Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2022 Lifetime Positions

Issues: Conservative

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State Office Name Party Rating
MA State House - Second Franklin Susannah Whipps Independent 0%
MS State House - 64 Shanda Yates Independent 36%
MS Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - District 1 Place 3 Jenifer Branning No Party Affiliation 60%
AK State Senate - G Elvi Gray-Jackson No Party Affiliation 17%
AK Mayor - At-Large Peter Micciche No Party Affiliation 58%
MD Council Member - 1 Patrick Young No Party Affiliation 4%
NE State Senate - 8 Megan Hunt Non-partisan 42%
VT State House - Windham 8 Mollie Burke Progressive 0%
VT Mayor - At-Large Emma Mulvaney-Stanak Progressive 0%
WA State House - 20 Position 1 Peter Abbarno Republican 76%
NH State Senate - 22 Daryl Abbas Republican 95%
IN State House - 18 David Abbott Republican 83%
UT State House - 57 Nelson Abbott Republican 80%
MN State Senate - 35 Jim Abeler II Republican 50%
LA State Senate - 25 Mark Abraham Republican 80%
OH State House - 29 Cindy Abrams Republican 85%
CT State House - 8 Tim Ackert Republican 53%
UT State House - 38 Cheryl Acton Republican 71%
ID State Senate - 12 Ben Adams Republican 84%
SC State Senate - 44 Brian Adams Republican 79%
MD State House - 37B Christopher Adams Republican 88%
UT State Senate - 7 Stuart Adams Republican 79%
NC State House - 96 Jay Adams, Jr. Republican 88%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 79%
MS State House - 17 Shane Aguirre Republican 57%
GA State Senate - 56 John Albers Republican 91%
MI State Senate - 18 Thomas Albert Republican 100%
UT State House - 70 Carl Albrecht Republican 74%
FL State Senate - 27 Ben Albritton Republican 89%
AL State Senate - 22 Greg Albritton Republican 69%
NH State House - Belknap 6 Glen Aldrich Republican 93%
NH State House - Hillsborough 29 Joe Alexander, Jr. Republican 67%
TN State House - 7 Rebecca Alexander Republican 75%
SC State Senate - 1 Thomas Alexander Republican 69%
NC State Senate - 44 Ted Alexander III Republican 88%
AL State Senate - 21 Gerald Allen Republican 75%
GA U.S. House - 12 Rick Allen Republican 97%
WI State Assembly - 82 Scott Allen Republican 94%
AL Secretary of State Wes Allen Republican 81%
KS State Senate - 32 Larry Alley Republican 86%
SC State Board of Education Rita Allison Republican 71%
AL Public Service Commissioner, President Cynthia Almond Republican 75%
IN State Senate - 22 Ron Alting Republican 59%
FL Commissioner - 5 Thad Altman Republican 90%
LA State House - 51 Beryl Amedée Republican 87%
NH State House - Hillsborough 42 Keith Ammon Republican 100%
NV U.S. House - 2 Mark Amodei Republican 71%
GA State Senate - 31 Jason Anavitarte Republican 87%
KS State House - 72 Avery Anderson Republican 88%
MS State House - 122 Brent Anderson Republican 57%
WV State House - 10 Bill Anderson, Jr. Republican 83%
WY State Senate - 28 Jim Anderson Republican 75%
GA State Senate - 24 Lee Anderson Republican 91%
CT State House - 62 Mark Anderson Republican 79%
IL State Senate - 47 Neil Anderson Republican 79%
MN State House - 12A Paul Anderson Republican 79%
OR State Senate - 5 Dick Anderson Republican 62%
GA State House - 10 Victor Anderson Republican 79%
FL State House - 2 Alex Andrade Republican 90%
WY State House - 46 Ocean Andrew Republican 76%
IA State House - 43 Eddie Andrews Republican 93%
NH State House - Merrimack 5 Louise Andrus Republican 100%
NY State Assembly - 121 Joe Angelino Republican 88%
ID State Senate - 27 Kelly Anthon Republican 53%
ME State House - 104 Amy Arata Republican 94%
NE State Senate - 14 John Arch Republican 64%
MD State House - 36 Steven Arentz Republican 82%
PA State Senate - 29 Dave Argall Republican 86%
MD State House - 7B Lauren Arikan Republican 86%
PA State House - 75 Michael Armanini Republican 88%
NM State House - 49 Gail Armstrong Republican 58%
ND Governor Kelly Armstrong Republican 84%
KS State Senate - 33 Tory Arnberger-Blew Republican 88%
MS State House - 3 Tracy Arnold Republican 57%
NH State House - Sullivan 4 Judy Aron Republican 95%
NC State House - 69 Dean Arp, Jr. Republican 88%
TX U.S. House - 19 Jodey Arrington Republican 97%
NY State Senate - 43 Jake Ashby Republican 54%
WI State Assembly - 31 Tyler August Republican 94%
VA State House - 37 Terry Austin Republican 66%
NJ State Assembly - 39 Bob Auth Republican 82%
NH State Senate - 12 Kevin Avard Republican 94%
NH State House - Carroll 4 Lino Avellani Republican 100%
FL State Senate - 39 Bryan Avila Republican 90%
KS State House - 61 Francis Awerkamp Republican 96%
IN State House - 11 Michael Aylesworth Republican 74%
SD State House - 6 Aaron Aylward Republican 88%
WV State Senate - 3 Michael Azinger Republican 94%
TX U.S. House - 36 Brian Babin Republican 94%
NM State House - 8 Brian Baca Republican 67%
LA State House - 59 Tony Bacala Republican 82%
MN State House - 9A Jeff Backer Republican 86%
NE U.S. House - 2 Donald Bacon Republican 53%
LA State House - 7 Lawrence Bagley Republican 75%
MN State Senate - 31 Cal Bahr Republican 100%
NH State House - Strafford 2 Glenn Bailey Republican 100%
MD State Senate - 29 Jack Bailey Republican 49%
TN State Senate - 15 Paul Bailey Republican 86%
SC State House - 104 William Bailey Republican 67%
IN State House - 44 Beau Baird Republican 72%
State Office Name Party Rating
MA State House - Second Franklin Susannah Whipps I 0%
MS State House - 64 Shanda Yates I 36%
MS Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - District 1 Place 3 Jenifer Branning N/A 60%
AK State Senate - G Elvi Gray-Jackson N/A 17%
AK Mayor - At-Large Peter Micciche N/A 58%
MD Council Member - 1 Patrick Young N/A 4%
NE State Senate - 8 Megan Hunt Other 42%
VT State House - Windham 8 Mollie Burke Other 0%
VT Mayor - At-Large Emma Mulvaney-Stanak Other 0%
WA State House - 20 Position 1 Peter Abbarno R 76%
NH State Senate - 22 Daryl Abbas R 95%
IN State House - 18 David Abbott R 83%
UT State House - 57 Nelson Abbott R 80%
MN State Senate - 35 Jim Abeler II R 50%
LA State Senate - 25 Mark Abraham R 80%
OH State House - 29 Cindy Abrams R 85%
CT State House - 8 Tim Ackert R 53%
UT State House - 38 Cheryl Acton R 71%
ID State Senate - 12 Ben Adams R 84%
SC State Senate - 44 Brian Adams R 79%
MD State House - 37B Christopher Adams R 88%
UT State Senate - 7 Stuart Adams R 79%
NC State House - 96 Jay Adams, Jr. R 88%
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 79%
MS State House - 17 Shane Aguirre R 57%
GA State Senate - 56 John Albers R 91%
MI State Senate - 18 Thomas Albert R 100%
UT State House - 70 Carl Albrecht R 74%
FL State Senate - 27 Ben Albritton R 89%
AL State Senate - 22 Greg Albritton R 69%
NH State House - Belknap 6 Glen Aldrich R 93%
NH State House - Hillsborough 29 Joe Alexander, Jr. R 67%
TN State House - 7 Rebecca Alexander R 75%
SC State Senate - 1 Thomas Alexander R 69%
NC State Senate - 44 Ted Alexander III R 88%
AL State Senate - 21 Gerald Allen R 75%
GA U.S. House - 12 Rick Allen R 97%
WI State Assembly - 82 Scott Allen R 94%
AL Secretary of State Wes Allen R 81%
KS State Senate - 32 Larry Alley R 86%
SC State Board of Education Rita Allison R 71%
AL Public Service Commissioner, President Cynthia Almond R 75%
IN State Senate - 22 Ron Alting R 59%
FL Commissioner - 5 Thad Altman R 90%
LA State House - 51 Beryl Amedée R 87%
NH State House - Hillsborough 42 Keith Ammon R 100%
NV U.S. House - 2 Mark Amodei R 71%
GA State Senate - 31 Jason Anavitarte R 87%
KS State House - 72 Avery Anderson R 88%
MS State House - 122 Brent Anderson R 57%
WV State House - 10 Bill Anderson, Jr. R 83%
WY State Senate - 28 Jim Anderson R 75%
GA State Senate - 24 Lee Anderson R 91%
CT State House - 62 Mark Anderson R 79%
IL State Senate - 47 Neil Anderson R 79%
MN State House - 12A Paul Anderson R 79%
OR State Senate - 5 Dick Anderson R 62%
GA State House - 10 Victor Anderson R 79%
FL State House - 2 Alex Andrade R 90%
WY State House - 46 Ocean Andrew R 76%
IA State House - 43 Eddie Andrews R 93%
NH State House - Merrimack 5 Louise Andrus R 100%
NY State Assembly - 121 Joe Angelino R 88%
ID State Senate - 27 Kelly Anthon R 53%
ME State House - 104 Amy Arata R 94%
NE State Senate - 14 John Arch R 64%
MD State House - 36 Steven Arentz R 82%
PA State Senate - 29 Dave Argall R 86%
MD State House - 7B Lauren Arikan R 86%
PA State House - 75 Michael Armanini R 88%
NM State House - 49 Gail Armstrong R 58%
ND Governor Kelly Armstrong R 84%
KS State Senate - 33 Tory Arnberger-Blew R 88%
MS State House - 3 Tracy Arnold R 57%
NH State House - Sullivan 4 Judy Aron R 95%
NC State House - 69 Dean Arp, Jr. R 88%
TX U.S. House - 19 Jodey Arrington R 97%
NY State Senate - 43 Jake Ashby R 54%
WI State Assembly - 31 Tyler August R 94%
VA State House - 37 Terry Austin R 66%
NJ State Assembly - 39 Bob Auth R 82%
NH State Senate - 12 Kevin Avard R 94%
NH State House - Carroll 4 Lino Avellani R 100%
FL State Senate - 39 Bryan Avila R 90%
KS State House - 61 Francis Awerkamp R 96%
IN State House - 11 Michael Aylesworth R 74%
SD State House - 6 Aaron Aylward R 88%
WV State Senate - 3 Michael Azinger R 94%
TX U.S. House - 36 Brian Babin R 94%
NM State House - 8 Brian Baca R 67%
LA State House - 59 Tony Bacala R 82%
MN State House - 9A Jeff Backer R 86%
NE U.S. House - 2 Donald Bacon R 53%
LA State House - 7 Lawrence Bagley R 75%
MN State Senate - 31 Cal Bahr R 100%
NH State House - Strafford 2 Glenn Bailey R 100%
MD State Senate - 29 Jack Bailey R 49%
TN State Senate - 15 Paul Bailey R 86%
SC State House - 104 William Bailey R 67%
IN State House - 44 Beau Baird R 72%
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