Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2020 Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | State House - 83 | Bill Hixon | Republican | 75% |
| SC | State House - 84 | Melissa Oremus | Republican | 81% |
| SC | State House - 86 | Bill Taylor | Republican | 70% |
| SC | State House - 87 | Paula Calhoon | Republican | 67% |
| SC | State House - 89 | Micah Caskey IV | Republican | 71% |
| SC | State House - 90 | Justin Bamberg | Democratic | 25% |
| SC | State House - 91 | Lonnie Hosey | Democratic | 24% |
| SC | State House - 93 | Jerry Govan, Jr. | Democratic | 17% |
| SC | State House - 95 | Gilda Cobb-Hunter | Democratic | 24% |
| SC | State House - 100 | Sylleste Davis | Republican | 75% |
| SC | State House - 101 | Roger Kirby | Democratic | 21% |
| SC | State House - 103 | Carl Anderson | Democratic | 22% |
| SC | State House - 104 | William Bailey | Republican | 71% |
| SC | State House - 105 | Kevin Hardee | Republican | 79% |
| SC | State House - 108 | Lee Hewitt | Republican | 67% |
| SC | State House - 118 | Bill Herbkersman | Republican | 63% |
| SC | State House - 120 | Weston Newton | Republican | 63% |
| SC | State House - 121 | Michael Rivers, Sr. | Democratic | 26% |
| SC | State House - 123 | Jeff Bradley | Republican | 71% |
| SC | State House - 124 | Shannon Erickson | Republican | 65% |
| SC | State Senate - 1 | Thomas Alexander | Republican | 58% |
| SC | State Senate - 2 | Rex Rice | Republican | 73% |
| SC | State Senate - 3 | Richard Cash | Republican | 67% |
| SC | State Senate - 4 | Mike Gambrell | Republican | 80% |
| SC | State Senate - 5 | Tom Corbin | Republican | 83% |
| SC | State Senate - 6 | Jason Elliott | Republican | 67% |
| SC | State Senate - 7 | Karl Allen | Democratic | 33% |
| SC | State Senate - 8 | Ross Turner | Republican | 75% |
| SC | State Senate - 9 | Danny Verdin III | Republican | 75% |
| SC | State Senate - 13 | Shane Martin | Republican | 80% |
| SC | State Senate - 14 | Harvey Peeler, Jr. | Republican | 75% |
| SC | State Senate - 15 | Wes Climer | Republican | 67% |
| SC | State Senate - 18 | Ronnie Cromer | Republican | 42% |
| SC | State Senate - 21 | Darrell Jackson | Democratic | 36% |
| SC | State Senate - 24 | Tom Young, Jr. | Republican | 67% |
| SC | State Senate - 25 | Shane Massey | Republican | 83% |
| SC | State Senate - 26 | Russell Ott | Democratic | 24% |
| SC | State Senate - 28 | Greg Hembree | Republican | 58% |
| SC | State Senate - 30 | Kent Williams | Democratic | 33% |
| SC | State Senate - 32 | Ronnie Sabb | Democratic | 27% |
| SC | State Senate - 33 | Luke Rankin, Sr. | Republican | 67% |
| SC | State Senate - 34 | Stephen Goldfinch, Jr. | Republican | 70% |
| SC | State Senate - 37 | Larry Grooms | Republican | 75% |
| SC | State Senate - 38 | Sean Bennett | Republican | 70% |
| SC | State Senate - 40 | Brad Hutto | Democratic | 42% |
| SC | State Senate - 43 | Chip Campsen III | Republican | 67% |
| SC | State Senate - 45 | Margie Matthews | Democratic | 40% |
| SC | State Senate - 46 | Tom Davis | Republican | 58% |
| SC | Mayor - At-Large | William Cogswell, Jr. | Republican | 59% |
| SC | State Board of Education | Rita Allison | Republican | 55% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 73% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 86% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | Republican | 79% |
| SD | State House - 3 | Al Novstrup | Republican | 62% |
| SD | State House - 10 | Erin Healy | Democratic | 45% |
| SD | State House - 13 | Jack Kolbeck | Republican | 69% |
| SD | State House - 21 | Marty Overweg | Republican | 79% |
| SD | State House - 22 | Lana Greenfield | Republican | 82% |
| SD | State House - 23 | Spencer Gosch | Republican | 81% |
| SD | State House - 25 | Jon Hansen | Republican | 76% |
| SD | State House - 26B | Rebecca Reimer | Republican | 79% |
| SD | State House - 33 | Phil Jensen | Republican | 78% |
| SD | State House - 35 | Tina Mulally | Republican | 85% |
| SD | State House - 35 | Tony Randolph | Republican | 82% |
| SD | State Senate - 3 | Carl Perry | Republican | 76% |
| SD | State Senate - 6 | Ernie Otten, Jr. | Republican | 66% |
| SD | State Senate - 7 | Tim Reed | Republican | 55% |
| SD | State Senate - 11 | Chris Karr | Republican | 74% |
| SD | State Senate - 12 | Arch Beal | Republican | 83% |
| SD | State Senate - 13 | Sue Peterson | Republican | 79% |
| SD | State Senate - 14 | Larry Zikmund | Republican | 72% |
| SD | State Senate - 15 | Jamie Smith | Democratic | 48% |
| SD | State Senate - 16 | Kevin Jensen | Republican | 76% |
| SD | State Senate - 19 | Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | 59% |
| SD | State Senate - 20 | Paul Miskimins | Republican | 66% |
| SD | State Senate - 25 | Tom Pischke | Republican | 86% |
| SD | State Senate - 27 | Red Foster | Democratic | 43% |
| SD | State Senate - 28 | Sam Marty | Republican | 90% |
| SD | State Senate - 32 | Helene Duhamel | Republican | 62% |
| SD | State Senate - 34 | Taffy Howard | Republican | 83% |
| SD | Commissioner of Schools and Public Lands | Brock Greenfield | Republican | 69% |
| SD | Commissioner - 2 | Thomas Brunner | Republican | 86% |
| SD | Commissioner - At-Large | Drew Dennert | Republican | 66% |
| SD | Commissioner - At-Large | Doug Post | Republican | 86% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 96% |
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | Republican | 79% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 79% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 96% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | Republican | 89% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | Republican | 78% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 0% |
| TN | Lieutenant Governor | Randy McNally | Republican | 72% |
| TN | State House - 1 | John Crawford | Republican | 81% |
| TN | State House - 2 | Bud Hulsey | Republican | 85% |
| TN | State House - 3 | Timothy Hill | Republican | 80% |
| TN | State House - 5 | David Hawk | Republican | 77% |
| TN | State House - 8 | Jerome Moon | Republican | 77% |
| TN | State House - 9 | Gary Hicks, Jr. | Republican | 79% |
| TN | State House - 10 | Rick Eldridge | Republican | 82% |
| TN | State House - 11 | Jeremy Faison | Republican | 81% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC | State House - 83 | Bill Hixon | R | 75% |
| SC | State House - 84 | Melissa Oremus | R | 81% |
| SC | State House - 86 | Bill Taylor | R | 70% |
| SC | State House - 87 | Paula Calhoon | R | 67% |
| SC | State House - 89 | Micah Caskey IV | R | 71% |
| SC | State House - 90 | Justin Bamberg | D | 25% |
| SC | State House - 91 | Lonnie Hosey | D | 24% |
| SC | State House - 93 | Jerry Govan, Jr. | D | 17% |
| SC | State House - 95 | Gilda Cobb-Hunter | D | 24% |
| SC | State House - 100 | Sylleste Davis | R | 75% |
| SC | State House - 101 | Roger Kirby | D | 21% |
| SC | State House - 103 | Carl Anderson | D | 22% |
| SC | State House - 104 | William Bailey | R | 71% |
| SC | State House - 105 | Kevin Hardee | R | 79% |
| SC | State House - 108 | Lee Hewitt | R | 67% |
| SC | State House - 118 | Bill Herbkersman | R | 63% |
| SC | State House - 120 | Weston Newton | R | 63% |
| SC | State House - 121 | Michael Rivers, Sr. | D | 26% |
| SC | State House - 123 | Jeff Bradley | R | 71% |
| SC | State House - 124 | Shannon Erickson | R | 65% |
| SC | State Senate - 1 | Thomas Alexander | R | 58% |
| SC | State Senate - 2 | Rex Rice | R | 73% |
| SC | State Senate - 3 | Richard Cash | R | 67% |
| SC | State Senate - 4 | Mike Gambrell | R | 80% |
| SC | State Senate - 5 | Tom Corbin | R | 83% |
| SC | State Senate - 6 | Jason Elliott | R | 67% |
| SC | State Senate - 7 | Karl Allen | D | 33% |
| SC | State Senate - 8 | Ross Turner | R | 75% |
| SC | State Senate - 9 | Danny Verdin III | R | 75% |
| SC | State Senate - 13 | Shane Martin | R | 80% |
| SC | State Senate - 14 | Harvey Peeler, Jr. | R | 75% |
| SC | State Senate - 15 | Wes Climer | R | 67% |
| SC | State Senate - 18 | Ronnie Cromer | R | 42% |
| SC | State Senate - 21 | Darrell Jackson | D | 36% |
| SC | State Senate - 24 | Tom Young, Jr. | R | 67% |
| SC | State Senate - 25 | Shane Massey | R | 83% |
| SC | State Senate - 26 | Russell Ott | D | 24% |
| SC | State Senate - 28 | Greg Hembree | R | 58% |
| SC | State Senate - 30 | Kent Williams | D | 33% |
| SC | State Senate - 32 | Ronnie Sabb | D | 27% |
| SC | State Senate - 33 | Luke Rankin, Sr. | R | 67% |
| SC | State Senate - 34 | Stephen Goldfinch, Jr. | R | 70% |
| SC | State Senate - 37 | Larry Grooms | R | 75% |
| SC | State Senate - 38 | Sean Bennett | R | 70% |
| SC | State Senate - 40 | Brad Hutto | D | 42% |
| SC | State Senate - 43 | Chip Campsen III | R | 67% |
| SC | State Senate - 45 | Margie Matthews | D | 40% |
| SC | State Senate - 46 | Tom Davis | R | 58% |
| SC | Mayor - At-Large | William Cogswell, Jr. | R | 59% |
| SC | State Board of Education | Rita Allison | R | 55% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 73% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 86% |
| SD | U.S. House - At-Large | Dusty Johnson | R | 79% |
| SD | State House - 3 | Al Novstrup | R | 62% |
| SD | State House - 10 | Erin Healy | D | 45% |
| SD | State House - 13 | Jack Kolbeck | R | 69% |
| SD | State House - 21 | Marty Overweg | R | 79% |
| SD | State House - 22 | Lana Greenfield | R | 82% |
| SD | State House - 23 | Spencer Gosch | R | 81% |
| SD | State House - 25 | Jon Hansen | R | 76% |
| SD | State House - 26B | Rebecca Reimer | R | 79% |
| SD | State House - 33 | Phil Jensen | R | 78% |
| SD | State House - 35 | Tina Mulally | R | 85% |
| SD | State House - 35 | Tony Randolph | R | 82% |
| SD | State Senate - 3 | Carl Perry | R | 76% |
| SD | State Senate - 6 | Ernie Otten, Jr. | R | 66% |
| SD | State Senate - 7 | Tim Reed | R | 55% |
| SD | State Senate - 11 | Chris Karr | R | 74% |
| SD | State Senate - 12 | Arch Beal | R | 83% |
| SD | State Senate - 13 | Sue Peterson | R | 79% |
| SD | State Senate - 14 | Larry Zikmund | R | 72% |
| SD | State Senate - 15 | Jamie Smith | D | 48% |
| SD | State Senate - 16 | Kevin Jensen | R | 76% |
| SD | State Senate - 19 | Kyle Schoenfish | R | 59% |
| SD | State Senate - 20 | Paul Miskimins | R | 66% |
| SD | State Senate - 25 | Tom Pischke | R | 86% |
| SD | State Senate - 27 | Red Foster | D | 43% |
| SD | State Senate - 28 | Sam Marty | R | 90% |
| SD | State Senate - 32 | Helene Duhamel | R | 62% |
| SD | State Senate - 34 | Taffy Howard | R | 83% |
| SD | Commissioner of Schools and Public Lands | Brock Greenfield | R | 69% |
| SD | Commissioner - 2 | Thomas Brunner | R | 86% |
| SD | Commissioner - At-Large | Drew Dennert | R | 66% |
| SD | Commissioner - At-Large | Doug Post | R | 86% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 96% |
| TN | U.S. House - 2 | Tim Burchett | R | 79% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 79% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 96% |
| TN | U.S. House - 6 | John Rose | R | 89% |
| TN | U.S. House - 8 | David Kustoff | R | 78% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 0% |
| TN | Lieutenant Governor | Randy McNally | R | 72% |
| TN | State House - 1 | John Crawford | R | 81% |
| TN | State House - 2 | Bud Hulsey | R | 85% |
| TN | State House - 3 | Timothy Hill | R | 80% |
| TN | State House - 5 | David Hawk | R | 77% |
| TN | State House - 8 | Jerome Moon | R | 77% |
| TN | State House - 9 | Gary Hicks, Jr. | R | 79% |
| TN | State House - 10 | Rick Eldridge | R | 82% |
| TN | State House - 11 | Jeremy Faison | R | 81% |