Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2020 Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | State House - 34 | Wilford Carter, Sr. | Democratic | 38% |
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 4% |
| RI | State House - 50 | Stephen Casey | Democratic | 30% |
| IL | State House - 14 | Kelly Cassidy | Democratic | 10% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | Democratic | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | State Senate - 22 | Cristina Castro | Democratic | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 0% |
| NE | State Senate - 6 | Machaela Cavanaugh | Democratic | 25% |
| PA | State House - 192 | Morgan Cephas | Democratic | 8% |
| NM | State Senate - 31 | Joe Cervantes | Democratic | 9% |
| CA | State Senate - 31 | Sabrina Cervantes | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | State House - Second Norfolk | Tackey Chan | Democratic | 12% |
| NM | State House - 43 | Christine Chandler | Democratic | 11% |
| MD | State House - 32 | Mark Chang | Democratic | 5% |
| HI | State Senate - 9 | Stanley Chang | Democratic | 20% |
| MI | State Senate - 3 | Stephanie Chang | Democratic | 18% |
| WA | State Senate - 24 | Mike Chapman | Democratic | 21% |
| MD | State House - 20 | Lorig Charkoudian | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 25 | Nick Charles II | Democratic | 5% |
| NC | State Senate - 15 | Jay Chaudhuri | Democratic | 30% |
| MI | State Senate - 27 | John Cherry | Democratic | 37% |
| AL | State House - 67 | Prince Chestnut | Democratic | 50% |
| TN | State House - 85 | Jesse Chism | Democratic | 32% |
| VT | State House - Windsor 6 | Kevin Christie | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 4% |
| DE | State House - 1 | Nnamdi Chukwuocha | Democratic | 30% |
| MA | State House - Fifteenth Middlesex | Michelle Ciccolo | Democratic | 0% |
| RI | State Senate - 7 | Frank Ciccone III | Democratic | 14% |
| VT | State House - Chittenden 15 | Brian Cina | Democratic | 0% |
| PA | State House - 146 | Joe Ciresi | Democratic | 23% |
| CA | U.S. House - 31 | Gil Cisneros | Democratic | 4% |
| AK | State Senate - H | Matt Claman | Democratic | 14% |
| MS | State House - 47 | Bryant Clark | Democratic | 39% |
| NC | Mayor - At-Large | Christy Clark | Democratic | 31% |
| GA | State House - 108 | Jasmine Clark | Democratic | 27% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 0% |
| AL | State House - 97 | Adline Clarke | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 7% |
| VT | State Senate - Windsor | Alison Clarkson | Democratic | 0% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 0% |
| MO | State House - 72 | Doug Clemens | Democratic | 27% |
| MI | Commissioner - 4 | Cara Clemente | Democratic | 34% |
| TN | State House - 55 | John Clemmons | Democratic | 21% |
| WA | State Senate - 49 | Annette Cleveland | Democratic | 3% |
| MD | State House - 46 | Luke Clippinger | Democratic | 5% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 4% |
| SC | State House - 82 | Bill Clyburn, Sr. | Democratic | 24% |
| SC | State House - 95 | Gilda Cobb-Hunter | Democratic | 24% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 0% |
| VA | State House - 65 | Joshua Cole | Democratic | 7% |
| CO | State Senate - 33 | James Coleman | Democratic | 10% |
| AL | State Senate - 19 | Merika Coleman | Democratic | 44% |
| AL | State Senate - 20 | Linda Coleman-Madison | Democratic | 33% |
| PA | State Senate - 12 | Maria Collett | Democratic | 15% |
| MA | State Senate - First Suffolk | Nick Collins | Democratic | 11% |
| NY | State Assembly - 47 | William Colton | Democratic | 3% |
| 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% |
| MD | State House - 40 | Frank Conaway, Jr. | Democratic | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 3 | Herb Conaway, Jr. | Democratic | 6% |
| PA | State House - 77 | Scott Conklin | Democratic | 27% |
| VT | State House - Addison-2 | Peter Conlon | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Sixth Middlesex | Mike Connolly | Democratic | 0% |
| AZ | State House - 22 | Lupe Contreras | Democratic | 23% |
| WA | State Senate - 29 | Steve Conway | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | State Assembly - 32 | Vivian Cook | Democratic | 3% |
| DE | State House - 16 | Franklin Cooke, Jr. | Democratic | 30% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 9% |
| VT | Secretary of State | Sarah Copeland Hanzas | Democratic | 0% |
| VT | State House - Bennington-2-1 | Timothy Corcoran II | Democratic | 17% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 0% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 9% |
| RI | State House - 72 | Terri-Denise Cortvriend | Democratic | 20% |
| RI | State House - 55 | Arthur Corvese | Democratic | 20% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 4% |
| PA | State Senate - 43 | Jay Costa, Jr. | Democratic | 9% |
| RI | State House - 44 | Gregory Costantino | Democratic | 13% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 19 | Craig Coughlin | Democratic | 6% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 0% |
| OH | State Senate - 15 | Hearcel Craig | Democratic | 31% |
| RI | State House - 32 | Bob Craven, Sr. | Democratic | 20% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | State House - 44 | Fred Crespo | Democratic | 10% |
| MA | State Senate - Third Essex | Brendan Crighton | Democratic | 0% |
| MD | State House - 29B | Brian Crosby | Democratic | 14% |
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | Democratic | 4% |
| WI | County Executive - At-Large | David Crowley | Democratic | 5% |
| MS | State House - 71 | Ronnie Crudup, Jr. | Democratic | 36% |
| MD | State House - 19 | Charlotte Crutchfield | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | State Assembly - 39 | Catalina Cruz | Democratic | 3% |
| NJ | State Senate - 5 | Nilsa Cruz-Perez | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 20 | Joe Cryan | Democratic | 6% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 7% |
| MD | State House - 19 | Bonnie Cullison | Democratic | 5% |
| VT | State Senate - Washington | Ann Cummings | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | State House - 106 | Carla Cunningham | Democratic | 33% |
| IL | State Senate - 18 | Bill Cunningham | Democratic | 10% |
| KS | State House - 32 | Pam Curtis | Democratic | 20% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | State House - 34 | Wilford Carter, Sr. | D | 38% |
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | D | 4% |
| RI | State House - 50 | Stephen Casey | D | 30% |
| IL | State House - 14 | Kelly Cassidy | D | 10% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | D | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 0% |
| IL | State Senate - 22 | Cristina Castro | D | 5% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 0% |
| NE | State Senate - 6 | Machaela Cavanaugh | D | 25% |
| PA | State House - 192 | Morgan Cephas | D | 8% |
| NM | State Senate - 31 | Joe Cervantes | D | 9% |
| CA | State Senate - 31 | Sabrina Cervantes | D | 6% |
| MA | State House - Second Norfolk | Tackey Chan | D | 12% |
| NM | State House - 43 | Christine Chandler | D | 11% |
| MD | State House - 32 | Mark Chang | D | 5% |
| HI | State Senate - 9 | Stanley Chang | D | 20% |
| MI | State Senate - 3 | Stephanie Chang | D | 18% |
| WA | State Senate - 24 | Mike Chapman | D | 21% |
| MD | State House - 20 | Lorig Charkoudian | D | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 25 | Nick Charles II | D | 5% |
| NC | State Senate - 15 | Jay Chaudhuri | D | 30% |
| MI | State Senate - 27 | John Cherry | D | 37% |
| AL | State House - 67 | Prince Chestnut | D | 50% |
| TN | State House - 85 | Jesse Chism | D | 32% |
| VT | State House - Windsor 6 | Kevin Christie | D | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 4% |
| DE | State House - 1 | Nnamdi Chukwuocha | D | 30% |
| MA | State House - Fifteenth Middlesex | Michelle Ciccolo | D | 0% |
| RI | State Senate - 7 | Frank Ciccone III | D | 14% |
| VT | State House - Chittenden 15 | Brian Cina | D | 0% |
| PA | State House - 146 | Joe Ciresi | D | 23% |
| CA | U.S. House - 31 | Gil Cisneros | D | 4% |
| AK | State Senate - H | Matt Claman | D | 14% |
| MS | State House - 47 | Bryant Clark | D | 39% |
| NC | Mayor - At-Large | Christy Clark | D | 31% |
| GA | State House - 108 | Jasmine Clark | D | 27% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 0% |
| AL | State House - 97 | Adline Clarke | D | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 7% |
| VT | State Senate - Windsor | Alison Clarkson | D | 0% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 0% |
| MO | State House - 72 | Doug Clemens | D | 27% |
| MI | Commissioner - 4 | Cara Clemente | D | 34% |
| TN | State House - 55 | John Clemmons | D | 21% |
| WA | State Senate - 49 | Annette Cleveland | D | 3% |
| MD | State House - 46 | Luke Clippinger | D | 5% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 4% |
| SC | State House - 82 | Bill Clyburn, Sr. | D | 24% |
| SC | State House - 95 | Gilda Cobb-Hunter | D | 24% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 0% |
| VA | State House - 65 | Joshua Cole | D | 7% |
| CO | State Senate - 33 | James Coleman | D | 10% |
| AL | State Senate - 19 | Merika Coleman | D | 44% |
| AL | State Senate - 20 | Linda Coleman-Madison | D | 33% |
| PA | State Senate - 12 | Maria Collett | D | 15% |
| MA | State Senate - First Suffolk | Nick Collins | D | 11% |
| NY | State Assembly - 47 | William Colton | D | 3% |
| 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% |
| MD | State House - 40 | Frank Conaway, Jr. | D | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 3 | Herb Conaway, Jr. | D | 6% |
| PA | State House - 77 | Scott Conklin | D | 27% |
| VT | State House - Addison-2 | Peter Conlon | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Twenty-Sixth Middlesex | Mike Connolly | D | 0% |
| AZ | State House - 22 | Lupe Contreras | D | 23% |
| WA | State Senate - 29 | Steve Conway | D | 3% |
| NY | State Assembly - 32 | Vivian Cook | D | 3% |
| DE | State House - 16 | Franklin Cooke, Jr. | D | 30% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 9% |
| VT | Secretary of State | Sarah Copeland Hanzas | D | 0% |
| VT | State House - Bennington-2-1 | Timothy Corcoran II | D | 17% |
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 0% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 9% |
| RI | State House - 72 | Terri-Denise Cortvriend | D | 20% |
| RI | State House - 55 | Arthur Corvese | D | 20% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 4% |
| PA | State Senate - 43 | Jay Costa, Jr. | D | 9% |
| RI | State House - 44 | Gregory Costantino | D | 13% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 19 | Craig Coughlin | D | 6% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 0% |
| OH | State Senate - 15 | Hearcel Craig | D | 31% |
| RI | State House - 32 | Bob Craven, Sr. | D | 20% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Middlesex and Norfolk | Cindy Creem | D | 0% |
| IL | State House - 44 | Fred Crespo | D | 10% |
| MA | State Senate - Third Essex | Brendan Crighton | D | 0% |
| MD | State House - 29B | Brian Crosby | D | 14% |
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | D | 4% |
| WI | County Executive - At-Large | David Crowley | D | 5% |
| MS | State House - 71 | Ronnie Crudup, Jr. | D | 36% |
| MD | State House - 19 | Charlotte Crutchfield | D | 5% |
| NY | State Assembly - 39 | Catalina Cruz | D | 3% |
| NJ | State Senate - 5 | Nilsa Cruz-Perez | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 20 | Joe Cryan | D | 6% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 7% |
| MD | State House - 19 | Bonnie Cullison | D | 5% |
| VT | State Senate - Washington | Ann Cummings | D | 0% |
| NC | State House - 106 | Carla Cunningham | D | 33% |
| IL | State Senate - 18 | Bill Cunningham | D | 10% |
| KS | State House - 32 | Pam Curtis | D | 20% |