Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2020 Positions

Issues: Conservative

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State Office Name Party Rating
CA State Senate - 29 Eloise Reyes Democratic 5%
Kirill Reznik 5%
Daniel Riemer 5%
IL State House - 28 Bob Rita Democratic 5%
CA U.S. House - 29 Luz Rivas Democratic 5%
CA State Assembly - 29 Robert Rivas Democratic 5%
MD State House - 32 Mike Rogers Democratic 5%
MD State House - 41 Samuel Rosenberg Democratic 5%
MD State House - 44B Sheila Ruth Democratic 5%
Miguel Santiago 5%
Tana Senn 5%
Katrina Shankland 5%
IL State Senate - 17 Elgie Sims, Jr. Democratic 5%
WI State Assembly - 20 Christine Sinicki Democratic 5%
Nancy Skinner 5%
MD State House - 45 Stephanie Smith Democratic 5%
Barbara Smith Warner 5%
OR State Senate - 15 Janeen Sollman Democratic 5%
MD State House - 18 Jared Solomon Democratic 5%
WI State Senate - 15 Mark Spreitzer Democratic 5%
Heather Steans 5%
MD State House - 11B Dana Stein Democratic 5%
Mark Stone 5%
WI State Assembly - 78 Shelia Stubbs Democratic 5%
Amanda Stuck 5%
WI State Assembly - 79 Lisa Subeck Democratic 5%
Pat Sullivan 5%
VA State House - 6 Rip Sullivan, Jr. Democratic 5%
Chris Taylor 5%
MD State House - 13 Jen Terrasa Democratic 5%
André Thapedi 5%
Phil Ting 5%
MD State House - 26 Veronica Turner Democratic 5%
MD State House - 26 Kris Valderrama Democratic 5%
IL State Senate - 12 Celina Villanueva Democratic 5%
IL State Senate - 8 Ram Villivalam Democratic 5%
WI State Assembly - 13 Robyn Vining Democratic 5%
Don Vruwink 5%
WA State House - 48 Position 2 Amy Walen Democratic 5%
Jay Walker 5%
IL State Senate - 27 Mark Walker Democratic 5%
VA State House - 87 Jeion Ward Democratic 5%
MA U.S. Senate - Sr Elizabeth Warren Democratic 5%
MD State Senate - 22 Alonzo Washington Democratic 5%
MD State House - 9B Courtney Watson Democratic 5%
VA State House - 14 Vivian Watts Democratic 5%
CA Secretary of State Shirley Weber Democratic 5%
IL State House - 7 Chris Welch Democratic 5%
WA State Senate - 41 Lisa Wellman Democratic 5%
Bob Wieckowski 5%
CA State Senate - 11 Scott Wiener Democratic 5%
Marty Wilde 5%
MD State House - 20 Jheanelle Wilkins Democratic 5%
IL State House - 10 Omar Williams Democratic 5%
MD State House - 22 Nicole Williams Democratic 5%
MD State House - 28 C. Wilson Democratic 5%
Jim Wood 5%
MD Council Member - 1 Patrick Young No Party Affiliation 5%
Michael Zalewski 5%
WI Council Member - 8 JoCasta Zamarripa Democratic 5%
CA U.S. House - 33 Pete Aguilar Democratic 4%
Colin Allred 4%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 4%
CA U.S. House - 44 Nanette Barragán Democratic 4%
CA U.S. House - 6 Ami Bera Democratic 4%
VA U.S. House - 8 Donald Beyer, Jr. Democratic 4%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 4%
Earl Blumenauer 4%
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal Democratic 4%
NJ U.S. Senate - Sr Cory Booker Democratic 4%
MD Attorney General Anthony Brown Democratic 4%
CA U.S. House - 26 Julia Brownley Democratic 4%
Cheri Bustos 4%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 4%
CA U.S. House - 24 Salud Carbajal Democratic 4%
Ben Cardin 4%
Tom Carper 4%
Matt Cartwright 4%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case Democratic 4%
IL U.S. House - 6 Sean Casten Democratic 4%
Annette Chaparro 4%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu Democratic 4%
CA U.S. House - 31 Gil Cisneros Democratic 4%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 4%
Jim Cooper 4%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa Democratic 4%
T.J. Cox 4%
MN U.S. House - 2 Angie Craig Democratic/Farmer/Labor 4%
Charlie Crist, Jr. 4%
CO U.S. House - 6 Jason Crow Democratic 4%
Tony Cárdenas 4%
Susan Davis 4%
NJ State Assembly - 14 Wayne DeAngelo Democratic 4%
NY Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado Democratic 4%
Val Demings 4%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 4%
Eliot Engel 4%
TX U.S. House - 16 Veronica Escobar Democratic 4%
Dianne Feinstein 4%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster Democratic 4%
State Office Name Party Rating
CA State Senate - 29 Eloise Reyes D 5%
Kirill Reznik 5%
Daniel Riemer 5%
IL State House - 28 Bob Rita D 5%
CA U.S. House - 29 Luz Rivas D 5%
CA State Assembly - 29 Robert Rivas D 5%
MD State House - 32 Mike Rogers D 5%
MD State House - 41 Samuel Rosenberg D 5%
MD State House - 44B Sheila Ruth D 5%
Miguel Santiago 5%
Tana Senn 5%
Katrina Shankland 5%
IL State Senate - 17 Elgie Sims, Jr. D 5%
WI State Assembly - 20 Christine Sinicki D 5%
Nancy Skinner 5%
MD State House - 45 Stephanie Smith D 5%
Barbara Smith Warner 5%
OR State Senate - 15 Janeen Sollman D 5%
MD State House - 18 Jared Solomon D 5%
WI State Senate - 15 Mark Spreitzer D 5%
Heather Steans 5%
MD State House - 11B Dana Stein D 5%
Mark Stone 5%
WI State Assembly - 78 Shelia Stubbs D 5%
Amanda Stuck 5%
WI State Assembly - 79 Lisa Subeck D 5%
Pat Sullivan 5%
VA State House - 6 Rip Sullivan, Jr. D 5%
Chris Taylor 5%
MD State House - 13 Jen Terrasa D 5%
André Thapedi 5%
Phil Ting 5%
MD State House - 26 Veronica Turner D 5%
MD State House - 26 Kris Valderrama D 5%
IL State Senate - 12 Celina Villanueva D 5%
IL State Senate - 8 Ram Villivalam D 5%
WI State Assembly - 13 Robyn Vining D 5%
Don Vruwink 5%
WA State House - 48 Position 2 Amy Walen D 5%
Jay Walker 5%
IL State Senate - 27 Mark Walker D 5%
VA State House - 87 Jeion Ward D 5%
MA U.S. Senate - Sr Elizabeth Warren D 5%
MD State Senate - 22 Alonzo Washington D 5%
MD State House - 9B Courtney Watson D 5%
VA State House - 14 Vivian Watts D 5%
CA Secretary of State Shirley Weber D 5%
IL State House - 7 Chris Welch D 5%
WA State Senate - 41 Lisa Wellman D 5%
Bob Wieckowski 5%
CA State Senate - 11 Scott Wiener D 5%
Marty Wilde 5%
MD State House - 20 Jheanelle Wilkins D 5%
IL State House - 10 Omar Williams D 5%
MD State House - 22 Nicole Williams D 5%
MD State House - 28 C. Wilson D 5%
Jim Wood 5%
MD Council Member - 1 Patrick Young N/A 5%
Michael Zalewski 5%
WI Council Member - 8 JoCasta Zamarripa D 5%
CA U.S. House - 33 Pete Aguilar D 4%
Colin Allred 4%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 4%
CA U.S. House - 44 Nanette Barragán D 4%
CA U.S. House - 6 Ami Bera D 4%
VA U.S. House - 8 Donald Beyer, Jr. D 4%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 4%
Earl Blumenauer 4%
CT U.S. Senate - Sr Richard Blumenthal D 4%
NJ U.S. Senate - Sr Cory Booker D 4%
MD Attorney General Anthony Brown D 4%
CA U.S. House - 26 Julia Brownley D 4%
Cheri Bustos 4%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 4%
CA U.S. House - 24 Salud Carbajal D 4%
Ben Cardin 4%
Tom Carper 4%
Matt Cartwright 4%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case D 4%
IL U.S. House - 6 Sean Casten D 4%
Annette Chaparro 4%
CA U.S. House - 28 Judy Chu D 4%
CA U.S. House - 31 Gil Cisneros D 4%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 4%
Jim Cooper 4%
CA U.S. House - 21 Jim Costa D 4%
T.J. Cox 4%
MN U.S. House - 2 Angie Craig DFL 4%
Charlie Crist, Jr. 4%
CO U.S. House - 6 Jason Crow D 4%
Tony Cárdenas 4%
Susan Davis 4%
NJ State Assembly - 14 Wayne DeAngelo D 4%
NY Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado D 4%
Val Demings 4%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 4%
Eliot Engel 4%
TX U.S. House - 16 Veronica Escobar D 4%
Dianne Feinstein 4%
IL U.S. House - 11 Bill Foster D 4%
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