Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2020 Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | State Senate - 40 | Angela Hill | Republican | 78% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 78% |
| WA | State Senate - 6 | Jeff Holy | Republican | 78% |
| Regina Huff | 78% | |||
| TN | State House - 82 | Chris Hurt | Republican | 78% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 78% |
| Brandt Iden | 78% | |||
| SD | State House - 33 | Phil Jensen | Republican | 78% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 78% |
| LA | State Senate - 18 | Eddie Lambert | Republican | 78% |
| NC | State House - 75 | Donny Lambeth | Republican | 78% |
| Jim Lilly | 78% | |||
| TN | State House - 78 | Mary Littleton | Republican | 78% |
| WA | State Senate - 35 | Drew MacEwen | Republican | 78% |
| MO | State House - 7 | Peggy McGaugh | Republican | 78% |
| IN | U.S. House - 8 | Mark Messmer | Republican | 78% |
| Steve Moss | 78% | |||
| Joe Newhouse | 78% | |||
| MO | State Senate - 18 | Cindy O'Laughlin | Republican | 78% |
| Jack O'Malley | 78% | |||
| Brandon Ogles | 78% | |||
| David Perdue | 78% | |||
| Ryan Peters | 78% | |||
| Patricia Pike | 78% | |||
| Eric Porterfield | 78% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 78% | |||
| TN | State House - 21 | Lowell Russell | Republican | 78% |
| Jack Sandlin | 78% | |||
| Bob Scott | 78% | |||
| Dan Shaul | 78% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 78% | |||
| NC | State House - 15 | Phil Shepard | Republican | 78% |
| Jason Sheppard | 78% | |||
| DE | State House - 39 | Danny Short | Republican | 78% |
| MI | State House - 85 | Bradley Slagh | Republican | 78% |
| OK | State House - 18 | David Smith | Republican | 78% |
| IL | State House - 69 | Joe Sosnowski | Republican | 78% |
| Duane Stark | 78% | |||
| Brandon Steele | 78% | |||
| Mac Thornberry | 78% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 78% | |||
| TN | State House - 73 | Chris Todd | Republican | 78% |
| MI | State House - 88 | Greg VanWoerkom | Republican | 78% |
| TN | State House - 95 | Kevin Vaughan | Republican | 78% |
| Rodney Wakeman | 78% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 41 | Greg Walker | Republican | 78% |
| WA | State Senate - 13 | Judy Warnick | Republican | 78% |
| MI | State Senate - 9 | Michael Webber | Republican | 78% |
| MI | State House - 39 | Pauline Wendzel | Republican | 78% |
| Jason Wentworth | 78% | |||
| David Wilson | 78% | |||
| MI | State House - 59 | Douglas Wozniak | Republican | 78% |
| IN | State House - 18 | David Abbott | Republican | 77% |
| NC | State House - 96 | Jay Adams, Jr. | Republican | 77% |
| Vic Allred | 77% | |||
| Niraj Antani | 77% | |||
| Robert Bacon | 77% | |||
| Paul Bandy | 77% | |||
| WA | State House - 2 Position 1 | Andrew Barkis | Republican | 77% |
| Steve Barrar | 77% | |||
| GA | State House - 5 | Matt Barton | Republican | 77% |
| PA | State House - 171 | Kerry Benninghoff | Republican | 77% |
| Lauren Book | 77% | |||
| IN | State House - 45 | Bruce Borders | Republican | 77% |
| R. Brenda | 77% | |||
| TN | State House - 47 | Rush Bricken | Republican | 77% |
| Robert Brooks | 77% | |||
| UT | State House - 75 | Walt Brooks | Republican | 77% |
| IN | State Senate - 15 | Liz Brown | Republican | 77% |
| PA | State Senate - 40 | Rosemary Brown | Republican | 77% |
| IN | State Senate - 7 | Brian Buchanan | Republican | 77% |
| KY | State Senate - 34 | Jared Carpenter | Republican | 77% |
| TN | State House - 64 | Scott Cepicky | Republican | 77% |
| Ben Chafin, Jr. | 77% | |||
| Bruce Chandler | 77% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 5 | Ed Charbonneau | Republican | 77% |
| NM | State House - 67 | Jack Chatfield | Republican | 77% |
| PA | State House - 100 | Bryan Cutler | Republican | 77% |
| VA | State Senate - 20 | Bill DeSteph, Jr. | Republican | 77% |
| Stephen Dwight | 77% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 77% |
| Garth Everett | 77% | |||
| CA | State Assembly - 9 | Heath Flora | Republican | 77% |
| Joel Fry | 77% | |||
| Matt Gabler | 77% | |||
| MD | State House - 36 | Jeff Ghrist | Republican | 77% |
| GA | State Senate - 47 | Frank Ginn | Republican | 77% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 77% |
| Doug Green | 77% | |||
| TN | State House - 77 | Rusty Grills | Republican | 77% |
| Marcia Hahn | 77% | |||
| Mark Hall | 77% | |||
| TN | State House - 5 | David Hawk | Republican | 77% |
| Sue Helm | 77% | |||
| Timothy Hennessey | 77% | |||
| LA | State House - 94 | Stephanie Hilferty | Republican | 77% |
| John Holsclaw, Jr. | 77% | |||
| Ron Hood | 77% | |||
| FL | State Senate - 21 | Ed Hooper | Republican | 77% |
| NC | State House - 77 | Julia Howard | Republican | 77% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | State Senate - 40 | Angela Hill | R | 78% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 78% |
| WA | State Senate - 6 | Jeff Holy | R | 78% |
| Regina Huff | 78% | |||
| TN | State House - 82 | Chris Hurt | R | 78% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 78% |
| Brandt Iden | 78% | |||
| SD | State House - 33 | Phil Jensen | R | 78% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 78% |
| LA | State Senate - 18 | Eddie Lambert | R | 78% |
| NC | State House - 75 | Donny Lambeth | R | 78% |
| Jim Lilly | 78% | |||
| TN | State House - 78 | Mary Littleton | R | 78% |
| WA | State Senate - 35 | Drew MacEwen | R | 78% |
| MO | State House - 7 | Peggy McGaugh | R | 78% |
| IN | U.S. House - 8 | Mark Messmer | R | 78% |
| Steve Moss | 78% | |||
| Joe Newhouse | 78% | |||
| MO | State Senate - 18 | Cindy O'Laughlin | R | 78% |
| Jack O'Malley | 78% | |||
| Brandon Ogles | 78% | |||
| David Perdue | 78% | |||
| Ryan Peters | 78% | |||
| Patricia Pike | 78% | |||
| Eric Porterfield | 78% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 78% | |||
| TN | State House - 21 | Lowell Russell | R | 78% |
| Jack Sandlin | 78% | |||
| Bob Scott | 78% | |||
| Dan Shaul | 78% | |||
| Richard Shelby | 78% | |||
| NC | State House - 15 | Phil Shepard | R | 78% |
| Jason Sheppard | 78% | |||
| DE | State House - 39 | Danny Short | R | 78% |
| MI | State House - 85 | Bradley Slagh | R | 78% |
| OK | State House - 18 | David Smith | R | 78% |
| IL | State House - 69 | Joe Sosnowski | R | 78% |
| Duane Stark | 78% | |||
| Brandon Steele | 78% | |||
| Mac Thornberry | 78% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 78% | |||
| TN | State House - 73 | Chris Todd | R | 78% |
| MI | State House - 88 | Greg VanWoerkom | R | 78% |
| TN | State House - 95 | Kevin Vaughan | R | 78% |
| Rodney Wakeman | 78% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 41 | Greg Walker | R | 78% |
| WA | State Senate - 13 | Judy Warnick | R | 78% |
| MI | State Senate - 9 | Michael Webber | R | 78% |
| MI | State House - 39 | Pauline Wendzel | R | 78% |
| Jason Wentworth | 78% | |||
| David Wilson | 78% | |||
| MI | State House - 59 | Douglas Wozniak | R | 78% |
| IN | State House - 18 | David Abbott | R | 77% |
| NC | State House - 96 | Jay Adams, Jr. | R | 77% |
| Vic Allred | 77% | |||
| Niraj Antani | 77% | |||
| Robert Bacon | 77% | |||
| Paul Bandy | 77% | |||
| WA | State House - 2 Position 1 | Andrew Barkis | R | 77% |
| Steve Barrar | 77% | |||
| GA | State House - 5 | Matt Barton | R | 77% |
| PA | State House - 171 | Kerry Benninghoff | R | 77% |
| Lauren Book | 77% | |||
| IN | State House - 45 | Bruce Borders | R | 77% |
| R. Brenda | 77% | |||
| TN | State House - 47 | Rush Bricken | R | 77% |
| Robert Brooks | 77% | |||
| UT | State House - 75 | Walt Brooks | R | 77% |
| IN | State Senate - 15 | Liz Brown | R | 77% |
| PA | State Senate - 40 | Rosemary Brown | R | 77% |
| IN | State Senate - 7 | Brian Buchanan | R | 77% |
| KY | State Senate - 34 | Jared Carpenter | R | 77% |
| TN | State House - 64 | Scott Cepicky | R | 77% |
| Ben Chafin, Jr. | 77% | |||
| Bruce Chandler | 77% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 5 | Ed Charbonneau | R | 77% |
| NM | State House - 67 | Jack Chatfield | R | 77% |
| PA | State House - 100 | Bryan Cutler | R | 77% |
| VA | State Senate - 20 | Bill DeSteph, Jr. | R | 77% |
| Stephen Dwight | 77% | |||
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 77% |
| Garth Everett | 77% | |||
| CA | State Assembly - 9 | Heath Flora | R | 77% |
| Joel Fry | 77% | |||
| Matt Gabler | 77% | |||
| MD | State House - 36 | Jeff Ghrist | R | 77% |
| GA | State Senate - 47 | Frank Ginn | R | 77% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 77% |
| Doug Green | 77% | |||
| TN | State House - 77 | Rusty Grills | R | 77% |
| Marcia Hahn | 77% | |||
| Mark Hall | 77% | |||
| TN | State House - 5 | David Hawk | R | 77% |
| Sue Helm | 77% | |||
| Timothy Hennessey | 77% | |||
| LA | State House - 94 | Stephanie Hilferty | R | 77% |
| John Holsclaw, Jr. | 77% | |||
| Ron Hood | 77% | |||
| FL | State Senate - 21 | Ed Hooper | R | 77% |
| NC | State House - 77 | Julia Howard | R | 77% |