Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2020 Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | State Senate - 21 | Jon Bramnick | Republican | 83% |
| NJ | State Senate - 22 | Nicholas Scutari | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 24 | Parker Space | Republican | 83% |
| NJ | State Senate - 25 | Anthony Bucco, Jr. | Republican | 78% |
| NJ | State Senate - 26 | Joseph Pennacchio | Republican | 77% |
| NJ | State Senate - 27 | John McKeon | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 29 | Teresa Ruiz | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 30 | Robert Singer | Republican | 69% |
| NJ | State Senate - 31 | Angela McKnight | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Senate - 32 | Raj Mukherji | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 33 | Brian Stack | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 34 | Britnee Timberlake | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Senate - 35 | Benjie Wimberly | Democratic | 7% |
| NJ | State Senate - 36 | Paul Sarlo | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 37 | Gordon Johnson | Democratic | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 38 | Joseph Lagana | Democratic | 9% |
| NJ | State Senate - 39 | Holly Schepisi | Republican | 86% |
| NJ | State Senate - 40 | Kristin Corrado | Republican | 70% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Nicholas Sacco | 13% | |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Brian Stack | 6% | |
| NJ | Council Member - At-Large | Gary Schaer | 4% | |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 9% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
| NM | U.S. House - 1 | Melanie Stansbury | Democratic | 18% |
| NM | State House - 1 | Rod Montoya | Republican | 77% |
| NM | State House - 5 | Doreen Johnson | Democratic | 17% |
| NM | State House - 9 | Patricia Lundstrom | Democratic | 25% |
| NM | State House - 10 | Andrés Romero | Democratic | 17% |
| NM | State House - 11 | Javier Martínez | Democratic | 17% |
| NM | State House - 13 | Patricia Roybal Caballero | Democratic | 12% |
| NM | State House - 14 | Miguel Garcia | Democratic | 19% |
| NM | State House - 15 | Day Hochman-Vigil | Democratic | 10% |
| NM | State House - 21 | Debra Sariñana | Democratic | 14% |
| NM | State House - 24 | Elizabeth Thomson | Democratic | 17% |
| NM | State House - 27 | Marian Matthews | Democratic | 13% |
| NM | State House - 29 | Joy Garratt | Democratic | 14% |
| NM | State House - 33 | Micaela Cadena | Democratic | 21% |
| NM | State House - 34 | Raymundo Lara | Democratic | 27% |
| NM | State House - 35 | Angelica Rubio | Democratic | 17% |
| NM | State House - 36 | Nathan Small | Democratic | 17% |
| NM | State House - 37 | Joanne Ferrary | Democratic | 17% |
| NM | State House - 38 | Rebecca Dow | Republican | 79% |
| NM | State House - 40 | Joseph Sanchez | Democratic | 27% |
| NM | State House - 43 | Christine Chandler | Democratic | 11% |
| NM | State House - 46 | Andrea Romero | Democratic | 17% |
| NM | State House - 49 | Gail Armstrong | Republican | 71% |
| NM | State House - 50 | Matthew McQueen | Democratic | 24% |
| NM | State House - 52 | Doreen Gallegos | Democratic | 14% |
| NM | State House - 55 | Cathrynn Brown | Republican | 78% |
| NM | State House - 63 | Martin Zamora | Republican | 80% |
| NM | State House - 65 | Derrick Lente | Democratic | 19% |
| NM | State House - 67 | Jack Chatfield | Republican | 77% |
| NM | State Senate - 1 | Bill Sharer | Republican | 74% |
| NM | State Senate - 3 | Shannon Pinto | Democratic | 13% |
| NM | State Senate - 4 | George Muñoz | Democratic | 11% |
| NM | State Senate - 6 | Roberto Gonzales | Democratic | 9% |
| NM | State Senate - 7 | Pat Woods | Republican | 61% |
| NM | State Senate - 8 | Pete Campos | Democratic | 9% |
| NM | State Senate - 11 | Linda Lopez | Democratic | 17% |
| NM | State Senate - 14 | Michael Padilla | Democratic | 5% |
| NM | State Senate - 16 | Antoinette Sedillo-Lopez | Democratic | 9% |
| NM | State Senate - 17 | Mimi Stewart | Democratic | 9% |
| NM | State Senate - 18 | Natalie Figueroa | Democratic | 17% |
| NM | State Senate - 22 | Benny Shendo, Jr. | Democratic | 11% |
| NM | State Senate - 24 | Linda Trujillo | Democratic | 19% |
| NM | State Senate - 25 | Peter Wirth | Democratic | 9% |
| NM | State Senate - 26 | Moe Maestas | Democratic | 20% |
| NM | State Senate - 28 | Gabriel Ramos | Republican | 13% |
| NM | State Senate - 31 | Joe Cervantes | Democratic | 9% |
| NM | State Senate - 32 | Candy Ezzell | Republican | 83% |
| NM | State Senate - 34 | Jim Townsend | Republican | 79% |
| NM | State Senate - 36 | Jeff Steinborn | Democratic | 14% |
| NM | State Senate - 37 | Bill Soules | Democratic | 9% |
| NM | State Senate - 39 | Elizabeth Stefanics | Democratic | 4% |
| NM | State Senate - 40 | Craig Brandt | Republican | 65% |
| NM | State Senate - 41 | David Gallegos | Republican | 76% |
| NM | State Senate - 42 | Larry Scott | Republican | 86% |
| NM | Public Regulation Commission | Greg Nibert | Republican | 79% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | Democratic | 9% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | Democratic | 9% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 0% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 68% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | Democratic | 4% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | Republican | 61% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 7% |
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | Republican | 74% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 57% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | State Senate - 21 | Jon Bramnick | R | 83% |
| NJ | State Senate - 22 | Nicholas Scutari | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 24 | Parker Space | R | 83% |
| NJ | State Senate - 25 | Anthony Bucco, Jr. | R | 78% |
| NJ | State Senate - 26 | Joseph Pennacchio | R | 77% |
| NJ | State Senate - 27 | John McKeon | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 29 | Teresa Ruiz | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 30 | Robert Singer | R | 69% |
| NJ | State Senate - 31 | Angela McKnight | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Senate - 32 | Raj Mukherji | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 33 | Brian Stack | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 34 | Britnee Timberlake | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Senate - 35 | Benjie Wimberly | D | 7% |
| NJ | State Senate - 36 | Paul Sarlo | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 37 | Gordon Johnson | D | 6% |
| NJ | State Senate - 38 | Joseph Lagana | D | 9% |
| NJ | State Senate - 39 | Holly Schepisi | R | 86% |
| NJ | State Senate - 40 | Kristin Corrado | R | 70% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Nicholas Sacco | 13% | |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 0% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Brian Stack | 6% | |
| NJ | Council Member - At-Large | Gary Schaer | 4% | |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 9% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 0% |
| NM | U.S. House - 1 | Melanie Stansbury | D | 18% |
| NM | State House - 1 | Rod Montoya | R | 77% |
| NM | State House - 5 | Doreen Johnson | D | 17% |
| NM | State House - 9 | Patricia Lundstrom | D | 25% |
| NM | State House - 10 | Andrés Romero | D | 17% |
| NM | State House - 11 | Javier Martínez | D | 17% |
| NM | State House - 13 | Patricia Roybal Caballero | D | 12% |
| NM | State House - 14 | Miguel Garcia | D | 19% |
| NM | State House - 15 | Day Hochman-Vigil | D | 10% |
| NM | State House - 21 | Debra Sariñana | D | 14% |
| NM | State House - 24 | Elizabeth Thomson | D | 17% |
| NM | State House - 27 | Marian Matthews | D | 13% |
| NM | State House - 29 | Joy Garratt | D | 14% |
| NM | State House - 33 | Micaela Cadena | D | 21% |
| NM | State House - 34 | Raymundo Lara | D | 27% |
| NM | State House - 35 | Angelica Rubio | D | 17% |
| NM | State House - 36 | Nathan Small | D | 17% |
| NM | State House - 37 | Joanne Ferrary | D | 17% |
| NM | State House - 38 | Rebecca Dow | R | 79% |
| NM | State House - 40 | Joseph Sanchez | D | 27% |
| NM | State House - 43 | Christine Chandler | D | 11% |
| NM | State House - 46 | Andrea Romero | D | 17% |
| NM | State House - 49 | Gail Armstrong | R | 71% |
| NM | State House - 50 | Matthew McQueen | D | 24% |
| NM | State House - 52 | Doreen Gallegos | D | 14% |
| NM | State House - 55 | Cathrynn Brown | R | 78% |
| NM | State House - 63 | Martin Zamora | R | 80% |
| NM | State House - 65 | Derrick Lente | D | 19% |
| NM | State House - 67 | Jack Chatfield | R | 77% |
| NM | State Senate - 1 | Bill Sharer | R | 74% |
| NM | State Senate - 3 | Shannon Pinto | D | 13% |
| NM | State Senate - 4 | George Muñoz | D | 11% |
| NM | State Senate - 6 | Roberto Gonzales | D | 9% |
| NM | State Senate - 7 | Pat Woods | R | 61% |
| NM | State Senate - 8 | Pete Campos | D | 9% |
| NM | State Senate - 11 | Linda Lopez | D | 17% |
| NM | State Senate - 14 | Michael Padilla | D | 5% |
| NM | State Senate - 16 | Antoinette Sedillo-Lopez | D | 9% |
| NM | State Senate - 17 | Mimi Stewart | D | 9% |
| NM | State Senate - 18 | Natalie Figueroa | D | 17% |
| NM | State Senate - 22 | Benny Shendo, Jr. | D | 11% |
| NM | State Senate - 24 | Linda Trujillo | D | 19% |
| NM | State Senate - 25 | Peter Wirth | D | 9% |
| NM | State Senate - 26 | Moe Maestas | D | 20% |
| NM | State Senate - 28 | Gabriel Ramos | R | 13% |
| NM | State Senate - 31 | Joe Cervantes | D | 9% |
| NM | State Senate - 32 | Candy Ezzell | R | 83% |
| NM | State Senate - 34 | Jim Townsend | R | 79% |
| NM | State Senate - 36 | Jeff Steinborn | D | 14% |
| NM | State Senate - 37 | Bill Soules | D | 9% |
| NM | State Senate - 39 | Elizabeth Stefanics | D | 4% |
| NM | State Senate - 40 | Craig Brandt | R | 65% |
| NM | State Senate - 41 | David Gallegos | R | 76% |
| NM | State Senate - 42 | Larry Scott | R | 86% |
| NM | Public Regulation Commission | Greg Nibert | R | 79% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Catherine Cortez Masto | D | 9% |
| NV | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jacky Rosen | D | 9% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 0% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 68% |
| NV | U.S. House - 3 | Susie Lee | D | 4% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | R | 61% |
| NY | U.S. House - 3 | Thomas Suozzi | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 7% |
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | R | 74% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 57% |