Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2022 Lifetime Positions

Issues: Conservative

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State Office Name Party Rating
CT State House - 61 Tami Zawistowski Republican 73%
CT State House - 89 Lezlye Zupkus Republican 73%
IN State House - 44 Beau Baird Republican 72%
OK State Senate - 5 George Burns Republican 72%
SC State House - 87 Paula Calhoon Republican 72%
SC State House - 68 Heather Crawford Republican 72%
Mike Gallagher 72%
Jessica Garvin 72%
OH State House - 75 Haraz Ghanbari Republican 72%
MD State House - 35A Mike Griffith Republican 72%
KS State House - 71 Steven Howe Republican 72%
MD State House - 36 Jay Jacobs Republican 72%
Joel John 72%
Steven Lund 72%
Joe Newland 72%
Chip Perfect, Jr. 72%
Richard Proehl 72%
IL State House - 63 Steve Reick Republican 72%
FL U.S. House - 5 John Rutherford Republican 72%
Richard Shelby 72%
AK State Senate - M Cathy Tilton Republican 72%
Michelle Udall 72%
VA State House - 72 Lee Ware, Jr. Republican 72%
John West IV 72%
Whitney Westerfield 72%
SC State House - 1 William Whitmire Republican 72%
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman Republican 72%
UT State House - 38 Cheryl Acton Republican 71%
Fred Akshar II 71%
SC State Board of Education Rita Allison Republican 71%
NV U.S. House - 2 Mark Amodei Republican 71%
OH U.S. House - 12 Troy Balderson Republican 71%
MI U.S. House - 1 Jack Bergman Republican 71%
KY State House - 92 John Blanton Republican 71%
Greg Boe 71%
IL U.S. House - 12 Mike Bost Republican 71%
KS State Senate - 36 Elaine Bowers Republican 71%
IN State Senate - 37 Rodric Bray Republican 71%
VT State House - Rutland-2 Tom Burditt Republican 71%
MO State Senate - 27 Jamie Burger Republican 71%
Donald Burkhart, Jr. 71%
Gregg Buxton 71%
Dale Carr 71%
MS State Senate - 3 Kathy Chism Republican 71%
Jerry Clark 71%
Tony Cook 71%
Patrick Corey 71%
Bobby Cox 71%
West Cox 71%
WA State House - 13 Position 1 Tom Dent Republican 71%
Shamed Dogan 71%
DE State House - 40 Tim Dukes Republican 71%
MO State House - 10 Bill Falkner Republican 71%
Karen Fann 71%
Allen Farley 71%
Rick Francis 71%
LA State House - 70 Barbara Freiberg Republican 71%
Curt Friesen 71%
Greg Gilday 71%
NY State Senate - 53 Joseph Griffo Republican 71%
UT State Senate - 23 Keith Grover Republican 71%
Matt Gwynn 71%
NE State Senate - 16 Ben Hansen Republican 71%
SC State House - 105 Kevin Hardee Republican 71%
WA State Senate - 17 Paul Harris Republican 71%
WA Commissioner - 3 Brad Hawkins Republican 71%
WY State House - 18 Scott Heiner Republican 71%
WY State Senate - 11 Larry Hicks Republican 71%
Ron Highland 71%
Charlie Hoffman 71%
WA State House - 25 Position 2 Cyndy Jacobsen Republican 71%
Tony Jurgens 71%
Sine Kerr 71%
Dave Kinskey 71%
WY State Senate - 19 Dan Laursen Republican 71%
OK State House - 30 Mark Lawson Republican 71%
KY State House - 14 Scott Lewis Republican 71%
Jacquelin Maycumber 71%
IL State Senate - 54 Steve McClure Republican 71%
Chris McDaniel 71%
Mike McDonnell 71%
MO State House - 118 Michael McGirl Republican 71%
Patrick McHenry 71%
IL State House - 52 Martin McLaughlin Republican 71%
LA State Senate - 11 Patrick McMath Republican 71%
WA State Senate - 10 Ron Muzzall Republican 71%
VA State Senate - 2 Mark Obenshain Republican 71%
CT State House - 77 Cara Pavalock-D'Amato Republican 71%
Rene Plasencia 71%
Susan Pulsipher 71%
Chris Quinn 71%
Ed Rath III 71%
Kevin Rooney 71%
WY State Senate - 15 Wendy Schuler Republican 71%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 71%
Michelle Steel 71%
Jeff Stenquist 71%
WA State House - 31 Position 1 Drew Stokesbary Republican 71%
OK State House - 10 Judd Strom Republican 71%
Steven Thayn 71%
State Office Name Party Rating
CT State House - 61 Tami Zawistowski R 73%
CT State House - 89 Lezlye Zupkus R 73%
IN State House - 44 Beau Baird R 72%
OK State Senate - 5 George Burns R 72%
SC State House - 87 Paula Calhoon R 72%
SC State House - 68 Heather Crawford R 72%
Mike Gallagher 72%
Jessica Garvin 72%
OH State House - 75 Haraz Ghanbari R 72%
MD State House - 35A Mike Griffith R 72%
KS State House - 71 Steven Howe R 72%
MD State House - 36 Jay Jacobs R 72%
Joel John 72%
Steven Lund 72%
Joe Newland 72%
Chip Perfect, Jr. 72%
Richard Proehl 72%
IL State House - 63 Steve Reick R 72%
FL U.S. House - 5 John Rutherford R 72%
Richard Shelby 72%
AK State Senate - M Cathy Tilton R 72%
Michelle Udall 72%
VA State House - 72 Lee Ware, Jr. R 72%
John West IV 72%
Whitney Westerfield 72%
SC State House - 1 William Whitmire R 72%
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman R 72%
UT State House - 38 Cheryl Acton R 71%
Fred Akshar II 71%
SC State Board of Education Rita Allison R 71%
NV U.S. House - 2 Mark Amodei R 71%
OH U.S. House - 12 Troy Balderson R 71%
MI U.S. House - 1 Jack Bergman R 71%
KY State House - 92 John Blanton R 71%
Greg Boe 71%
IL U.S. House - 12 Mike Bost R 71%
KS State Senate - 36 Elaine Bowers R 71%
IN State Senate - 37 Rodric Bray R 71%
VT State House - Rutland-2 Tom Burditt R 71%
MO State Senate - 27 Jamie Burger R 71%
Donald Burkhart, Jr. 71%
Gregg Buxton 71%
Dale Carr 71%
MS State Senate - 3 Kathy Chism R 71%
Jerry Clark 71%
Tony Cook 71%
Patrick Corey 71%
Bobby Cox 71%
West Cox 71%
WA State House - 13 Position 1 Tom Dent R 71%
Shamed Dogan 71%
DE State House - 40 Tim Dukes R 71%
MO State House - 10 Bill Falkner R 71%
Karen Fann 71%
Allen Farley 71%
Rick Francis 71%
LA State House - 70 Barbara Freiberg R 71%
Curt Friesen 71%
Greg Gilday 71%
NY State Senate - 53 Joseph Griffo R 71%
UT State Senate - 23 Keith Grover R 71%
Matt Gwynn 71%
NE State Senate - 16 Ben Hansen R 71%
SC State House - 105 Kevin Hardee R 71%
WA State Senate - 17 Paul Harris R 71%
WA Commissioner - 3 Brad Hawkins R 71%
WY State House - 18 Scott Heiner R 71%
WY State Senate - 11 Larry Hicks R 71%
Ron Highland 71%
Charlie Hoffman 71%
WA State House - 25 Position 2 Cyndy Jacobsen R 71%
Tony Jurgens 71%
Sine Kerr 71%
Dave Kinskey 71%
WY State Senate - 19 Dan Laursen R 71%
OK State House - 30 Mark Lawson R 71%
KY State House - 14 Scott Lewis R 71%
Jacquelin Maycumber 71%
IL State Senate - 54 Steve McClure R 71%
Chris McDaniel 71%
Mike McDonnell 71%
MO State House - 118 Michael McGirl R 71%
Patrick McHenry 71%
IL State House - 52 Martin McLaughlin R 71%
LA State Senate - 11 Patrick McMath R 71%
WA State Senate - 10 Ron Muzzall R 71%
VA State Senate - 2 Mark Obenshain R 71%
CT State House - 77 Cara Pavalock-D'Amato R 71%
Rene Plasencia 71%
Susan Pulsipher 71%
Chris Quinn 71%
Ed Rath III 71%
Kevin Rooney 71%
WY State Senate - 15 Wendy Schuler R 71%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 71%
Michelle Steel 71%
Jeff Stenquist 71%
WA State House - 31 Position 1 Drew Stokesbary R 71%
OK State House - 10 Judd Strom R 71%
Steven Thayn 71%
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