchen Bangert | Democratic | 28% |
| NY | County Executive - At-Large | Kevin Byrne | Republican | 73% |
| WI | County Executive - At-Large | David Crowley | Democratic | 5% |
| PA | County Executive - At-Large | Sara Innamorato | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | County Executive - At-Large | Katherine Ann Klausmeier | Democratic | 22% |
| NY | County Executive - At-Large | Jen Metzger | Democratic | 9% |
| OK | County Sheriff | Darrell Weaver | Republican | 67% |
| AL | Director of Finance | Bill Poole III | Republican | 60% |
| IL | Director of Insurance | Ann Gillespie | Democratic | 5% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 9% | |
| OH | Director of the Department of Agriculture | Brian Baldridge | 83% | |
| IN | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Alan Morrison | Republican | 90% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | 82% |
| IN | Governor | Mike Braun | Republican | 91% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | Republican | 78% |
| OR | Governor | Tina Kotek | Democratic | 5% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | 4% |
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | Democratic | 11% |
| WA | Insurance Commissioner | Patty Kuderer | Democratic | 3% |
| MI | Justice of the Supreme Court | Kyra Bolden | Democratic | 30% |
| RI | Justice of the Supreme Court | Erin Lynch Prata | No Party Affiliation | 13% |
| WV | Justice of the Supreme Court | Charles Trump IV | 81% | |
| NY | Legislator - 5 | Steve Englebright | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | Legislator - 8 | Mark Johns | Republican | 48% |
| ID | Lieutenant Governor | Scott Bedke | Republican | 55% |
| IA | Lieutenant Governor | Chris Cournoyer | Republican | 85% |
| PA | Lieutenant Governor | Austin Davis | Democratic | 15% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | Democratic | 4% |
| VA | Lieutenant Governor | Ghazala Hashmi | Democratic | 11% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 0% |
| UT | Lieutenant Governor | Deidre Henderson | Republican | 58% |
| NC | Lieutenant Governor | Rachel Hunt | Democratic | 31% |
| GA | Lieutenant Governor | Burt Jones | Republican | 70% |
| HI | Lieutenant Governor | Sylvia Luke | Democratic | 15% |
| TN | Lieutenant Governor | Randy McNally | Republican | 72% |
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Jeni Arndt | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | Mayor - At-Large | Christy Clark | Democratic | 31% |
| SC | Mayor - At-Large | William Cogswell, Jr. | Republican | 59% |
| MI | Mayor - At-Large | Kevin Coleman | 49% | |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Todd Gloria | 5% | |
| MI | Mayor - At-Large | Abdullah Hammoud | Democratic | 26% |
| MS | Mayor | John Horhn | Democratic | 42% |
| ID | Mayor - At-Large | Dan Johnson | Republican | 58% |
| MI | Mayor - At-Large | David LaGrand | 41% | |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 4% |
| OH | Mayor - At-Large | Peggy Lehner | 59% | |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Kevin McCarty | 5% | |
| IN | Mayor - At-Large | Eddie Melton | Democratic | 31% |
| AK | Mayor - At-Large | Peter Micciche | No Party Affiliation | 60% |
| OK | Mayor - At-Large | Monroe Nichols IV | Democratic | 16% |
| MO | Mayor - At-Large | Rory Rowland | Democratic | 31% |
| NY | Mayor - At-Large | Sean Ryan | Democratic | 3% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Nicholas Sacco | 13% | |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Brian Stack | 6% | |
| MI | Mayor - At-Large | Lori Stone | Democratic | 20% |
| ID | Mayor - At-Large | Jarom Wagoner | No Party Affiliation | 51% |
| KY | Metro Councilmember - 22 | Kevin Bratcher | Republican | 85% |
| KY | Metro Councilmember - 10 | Josie Raymond | Democratic | 21% |
| OH | President of Commission - At-Large | Lisa Sobecki | Democratic | 26% |
| NM | Public Regulation Commission | Greg Nibert | Republican | 79% |
| MD | Public Service Commissioner | Kumar Barve | Democratic | 5% |
| MS | Public Service Commissioner | Chris Brown | Republican | 90% |
| LA | Public Service Commissioner - 2 | Jean-Paul Coussan | Republican | 81% |
| KY | Public Service Commissioner | Angie Hatton | Democratic | 38% |
| MO | Public Service Commissioner | Glen Kolkmeyer | Republican | 83% |
| OR | Public Utilities Commissioner | Karin Power | Democratic | 0% |
| FL | Representative - 5 | David Santiago | Republican | 90% |
| FL | School Board Member - At-Large | Joe Geller | Democratic | 31% |
| KS | School Board Member - At-Large | Jan Kessinger | Republican | 65% |
| KS | School Board Member - At-Large | Valdenia Winn | Democratic | 26% |
| VA | Secretary of Finance | Mark Sickles | Democratic | 7% |
| VA | Secretary of Natural Resources | David Bulova | Democratic | 14% |
| PA | Secretary of Revenue | Pat Browne | Republican | 75% |
| RI | Secretary of State | Gregg Amore | Democratic | 25% |
| FL | Secretary of State | Cord Byrd | Republican | 93% |
| VT | Secretary of State | Sarah Copeland Hanzas | Democratic | 0% |
| WY | Secretary of State | Chuck Gray | Republican | 94% |
| WA | Secretary of State | Steve Hobbs | Democratic | 10% |
| MO | Secretary of State | Denny Hoskins | Republican | 82% |
| MD | Secretary of State | Susan Lee | Democratic | 10% |
| NY | Secretary of State | Walter Mosley III | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | Secretary of State | Shirley Weber | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | State Assembly - 4 | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry | Democratic | 3% |
| WI | State Assembly - 82 | Scott Allen | Republican | 84% |
| CA | State Assembly - 31 | Joaquin Arambula | Democratic | 9% |
| WI | State Assembly - 31 | Tyler August | Republican | 84% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 39 | Bob Auth | Republican | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 120 | Will Barclay | Republican | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 106 | Didi Barrett | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | State Assembly - 16 | Rebecca Bauer-Kahan | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | State Assembly - 82 | Michael Benedetto | Democratic | 3% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 26 | Brian Bergen | Republican | 81% |
| CA | State Assembly - 23 | Marc Berman | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | State Assembly - 42 | Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn | Democratic | 3% |
| WI | State Assembly - 95 | Jill Billings | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | State Assembly - 117 | Ken Blankenbush | Republican | 85% |
| CA | State Assembly - 77 | Tasha Boerner | Democratic | 3% |
| WI | State Assembly - 37 | Mark Born | Republican | 82% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | County Council - 2 | Gretchen Bangert | D | 28% |
| NY | County Executive - At-Large | Kevin Byrne | R | 73% |
| WI | County Executive - At-Large | David Crowley | D | 5% |
| PA | County Executive - At-Large | Sara Innamorato | D | 8% |
| MD | County Executive - At-Large | Katherine Ann Klausmeier | D | 22% |
| NY | County Executive - At-Large | Jen Metzger | D | 9% |
| OK | County Sheriff | Darrell Weaver | R | 67% |
| AL | Director of Finance | Bill Poole III | R | 60% |
| IL | Director of Insurance | Ann Gillespie | D | 5% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 9% | |
| OH | Director of the Department of Agriculture | Brian Baldridge | 83% | |
| IN | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Alan Morrison | R | 90% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | R | 82% |
| IN | Governor | Mike Braun | R | 91% |
| MT | Governor | Greg Gianforte | R | 78% |
| OR | Governor | Tina Kotek | D | 5% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | D | 4% |
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | D | 11% |
| WA | Insurance Commissioner | Patty Kuderer | D | 3% |
| MI | Justice of the Supreme Court | Kyra Bolden | D | 30% |
| RI | Justice of the Supreme Court | Erin Lynch Prata | N/A | 13% |
| WV | Justice of the Supreme Court | Charles Trump IV | 81% | |
| NY | Legislator - 5 | Steve Englebright | D | 3% |
| NY | Legislator - 8 | Mark Johns | R | 48% |
| ID | Lieutenant Governor | Scott Bedke | R | 55% |
| IA | Lieutenant Governor | Chris Cournoyer | R | 85% |
| PA | Lieutenant Governor | Austin Davis | D | 15% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | D | 4% |
| VA | Lieutenant Governor | Ghazala Hashmi | D | 11% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 0% |
| UT | Lieutenant Governor | Deidre Henderson | R | 58% |
| NC | Lieutenant Governor | Rachel Hunt | D | 31% |
| GA | Lieutenant Governor | Burt Jones | R | 70% |
| HI | Lieutenant Governor | Sylvia Luke | D | 15% |
| TN | Lieutenant Governor | Randy McNally | R | 72% |
| CO | Mayor - At-Large | Jeni Arndt | D | 10% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 0% |
| NC | Mayor - At-Large | Christy Clark | D | 31% |
| SC | Mayor - At-Large | William Cogswell, Jr. | R | 59% |
| MI | Mayor - At-Large | Kevin Coleman | 49% | |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Todd Gloria | 5% | |
| MI | Mayor - At-Large | Abdullah Hammoud | D | 26% |
| MS | Mayor | John Horhn | D | 42% |
| ID | Mayor - At-Large | Dan Johnson | R | 58% |
| MI | Mayor - At-Large | David LaGrand | 41% | |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 4% |
| OH | Mayor - At-Large | Peggy Lehner | 59% | |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Kevin McCarty | 5% | |
| IN | Mayor - At-Large | Eddie Melton | D | 31% |
| AK | Mayor - At-Large | Peter Micciche | N/A | 60% |
| OK | Mayor - At-Large | Monroe Nichols IV | D | 16% |
| MO | Mayor - At-Large | Rory Rowland | D | 31% |
| NY | Mayor - At-Large | Sean Ryan | D | 3% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Nicholas Sacco | 13% | |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 0% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Brian Stack | 6% | |
| MI | Mayor - At-Large | Lori Stone | D | 20% |
| ID | Mayor - At-Large | Jarom Wagoner | N/A | 51% |
| KY | Metro Councilmember - 22 | Kevin Bratcher | R | 85% |
| KY | Metro Councilmember - 10 | Josie Raymond | D | 21% |
| OH | President of Commission - At-Large | Lisa Sobecki | D | 26% |
| NM | Public Regulation Commission | Greg Nibert | R | 79% |
| MD | Public Service Commissioner | Kumar Barve | D | 5% |
| MS | Public Service Commissioner | Chris Brown | R | 90% |
| LA | Public Service Commissioner - 2 | Jean-Paul Coussan | R | 81% |
| KY | Public Service Commissioner | Angie Hatton | D | 38% |
| MO | Public Service Commissioner | Glen Kolkmeyer | R | 83% |
| OR | Public Utilities Commissioner | Karin Power | D | 0% |
| FL | Representative - 5 | David Santiago | R | 90% |
| FL | School Board Member - At-Large | Joe Geller | D | 31% |
| KS | School Board Member - At-Large | Jan Kessinger | R | 65% |
| KS | School Board Member - At-Large | Valdenia Winn | D | 26% |
| VA | Secretary of Finance | Mark Sickles | D | 7% |
| VA | Secretary of Natural Resources | David Bulova | D | 14% |
| PA | Secretary of Revenue | Pat Browne | R | 75% |
| RI | Secretary of State | Gregg Amore | D | 25% |
| FL | Secretary of State | Cord Byrd | R | 93% |
| VT | Secretary of State | Sarah Copeland Hanzas | D | 0% |
| WY | Secretary of State | Chuck Gray | R | 94% |
| WA | Secretary of State | Steve Hobbs | D | 10% |
| MO | Secretary of State | Denny Hoskins | R | 82% |
| MD | Secretary of State | Susan Lee | D | 10% |
| NY | Secretary of State | Walter Mosley III | D | 0% |
| CA | Secretary of State | Shirley Weber | D | 5% |
| CA | State Assembly - 4 | Cecilia Aguiar-Curry | D | 3% |
| WI | State Assembly - 82 | Scott Allen | R | 84% |
| CA | State Assembly - 31 | Joaquin Arambula | D | 9% |
| WI | State Assembly - 31 | Tyler August | R | 84% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 39 | Bob Auth | R | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 120 | Will Barclay | R | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 106 | Didi Barrett | D | 3% |
| CA | State Assembly - 16 | Rebecca Bauer-Kahan | D | 3% |
| NY | State Assembly - 82 | Michael Benedetto | D | 3% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 26 | Brian Bergen | R | 81% |
| CA | State Assembly - 23 | Marc Berman | D | 5% |
| NY | State Assembly - 42 | Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn | D | 3% |
| WI | State Assembly - 95 | Jill Billings | D | 5% |
| NY | State Assembly - 117 | Ken Blankenbush | R | 85% |
| CA | State Assembly - 77 | Tasha Boerner | D | 3% |
| WI | State Assembly - 37 | Mark Born | R | 82% |