Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2020 Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA | U.S. House - 5 | John McGuire III | Republican | 86% |
| VA | State House - 40 | Joseph McNamara | Republican | 86% |
| KY | State Senate - 5 | Stephen Meredith | Republican | 86% |
| KY | State Senate - 4 | Robert Mills | Republican | 86% |
| AL | State House - 43 | Arnold Mooney II | Republican | 86% |
| Adam Morgan | 86% | |||
| RI | State Senate - 34 | Elaine Morgan | Republican | 86% |
| KY | State Senate - 38 | Michael Nemes | Republican | 86% |
| Stephen Newman | 86% | |||
| Curt Nisly | 86% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 2 | Mark Obenshain | Republican | 86% |
| Robert Olson | 86% | |||
| FL | State Senate - 28 | Kathleen Passidomo | Republican | 86% |
| Chip Perfect, Jr. | 86% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 23 | Erik Peterson | Republican | 86% |
| MD | State House - 4 | Jesse Pippy | Republican | 86% |
| SD | State Senate - 25 | Tom Pischke | Republican | 86% |
| Rene Plasencia | 86% | |||
| Mel Ponder | 86% | |||
| SD | Commissioner - At-Large | Doug Post | Republican | 86% |
| IN | State House - 20 | Jim Pressel | Republican | 86% |
| Dennis Pyle | 86% | |||
| Tim Quinn | 86% | |||
| KY | State Senate - 36 | Julie Raque Adams | Republican | 86% |
| MD | State House - 35A | Teresa Reilly | Republican | 86% |
| Tim Remington | 86% | |||
| Shane Roden | 86% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 86% |
| MD | State House - 5 | April Rose | Republican | 86% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 86% |
| Eric Rucker | 86% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 6 | Michael Rulli | Republican | 86% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 86% |
| NJ | State Senate - 39 | Holly Schepisi | Republican | 86% |
| John Schickel | 86% | |||
| NM | State Senate - 42 | Larry Scott | Republican | 86% |
| Joseph Silk | 86% | |||
| David Simmons | 86% | |||
| IN | State House - 4 | Ed Soliday | Republican | 86% |
| Kelli Stargel | 86% | |||
| IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | 86% |
| KY | State Senate - 25 | Robert Stivers II | Republican | 86% |
| VA | State Senate - 4 | David Suetterlein | Republican | 86% |
| Dave Talerico | 86% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 1 | Mike Testa, Jr. | Republican | 86% |
| KS | State Senate - 10 | Mike Thompson | Republican | 86% |
| AK | State Senate - M | Cathy Tilton | Republican | 86% |
| Cheri Toalson Reisch | 86% | |||
| Gerald Torr | 86% | |||
| Michelle Ugenti-Rita | 86% | |||
| Brad Wenstrup | 86% | |||
| Brady Williamson | 86% | |||
| Ken Wilson | 86% | |||
| MD | State House - 2A | William Wivell | Republican | 86% |
| FL | State Senate - 4 | Clay Yarborough | Republican | 86% |
| LA | State House - 52 | Jerome Zeringue | Republican | 86% |
| Ardian Zika | 86% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 85% |
| MI | State Senate - 18 | Thomas Albert | Republican | 85% |
| Sue Allor | 85% | |||
| Justin Amash | 85% | |||
| Sonya Anderson | 85% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 39 | Bob Auth | Republican | 85% |
| Dave Baker | 85% | |||
| Kristin Baker | 85% | |||
| Alonzo Baldonado | 85% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 120 | Will Barclay | Republican | 85% |
| NC | State Senate - 11 | Lisa Barnes | Republican | 85% |
| NC | State House - 10 | John Bell IV | Republican | 85% |
| Stuart Bishop | 85% | |||
| NC | State House - 86 | Hugh Blackwell | Republican | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 117 | Ken Blankenbush | Republican | 85% |
| Jamie Boles, Jr. | 85% | |||
| NY | State Senate - 57 | George Borrello | Republican | 85% |
| Kevin Brady | 85% | |||
| KY | Metro Councilmember - 22 | Kevin Bratcher | Republican | 85% |
| KY | State House - 3 | Randall Bridges | Republican | 85% |
| NC | State House - 22 | William Brisson | Republican | 85% |
| MO | State House - 162 | Bob Bromley | Republican | 85% |
| Dana Bumgardner | 85% | |||
| MI | State Senate - 32 | Jon Bumstead | Republican | 85% |
| Michael Burgess | 85% | |||
| Marjorie Byrnes | 85% | |||
| Benjamin Carpenter | 85% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 85% |
| Jerry Carter | 85% | |||
| Bob Cherry | 85% | |||
| MD | State House - 4 | Barrie Ciliberti | Republican | 85% |
| George Cleveland | 85% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 85% |
| PA | State House - 50 | Bud Cook | Republican | 85% |
| NC | State Senate - 50 | Kevin Corbin | Republican | 85% |
| IA | State Senate - 8 | Mark Costello | Republican | 85% |
| IA | Lieutenant Governor | Chris Cournoyer | Republican | 85% |
| Jim Cox, Jr. | 85% | |||
| KS | State House - 8 | Chris Croft | Republican | 85% |
| Paula Davis | 85% | |||
| PA | State House - 88 | Sheryl Delozier | Republican | 85% |
| Sean Eberhart | 85% | |||
| Torren Ecker | 85% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA | U.S. House - 5 | John McGuire III | R | 86% |
| VA | State House - 40 | Joseph McNamara | R | 86% |
| KY | State Senate - 5 | Stephen Meredith | R | 86% |
| KY | State Senate - 4 | Robert Mills | R | 86% |
| AL | State House - 43 | Arnold Mooney II | R | 86% |
| Adam Morgan | 86% | |||
| RI | State Senate - 34 | Elaine Morgan | R | 86% |
| KY | State Senate - 38 | Michael Nemes | R | 86% |
| Stephen Newman | 86% | |||
| Curt Nisly | 86% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 2 | Mark Obenshain | R | 86% |
| Robert Olson | 86% | |||
| FL | State Senate - 28 | Kathleen Passidomo | R | 86% |
| Chip Perfect, Jr. | 86% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 23 | Erik Peterson | R | 86% |
| MD | State House - 4 | Jesse Pippy | R | 86% |
| SD | State Senate - 25 | Tom Pischke | R | 86% |
| Rene Plasencia | 86% | |||
| Mel Ponder | 86% | |||
| SD | Commissioner - At-Large | Doug Post | R | 86% |
| IN | State House - 20 | Jim Pressel | R | 86% |
| Dennis Pyle | 86% | |||
| Tim Quinn | 86% | |||
| KY | State Senate - 36 | Julie Raque Adams | R | 86% |
| MD | State House - 35A | Teresa Reilly | R | 86% |
| Tim Remington | 86% | |||
| Shane Roden | 86% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 3 | Mike Rogers | R | 86% |
| MD | State House - 5 | April Rose | R | 86% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 86% |
| Eric Rucker | 86% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 6 | Michael Rulli | R | 86% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 86% |
| NJ | State Senate - 39 | Holly Schepisi | R | 86% |
| John Schickel | 86% | |||
| NM | State Senate - 42 | Larry Scott | R | 86% |
| Joseph Silk | 86% | |||
| David Simmons | 86% | |||
| IN | State House - 4 | Ed Soliday | R | 86% |
| Kelli Stargel | 86% | |||
| IN | State House - 40 | Gregory Steuerwald | R | 86% |
| KY | State Senate - 25 | Robert Stivers II | R | 86% |
| VA | State Senate - 4 | David Suetterlein | R | 86% |
| Dave Talerico | 86% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 1 | Mike Testa, Jr. | R | 86% |
| KS | State Senate - 10 | Mike Thompson | R | 86% |
| AK | State Senate - M | Cathy Tilton | R | 86% |
| Cheri Toalson Reisch | 86% | |||
| Gerald Torr | 86% | |||
| Michelle Ugenti-Rita | 86% | |||
| Brad Wenstrup | 86% | |||
| Brady Williamson | 86% | |||
| Ken Wilson | 86% | |||
| MD | State House - 2A | William Wivell | R | 86% |
| FL | State Senate - 4 | Clay Yarborough | R | 86% |
| LA | State House - 52 | Jerome Zeringue | R | 86% |
| Ardian Zika | 86% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 85% |
| MI | State Senate - 18 | Thomas Albert | R | 85% |
| Sue Allor | 85% | |||
| Justin Amash | 85% | |||
| Sonya Anderson | 85% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 39 | Bob Auth | R | 85% |
| Dave Baker | 85% | |||
| Kristin Baker | 85% | |||
| Alonzo Baldonado | 85% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 120 | Will Barclay | R | 85% |
| NC | State Senate - 11 | Lisa Barnes | R | 85% |
| NC | State House - 10 | John Bell IV | R | 85% |
| Stuart Bishop | 85% | |||
| NC | State House - 86 | Hugh Blackwell | R | 85% |
| NY | State Assembly - 117 | Ken Blankenbush | R | 85% |
| Jamie Boles, Jr. | 85% | |||
| NY | State Senate - 57 | George Borrello | R | 85% |
| Kevin Brady | 85% | |||
| KY | Metro Councilmember - 22 | Kevin Bratcher | R | 85% |
| KY | State House - 3 | Randall Bridges | R | 85% |
| NC | State House - 22 | William Brisson | R | 85% |
| MO | State House - 162 | Bob Bromley | R | 85% |
| Dana Bumgardner | 85% | |||
| MI | State Senate - 32 | Jon Bumstead | R | 85% |
| Michael Burgess | 85% | |||
| Marjorie Byrnes | 85% | |||
| Benjamin Carpenter | 85% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 1 | Buddy Carter | R | 85% |
| Jerry Carter | 85% | |||
| Bob Cherry | 85% | |||
| MD | State House - 4 | Barrie Ciliberti | R | 85% |
| George Cleveland | 85% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 85% |
| PA | State House - 50 | Bud Cook | R | 85% |
| NC | State Senate - 50 | Kevin Corbin | R | 85% |
| IA | State Senate - 8 | Mark Costello | R | 85% |
| IA | Lieutenant Governor | Chris Cournoyer | R | 85% |
| Jim Cox, Jr. | 85% | |||
| KS | State House - 8 | Chris Croft | R | 85% |
| Paula Davis | 85% | |||
| PA | State House - 88 | Sheryl Delozier | R | 85% |
| Sean Eberhart | 85% | |||
| Torren Ecker | 85% |