Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2020 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | State Senate - 11 | Scott Wiener | Democratic | 5% |
| Marty Wilde | 5% | |||
| MD | State House - 20 | Jheanelle Wilkins | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | State House - 10 | Omar Williams | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 22 | Nicole Williams | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 28 | C. Wilson | Democratic | 5% |
| Jim Wood | 5% | |||
| MD | Council Member - 1 | Patrick Young | No Party Affiliation | 5% |
| Michael Zalewski | 5% | |||
| WI | Council Member - 8 | JoCasta Zamarripa | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 4% |
| Colin Allred | 4% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 4% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 4% |
| Cheri Bustos | 4% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 4% |
| Ben Cardin | 4% | |||
| Tom Carper | 4% | |||
| Matt Cartwright | 4% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | Democratic | 4% |
| Annette Chaparro | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 31 | Gil Cisneros | Democratic | 4% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 4% |
| Jim Cooper | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 4% |
| T.J. Cox | 4% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 4% |
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 4% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | Democratic | 4% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 4% | |||
| Susan Davis | 4% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 14 | Wayne DeAngelo | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | Democratic | 4% |
| Val Demings | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 4% |
| Eliot Engel | 4% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | Democratic | 4% |
| Dianne Feinstein | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 4% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | State Senate - 11 | Scott Wiener | D | 5% |
| Marty Wilde | 5% | |||
| MD | State House - 20 | Jheanelle Wilkins | D | 5% |
| IL | State House - 10 | Omar Williams | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 22 | Nicole Williams | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 28 | C. Wilson | D | 5% |
| Jim Wood | 5% | |||
| MD | Council Member - 1 | Patrick Young | N/A | 5% |
| Michael Zalewski | 5% | |||
| WI | Council Member - 8 | JoCasta Zamarripa | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 4% |
| Colin Allred | 4% | |||
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 4% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 4% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 4% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 4% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 4% |
| Cheri Bustos | 4% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 4% |
| Ben Cardin | 4% | |||
| Tom Carper | 4% | |||
| Matt Cartwright | 4% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | D | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | D | 4% |
| Annette Chaparro | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 31 | Gil Cisneros | D | 4% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 4% |
| Jim Cooper | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 4% |
| T.J. Cox | 4% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | DFL | 4% |
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 4% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | D | 4% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 4% | |||
| Susan Davis | 4% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 14 | Wayne DeAngelo | D | 4% |
| NY | Lieutenant Governor | Antonio Delgado | D | 4% |
| Val Demings | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 4% |
| Eliot Engel | 4% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | D | 4% |
| Dianne Feinstein | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 4% |