Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2022 Lifetime Positions

Issues: Conservative

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State Office Name Party Rating
MS State House - 4 Jody Steverson Republican 57%
OH State House - 12 Brian Stewart Republican 83%
ME State Senate - 2 Trey Stewart III Republican 89%
LA State Senate - 27 Jeremy Stine Republican 76%
OK State House - 96 Preston Stinson Republican 79%
KY State Senate - 25 Robert Stivers II Republican 90%
WA State House - 31 Position 1 Drew Stokesbary Republican 71%
IA State House - 9 Henry Stone Republican 87%
KY State Senate - 21 Brandon Storm Republican 85%
UT State Senate - 24 Keven Stratton Republican 85%
NC State House - 28 Larry Strickland Republican 88%
GA State Senate - 17 Brian Strickland Republican 95%
AL State House - 102 Shane Stringer Republican 81%
OK State House - 10 Judd Strom Republican 71%
UT State House - 47 Mark Strong Republican 85%
PA State House - 62 James Struzzi II Republican 82%
VA State Senate - 25 Richard Stuart Republican 64%
AK State House - 5 Louise Stutes Republican 11%
AL State Senate - 6 Larry Stutts Republican 75%
WY State House - 12 Clarence Styvar Republican 94%
MS State Senate - 8 Benjamin Suber Republican 52%
VA State Senate - 4 David Suetterlein Republican 77%
AK U.S. Senate - Jr Dan Sullivan Republican 69%
MA State House - Seventh Plymouth Alyson Sullivan-Almeida Republican 93%
WI State Assembly - 68 Rob Summerfield Republican 94%
GA State Senate - 13 Carden Summers Republican 87%
KS State House - 43 Bill Sutton Republican 94%
IL State House - 71 Dan Swanson Republican 63%
OH State House - 89 DJ Swearingen Republican 81%
WI State Assembly - 34 Rob Swearingen Republican 94%
MN State House - 15A Chris Swedzinski Republican 93%
IA State Senate - 27 Annette Sweeney Republican 87%
NH State House - Rockingham 25 Joe Sweeney Republican 88%
WY Councilor - Ward 1 Patrick Sweeney Republican 18%
NH State House - Rockingham 25 John Sytek Republican 83%
IL State Senate - 35 Dave Syverson Republican 80%
MD State House - 7A Kathy Szeliga Republican 88%
NY State Assembly - 102 Chris Tague Republican 92%
WV State Senate - 17 Tom Takubo Republican 94%
LA State Senate - 10 Kirk Talbot Republican 76%
NY State Assembly - 64 Michael Tannousis Republican 65%
MA State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex Bruce Tarr Republican 70%
WV State Senate - 4 Eric Tarr Republican 88%
LA State House - 36 Phillip Tarver Republican 83%
GA State House - 2 Steve Tarvin Republican 89%
KS State House - 27 Sean Tarwater, Sr. Republican 88%
VA State House - 99 Anne Tata Republican 69%
MS State Senate - 33 Jeff Tate Republican 60%
KY State House - 27 Nancy Tate Republican 86%
SC State House - 86 Bill Taylor Republican 78%
GA State House - 173 Darlene Taylor Republican 76%
IA State Senate - 2 Jeff Taylor Republican 93%
MO State House - 48 Tim Taylor Republican 82%
NY State Senate - 44 Jim Tedisco Republican 68%
NY U.S. House - 24 Claudia Tenney Republican 74%
NM State House - 39 Luis Terrazas Republican 67%
TN State House - 48 Bryan Terry Republican 90%
NH State House - Belknap 7 Paul Terry Republican 95%
IN State House - 7 Jake Teshka Republican 79%
NJ State Senate - 1 Mike Testa, Jr. Republican 53%
WI State Senate - 24 Patrick Testin Republican 95%
UT State House - 44 Jordan Teuscher Republican 85%
OR State Senate - 11 Kim Thatcher Republican 83%
NH Commissioner - 1 Robert Theberge Republican 94%
MI State Senate - 22 Lana Theis Republican 100%
KS State Senate - 23 Adam Thomas Republican 88%
GA State House - 21 Brad Thomas Republican 84%
NH State House - Rockingham 16 Doug Thomas Republican 94%
LA State House - 80 Polly Thomas Republican 85%
KY State House - 8 Walker Thomas Republican 86%
LA State House - 19 Francis Thompson Republican 70%
PA U.S. House - 15 GT Thompson, Jr. Republican 74%
IN State House - 28 Jeffrey Thompson Republican 80%
KS State Senate - 10 Mike Thompson Republican 93%
MS State Senate - 48 Mike Thompson Republican 55%
MO State House - 53 Terry Thompson Republican 74%
ME State House - 35 Jim Thorne Republican 94%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 81%
UT State House - 62 Norm Thurston Republican 76%
WI U.S. House - 7 Tom Tiffany Republican 97%
GA State Senate - 19 Blake Tillery Republican 90%
NC U.S. Senate - Sr Thom Tillis Republican 61%
AK State Senate - M Cathy Tilton Republican 72%
ME State Senate - 17 Jeff Timberlake Republican 95%
SC U.S. House - 4 William Timmons Republican 91%
KY State House - 53 James Tipton Republican 86%
MI State House - 55 Mark Tisdel Republican 89%
WI State Assembly - 25 Paul Tittl Republican 92%
TN State House - 73 Chris Todd Republican 90%
IN State Senate - 49 Jim Tomes Republican 62%
PA State House - 18 Kathleen Tomlinson Republican 71%
WV State House - 43 Christopher Toney Republican 73%
PA State House - 78 Jesse Topper Republican 88%
NC State House - 108 John Torbett Republican 83%
MN State House - 15B Paul Torkelson Republican 86%
OK State House - 48 Tammy Townley Republican 84%
NM State Senate - 34 Jim Townsend Republican 83%
FL State House - 84 Dana Trabulsy Republican 88%
IL State Senate - 50 Jil Tracy Republican 73%
WI State Assembly - 49 Travis Tranel Republican 94%
State Office Name Party Rating
MS State House - 4 Jody Steverson R 57%
OH State House - 12 Brian Stewart R 83%
ME State Senate - 2 Trey Stewart III R 89%
LA State Senate - 27 Jeremy Stine R 76%
OK State House - 96 Preston Stinson R 79%
KY State Senate - 25 Robert Stivers II R 90%
WA State House - 31 Position 1 Drew Stokesbary R 71%
IA State House - 9 Henry Stone R 87%
KY State Senate - 21 Brandon Storm R 85%
UT State Senate - 24 Keven Stratton R 85%
NC State House - 28 Larry Strickland R 88%
GA State Senate - 17 Brian Strickland R 95%
AL State House - 102 Shane Stringer R 81%
OK State House - 10 Judd Strom R 71%
UT State House - 47 Mark Strong R 85%
PA State House - 62 James Struzzi II R 82%
VA State Senate - 25 Richard Stuart R 64%
AK State House - 5 Louise Stutes R 11%
AL State Senate - 6 Larry Stutts R 75%
WY State House - 12 Clarence Styvar R 94%
MS State Senate - 8 Benjamin Suber R 52%
VA State Senate - 4 David Suetterlein R 77%
AK U.S. Senate - Jr Dan Sullivan R 69%
MA State House - Seventh Plymouth Alyson Sullivan-Almeida R 93%
WI State Assembly - 68 Rob Summerfield R 94%
GA State Senate - 13 Carden Summers R 87%
KS State House - 43 Bill Sutton R 94%
IL State House - 71 Dan Swanson R 63%
OH State House - 89 DJ Swearingen R 81%
WI State Assembly - 34 Rob Swearingen R 94%
MN State House - 15A Chris Swedzinski R 93%
IA State Senate - 27 Annette Sweeney R 87%
NH State House - Rockingham 25 Joe Sweeney R 88%
WY Councilor - Ward 1 Patrick Sweeney R 18%
NH State House - Rockingham 25 John Sytek R 83%
IL State Senate - 35 Dave Syverson R 80%
MD State House - 7A Kathy Szeliga R 88%
NY State Assembly - 102 Chris Tague R 92%
WV State Senate - 17 Tom Takubo R 94%
LA State Senate - 10 Kirk Talbot R 76%
NY State Assembly - 64 Michael Tannousis R 65%
MA State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex Bruce Tarr R 70%
WV State Senate - 4 Eric Tarr R 88%
LA State House - 36 Phillip Tarver R 83%
GA State House - 2 Steve Tarvin R 89%
KS State House - 27 Sean Tarwater, Sr. R 88%
VA State House - 99 Anne Tata R 69%
MS State Senate - 33 Jeff Tate R 60%
KY State House - 27 Nancy Tate R 86%
SC State House - 86 Bill Taylor R 78%
GA State House - 173 Darlene Taylor R 76%
IA State Senate - 2 Jeff Taylor R 93%
MO State House - 48 Tim Taylor R 82%
NY State Senate - 44 Jim Tedisco R 68%
NY U.S. House - 24 Claudia Tenney R 74%
NM State House - 39 Luis Terrazas R 67%
TN State House - 48 Bryan Terry R 90%
NH State House - Belknap 7 Paul Terry R 95%
IN State House - 7 Jake Teshka R 79%
NJ State Senate - 1 Mike Testa, Jr. R 53%
WI State Senate - 24 Patrick Testin R 95%
UT State House - 44 Jordan Teuscher R 85%
OR State Senate - 11 Kim Thatcher R 83%
NH Commissioner - 1 Robert Theberge R 94%
MI State Senate - 22 Lana Theis R 100%
KS State Senate - 23 Adam Thomas R 88%
GA State House - 21 Brad Thomas R 84%
NH State House - Rockingham 16 Doug Thomas R 94%
LA State House - 80 Polly Thomas R 85%
KY State House - 8 Walker Thomas R 86%
LA State House - 19 Francis Thompson R 70%
PA U.S. House - 15 GT Thompson, Jr. R 74%
IN State House - 28 Jeffrey Thompson R 80%
KS State Senate - 10 Mike Thompson R 93%
MS State Senate - 48 Mike Thompson R 55%
MO State House - 53 Terry Thompson R 74%
ME State House - 35 Jim Thorne R 94%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 81%
UT State House - 62 Norm Thurston R 76%
WI U.S. House - 7 Tom Tiffany R 97%
GA State Senate - 19 Blake Tillery R 90%
NC U.S. Senate - Sr Thom Tillis R 61%
AK State Senate - M Cathy Tilton R 72%
ME State Senate - 17 Jeff Timberlake R 95%
SC U.S. House - 4 William Timmons R 91%
KY State House - 53 James Tipton R 86%
MI State House - 55 Mark Tisdel R 89%
WI State Assembly - 25 Paul Tittl R 92%
TN State House - 73 Chris Todd R 90%
IN State Senate - 49 Jim Tomes R 62%
PA State House - 18 Kathleen Tomlinson R 71%
WV State House - 43 Christopher Toney R 73%
PA State House - 78 Jesse Topper R 88%
NC State House - 108 John Torbett R 83%
MN State House - 15B Paul Torkelson R 86%
OK State House - 48 Tammy Townley R 84%
NM State Senate - 34 Jim Townsend R 83%
FL State House - 84 Dana Trabulsy R 88%
IL State Senate - 50 Jil Tracy R 73%
WI State Assembly - 49 Travis Tranel R 94%
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