Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2020 Positions

Issues: Conservative

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State Office Name Party Rating
LA State Senate - 28 Heather Cloud Republican 88%
OK State Senate - 10 Bill Coleman Republican 63%
CO State Senate - 33 James Coleman Democratic 10%
MO State Senate - 22 Mary Coleman Republican 89%
AL State Senate - 19 Merika Coleman Democratic 44%
AL State Senate - 20 Linda Coleman-Madison Democratic 33%
VT State Senate - Rutland Collamore Republican 73%
PA State Senate - 12 Maria Collett Democratic 15%
MA State Senate - First Suffolk Nick Collins Democratic 11%
MA State Senate - Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester Jo Comerford Democratic 0%
PA State Senate - 19 Carolyn Comitta Democratic 8%
NY State Senate - 14 Leroy Comrie Democratic 9%
LA State Senate - 8 Patrick Connick Republican 74%
WA State Senate - 29 Steve Conway Democratic 3%
NC State Senate - 50 Kevin Corbin Republican 85%
SC State Senate - 5 Tom Corbin Republican 83%
MD State Senate - 2 Paul Corderman Republican 61%
NJ State Senate - 40 Kristin Corrado Republican 70%
PA State Senate - 43 Jay Costa, Jr. Democratic 9%
IA State Senate - 8 Mark Costello Republican 85%
GA State Senate - 46 William Cowsert Republican 61%
OH State Senate - 15 Hearcel Craig Democratic 31%
MO State Senate - 28 Sandy Crawford Republican 76%
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk Cindy Creem Democratic 0%
IN State Senate - 28 Michael Crider Republican 64%
MA State Senate - Third Essex Brendan Crighton Democratic 0%
SC State Senate - 18 Ronnie Cromer Republican 42%
TN State Senate - 3 Rusty Crowe Republican 75%
NJ State Senate - 5 Nilsa Cruz-Perez Democratic 6%
NJ State Senate - 20 Joe Cryan Democratic 6%
UT State Senate - 19 Kirk Cullimore, Jr. Republican 58%
PA State Senate - 27 Lynda Culver Republican 81%
VT State Senate - Washington Ann Cummings Democratic 0%
IL State Senate - 18 Bill Cunningham Democratic 10%
IL State Senate - 41 John Curran Republican 62%
OH State Senate - 33 Al Cutrona Republican 82%
CO State Senate - 20 Lisa Cutter Democratic 12%
MN State Senate - 49 Steve Cwodzinski Democratic/Farmer/Labor 20%
MA State Senate - Cape and Islands Julian Cyr Democratic 0%
CA State Senate - 1 Megan Dahle Republican 82%
MN State Senate - 15 Gary Dahms Republican 75%
MI State Senate - 26 Kevin Daley Republican 76%
NC State Senate - 46 Warren Daniel Republican 95%
OK State Senate - 29 Julie Daniels Republican 80%
CO State Senate - 22 Jessie Danielson Democratic 12%
GA State Senate - 17 Gail Davenport Democratic 27%
SC State Senate - 46 Tom Davis Republican 58%
FL State Senate - 5 Tracie Davis Democratic 46%
IA State Senate - 10 Dan Dawson Republican 88%
MS State Senate - 43 Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican 63%
NE State Senate - 10 Wendy DeBoer Democratic 27%
HI State Senate - 7 Lynn DeCoite Democratic 42%
MS State Senate - 50 Scott DeLano Republican 59%
VA State Senate - 20 Bill DeSteph, Jr. Republican 77%
IL State Senate - 33 Donald DeWitte Republican 76%
VA State Senate - 11 Creigh Deeds Democratic 11%
HI State Senate - 17 Donovan Dela Cruz Democratic 19%
ID State Senate - 22 Lori Den Hartog Republican 73%
WA State Senate - 45 Manka Dhingra Democratic 3%
FL State Senate - 18 Nick DiCeglie Republican 93%
MA State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk Sal DiDomenico Democratic 0%
RI State Senate - 12 Louis DiPalma Democratic 12%
MN State Senate - 61 Scott Dibble Democratic/Farmer/Labor 20%
NJ State Senate - 18 Patrick Diegnan, Jr. Democratic 6%
KS State Senate - 20 Brenda Dietrich Republican 70%
WY State Senate - 16 Dan Dockstader Republican 82%
GA State Senate - 27 Gregory Dolezal Republican 83%
IA State Senate - 37 Molly Donahue Democratic 38%
IN State Senate - 18 Stacey Donato Republican 78%
IN State Senate - 12 Blake Doriot Republican 83%
NE State Senate - 30 Myron Dorn Republican 63%
IA State Senate - 31 Bill Dotzler, Jr. Democratic 21%
MN State Senate - 22 Rich Draheim Republican 74%
OR State Senate - 26 Christine Drazan Republican 62%
MN State Senate - 20 Steve Drazkowski Republican 96%
State Office Name Party Rating
LA State Senate - 28 Heather Cloud R 88%
OK State Senate - 10 Bill Coleman R 63%
CO State Senate - 33 James Coleman D 10%
MO State Senate - 22 Mary Coleman R 89%
AL State Senate - 19 Merika Coleman D 44%
AL State Senate - 20 Linda Coleman-Madison D 33%
VT State Senate - Rutland Collamore R 73%
PA State Senate - 12 Maria Collett D 15%
MA State Senate - First Suffolk Nick Collins D 11%
MA State Senate - Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester Jo Comerford D 0%
PA State Senate - 19 Carolyn Comitta D 8%
NY State Senate - 14 Leroy Comrie D 9%
LA State Senate - 8 Patrick Connick R 74%
WA State Senate - 29 Steve Conway D 3%
NC State Senate - 50 Kevin Corbin R 85%
SC State Senate - 5 Tom Corbin R 83%
MD State Senate - 2 Paul Corderman R 61%
NJ State Senate - 40 Kristin Corrado R 70%
PA State Senate - 43 Jay Costa, Jr. D 9%
IA State Senate - 8 Mark Costello R 85%
GA State Senate - 46 William Cowsert R 61%
OH State Senate - 15 Hearcel Craig D 31%
MO State Senate - 28 Sandy Crawford R 76%
MA State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk Cindy Creem D 0%
IN State Senate - 28 Michael Crider R 64%
MA State Senate - Third Essex Brendan Crighton D 0%
SC State Senate - 18 Ronnie Cromer R 42%
TN State Senate - 3 Rusty Crowe R 75%
NJ State Senate - 5 Nilsa Cruz-Perez D 6%
NJ State Senate - 20 Joe Cryan D 6%
UT State Senate - 19 Kirk Cullimore, Jr. R 58%
PA State Senate - 27 Lynda Culver R 81%
VT State Senate - Washington Ann Cummings D 0%
IL State Senate - 18 Bill Cunningham D 10%
IL State Senate - 41 John Curran R 62%
OH State Senate - 33 Al Cutrona R 82%
CO State Senate - 20 Lisa Cutter D 12%
MN State Senate - 49 Steve Cwodzinski DFL 20%
MA State Senate - Cape and Islands Julian Cyr D 0%
CA State Senate - 1 Megan Dahle R 82%
MN State Senate - 15 Gary Dahms R 75%
MI State Senate - 26 Kevin Daley R 76%
NC State Senate - 46 Warren Daniel R 95%
OK State Senate - 29 Julie Daniels R 80%
CO State Senate - 22 Jessie Danielson D 12%
GA State Senate - 17 Gail Davenport D 27%
SC State Senate - 46 Tom Davis R 58%
FL State Senate - 5 Tracie Davis D 46%
IA State Senate - 10 Dan Dawson R 88%
MS State Senate - 43 Dennis DeBar, Jr. R 63%
NE State Senate - 10 Wendy DeBoer D 27%
HI State Senate - 7 Lynn DeCoite D 42%
MS State Senate - 50 Scott DeLano R 59%
VA State Senate - 20 Bill DeSteph, Jr. R 77%
IL State Senate - 33 Donald DeWitte R 76%
VA State Senate - 11 Creigh Deeds D 11%
HI State Senate - 17 Donovan Dela Cruz D 19%
ID State Senate - 22 Lori Den Hartog R 73%
WA State Senate - 45 Manka Dhingra D 3%
FL State Senate - 18 Nick DiCeglie R 93%
MA State Senate - Middlesex and Suffolk Sal DiDomenico D 0%
RI State Senate - 12 Louis DiPalma D 12%
MN State Senate - 61 Scott Dibble DFL 20%
NJ State Senate - 18 Patrick Diegnan, Jr. D 6%
KS State Senate - 20 Brenda Dietrich R 70%
WY State Senate - 16 Dan Dockstader R 82%
GA State Senate - 27 Gregory Dolezal R 83%
IA State Senate - 37 Molly Donahue D 38%
IN State Senate - 18 Stacey Donato R 78%
IN State Senate - 12 Blake Doriot R 83%
NE State Senate - 30 Myron Dorn R 63%
IA State Senate - 31 Bill Dotzler, Jr. D 21%
MN State Senate - 22 Rich Draheim R 74%
OR State Senate - 26 Christine Drazan R 62%
MN State Senate - 20 Steve Drazkowski R 96%
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