Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2022 Lifetime Positions

Issues: Conservative

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State Office Name Party Rating
NA U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio Republican 87%
WV State Senate - 16 Patricia Rucker Republican 93%
TN State House - 34 Tim Rudd Republican 95%
TN State House - 39 Iris Rudder Republican 85%
WA State House - 16 Position 2 Skyler Rude Republican 59%
ME State House - 67 Shelley Rudnicki Republican 100%
KY State House - 1 Steven Rudy Republican 86%
OH U.S. House - 6 Michael Rulli Republican 82%
NJ State Assembly - 9 Brian Rumpf Republican 65%
MI State Senate - 23 Jim Runestad Republican 100%
VA State House - 35 Chris Runion Republican 78%
MS State House - 78 Randy Rushing Republican 59%
TN State House - 21 Lowell Russell Republican 85%
FL U.S. House - 5 John Rutherford Republican 72%
CT State House - 123 Dave Rutigliano Republican 47%
KS State Senate - 38 Ronald Ryckman, Sr. Republican 79%
FL Commissioner - 1 Anthony Sabatini Republican 94%
GA State House - 180 Steven Sainz Republican 84%
FL U.S. House - 27 Maria Salazar Republican 53%
WY State Senate - 26 Tim Salazar Republican 88%
MD State Senate - 6 John Salling Republican 48%
IA State Senate - 29 Sandy Salmon Republican 87%
FL State House - 1 Michelle Salzman Republican 81%
CT State Senate - 16 Rob Sampson Republican 77%
NM State Senate - 29 Joshua Sanchez Republican 64%
UT State Senate - 1 Scott Sandall Republican 73%
KS State House - 69 Clarke Sanders Republican 80%
NE State Senate - 45 Rita Sanders Republican 64%
NC State Senate - 1 Norman Sanderson, Jr. Republican 100%
MS State House - 90 Noah Sanford Republican 62%
MO State House - 61 Bruce Sassmann Republican 73%
NC State House - 51 John Sauls II Republican 83%
NC State Senate - 37 Vickie Sawyer Republican 88%
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise Republican 82%
OH State Senate - 20 Tim Schaffer Republican 88%
LA State House - 24 Rodney Schamerhorn Republican 84%
OR State House - 23 Anna Scharf Republican 70%
NJ State Assembly - 13 Gerard Scharfenberger Republican 79%
NJ State Senate - 39 Holly Schepisi Republican 40%
LA State House - 82 Laurie Schlegel Republican 84%
WA State House - 9 Position 2 Joe Schmick Republican 88%
OH State House - 62 Jean Schmidt Republican 94%
MO State Senate - 23 Adam Schnelting Republican 100%
SD State Senate - 19 Kyle Schoenfish Republican 56%
WA State Senate - 9 Mark Schoesler Republican 100%
KS State House - 60 Mark Schreiber Republican 50%
MO State Senate - 2 Nick Schroer Republican 100%
WY State Senate - 15 Wendy Schuler Republican 71%
IA State Senate - 6 Jason Schultz Republican 93%
UT State House - 12 Mike Schultz Republican 74%
AZ U.S. House - 1 David Schweikert Republican 85%
MS State House - 89 Donnie Scoggin Republican 57%
GA State House - 14 Mitchell Scoggins Republican 83%
CT State House - 112 Tony Scott Republican 47%
WY State Senate - 30 Charles Scott Republican 59%
ID State House - 2A Heather Scott Republican 98%
GA U.S. House - 8 Austin Scott Republican 82%
NM State Senate - 42 Larry Scott Republican 75%
MN State House - 31B Peggy Scott Republican 86%
VA State House - 63 Phillip Scott Republican 98%
FL U.S. Senate - Sr Rick Scott Republican 91%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott Republican 94%
LA State Senate - 31 Alan Seabaugh Republican 87%
GA State House - 34 Devan Seabaugh Republican 79%
NH State House - Merrimack 12 Brian Seaworth Republican 95%
MO State House - 156 Brian Seitz Republican 95%
KS State House - 101 Joe Seiwert Republican 75%
AL State House - 90 Chris Sells Republican 80%
MN Commissioner - 2 David Senjem Republican 69%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 82%
NC State House - 89 Mitchell Setzer Republican 86%
GA State Senate - 37 Ed Setzler Republican 89%
IL State House - 116 Dave Severin Republican 82%
TN State House - 25 Cameron Sexton Republican 81%
CA State Senate - 32 Kelly Seyarto Republican 94%
MS State Senate - 47 Joseph Seymour Republican 50%
MS State House - 60 Fred Shanks Republican 57%
NM State Senate - 1 Bill Sharer Republican 75%
KY State House - 100 Scott Sharp Republican 86%
MO State House - 4 Greg Sharpe Republican 70%
AL State House - 39 Ginny Shaver Republican 81%
NH State House - Hillsborough 43 Vanessa Sheehan Republican 88%
AL State Senate - 17 Shay Shelnutt Republican 80%
NC State House - 15 Phil Shepard Republican 88%
ID State House - 7B Charlie Shepherd Republican 78%
TN State House - 43 Paul Sherrell Republican 81%
MO State House - 11 Brenda Shields Republican 75%
IA State House - 87 Jeff Shipley Republican 87%
IA State Senate - 9 Tom Shipley Republican 93%
UT State House - 71 Rex Shipp Republican 83%
FL State House - 7 Jason Shoaf Republican 89%
AZ State Senate - 16 T.J. Shope Republican 67%
DE State House - 39 Danny Short Republican 69%
WA State Senate - 7 Shelly Short Republican 82%
DE State House - 36 Bryan Shupe Republican 88%
IA State House - 16 David Sieck Republican 87%
IA State House - 19 J. Brent Siegrist Republican 87%
MO State House - 109 John Simmons Republican 84%
MD State Senate - 31 Bryan Simonaire Republican 49%
CO State Senate - 6 Cleave Simpson Republican 79%
State Office Name Party Rating
NA U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio R 87%
WV State Senate - 16 Patricia Rucker R 93%
TN State House - 34 Tim Rudd R 95%
TN State House - 39 Iris Rudder R 85%
WA State House - 16 Position 2 Skyler Rude R 59%
ME State House - 67 Shelley Rudnicki R 100%
KY State House - 1 Steven Rudy R 86%
OH U.S. House - 6 Michael Rulli R 82%
NJ State Assembly - 9 Brian Rumpf R 65%
MI State Senate - 23 Jim Runestad R 100%
VA State House - 35 Chris Runion R 78%
MS State House - 78 Randy Rushing R 59%
TN State House - 21 Lowell Russell R 85%
FL U.S. House - 5 John Rutherford R 72%
CT State House - 123 Dave Rutigliano R 47%
KS State Senate - 38 Ronald Ryckman, Sr. R 79%
FL Commissioner - 1 Anthony Sabatini R 94%
GA State House - 180 Steven Sainz R 84%
FL U.S. House - 27 Maria Salazar R 53%
WY State Senate - 26 Tim Salazar R 88%
MD State Senate - 6 John Salling R 48%
IA State Senate - 29 Sandy Salmon R 87%
FL State House - 1 Michelle Salzman R 81%
CT State Senate - 16 Rob Sampson R 77%
NM State Senate - 29 Joshua Sanchez R 64%
UT State Senate - 1 Scott Sandall R 73%
KS State House - 69 Clarke Sanders R 80%
NE State Senate - 45 Rita Sanders R 64%
NC State Senate - 1 Norman Sanderson, Jr. R 100%
MS State House - 90 Noah Sanford R 62%
MO State House - 61 Bruce Sassmann R 73%
NC State House - 51 John Sauls II R 83%
NC State Senate - 37 Vickie Sawyer R 88%
LA U.S. House - 1 Steve Scalise R 82%
OH State Senate - 20 Tim Schaffer R 88%
LA State House - 24 Rodney Schamerhorn R 84%
OR State House - 23 Anna Scharf R 70%
NJ State Assembly - 13 Gerard Scharfenberger R 79%
NJ State Senate - 39 Holly Schepisi R 40%
LA State House - 82 Laurie Schlegel R 84%
WA State House - 9 Position 2 Joe Schmick R 88%
OH State House - 62 Jean Schmidt R 94%
MO State Senate - 23 Adam Schnelting R 100%
SD State Senate - 19 Kyle Schoenfish R 56%
WA State Senate - 9 Mark Schoesler R 100%
KS State House - 60 Mark Schreiber R 50%
MO State Senate - 2 Nick Schroer R 100%
WY State Senate - 15 Wendy Schuler R 71%
IA State Senate - 6 Jason Schultz R 93%
UT State House - 12 Mike Schultz R 74%
AZ U.S. House - 1 David Schweikert R 85%
MS State House - 89 Donnie Scoggin R 57%
GA State House - 14 Mitchell Scoggins R 83%
CT State House - 112 Tony Scott R 47%
WY State Senate - 30 Charles Scott R 59%
ID State House - 2A Heather Scott R 98%
GA U.S. House - 8 Austin Scott R 82%
NM State Senate - 42 Larry Scott R 75%
MN State House - 31B Peggy Scott R 86%
VA State House - 63 Phillip Scott R 98%
FL U.S. Senate - Sr Rick Scott R 91%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott R 94%
LA State Senate - 31 Alan Seabaugh R 87%
GA State House - 34 Devan Seabaugh R 79%
NH State House - Merrimack 12 Brian Seaworth R 95%
MO State House - 156 Brian Seitz R 95%
KS State House - 101 Joe Seiwert R 75%
AL State House - 90 Chris Sells R 80%
MN Commissioner - 2 David Senjem R 69%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 82%
NC State House - 89 Mitchell Setzer R 86%
GA State Senate - 37 Ed Setzler R 89%
IL State House - 116 Dave Severin R 82%
TN State House - 25 Cameron Sexton R 81%
CA State Senate - 32 Kelly Seyarto R 94%
MS State Senate - 47 Joseph Seymour R 50%
MS State House - 60 Fred Shanks R 57%
NM State Senate - 1 Bill Sharer R 75%
KY State House - 100 Scott Sharp R 86%
MO State House - 4 Greg Sharpe R 70%
AL State House - 39 Ginny Shaver R 81%
NH State House - Hillsborough 43 Vanessa Sheehan R 88%
AL State Senate - 17 Shay Shelnutt R 80%
NC State House - 15 Phil Shepard R 88%
ID State House - 7B Charlie Shepherd R 78%
TN State House - 43 Paul Sherrell R 81%
MO State House - 11 Brenda Shields R 75%
IA State House - 87 Jeff Shipley R 87%
IA State Senate - 9 Tom Shipley R 93%
UT State House - 71 Rex Shipp R 83%
FL State House - 7 Jason Shoaf R 89%
AZ State Senate - 16 T.J. Shope R 67%
DE State House - 39 Danny Short R 69%
WA State Senate - 7 Shelly Short R 82%
DE State House - 36 Bryan Shupe R 88%
IA State House - 16 David Sieck R 87%
IA State House - 19 J. Brent Siegrist R 87%
MO State House - 109 John Simmons R 84%
MD State Senate - 31 Bryan Simonaire R 49%
CO State Senate - 6 Cleave Simpson R 79%
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