Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2020 Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | State House - 56 | Tim McGinnis | Republican | 71% |
| MA | State House - Eighteenth Worcester | Joe McKenna | Republican | 71% |
| Glenn Moniz | 71% | |||
| MO | State Senate - 29 | Mike Moon | Republican | 71% |
| MI | State House - 72 | Mike Mueller | Republican | 71% |
| Mathew Muratore | 71% | |||
| Mike Murphy | 71% | |||
| RI | State House - 48 | Brian Newberry | Republican | 71% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Bristol | Norman Orrall | Republican | 71% |
| OK | State Senate - 23 | Lonnie Paxton | Republican | 71% |
| UT | State House - 56 | Val Peterson | Republican | 71% |
| PA | State Senate - 41 | Joe Pittman | Republican | 71% |
| OK | State Senate - 39 | Dave Rader | Republican | 71% |
| AL | State Senate - 15 | Dan Roberts | Republican | 71% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 71% |
| David Sater | 71% | |||
| Mario Scavello | 71% | |||
| Clay Scofield | 71% | |||
| GA | State House - 14 | Mitchell Scoggins | Republican | 71% |
| Wayne Shaw | 71% | |||
| UT | State House - 71 | Rex Shipp | Republican | 71% |
| AZ | State Senate - 16 | T.J. Shope | Republican | 71% |
| Keith Sommer | 71% | |||
| TN | State Senate - 9 | Steve Southerland | Republican | 71% |
| IL | State House - 73 | Ryan Spain | Republican | 71% |
| AL | State Senate - 6 | Larry Stutts | Republican | 71% |
| Bob Thorpe | 71% | |||
| Robert Tomlinson | 71% | |||
| Scott VanSingel | 71% | |||
| MO | State House - 59 | Rudolph Veit | Republican | 71% |
| IL | State House - 64 | Tom Weber | Republican | 71% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 71% |
| Herman Baertschiger, Jr. | 70% | |||
| Brandon Beach | 70% | |||
| SC | State Senate - 38 | Sean Bennett | Republican | 70% |
| Colin Bonini | 70% | |||
| AZ | Supervisor - 3 | Sonny Borrelli | 70% | |
| Ruth Briggs King | 70% | |||
| PA | State Senate - 50 | Michele Brooks | Republican | 70% |
| Larry Bucshon | 70% | |||
| IL | State House - 90 | John Cabello | Republican | 70% |
| OK | State House - 40 | Chad Caldwell | Republican | 70% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 70% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 70% |
| Dan Caulkins | 70% | |||
| UT | State House - 68 | Scott Chew | Republican | 70% |
| Jerry Clark | 70% | |||
| John Cooke III | 70% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 40 | Kristin Corrado | Republican | 70% |
| IL | State House - 100 | C.D. Davidsmeyer | Republican | 70% |
| Brad Daw | 70% | |||
| WV | State House - 34 | Mark Dean | Republican | 70% |
| KS | State Senate - 20 | Brenda Dietrich | Republican | 70% |
| Siobhan Dunnavant | 70% | |||
| Tom Fast | 70% | |||
| Jon Ford | 70% | |||
| David French | 70% | |||
| AL | State House - 44 | Danny Garrett | Republican | 70% |
| Paul Gazelka | 70% | |||
| SC | State Senate - 34 | Stephen Goldfinch, Jr. | Republican | 70% |
| AZ | State Senate - 19 | David Gowan, Sr. | Republican | 70% |
| IL | State House - 47 | Amy Grant | Republican | 70% |
| DE | State House - 38 | Ronald Gray | Republican | 70% |
| Greg Gregory | 70% | |||
| Dan Hall | 70% | |||
| GA | State Senate - 16 | Marty Harbin, Jr. | Republican | 70% |
| DE | State House - 9 | Kevin Hensley | Republican | 70% |
| OK | State House - 47 | Brian Hill | Republican | 70% |
| Ron Howard | 70% | |||
| Hans Hunt | 70% | |||
| Al Jacquet | 70% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 19 | John Jasinski | Republican | 70% |
| GA | Lieutenant Governor | Burt Jones | Republican | 70% |
| GA | State House - 47 | Jan Jones | Republican | 70% |
| OK | State House - 91 | Chris Kannady | Republican | 70% |
| Bill Kidd | 70% | |||
| Mike LiPetri, Jr. | 70% | |||
| Michael Malone | 70% | |||
| Deanne Mazzochi | 70% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 1 | Mike McKay | Republican | 70% |
| Doug McLeod | 70% | |||
| IL | State House - 109 | Charlie Meier | Republican | 70% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Ric Metzgar | Republican | 70% |
| MN | State Senate - 26 | Jeremy Miller | Republican | 70% |
| Charles Ortega | 70% | |||
| GA | State Senate - 54 | Chuck Payne | Republican | 70% |
| Rob Portman | 70% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 54 | Eric Pratt | Republican | 70% |
| Bradley Ralph | 70% | |||
| Michael Ranzenhofer | 70% | |||
| Jerry Relph | 70% | |||
| John Resman | 70% | |||
| KY | State House - 23 | Steve Riley | Republican | 70% |
| Patty Ritchie | 70% | |||
| Martha Roby | 70% | |||
| MN | Commissioner - 2 | David Senjem | Republican | 70% |
| NY | State Assembly - 5 | Douglas Smith | Republican | 70% |
| Norma Smith | 70% | |||
| Stephen Smyk | 70% | |||
| DE | State House - 11 | Jeff Spiegelman | Republican | 70% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | State House - 56 | Tim McGinnis | R | 71% |
| MA | State House - Eighteenth Worcester | Joe McKenna | R | 71% |
| Glenn Moniz | 71% | |||
| MO | State Senate - 29 | Mike Moon | R | 71% |
| MI | State House - 72 | Mike Mueller | R | 71% |
| Mathew Muratore | 71% | |||
| Mike Murphy | 71% | |||
| RI | State House - 48 | Brian Newberry | R | 71% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Bristol | Norman Orrall | R | 71% |
| OK | State Senate - 23 | Lonnie Paxton | R | 71% |
| UT | State House - 56 | Val Peterson | R | 71% |
| PA | State Senate - 41 | Joe Pittman | R | 71% |
| OK | State Senate - 39 | Dave Rader | R | 71% |
| AL | State Senate - 15 | Dan Roberts | R | 71% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 71% |
| David Sater | 71% | |||
| Mario Scavello | 71% | |||
| Clay Scofield | 71% | |||
| GA | State House - 14 | Mitchell Scoggins | R | 71% |
| Wayne Shaw | 71% | |||
| UT | State House - 71 | Rex Shipp | R | 71% |
| AZ | State Senate - 16 | T.J. Shope | R | 71% |
| Keith Sommer | 71% | |||
| TN | State Senate - 9 | Steve Southerland | R | 71% |
| IL | State House - 73 | Ryan Spain | R | 71% |
| AL | State Senate - 6 | Larry Stutts | R | 71% |
| Bob Thorpe | 71% | |||
| Robert Tomlinson | 71% | |||
| Scott VanSingel | 71% | |||
| MO | State House - 59 | Rudolph Veit | R | 71% |
| IL | State House - 64 | Tom Weber | R | 71% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 71% |
| Herman Baertschiger, Jr. | 70% | |||
| Brandon Beach | 70% | |||
| SC | State Senate - 38 | Sean Bennett | R | 70% |
| Colin Bonini | 70% | |||
| AZ | Supervisor - 3 | Sonny Borrelli | 70% | |
| Ruth Briggs King | 70% | |||
| PA | State Senate - 50 | Michele Brooks | R | 70% |
| Larry Bucshon | 70% | |||
| IL | State House - 90 | John Cabello | R | 70% |
| OK | State House - 40 | Chad Caldwell | R | 70% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 70% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 70% |
| Dan Caulkins | 70% | |||
| UT | State House - 68 | Scott Chew | R | 70% |
| Jerry Clark | 70% | |||
| John Cooke III | 70% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 40 | Kristin Corrado | R | 70% |
| IL | State House - 100 | C.D. Davidsmeyer | R | 70% |
| Brad Daw | 70% | |||
| WV | State House - 34 | Mark Dean | R | 70% |
| KS | State Senate - 20 | Brenda Dietrich | R | 70% |
| Siobhan Dunnavant | 70% | |||
| Tom Fast | 70% | |||
| Jon Ford | 70% | |||
| David French | 70% | |||
| AL | State House - 44 | Danny Garrett | R | 70% |
| Paul Gazelka | 70% | |||
| SC | State Senate - 34 | Stephen Goldfinch, Jr. | R | 70% |
| AZ | State Senate - 19 | David Gowan, Sr. | R | 70% |
| IL | State House - 47 | Amy Grant | R | 70% |
| DE | State House - 38 | Ronald Gray | R | 70% |
| Greg Gregory | 70% | |||
| Dan Hall | 70% | |||
| GA | State Senate - 16 | Marty Harbin, Jr. | R | 70% |
| DE | State House - 9 | Kevin Hensley | R | 70% |
| OK | State House - 47 | Brian Hill | R | 70% |
| Ron Howard | 70% | |||
| Hans Hunt | 70% | |||
| Al Jacquet | 70% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 19 | John Jasinski | R | 70% |
| GA | Lieutenant Governor | Burt Jones | R | 70% |
| GA | State House - 47 | Jan Jones | R | 70% |
| OK | State House - 91 | Chris Kannady | R | 70% |
| Bill Kidd | 70% | |||
| Mike LiPetri, Jr. | 70% | |||
| Michael Malone | 70% | |||
| Deanne Mazzochi | 70% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 1 | Mike McKay | R | 70% |
| Doug McLeod | 70% | |||
| IL | State House - 109 | Charlie Meier | R | 70% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Ric Metzgar | R | 70% |
| MN | State Senate - 26 | Jeremy Miller | R | 70% |
| Charles Ortega | 70% | |||
| GA | State Senate - 54 | Chuck Payne | R | 70% |
| Rob Portman | 70% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 54 | Eric Pratt | R | 70% |
| Bradley Ralph | 70% | |||
| Michael Ranzenhofer | 70% | |||
| Jerry Relph | 70% | |||
| John Resman | 70% | |||
| KY | State House - 23 | Steve Riley | R | 70% |
| Patty Ritchie | 70% | |||
| Martha Roby | 70% | |||
| MN | Commissioner - 2 | David Senjem | R | 70% |
| NY | State Assembly - 5 | Douglas Smith | R | 70% |
| Norma Smith | 70% | |||
| Stephen Smyk | 70% | |||
| DE | State House - 11 | Jeff Spiegelman | R | 70% |