Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2020 Positions

Issues: Conservative

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State Office Name Party Rating
GA State Senate - 52 Chuck Hufstetler Republican 61%
William Ihlenfeld 61%
MS State House - 52 Bill Kinkade Republican 61%
MO State Senate - 34 Tony Luetkemeyer Republican 61%
Gary Marshall 61%
MS State House - 13 Steve Massengill Republican 61%
MS State House - 101 Kent McCarty Republican 61%
David McKinley 61%
GA State House - 178 Steven Meeks Republican 61%
SC State House - 45 Brandon Newton Republican 61%
MS State House - 46 Karl Oliver Republican 61%
Robert Plymale 61%
NY State Assembly - 19 Edward Ra Republican 61%
MS State House - 90 Noah Sanford Republican 61%
Lee Anton Schoenbeck 61%
MS State House - 89 Donnie Scoggin Republican 61%
MS State House - 60 Fred Shanks Republican 61%
GA State Senate - 13 Carden Summers Republican 61%
MS State House - 79 Mark Tullos Republican 61%
Tom Weathersby, Sr. 61%
Scott Wilk 61%
NM State Senate - 7 Pat Woods Republican 61%
ID State Senate - 1 Jim Woodward Republican 61%
SC State House - 24 Bruce Bannister Republican 60%
IN State Senate - 50 Vaneta Becker Republican 60%
Tommy Benton 60%
NE State Senate - 32 Tom Brandt Republican 60%
GA State House - 171 Joe Campbell Republican 60%
GA State House - 151 Mike Cheokas Republican 60%
Dickie Drake 60%
Tom Dugger 60%
Lynn Findley 60%
OK State House - 76 Ross Ford Republican 60%
Mike Forrester 60%
MD State Senate - 35 Jason Gallion Republican 60%
OR State Senate - 9 Fred Girod Republican 60%
GA State House - 155 Matt Hatchett Republican 60%
MD State House - 35B Kevin Hornberger Republican 60%
WV State Senate - 8 Glenn Jeffries Republican 60%
LA State House - 21 C. Travis Johnson Democratic 60%
David Knight 60%
Chad Mayes 60%
Bob McDermott 60%
AK Mayor - At-Large Peter Micciche No Party Affiliation 60%
SC State House - 29 Dennis Moss Republican 60%
HI Council Member - 8 Val Okimoto Republican 60%
GA State House - 158 Butch Parrish Republican 60%
AL Director of Finance Bill Poole III Republican 60%
AL State Senate - 13 Randy Price Republican 60%
KS State House - 80 Bill Rhiley Republican 60%
OK State House - 42 Cindy Roe Republican 60%
GA State House - 180 Steven Sainz Republican 60%
Bill Sandifer III 60%
DE State House - 36 Bryan Shupe Republican 60%
KY State Senate - 30 Brandon Smith Republican 60%
Jeff Stenquist 60%
Scott Syme 60%
AL State Senate - 34 Jack Williams Republican 60%
Matt Williams 60%
GA State House - 112 Bruce Williamson III Republican 60%
IL State House - 117 Patrick Windhorst Republican 60%
UT State House - 38 Cheryl Acton Republican 59%
NE U.S. House - 2 Donald Bacon Republican 59%
Jim Beckett 59%
Rocky Blare 59%
Lance Clow 59%
SC Mayor - At-Large William Cogswell, Jr. Republican 59%
Mike Cunningham 59%
MS State Senate - 50 Scott DeLano Republican 59%
Affie Ellis 59%
MS State House - 73 Jill Ford Republican 59%
OR State Senate - 6 Cedric Hayden Republican 59%
UT State Senate - 26 David Hinkins Republican 59%
Jean Hunhoff 59%
Vernon Jones 59%
State Office Name Party Rating
GA State Senate - 52 Chuck Hufstetler R 61%
William Ihlenfeld 61%
MS State House - 52 Bill Kinkade R 61%
MO State Senate - 34 Tony Luetkemeyer R 61%
Gary Marshall 61%
MS State House - 13 Steve Massengill R 61%
MS State House - 101 Kent McCarty R 61%
David McKinley 61%
GA State House - 178 Steven Meeks R 61%
SC State House - 45 Brandon Newton R 61%
MS State House - 46 Karl Oliver R 61%
Robert Plymale 61%
NY State Assembly - 19 Edward Ra R 61%
MS State House - 90 Noah Sanford R 61%
Lee Anton Schoenbeck 61%
MS State House - 89 Donnie Scoggin R 61%
MS State House - 60 Fred Shanks R 61%
GA State Senate - 13 Carden Summers R 61%
MS State House - 79 Mark Tullos R 61%
Tom Weathersby, Sr. 61%
Scott Wilk 61%
NM State Senate - 7 Pat Woods R 61%
ID State Senate - 1 Jim Woodward R 61%
SC State House - 24 Bruce Bannister R 60%
IN State Senate - 50 Vaneta Becker R 60%
Tommy Benton 60%
NE State Senate - 32 Tom Brandt R 60%
GA State House - 171 Joe Campbell R 60%
GA State House - 151 Mike Cheokas R 60%
Dickie Drake 60%
Tom Dugger 60%
Lynn Findley 60%
OK State House - 76 Ross Ford R 60%
Mike Forrester 60%
MD State Senate - 35 Jason Gallion R 60%
OR State Senate - 9 Fred Girod R 60%
GA State House - 155 Matt Hatchett R 60%
MD State House - 35B Kevin Hornberger R 60%
WV State Senate - 8 Glenn Jeffries R 60%
LA State House - 21 C. Travis Johnson D 60%
David Knight 60%
Chad Mayes 60%
Bob McDermott 60%
AK Mayor - At-Large Peter Micciche N/A 60%
SC State House - 29 Dennis Moss R 60%
HI Council Member - 8 Val Okimoto R 60%
GA State House - 158 Butch Parrish R 60%
AL Director of Finance Bill Poole III R 60%
AL State Senate - 13 Randy Price R 60%
KS State House - 80 Bill Rhiley R 60%
OK State House - 42 Cindy Roe R 60%
GA State House - 180 Steven Sainz R 60%
Bill Sandifer III 60%
DE State House - 36 Bryan Shupe R 60%
KY State Senate - 30 Brandon Smith R 60%
Jeff Stenquist 60%
Scott Syme 60%
AL State Senate - 34 Jack Williams R 60%
Matt Williams 60%
GA State House - 112 Bruce Williamson III R 60%
IL State House - 117 Patrick Windhorst R 60%
UT State House - 38 Cheryl Acton R 59%
NE U.S. House - 2 Donald Bacon R 59%
Jim Beckett 59%
Rocky Blare 59%
Lance Clow 59%
SC Mayor - At-Large William Cogswell, Jr. R 59%
Mike Cunningham 59%
MS State Senate - 50 Scott DeLano R 59%
Affie Ellis 59%
MS State House - 73 Jill Ford R 59%
OR State Senate - 6 Cedric Hayden R 59%
UT State Senate - 26 David Hinkins R 59%
Jean Hunhoff 59%
Vernon Jones 59%
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