Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2020 Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN | State House - 13A | Lisa Demuth | Republican | 72% |
| Shamed Dogan | 72% | |||
| Mary Duvall | 72% | |||
| UT | State Senate - 17 | Lincoln Fillmore | Republican | 72% |
| WA | State Senate - 12 | Keith Goehner | Republican | 72% |
| WA | State House - 6 Position 2 | Jenny Graham | Republican | 72% |
| Rod Hamilton | 72% | |||
| Timothy Hawkes | 72% | |||
| Dan Hegeman | 72% | |||
| Morgan Irwin | 72% | |||
| GA | State House - 11 | Rick Jasperse | Republican | 72% |
| Tony Jurgens | 72% | |||
| Chris Kidd | 72% | |||
| Josh Klumb | 72% | |||
| Doug Libla | 72% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 37 | Warren Limmer | Republican | 72% |
| GA | State House - 49 | Chuck Martin, Jr. | Republican | 72% |
| Ryan Martinez | 72% | |||
| Andrew McDaniel | 72% | |||
| TN | Lieutenant Governor | Randy McNally | Republican | 72% |
| TN | State Senate - 5 | Randy McNally | Republican | 72% |
| IL | State House - 101 | Chris Miller | Republican | 72% |
| John Mills | 72% | |||
| OK | State House - 58 | Carl Newton | Republican | 72% |
| Charles Otto | 72% | |||
| MS | State House - 106 | Jansen Owen | Republican | 72% |
| John Poston | 72% | |||
| WV | State Senate - 12 | Ben Queen | Republican | 72% |
| Lance Russell | 72% | |||
| Dave Schatz | 72% | |||
| GA | State Senate - 37 | Ed Setzler | Republican | 72% |
| IA | State House - 87 | Jeff Shipley | Republican | 72% |
| Jim Stalzer | 72% | |||
| NY | State Senate - 45 | Dan Stec | Republican | 72% |
| WA | State House - 12 Position 2 | Mike Steele | Republican | 72% |
| WA | State House - 31 Position 1 | Drew Stokesbary | Republican | 72% |
| MD | State House - 7A | Kathy Szeliga | Republican | 72% |
| MN | State House - 32A | Nolan West | Republican | 72% |
| Steve Westfall | 72% | |||
| WA | State House - 13 Position 2 | Alex Ybarra | Republican | 72% |
| TN | State House - 14 | Jason Zachary | Republican | 72% |
| SD | State Senate - 14 | Larry Zikmund | Republican | 72% |
| GA | State Senate - 56 | John Albers | Republican | 71% |
| AL | State Senate - 21 | Gerald Allen | Republican | 71% |
| NM | State House - 49 | Gail Armstrong | Republican | 71% |
| SC | State House - 104 | William Bailey | Republican | 71% |
| AL | State Senate - 25 | Will Barfoot | Republican | 71% |
| PA | State Senate - 46 | Camera Bartolotta | Republican | 71% |
| Mark Batinick | 71% | |||
| MN | State House - 23A | Peggy Bennett | Republican | 71% |
| MA | State House - Third Hampden | Nicholas Boldyga | Republican | 71% |
| Scyller Borglum | 71% | |||
| Paul Boyer | 71% | |||
| SC | State House - 123 | Jeff Bradley | Republican | 71% |
| Dan Brady | 71% | |||
| TN | State Senate - 7 | Richard Briggs | Republican | 71% |
| MO | State Senate - 16 | Justin Brown | Republican | 71% |
| Tom Buford | 71% | |||
| Dean Burke | 71% | |||
| Tim Butler | 71% | |||
| AL | State Senate - 2 | Tom Butler | Republican | 71% |
| SC | State House - 89 | Micah Caskey IV | Republican | 71% |
| CO | State Senate - 5 | Marc Catlin | Republican | 71% |
| AL | State Senate - 30 | Clyde Chambliss, Jr. | Republican | 71% |
| IL | State Senate - 45 | Andrew Chesney | Republican | 71% |
| AL | State Senate - 29 | Donnie Chesteen | Republican | 71% |
| GA | State House - 45 | Sharon Cooper | Republican | 71% |
| Carl Crabtree | 71% | |||
| SC | State House - 68 | Heather Crawford | Republican | 71% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | Republican | 71% |
| John DiSanto | 71% | |||
| AL | State Senate - 32 | Chris Elliott | Republican | 71% |
| Gary Farmer, Jr. | 71% | |||
| MA | State House - First Worcester | Kimberly Ferguson | Republican | 71% |
| Caleb Finck | 71% | |||
| Kirkman Finlay III | 71% | |||
| SC | State House - 39 | Cally Forrest | Republican | 71% |
| KY | State Senate - 9 | David Givens | Republican | 71% |
| AL | State Senate - 7 | Sam Givhan | Republican | 71% |
| Timothy Gragert | 71% | |||
| AL | State Senate - 4 | Garlan Gudger | Republican | 71% |
| TN | State Senate - 18 | Ferrell Haile | Republican | 71% |
| Brett Harrell | 71% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | Republican | 71% |
| Mike Holmes | 71% | |||
| Bill Johnson | 71% | |||
| AL | State Senate - 10 | Andrew Jones | Republican | 71% |
| MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | Republican | 71% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Worcester | Hannah Kane | Republican | 71% |
| VA | State House - 45 | Terry Kilgore | Republican | 71% |
| Mandy Kimmons | 71% | |||
| PA | State Senate - 49 | Dan Laughlin | Republican | 71% |
| Dennis Linthicum | 71% | |||
| AL | State House - 30 | B. Lipscomb | Republican | 71% |
| AL | State Senate - 8 | Steve Livingston | Republican | 71% |
| TN | State House - 57 | Susan Lynn | Republican | 71% |
| PA | State Senate - 13 | Scott Martin | Republican | 71% |
| Mark McBride | 71% | |||
| Jim McClendon | 71% | |||
| IL | State House - 89 | Tony McCombie | Republican | 71% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MN | State House - 13A | Lisa Demuth | R | 72% |
| Shamed Dogan | 72% | |||
| Mary Duvall | 72% | |||
| UT | State Senate - 17 | Lincoln Fillmore | R | 72% |
| WA | State Senate - 12 | Keith Goehner | R | 72% |
| WA | State House - 6 Position 2 | Jenny Graham | R | 72% |
| Rod Hamilton | 72% | |||
| Timothy Hawkes | 72% | |||
| Dan Hegeman | 72% | |||
| Morgan Irwin | 72% | |||
| GA | State House - 11 | Rick Jasperse | R | 72% |
| Tony Jurgens | 72% | |||
| Chris Kidd | 72% | |||
| Josh Klumb | 72% | |||
| Doug Libla | 72% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 37 | Warren Limmer | R | 72% |
| GA | State House - 49 | Chuck Martin, Jr. | R | 72% |
| Ryan Martinez | 72% | |||
| Andrew McDaniel | 72% | |||
| TN | Lieutenant Governor | Randy McNally | R | 72% |
| TN | State Senate - 5 | Randy McNally | R | 72% |
| IL | State House - 101 | Chris Miller | R | 72% |
| John Mills | 72% | |||
| OK | State House - 58 | Carl Newton | R | 72% |
| Charles Otto | 72% | |||
| MS | State House - 106 | Jansen Owen | R | 72% |
| John Poston | 72% | |||
| WV | State Senate - 12 | Ben Queen | R | 72% |
| Lance Russell | 72% | |||
| Dave Schatz | 72% | |||
| GA | State Senate - 37 | Ed Setzler | R | 72% |
| IA | State House - 87 | Jeff Shipley | R | 72% |
| Jim Stalzer | 72% | |||
| NY | State Senate - 45 | Dan Stec | R | 72% |
| WA | State House - 12 Position 2 | Mike Steele | R | 72% |
| WA | State House - 31 Position 1 | Drew Stokesbary | R | 72% |
| MD | State House - 7A | Kathy Szeliga | R | 72% |
| MN | State House - 32A | Nolan West | R | 72% |
| Steve Westfall | 72% | |||
| WA | State House - 13 Position 2 | Alex Ybarra | R | 72% |
| TN | State House - 14 | Jason Zachary | R | 72% |
| SD | State Senate - 14 | Larry Zikmund | R | 72% |
| GA | State Senate - 56 | John Albers | R | 71% |
| AL | State Senate - 21 | Gerald Allen | R | 71% |
| NM | State House - 49 | Gail Armstrong | R | 71% |
| SC | State House - 104 | William Bailey | R | 71% |
| AL | State Senate - 25 | Will Barfoot | R | 71% |
| PA | State Senate - 46 | Camera Bartolotta | R | 71% |
| Mark Batinick | 71% | |||
| MN | State House - 23A | Peggy Bennett | R | 71% |
| MA | State House - Third Hampden | Nicholas Boldyga | R | 71% |
| Scyller Borglum | 71% | |||
| Paul Boyer | 71% | |||
| SC | State House - 123 | Jeff Bradley | R | 71% |
| Dan Brady | 71% | |||
| TN | State Senate - 7 | Richard Briggs | R | 71% |
| MO | State Senate - 16 | Justin Brown | R | 71% |
| Tom Buford | 71% | |||
| Dean Burke | 71% | |||
| Tim Butler | 71% | |||
| AL | State Senate - 2 | Tom Butler | R | 71% |
| SC | State House - 89 | Micah Caskey IV | R | 71% |
| CO | State Senate - 5 | Marc Catlin | R | 71% |
| AL | State Senate - 30 | Clyde Chambliss, Jr. | R | 71% |
| IL | State Senate - 45 | Andrew Chesney | R | 71% |
| AL | State Senate - 29 | Donnie Chesteen | R | 71% |
| GA | State House - 45 | Sharon Cooper | R | 71% |
| Carl Crabtree | 71% | |||
| SC | State House - 68 | Heather Crawford | R | 71% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Curtis | R | 71% |
| John DiSanto | 71% | |||
| AL | State Senate - 32 | Chris Elliott | R | 71% |
| Gary Farmer, Jr. | 71% | |||
| MA | State House - First Worcester | Kimberly Ferguson | R | 71% |
| Caleb Finck | 71% | |||
| Kirkman Finlay III | 71% | |||
| SC | State House - 39 | Cally Forrest | R | 71% |
| KY | State Senate - 9 | David Givens | R | 71% |
| AL | State Senate - 7 | Sam Givhan | R | 71% |
| Timothy Gragert | 71% | |||
| AL | State Senate - 4 | Garlan Gudger | R | 71% |
| TN | State Senate - 18 | Ferrell Haile | R | 71% |
| Brett Harrell | 71% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 2 | French Hill | R | 71% |
| Mike Holmes | 71% | |||
| Bill Johnson | 71% | |||
| AL | State Senate - 10 | Andrew Jones | R | 71% |
| MA | State House - Twentieth Middlesex | Brad Jones, Jr. | R | 71% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Worcester | Hannah Kane | R | 71% |
| VA | State House - 45 | Terry Kilgore | R | 71% |
| Mandy Kimmons | 71% | |||
| PA | State Senate - 49 | Dan Laughlin | R | 71% |
| Dennis Linthicum | 71% | |||
| AL | State House - 30 | B. Lipscomb | R | 71% |
| AL | State Senate - 8 | Steve Livingston | R | 71% |
| TN | State House - 57 | Susan Lynn | R | 71% |
| PA | State Senate - 13 | Scott Martin | R | 71% |
| Mark McBride | 71% | |||
| Jim McClendon | 71% | |||
| IL | State House - 89 | Tony McCombie | R | 71% |