Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2022 Lifetime Positions

Issues: Conservative

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State Office Name Party Rating
FL State Senate - 7 Tom Leek Republican 90%
VA State House - 90 Jay Leftwich, Jr. Republican 70%
IN State House - 79 Matt Lehman Republican 81%
IN State Senate - 42 Jean Leising Republican 73%
ME State House - 53 Michael Lemelin Republican 95%
NY State Assembly - 126 John Lemondes, Jr. Republican 100%
ID State Senate - 33 Dave Lent Republican 57%
OK State House - 9 Mark Lepak Republican 77%
AZ Supervisor - 4 Debbie Lesko Republican 100%
LA U.S. House - 5 Julia Letlow Republican 79%
GA State House - 123 Rob Leverett Republican 79%
OR State House - 58 Bobby Levy Republican 54%
KY State House - 90 Derek Lewis Republican 76%
MO State House - 6 Ed Lewis Republican 76%
OR State House - 18 Rick Lewis Republican 54%
KY State House - 14 Scott Lewis Republican 71%
IL State Senate - 24 Seth Lewis Republican 56%
ME State House - 90 Laurel Libby Republican 100%
MI State House - 45 Sarah Lightner Republican 100%
SC State House - 43 Randy Ligon Republican 65%
MN State Senate - 37 Warren Limmer Republican 58%
IN State House - 63 Shane Lindauer Republican 80%
AL State House - 30 B. Lipscomb Republican 81%
UT State House - 14 Karianne Lisonbee Republican 82%
CO State Senate - 10 Larry Liston Republican 95%
NH State House - Rockingham 32 Melissa Litchfield Republican 100%
TN State House - 78 Mary Littleton Republican 89%
AZ State House - 28 David Livingston Republican 74%
AL State Senate - 8 Steve Livingston Republican 76%
KY State House - 39 Matt Lockett Republican 91%
IA State Senate - 48 Mark Lofgren Republican 93%
NC State House - 109 Donnie Loftis Republican 88%
IA State House - 45 Brian Lohse Republican 85%
MA State House - Twenty-Second Middlesex Marc Lombardo Republican 93%
KS State House - 124 Martin Long Republican 84%
MD State House - 6 Bob Long Republican 80%
SC State House - 37 Steven Long Republican 89%
NM State House - 22 Stefani Lord Republican 83%
GA U.S. House - 11 Barry Loudermilk Republican 94%
NH State House - Rockingham 13 David Love Republican 100%
AL State House - 79 Joe Lovvorn Republican 80%
OK State House - 56 Dick Lowe Republican 78%
SC State House - 60 Phillip Lowe Republican 63%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 79%
IN State House - 69 Jim Lucas Republican 81%
MN State Senate - 30 Eric Lucero Republican 100%
CO State House - 60 Stephanie Luck Republican 95%
MO State Senate - 34 Tony Luetkemeyer Republican 64%
WY U.S. Senate - Jr Cynthia Lummis Republican 91%
GA State House - 12 Eddie Lumsden Republican 79%
IA State House - 65 Shannon Lundgren Republican 87%
OK State House - 37 Ken Luttrell Republican 82%
ME State House - 76 Sheila Lyman Republican 94%
NH State House - Rockingham 17 Bob Lynn Republican 84%
TN State House - 57 Susan Lynn Republican 78%
NH State House - Carroll 6 John MacDonald Republican 89%
NH State House - Rockingham 16 Wayne MacDonald Republican 89%
WA State Senate - 35 Drew MacEwen Republican 59%
NH State House - Merrimack 18 James MacKay Republican 11%
SC U.S. House - 1 Nancy Mace Republican 67%
PA U.S. House - 7 Ryan Mackenzie Republican 88%
PA State House - 131 Milou Mackenzie Republican 82%
MI State House - 51 Matt Maddock Republican 100%
KY State House - 61 Savannah Maddox Republican 86%
FL State House - 54 Randall Maggard Republican 90%
SC State House - 38 Josiah Magnuson Republican 89%
PA State House - 60 Abby Major Republican 82%
PA State House - 183 Zachary Mako Republican 88%
NY U.S. House - 11 Nicole Malliotakis Republican 62%
WV State House - 75 Phil Mallow Republican 87%
PA State House - 130 David Maloney, Sr. Republican 100%
UT State House - 52 Cory Maloy Republican 86%
OH State Senate - 12 Susan Manchester Republican 83%
WV Commissioner - At-Large John Mandt, Jr. Republican 87%
FL State House - 4 Patt Maney Republican 90%
OK State House - 101 Robert Manger Republican 87%
MS State House - 53 Vince Mangold Republican 57%
NY State Assembly - 130 Brian Manktelow Republican 100%
KS U.S. House - 1 Tracey Mann Republican 88%
IN State House - 23 Ethan Manning Republican 83%
OH State House - 52 Gayle Manning Republican 78%
OH State Senate - 13 Nathan Manning Republican 82%
ID State House - 29A Dustin Manwaring Republican 54%
VT State House - Orleans-Lamoille Michael Marcotte Republican 90%
MI State House - 110 Gregory Markkanen Republican 95%
WI State Senate - 17 Howard Marklein Republican 90%
AL State House - 91 Rhett Marques Republican 81%
TN State House - 62 Pat Marsh Republican 81%
KS U.S. Senate - Jr Roger Marshall Republican 94%
WV State House - 65 Carl Martin Republican 86%
GA State House - 49 Chuck Martin, Jr. Republican 82%
MI State House - 68 David Martin Republican 89%
CT State Senate - 31 Henri Martin Republican 54%
WV State Senate - 12 Patrick Martin Republican 94%
PA State Senate - 13 Scott Martin Republican 100%
SC State Senate - 13 Shane Martin Republican 73%
AZ State House - 16 Teresa Martinez Republican 78%
SD State Senate - 28 Sam Marty Republican 94%
ME State House - 97 Rick Mason Republican 94%
MS State House - 13 Steve Massengill Republican 57%
State Office Name Party Rating
FL State Senate - 7 Tom Leek R 90%
VA State House - 90 Jay Leftwich, Jr. R 70%
IN State House - 79 Matt Lehman R 81%
IN State Senate - 42 Jean Leising R 73%
ME State House - 53 Michael Lemelin R 95%
NY State Assembly - 126 John Lemondes, Jr. R 100%
ID State Senate - 33 Dave Lent R 57%
OK State House - 9 Mark Lepak R 77%
AZ Supervisor - 4 Debbie Lesko R 100%
LA U.S. House - 5 Julia Letlow R 79%
GA State House - 123 Rob Leverett R 79%
OR State House - 58 Bobby Levy R 54%
KY State House - 90 Derek Lewis R 76%
MO State House - 6 Ed Lewis R 76%
OR State House - 18 Rick Lewis R 54%
KY State House - 14 Scott Lewis R 71%
IL State Senate - 24 Seth Lewis R 56%
ME State House - 90 Laurel Libby R 100%
MI State House - 45 Sarah Lightner R 100%
SC State House - 43 Randy Ligon R 65%
MN State Senate - 37 Warren Limmer R 58%
IN State House - 63 Shane Lindauer R 80%
AL State House - 30 B. Lipscomb R 81%
UT State House - 14 Karianne Lisonbee R 82%
CO State Senate - 10 Larry Liston R 95%
NH State House - Rockingham 32 Melissa Litchfield R 100%
TN State House - 78 Mary Littleton R 89%
AZ State House - 28 David Livingston R 74%
AL State Senate - 8 Steve Livingston R 76%
KY State House - 39 Matt Lockett R 91%
IA State Senate - 48 Mark Lofgren R 93%
NC State House - 109 Donnie Loftis R 88%
IA State House - 45 Brian Lohse R 85%
MA State House - Twenty-Second Middlesex Marc Lombardo R 93%
KS State House - 124 Martin Long R 84%
MD State House - 6 Bob Long R 80%
SC State House - 37 Steven Long R 89%
NM State House - 22 Stefani Lord R 83%
GA U.S. House - 11 Barry Loudermilk R 94%
NH State House - Rockingham 13 David Love R 100%
AL State House - 79 Joe Lovvorn R 80%
OK State House - 56 Dick Lowe R 78%
SC State House - 60 Phillip Lowe R 63%
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 79%
IN State House - 69 Jim Lucas R 81%
MN State Senate - 30 Eric Lucero R 100%
CO State House - 60 Stephanie Luck R 95%
MO State Senate - 34 Tony Luetkemeyer R 64%
WY U.S. Senate - Jr Cynthia Lummis R 91%
GA State House - 12 Eddie Lumsden R 79%
IA State House - 65 Shannon Lundgren R 87%
OK State House - 37 Ken Luttrell R 82%
ME State House - 76 Sheila Lyman R 94%
NH State House - Rockingham 17 Bob Lynn R 84%
TN State House - 57 Susan Lynn R 78%
NH State House - Carroll 6 John MacDonald R 89%
NH State House - Rockingham 16 Wayne MacDonald R 89%
WA State Senate - 35 Drew MacEwen R 59%
NH State House - Merrimack 18 James MacKay R 11%
SC U.S. House - 1 Nancy Mace R 67%
PA U.S. House - 7 Ryan Mackenzie R 88%
PA State House - 131 Milou Mackenzie R 82%
MI State House - 51 Matt Maddock R 100%
KY State House - 61 Savannah Maddox R 86%
FL State House - 54 Randall Maggard R 90%
SC State House - 38 Josiah Magnuson R 89%
PA State House - 60 Abby Major R 82%
PA State House - 183 Zachary Mako R 88%
NY U.S. House - 11 Nicole Malliotakis R 62%
WV State House - 75 Phil Mallow R 87%
PA State House - 130 David Maloney, Sr. R 100%
UT State House - 52 Cory Maloy R 86%
OH State Senate - 12 Susan Manchester R 83%
WV Commissioner - At-Large John Mandt, Jr. R 87%
FL State House - 4 Patt Maney R 90%
OK State House - 101 Robert Manger R 87%
MS State House - 53 Vince Mangold R 57%
NY State Assembly - 130 Brian Manktelow R 100%
KS U.S. House - 1 Tracey Mann R 88%
IN State House - 23 Ethan Manning R 83%
OH State House - 52 Gayle Manning R 78%
OH State Senate - 13 Nathan Manning R 82%
ID State House - 29A Dustin Manwaring R 54%
VT State House - Orleans-Lamoille Michael Marcotte R 90%
MI State House - 110 Gregory Markkanen R 95%
WI State Senate - 17 Howard Marklein R 90%
AL State House - 91 Rhett Marques R 81%
TN State House - 62 Pat Marsh R 81%
KS U.S. Senate - Jr Roger Marshall R 94%
WV State House - 65 Carl Martin R 86%
GA State House - 49 Chuck Martin, Jr. R 82%
MI State House - 68 David Martin R 89%
CT State Senate - 31 Henri Martin R 54%
WV State Senate - 12 Patrick Martin R 94%
PA State Senate - 13 Scott Martin R 100%
SC State Senate - 13 Shane Martin R 73%
AZ State House - 16 Teresa Martinez R 78%
SD State Senate - 28 Sam Marty R 94%
ME State House - 97 Rick Mason R 94%
MS State House - 13 Steve Massengill R 57%
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