Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2020 Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Roth | 6% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 22 | Susan Rubio | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 29 | Teresa Ruiz | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 36 | Paul Sarlo | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 22 | Nicholas Scutari | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 7 | Troy Singleton | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 17 | Bob Smith | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 5 | William Spearman | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Brian Stack | 6% | |
| NJ | State Senate - 33 | Brian Stack | Democratic | 6% |
| Stephen Sweeney | 6% | |||
| Adam Taliaferro | 6% | |||
| Walter Timilty | 6% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 15 | Shirley Turner | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Suffolk | Chynah Tyler | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Third Middlesex | Steve Ultrino | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | State Senate - 34 | Thomas Umberg | Democratic | 6% |
| Patricia Van Pelt | 6% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 33 | Clyde Vanel | Democratic | 6% |
| Aaron Vega | 6% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 15 | Anthony Verrelli | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | State House - Fifteenth Norfolk | Tommy Vitolo | Democratic | 6% |
| IL | State House - 86 | Lawrence Walsh, Jr. | Democratic | 6% |
| Loretta Weinberg | 6% | |||
| Kenneth Zebrowski, Jr. | 6% | |||
| MD | State House - 39 | Gabriel Acevero | Democratic | 5% |
| Melissa Agard | 5% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 13 | Lashrecse Aird | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | State Senate - 24 | Ben Allen | Democratic | 5% |
| Jimmy Anderson | 5% | |||
| IL | State Senate - 2 | Omar Aquino | Democratic | 5% |
| Toni Atkins | 5% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 41 | Dalya Attar | Democratic | 5% |
| Vanessa Atterbeary | 5% | |||
| Hala Ayala | 5% | |||
| Jeff Barker | 5% | |||
| MD | State House - 21 | Ben Barnes | Democratic | 5% |
| Darryl Barnes | 5% | |||
| Erek Barron | 5% | |||
| MD | State House - 32 | Sandy Bartlett | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | Public Service Commissioner | Kumar Barve | Democratic | 5% |
| Lisa Belcastro | 5% | |||
| CA | State Assembly - 23 | Marc Berman | Democratic | 5% |
| WI | State Assembly - 95 | Jill Billings | Democratic | 5% |
| Richard Bloom | 5% | |||
| CA | Attorney General | Rob Bonta | Democratic | 5% |
| Jeff Bourne | 5% | |||
| David Bowen | 5% | |||
| Chanel Branch | 5% | |||
| Talmadge Branch | 5% | |||
| 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% |
| MD | State House - 28 | Debra Davis | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | Treasurer | Dereck Davis | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | State House - 30 | Will Davis | Democratic | 5% |
| Margaret Doherty | 5% | |||
| WA | State House - 1 Position 1 | Davina Duerr | Democratic | 5% |
| Kathleen Dumais | 5% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 26 | Maria Durazo | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 44A | Eric Ebersole | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | State Senate - 21 | Laura Ellman | Democratic | 5% |
| WI | State Assembly - 91 | Jodi Emerson | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | State Senate - 6 | Sara Feigenholtz | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 12A | Jessica Feldmark | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 47A | Diana Fennell | Democratic | 5% |
| Jason Fields | 5% | |||
| IL | State Senate - 9 | Laura Fine | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | Council Member - 2 | Wanika Fisher | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | State House - 34 Position 2 | Joe Fitzgibbon | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 24 | Andrea Fletcher Harrison | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 43B | Catherine Forbes | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | State Senate - 36 | Noel Frame | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 15 | David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 30 | Laura Friedman | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | State Assembly - 46 | Jesse Gabriel | Democratic | 5% |
| Cristina Garcia | 5% | |||
| Eduardo Garcia | 5% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Roth | 6% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 22 | Susan Rubio | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 29 | Teresa Ruiz | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 36 | Paul Sarlo | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 22 | Nicholas Scutari | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 7 | Troy Singleton | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 17 | Bob Smith | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 5 | William Spearman | D | 6% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Brian Stack | 6% | |
| NJ | State Senate - 33 | Brian Stack | D | 6% |
| Stephen Sweeney | 6% | |||
| Adam Taliaferro | 6% | |||
| Walter Timilty | 6% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 15 | Shirley Turner | D | 6% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Suffolk | Chynah Tyler | D | 6% |
| MA | State House - Thirty-Third Middlesex | Steve Ultrino | D | 6% |
| CA | State Senate - 34 | Thomas Umberg | D | 6% |
| Patricia Van Pelt | 6% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 33 | Clyde Vanel | D | 6% |
| Aaron Vega | 6% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 15 | Anthony Verrelli | D | 6% |
| MA | State House - Fifteenth Norfolk | Tommy Vitolo | D | 6% |
| IL | State House - 86 | Lawrence Walsh, Jr. | D | 6% |
| Loretta Weinberg | 6% | |||
| Kenneth Zebrowski, Jr. | 6% | |||
| MD | State House - 39 | Gabriel Acevero | D | 5% |
| Melissa Agard | 5% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 13 | Lashrecse Aird | D | 5% |
| CA | State Senate - 24 | Ben Allen | D | 5% |
| Jimmy Anderson | 5% | |||
| IL | State Senate - 2 | Omar Aquino | D | 5% |
| Toni Atkins | 5% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 41 | Dalya Attar | D | 5% |
| Vanessa Atterbeary | 5% | |||
| Hala Ayala | 5% | |||
| Jeff Barker | 5% | |||
| MD | State House - 21 | Ben Barnes | D | 5% |
| Darryl Barnes | 5% | |||
| Erek Barron | 5% | |||
| MD | State House - 32 | Sandy Bartlett | D | 5% |
| MD | Public Service Commissioner | Kumar Barve | D | 5% |
| Lisa Belcastro | 5% | |||
| CA | State Assembly - 23 | Marc Berman | D | 5% |
| WI | State Assembly - 95 | Jill Billings | D | 5% |
| Richard Bloom | 5% | |||
| CA | Attorney General | Rob Bonta | D | 5% |
| Jeff Bourne | 5% | |||
| David Bowen | 5% | |||
| Chanel Branch | 5% | |||
| Talmadge Branch | 5% | |||
| 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% |
| MD | State House - 28 | Debra Davis | D | 5% |
| MD | Treasurer | Dereck Davis | D | 5% |
| IL | State House - 30 | Will Davis | D | 5% |
| Margaret Doherty | 5% | |||
| WA | State House - 1 Position 1 | Davina Duerr | D | 5% |
| Kathleen Dumais | 5% | |||
| CA | State Senate - 26 | Maria Durazo | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 44A | Eric Ebersole | D | 5% |
| IL | State Senate - 21 | Laura Ellman | D | 5% |
| WI | State Assembly - 91 | Jodi Emerson | D | 5% |
| IL | State Senate - 6 | Sara Feigenholtz | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 12A | Jessica Feldmark | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 47A | Diana Fennell | D | 5% |
| Jason Fields | 5% | |||
| IL | State Senate - 9 | Laura Fine | D | 5% |
| MD | Council Member - 2 | Wanika Fisher | D | 5% |
| WA | State House - 34 Position 2 | Joe Fitzgibbon | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 24 | Andrea Fletcher Harrison | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 43B | Catherine Forbes | D | 5% |
| WA | State Senate - 36 | Noel Frame | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 15 | David Fraser-Hidalgo | D | 5% |
| CA | U.S. House - 30 | Laura Friedman | D | 5% |
| CA | State Assembly - 46 | Jesse Gabriel | D | 5% |
| Cristina Garcia | 5% | |||
| Eduardo Garcia | 5% |