Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2022 Lifetime Positions

Issues: Conservative

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State Office Name Party Rating
IN U.S. House - 4 Jim Baird Republican 79%
CO State Senate - 4 Mark Baisley Republican 100%
AL State House - 66 Alan Baker Republican 81%
MN State House - 16B Dave Baker Republican 86%
PA State Senate - 20 Lisa Baker Republican 79%
KY State House - 85 Shane Baker Republican 95%
OH U.S. House - 12 Troy Balderson Republican 71%
IN State Senate - 20 Scott Baldwin Republican 69%
VA State House - 42 Jason Ballard Republican 78%
UT State House - 20 Melissa Ballard Republican 60%
IN U.S. Senate - Jr Jim Banks Republican 94%
SC State House - 24 Bruce Bannister Republican 67%
KY State House - 63 Kim Banta Republican 76%
ID State House - 3A Vito Barbieri Republican 94%
NY State Assembly - 120 Will Barclay Republican 88%
AL State Senate - 25 Will Barfoot Republican 80%
WA State House - 2 Position 1 Andrew Barkis Republican 65%
WY State Senate - 23 Eric Barlow Republican 35%
UT State House - 17 Stewart Barlow Republican 69%
FL State House - 29 Webster Barnaby Republican 85%
NC State Senate - 11 Lisa Barnes Republican 88%
MS State House - 86 Shane Barnett Republican 57%
WV State Senate - 3 Trenton Barnhart Republican 83%
KY U.S. House - 6 Andy Barr Republican 76%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso Republican 89%
IN State House - 56 Bradford Barrett Republican 77%
MS State Senate - 39 Jason Barrett Republican 52%
WV State Senate - 16 Jason Barrett Republican 82%
MI U.S. House - 7 Tom Barrett Republican 100%
IN State House - 74 Stephen Bartels Republican 75%
PA State Senate - 46 Camera Bartolotta Republican 86%
MS State House - 109 Manly Barton Republican 57%
GA State House - 5 Matt Barton Republican 79%
OK State House - 7 Steve Bashore Republican 78%
IN State Senate - 39 Eric Bassler Republican 65%
TN State House - 37 Charlie Baum Republican 80%
SD State Senate - 12 Arch Beal Republican 82%
FL U.S. House - 4 Aaron Bean Republican 89%
MO State Senate - 25 Jason Bean Republican 56%
WY State House - 31 John Bear Republican 88%
LA State House - 48 Beau Beaullieu IV Republican 81%
VT State Senate - Caledonia Scott Beck Republican 60%
IN State Senate - 50 Vaneta Becker Republican 50%
ID Lieutenant Governor Scott Bedke Republican 62%
AL State House - 49 Russell Bedsole Republican 81%
IN State House - 91 Bob Behning Republican 80%
WI State Assembly - 6 Elijah Behnke Republican 94%
MS State House - 21 Donnie Bell Republican 57%
NC State House - 10 John Bell IV Republican 100%
MI State Senate - 16 Joe Bellino, Jr. Republican 89%
MN State House - 23A Peggy Bennett Republican 79%
MS State House - 120 Richard Bennett Republican 52%
SC State Senate - 38 Sean Bennett Republican 77%
PA State House - 171 Kerry Benninghoff Republican 82%
OR U.S. House - 2 Cliff Bentz Republican 85%
NH State House - Grafton 11 Lex Berezhny Republican 95%
IA State House - 63 Michael Bergan Republican 80%
NJ State Assembly - 26 Brian Bergen Republican 56%
NC State Senate - 26 Philip Berger, Sr. Republican 88%
KS State House - 93 Brian Bergkamp Republican 92%
MI U.S. House - 1 Jack Bergman Republican 71%
KS State House - 91 Emil Bergquist Republican 88%
OK State Senate - 1 Micheal Bergstrom Republican 94%
ME State Senate - 1 Susan Bernard Republican 93%
NH State House - Rockingham 36 J D Bernardy Republican 94%
MO State Senate - 6 Mike Bernskoetter Republican 67%
PA State House - 8 Aaron Bernstine Republican 88%
NH State House - Hillsborough 44 Ross Berry Republican 100%
CT State Senate - 32 Eric Berthel Republican 54%
MA State House - Fifth Worcester Donald Berthiaume, Jr. Republican 93%
MI State House - 96 Timothy Beson Republican 89%
AZ State House - 30 Leo Biasiucci Republican 89%
OK U.S. House - 5 Stephanie Bice Republican 79%
ME State Senate - 20 Bruce Bickford Republican 88%
AZ U.S. House - 5 Andy Biggs Republican 97%
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 76%
KS State Senate - 40 Rick Billinger Republican 75%
MO State House - 152 Hardy Billington Republican 95%
OH State House - 63 Adam Bird Republican 83%
NH State Senate - 19 Regina Birdsell Republican 94%
WY State Senate - 21 Bo Biteman Republican 94%
MO State House - 129 John Black Republican 76%
ME State Senate - 5 Russell Black Republican 83%
MO State Senate - 12 Rusty Black Republican 90%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn Republican 94%
AZ State House - 7 Walt Blackman Republican 80%
GA State House - 146 Shaw Blackmon Republican 73%
AL State House - 80 Chris Blackshear Republican 80%
NC State House - 86 Hugh Blackwell Republican 100%
MS State Senate - 19 Kevin Blackwell Republican 55%
NY State Assembly - 117 Ken Blankenbush Republican 96%
KY State House - 92 John Blanton Republican 71%
OH State Senate - 8 Louis Blessing III Republican 88%
KS State House - 12 Doug Blex Republican 92%
ME State House - 138 Mark Blier Republican 94%
MN State House - 2B Matt Bliss Republican 86%
IA State House - 60 Jane Bloomingdale Republican 87%
VA State House - 100 Rob Bloxom, Jr. Republican 70%
IA State House - 21 Brooke Boden Republican 86%
CO U.S. House - 4 Lauren Boebert Republican 97%
State Office Name Party Rating
IN U.S. House - 4 Jim Baird R 79%
CO State Senate - 4 Mark Baisley R 100%
AL State House - 66 Alan Baker R 81%
MN State House - 16B Dave Baker R 86%
PA State Senate - 20 Lisa Baker R 79%
KY State House - 85 Shane Baker R 95%
OH U.S. House - 12 Troy Balderson R 71%
IN State Senate - 20 Scott Baldwin R 69%
VA State House - 42 Jason Ballard R 78%
UT State House - 20 Melissa Ballard R 60%
IN U.S. Senate - Jr Jim Banks R 94%
SC State House - 24 Bruce Bannister R 67%
KY State House - 63 Kim Banta R 76%
ID State House - 3A Vito Barbieri R 94%
NY State Assembly - 120 Will Barclay R 88%
AL State Senate - 25 Will Barfoot R 80%
WA State House - 2 Position 1 Andrew Barkis R 65%
WY State Senate - 23 Eric Barlow R 35%
UT State House - 17 Stewart Barlow R 69%
FL State House - 29 Webster Barnaby R 85%
NC State Senate - 11 Lisa Barnes R 88%
MS State House - 86 Shane Barnett R 57%
WV State Senate - 3 Trenton Barnhart R 83%
KY U.S. House - 6 Andy Barr R 76%
WY U.S. Senate - Sr John Barrasso R 89%
IN State House - 56 Bradford Barrett R 77%
MS State Senate - 39 Jason Barrett R 52%
WV State Senate - 16 Jason Barrett R 82%
MI U.S. House - 7 Tom Barrett R 100%
IN State House - 74 Stephen Bartels R 75%
PA State Senate - 46 Camera Bartolotta R 86%
MS State House - 109 Manly Barton R 57%
GA State House - 5 Matt Barton R 79%
OK State House - 7 Steve Bashore R 78%
IN State Senate - 39 Eric Bassler R 65%
TN State House - 37 Charlie Baum R 80%
SD State Senate - 12 Arch Beal R 82%
FL U.S. House - 4 Aaron Bean R 89%
MO State Senate - 25 Jason Bean R 56%
WY State House - 31 John Bear R 88%
LA State House - 48 Beau Beaullieu IV R 81%
VT State Senate - Caledonia Scott Beck R 60%
IN State Senate - 50 Vaneta Becker R 50%
ID Lieutenant Governor Scott Bedke R 62%
AL State House - 49 Russell Bedsole R 81%
IN State House - 91 Bob Behning R 80%
WI State Assembly - 6 Elijah Behnke R 94%
MS State House - 21 Donnie Bell R 57%
NC State House - 10 John Bell IV R 100%
MI State Senate - 16 Joe Bellino, Jr. R 89%
MN State House - 23A Peggy Bennett R 79%
MS State House - 120 Richard Bennett R 52%
SC State Senate - 38 Sean Bennett R 77%
PA State House - 171 Kerry Benninghoff R 82%
OR U.S. House - 2 Cliff Bentz R 85%
NH State House - Grafton 11 Lex Berezhny R 95%
IA State House - 63 Michael Bergan R 80%
NJ State Assembly - 26 Brian Bergen R 56%
NC State Senate - 26 Philip Berger, Sr. R 88%
KS State House - 93 Brian Bergkamp R 92%
MI U.S. House - 1 Jack Bergman R 71%
KS State House - 91 Emil Bergquist R 88%
OK State Senate - 1 Micheal Bergstrom R 94%
ME State Senate - 1 Susan Bernard R 93%
NH State House - Rockingham 36 J D Bernardy R 94%
MO State Senate - 6 Mike Bernskoetter R 67%
PA State House - 8 Aaron Bernstine R 88%
NH State House - Hillsborough 44 Ross Berry R 100%
CT State Senate - 32 Eric Berthel R 54%
MA State House - Fifth Worcester Donald Berthiaume, Jr. R 93%
MI State House - 96 Timothy Beson R 89%
AZ State House - 30 Leo Biasiucci R 89%
OK U.S. House - 5 Stephanie Bice R 79%
ME State Senate - 20 Bruce Bickford R 88%
AZ U.S. House - 5 Andy Biggs R 97%
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis R 76%
KS State Senate - 40 Rick Billinger R 75%
MO State House - 152 Hardy Billington R 95%
OH State House - 63 Adam Bird R 83%
NH State Senate - 19 Regina Birdsell R 94%
WY State Senate - 21 Bo Biteman R 94%
MO State House - 129 John Black R 76%
ME State Senate - 5 Russell Black R 83%
MO State Senate - 12 Rusty Black R 90%
TN U.S. Senate - Sr Marsha Blackburn R 94%
AZ State House - 7 Walt Blackman R 80%
GA State House - 146 Shaw Blackmon R 73%
AL State House - 80 Chris Blackshear R 80%
NC State House - 86 Hugh Blackwell R 100%
MS State Senate - 19 Kevin Blackwell R 55%
NY State Assembly - 117 Ken Blankenbush R 96%
KY State House - 92 John Blanton R 71%
OH State Senate - 8 Louis Blessing III R 88%
KS State House - 12 Doug Blex R 92%
ME State House - 138 Mark Blier R 94%
MN State House - 2B Matt Bliss R 86%
IA State House - 60 Jane Bloomingdale R 87%
VA State House - 100 Rob Bloxom, Jr. R 70%
IA State House - 21 Brooke Boden R 86%
CO U.S. House - 4 Lauren Boebert R 97%
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