Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2022 Lifetime Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | State Senate - 35 | Mark Harris | Republican | 54% |
| OR | State Senate - 6 | Cedric Hayden | Republican | 54% |
| James Hieb | 54% | |||
| MD | State House - 35B | Kevin Hornberger | Republican | 54% |
| Steve Lathrop | 54% | |||
| OR | State House - 58 | Bobby Levy | Republican | 54% |
| OR | State House - 18 | Rick Lewis | Republican | 54% |
| ID | State House - 29A | Dustin Manwaring | Republican | 54% |
| CT | State Senate - 31 | Henri Martin | Republican | 54% |
| OR | State House - 60 | Mark Owens | Republican | 54% |
| Robert Plymale | 54% | |||
| IL | State House - 73 | Ryan Spain | Republican | 54% |
| OR | State Senate - 16 | Suzanne Weber | Republican | 54% |
| Mike Winder | 54% | |||
| Cindy Ziemke | 54% | |||
| CT | State House - 8 | Tim Ackert | Republican | 53% |
| ID | State Senate - 27 | Kelly Anthon | Republican | 53% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 53% |
| Matthew Bundy | 53% | |||
| PA | State House - 72 | Frank Burns | Democratic | 53% |
| Marshall Burt | 53% | |||
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 53% |
| Holly Cheeseman | 53% | |||
| Tom Demmer | 53% | |||
| Michael Diedrich | 53% | |||
| Jim Durkin | 53% | |||
| John Eklund, Jr. | 53% | |||
| Charles Ferraro | 53% | |||
| Elaine Gannon | 53% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 23 | Briggs Hopson III | Republican | 53% |
| LA | State Senate - 34 | Katrina Jackson | Democratic | 53% |
| Mark Kolterman | 53% | |||
| David Labriola | 53% | |||
| Patti Lodge | 53% | |||
| Peter Meijer | 53% | |||
| SD | State House - 24 | Will Mortenson | Republican | 53% |
| Kent Peterson | 53% | |||
| William Petit, Jr. | 53% | |||
| RI | State House - 51 | Robert Phillips | Democratic | 53% |
| SD | State House - 26B | Rebecca Reimer | Republican | 53% |
| Peter Riggs | 53% | |||
| Ann Rivers | 53% | |||
| John Romero-Martinez | 53% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 27 | Maria Salazar | Republican | 53% |
| Beth Sawyer | 53% | |||
| Evan Simpson | 53% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 1 | Mike Testa, Jr. | Republican | 53% |
| Richard Thomason | 53% | |||
| SD | State House - 24 | Michael Weisgram | Republican | 53% |
| Keith Wheeler | 53% | |||
| Sue Wilson | 53% | |||
| Dean Wink | 53% | |||
| Terrie Wood | 53% | |||
| CT | State House - 87 | David Yaccarino | Republican | 53% |
| Nancy York | 53% | |||
| CT | State House - 99 | Joe Zullo | Republican | 53% |
| MS | State Senate - 39 | Jason Barrett | Republican | 52% |
| MS | State House - 120 | Richard Bennett | Republican | 52% |
| MS | State Senate - 9 | Nicole Boyd | Republican | 52% |
| MS | State Senate - 14 | Lydia Chassaniol | Republican | 52% |
| Michael Evans | 52% | |||
| MS | State House - 24 | Jeff Hale | Republican | 52% |
| MS | State Senate - 30 | Dean Kirby | Republican | 52% |
| LA | State House - 18 | Jeremy LaCombe | Democratic | 52% |
| ID | State House - 6A | Lori McCann | Republican | 52% |
| MS | State Senate - 1 | Mike McLendon | Republican | 52% |
| MS | State Senate - 6 | Chad McMahan | Republican | 52% |
| MS | State House - 43 | Loyd Roberson II | Republican | 52% |
| MS | State Senate - 8 | Benjamin Suber | Republican | 52% |
| Scott Syme | 52% | |||
| MS | State House - 87 | Joseph Tubb | Republican | 52% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 52% |
| MD | State Senate - 38 | Mary Carozza | Republican | 51% |
| Robert Cassilly | 51% | |||
| Addie Eckardt | 51% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 35 | Jason Gallion | Republican | 51% |
| MD | State Senate - 5 | Justin Ready | Republican | 51% |
| Rick Youngblood | 51% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | Republican | 50% |
| Steve Bair | 50% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 50 | Vaneta Becker | Republican | 50% |
| Carol Blood | 50% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 50% | |||
| Bill Burt | 50% | |||
| ID | State Senate - 31 | Van Burtenshaw | Republican | 50% |
| NY | State Assembly - 119 | Marianne Buttenschon | Democratic | 50% |
| Greg Chaney | 50% | |||
| Ben Clark III | 50% | |||
| Peter Fagan | 50% | |||
| Anne Gobi | 50% | |||
| Ric Griffith | 50% | |||
| Bill Hansell | 50% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 36 | Stephen Hershey, Jr. | Republican | 50% |
| MO | State Senate - 30 | Lincoln Hough | Republican | 50% |
| Jean Hunhoff | 50% | |||
| NE | State Senate - 42 | Michael Jacobson | Republican | 50% |
| Gay Kernan | 50% | |||
| Lance Koth | 50% | |||
| Barton LeBon | 50% | |||
| Abby Lee | 50% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | State Senate - 35 | Mark Harris | R | 54% |
| OR | State Senate - 6 | Cedric Hayden | R | 54% |
| James Hieb | 54% | |||
| MD | State House - 35B | Kevin Hornberger | R | 54% |
| Steve Lathrop | 54% | |||
| OR | State House - 58 | Bobby Levy | R | 54% |
| OR | State House - 18 | Rick Lewis | R | 54% |
| ID | State House - 29A | Dustin Manwaring | R | 54% |
| CT | State Senate - 31 | Henri Martin | R | 54% |
| OR | State House - 60 | Mark Owens | R | 54% |
| Robert Plymale | 54% | |||
| IL | State House - 73 | Ryan Spain | R | 54% |
| OR | State Senate - 16 | Suzanne Weber | R | 54% |
| Mike Winder | 54% | |||
| Cindy Ziemke | 54% | |||
| CT | State House - 8 | Tim Ackert | R | 53% |
| ID | State Senate - 27 | Kelly Anthon | R | 53% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 53% |
| Matthew Bundy | 53% | |||
| PA | State House - 72 | Frank Burns | D | 53% |
| Marshall Burt | 53% | |||
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 53% |
| Holly Cheeseman | 53% | |||
| Tom Demmer | 53% | |||
| Michael Diedrich | 53% | |||
| Jim Durkin | 53% | |||
| John Eklund, Jr. | 53% | |||
| Charles Ferraro | 53% | |||
| Elaine Gannon | 53% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 23 | Briggs Hopson III | R | 53% |
| LA | State Senate - 34 | Katrina Jackson | D | 53% |
| Mark Kolterman | 53% | |||
| David Labriola | 53% | |||
| Patti Lodge | 53% | |||
| Peter Meijer | 53% | |||
| SD | State House - 24 | Will Mortenson | R | 53% |
| Kent Peterson | 53% | |||
| William Petit, Jr. | 53% | |||
| RI | State House - 51 | Robert Phillips | D | 53% |
| SD | State House - 26B | Rebecca Reimer | R | 53% |
| Peter Riggs | 53% | |||
| Ann Rivers | 53% | |||
| John Romero-Martinez | 53% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 27 | Maria Salazar | R | 53% |
| Beth Sawyer | 53% | |||
| Evan Simpson | 53% | |||
| NJ | State Senate - 1 | Mike Testa, Jr. | R | 53% |
| Richard Thomason | 53% | |||
| SD | State House - 24 | Michael Weisgram | R | 53% |
| Keith Wheeler | 53% | |||
| Sue Wilson | 53% | |||
| Dean Wink | 53% | |||
| Terrie Wood | 53% | |||
| CT | State House - 87 | David Yaccarino | R | 53% |
| Nancy York | 53% | |||
| CT | State House - 99 | Joe Zullo | R | 53% |
| MS | State Senate - 39 | Jason Barrett | R | 52% |
| MS | State House - 120 | Richard Bennett | R | 52% |
| MS | State Senate - 9 | Nicole Boyd | R | 52% |
| MS | State Senate - 14 | Lydia Chassaniol | R | 52% |
| Michael Evans | 52% | |||
| MS | State House - 24 | Jeff Hale | R | 52% |
| MS | State Senate - 30 | Dean Kirby | R | 52% |
| LA | State House - 18 | Jeremy LaCombe | D | 52% |
| ID | State House - 6A | Lori McCann | R | 52% |
| MS | State Senate - 1 | Mike McLendon | R | 52% |
| MS | State Senate - 6 | Chad McMahan | R | 52% |
| MS | State House - 43 | Loyd Roberson II | R | 52% |
| MS | State Senate - 8 | Benjamin Suber | R | 52% |
| Scott Syme | 52% | |||
| MS | State House - 87 | Joseph Tubb | R | 52% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 52% |
| MD | State Senate - 38 | Mary Carozza | R | 51% |
| Robert Cassilly | 51% | |||
| Addie Eckardt | 51% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 35 | Jason Gallion | R | 51% |
| MD | State Senate - 5 | Justin Ready | R | 51% |
| Rick Youngblood | 51% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 35 | Jim Abeler II | R | 50% |
| Steve Bair | 50% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 50 | Vaneta Becker | R | 50% |
| Carol Blood | 50% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 50% | |||
| Bill Burt | 50% | |||
| ID | State Senate - 31 | Van Burtenshaw | R | 50% |
| NY | State Assembly - 119 | Marianne Buttenschon | D | 50% |
| Greg Chaney | 50% | |||
| Ben Clark III | 50% | |||
| Peter Fagan | 50% | |||
| Anne Gobi | 50% | |||
| Ric Griffith | 50% | |||
| Bill Hansell | 50% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 36 | Stephen Hershey, Jr. | R | 50% |
| MO | State Senate - 30 | Lincoln Hough | R | 50% |
| Jean Hunhoff | 50% | |||
| NE | State Senate - 42 | Michael Jacobson | R | 50% |
| Gay Kernan | 50% | |||
| Lance Koth | 50% | |||
| Barton LeBon | 50% | |||
| Abby Lee | 50% |