Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2020 Positions

Issues: Conservative

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State Office Name Party Rating
Tony Bridges 5%
MD State Senate - 10 Ben Brooks, Sr. Democratic 5%
Jonathan Brostoff 5%
Melinda Bush 5%
OR U.S. House - 5 Janelle Bynum Democratic 5%
Marisabel Cabrera 5%
Alice Cain 5%
Ian Calderon 5%
MD State House - 11B Jon Cardin Democratic 5%
Reuven Carlyle 5%
Al Carr, Jr. 5%
Wendy Carrillo 5%
VA State Senate - 33 Jennifer Carroll Foy Democratic 5%
IL State Senate - 22 Cristina Castro Democratic 5%
MD State House - 32 Mark Chang Democratic 5%
MD State House - 20 Lorig Charkoudian Democratic 5%
MD State Senate - 25 Nick Charles II Democratic 5%
Edwin Chau 5%
David Chiu 5%
Kansen Chu 5%
MD State House - 46 Luke Clippinger Democratic 5%
Dave Considine 5%
WI County Executive - At-Large David Crowley Democratic 5%
MD State House - 19 Charlotte Crutchfield Democratic 5%
MD State House - 19 Bonnie Cullison Democratic 5%
State Office Name Party Rating
Tony Bridges 5%
MD State Senate - 10 Ben Brooks, Sr. D 5%
Jonathan Brostoff 5%
Melinda Bush 5%
OR U.S. House - 5 Janelle Bynum D 5%
Marisabel Cabrera 5%
Alice Cain 5%
Ian Calderon 5%
MD State House - 11B Jon Cardin D 5%
Reuven Carlyle 5%
Al Carr, Jr. 5%
Wendy Carrillo 5%
VA State Senate - 33 Jennifer Carroll Foy D 5%
IL State Senate - 22 Cristina Castro D 5%
MD State House - 32 Mark Chang D 5%
MD State House - 20 Lorig Charkoudian D 5%
MD State Senate - 25 Nick Charles II D 5%
Edwin Chau 5%
David Chiu 5%
Kansen Chu 5%
MD State House - 46 Luke Clippinger D 5%
Dave Considine 5%
WI County Executive - At-Large David Crowley D 5%
MD State House - 19 Charlotte Crutchfield D 5%
MD State House - 19 Bonnie Cullison D 5%
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