Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2020 Positions
Issues:
Conservative
How to Interpret these Evaluations
Vote Smart displays all known interest group ratings for each candidate and official, regardless of issue or bias.
Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.
With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.
results per page:
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | State Senate - 24 | Danny Britt, Jr. | Republican | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 26 | Philip Berger, Sr. | Republican | 95% |
| NC | State Senate - 27 | Michael Garrett | Democratic | 26% |
| NC | State Senate - 28 | Gladys Robinson | Democratic | 28% |
| NC | State Senate - 30 | Steve Jarvis | Republican | 85% |
| NC | State Senate - 32 | Paul Lowe, Jr. | Democratic | 30% |
| NC | State Senate - 33 | Carl Ford | Republican | 95% |
| NC | State Senate - 35 | Todd Johnson | Republican | 95% |
| NC | State Senate - 37 | Vickie Sawyer | Republican | 95% |
| NC | State Senate - 38 | Mujtaba Mohammed | Democratic | 17% |
| NC | State Senate - 40 | Joyce Waddell | Democratic | 20% |
| NC | State Senate - 44 | Ted Alexander III | Republican | 95% |
| NC | State Senate - 46 | Warren Daniel | Republican | 95% |
| NC | State Senate - 47 | Ralph Hise, Jr. | Republican | 95% |
| NC | State Senate - 50 | Kevin Corbin | Republican | 85% |
| NC | Attorney General | Jeff Jackson | Democratic | 15% |
| NC | Mayor - At-Large | Christy Clark | Democratic | 31% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 78% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 78% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | 82% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 78% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 59% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 89% |
| NE | State Senate - 2 | Robert Clements | Republican | 87% |
| NE | State Senate - 6 | Machaela Cavanaugh | Democratic | 25% |
| NE | State Senate - 8 | Megan Hunt | Non-partisan | 25% |
| NE | State Senate - 10 | Wendy DeBoer | Democratic | 27% |
| NE | State Senate - 14 | John Arch | Republican | 83% |
| NE | State Senate - 16 | Ben Hansen | Republican | 85% |
| NE | State Senate - 22 | Mike Moser | Republican | 73% |
| NE | State Senate - 30 | Myron Dorn | Republican | 63% |
| NE | State Senate - 32 | Tom Brandt | Republican | 60% |
| NE | State Senate - 35 | Dan Quick | Democratic | 31% |
| NE | State Senate - 38 | Dave Murman | Republican | 92% |
| NE | Attorney General | Mike Hilgers | Republican | 92% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 4% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 4% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 46% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 3 | Herb Conaway, Jr. | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 36% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | Republican | 79% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Nelida Pou | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 1 | Antwan McClellan | Republican | 73% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 1 | Erik Simonsen | Republican | 77% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 5 | Bill Moen, Jr. | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 5 | William Spearman | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 6 | Lou Greenwald | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 7 | Carol Murphy | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 9 | Brian Rumpf | Republican | 80% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 10 | Gregory McGuckin | Republican | 90% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 12 | Robert Clifton | Republican | 80% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 13 | Gerard Scharfenberger | Republican | 83% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 14 | Wayne DeAngelo | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 15 | Verlina Reynolds-Jackson | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 15 | Anthony Verrelli | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 16 | Roy Freiman | Democratic | 17% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 17 | Joseph Danielsen | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 18 | Robert Karabinchak | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 19 | Craig Coughlin | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 19 | Yvonne Lopez | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 20 | Annette Quijano | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 22 | Linda Carter | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 22 | James Kennedy | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 23 | John DiMaio | Republican | 86% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 23 | Erik Peterson | Republican | 86% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 25 | Aura Dunn | Republican | 61% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 26 | Brian Bergen | Republican | 81% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 26 | Jay Webber | Republican | 93% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 28 | Cleopatra Tucker | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 29 | Eliana Pintor Marin | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 29 | Shanique Speight | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 30 | Sean Kean | Republican | 79% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 36 | Clinton Calabrese | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 36 | Gary Schaer | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 38 | Lisa Swain | Democratic | 10% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 38 | Chris Tully | Democratic | 10% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 39 | Bob Auth | Republican | 85% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 40 | Christopher DePhillips | Republican | 75% |
| NJ | State Senate - 1 | Mike Testa, Jr. | Republican | 86% |
| NJ | State Senate - 3 | John Burzichelli | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 5 | Nilsa Cruz-Perez | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 6 | James Beach | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 7 | Troy Singleton | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 11 | Vin Gopal | Democratic | 11% |
| NJ | State Senate - 13 | Declan O'Scanlon, Jr. | Republican | 73% |
| NJ | State Senate - 14 | Linda Greenstein | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 15 | Shirley Turner | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 16 | Andrew Zwicker | Democratic | 10% |
| NJ | State Senate - 17 | Bob Smith | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 18 | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 19 | Joseph Vitale | Democratic | 4% |
| NJ | State Senate - 20 | Joe Cryan | Democratic | 6% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | State Senate - 24 | Danny Britt, Jr. | R | 93% |
| NC | State Senate - 26 | Philip Berger, Sr. | R | 95% |
| NC | State Senate - 27 | Michael Garrett | D | 26% |
| NC | State Senate - 28 | Gladys Robinson | D | 28% |
| NC | State Senate - 30 | Steve Jarvis | R | 85% |
| NC | State Senate - 32 | Paul Lowe, Jr. | D | 30% |
| NC | State Senate - 33 | Carl Ford | R | 95% |
| NC | State Senate - 35 | Todd Johnson | R | 95% |
| NC | State Senate - 37 | Vickie Sawyer | R | 95% |
| NC | State Senate - 38 | Mujtaba Mohammed | D | 17% |
| NC | State Senate - 40 | Joyce Waddell | D | 20% |
| NC | State Senate - 44 | Ted Alexander III | R | 95% |
| NC | State Senate - 46 | Warren Daniel | R | 95% |
| NC | State Senate - 47 | Ralph Hise, Jr. | R | 95% |
| NC | State Senate - 50 | Kevin Corbin | R | 85% |
| NC | Attorney General | Jeff Jackson | D | 15% |
| NC | Mayor - At-Large | Christy Clark | D | 31% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 78% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 78% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | R | 82% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 78% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 59% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 89% |
| NE | State Senate - 2 | Robert Clements | R | 87% |
| NE | State Senate - 6 | Machaela Cavanaugh | D | 25% |
| NE | State Senate - 8 | Megan Hunt | Other | 25% |
| NE | State Senate - 10 | Wendy DeBoer | D | 27% |
| NE | State Senate - 14 | John Arch | R | 83% |
| NE | State Senate - 16 | Ben Hansen | R | 85% |
| NE | State Senate - 22 | Mike Moser | R | 73% |
| NE | State Senate - 30 | Myron Dorn | R | 63% |
| NE | State Senate - 32 | Tom Brandt | R | 60% |
| NE | State Senate - 35 | Dan Quick | D | 31% |
| NE | State Senate - 38 | Dave Murman | R | 92% |
| NE | Attorney General | Mike Hilgers | R | 92% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 4% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 4% |
| NH | U.S. House - 1 | Chris Pappas | D | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Andy Kim | D | 7% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 46% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 3 | Herb Conaway, Jr. | D | 6% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 36% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 4% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | R | 79% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Nelida Pou | D | 6% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 0% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | D | 4% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 1 | Antwan McClellan | R | 73% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 1 | Erik Simonsen | R | 77% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 5 | Bill Moen, Jr. | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 5 | William Spearman | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 6 | Lou Greenwald | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 7 | Carol Murphy | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 9 | Brian Rumpf | R | 80% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 10 | Gregory McGuckin | R | 90% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 12 | Robert Clifton | R | 80% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 13 | Gerard Scharfenberger | R | 83% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 14 | Wayne DeAngelo | D | 4% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 15 | Verlina Reynolds-Jackson | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 15 | Anthony Verrelli | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 16 | Roy Freiman | D | 17% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 17 | Joseph Danielsen | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 18 | Robert Karabinchak | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 19 | Craig Coughlin | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 19 | Yvonne Lopez | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 20 | Annette Quijano | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 22 | Linda Carter | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 22 | James Kennedy | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 23 | John DiMaio | R | 86% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 23 | Erik Peterson | R | 86% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 25 | Aura Dunn | R | 61% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 26 | Brian Bergen | R | 81% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 26 | Jay Webber | R | 93% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 28 | Cleopatra Tucker | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 29 | Eliana Pintor Marin | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 29 | Shanique Speight | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 30 | Sean Kean | R | 79% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 36 | Clinton Calabrese | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 36 | Gary Schaer | D | 4% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 38 | Lisa Swain | D | 10% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 38 | Chris Tully | D | 10% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 39 | Bob Auth | R | 85% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 40 | Christopher DePhillips | R | 75% |
| NJ | State Senate - 1 | Mike Testa, Jr. | R | 86% |
| NJ | State Senate - 3 | John Burzichelli | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 5 | Nilsa Cruz-Perez | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 6 | James Beach | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 7 | Troy Singleton | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 11 | Vin Gopal | D | 11% |
| NJ | State Senate - 13 | Declan O'Scanlon, Jr. | R | 73% |
| NJ | State Senate - 14 | Linda Greenstein | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 15 | Shirley Turner | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 16 | Andrew Zwicker | D | 10% |
| NJ | State Senate - 17 | Bob Smith | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 18 | Patrick Diegnan, Jr. | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 19 | Joseph Vitale | D | 4% |
| NJ | State Senate - 20 | Joe Cryan | D | 6% |