Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2022 Lifetime Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Lefebvre | 50% | |||
| Craig Miner | 50% | |||
| Marc Pacheco | 50% | |||
| NY | State Senate - 1 | Anthony Palumbo | Republican | 50% |
| Patty Pansing Brooks | 50% | |||
| WY | State Senate - 7 | Stephan Pappas | Republican | 50% |
| Jim Patrick | 50% | |||
| KS | State House - 60 | Mark Schreiber | Republican | 50% |
| MS | State Senate - 47 | Joseph Seymour | Republican | 50% |
| Gary Smith, Jr. | 50% | |||
| DE | State House - 22 | Mike Smith | Republican | 50% |
| Walter Timilty | 50% | |||
| Erin Tobin | 50% | |||
| MA | State Senate - First Hampden and Hampshire | John Velis | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | State Senate - 8 | Alexis Weik | Republican | 50% |
| David Wheeler | 50% | |||
| NC | State House - 23 | Shelly Willingham | Democratic | 50% |
| Chuck Winder | 50% | |||
| Anna Wishart | 50% | |||
| ID | State Senate - 1 | Jim Woodward | Republican | 50% |
| MD | State Senate - 29 | Jack Bailey | Republican | 49% |
| George Edwards | 49% | |||
| ID | State House - 31B | Rod Furniss | Republican | 49% |
| Emmett Hanger, Jr. | 49% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 31 | Bryan Simonaire | Republican | 49% |
| ID | State House - 34A | Jon Weber | Republican | 49% |
| Jeff Agenbroad | 48% | |||
| John Doll | 48% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 7 | J. B. Jennings | Republican | 48% |
| MD | State Senate - 6 | John Salling | Republican | 48% |
| David Anderson | 47% | |||
| LA | State Senate - 15 | Regina Barrow | Democratic | 47% |
| ME | State Senate - 18 | Rick Bennett | Independent | 47% |
| Barbara Blackmon | 47% | |||
| WV | Commissioner - At-Large | Nathan Brown | Democratic | 47% |
| NJ | State Senate - 25 | Anthony Bucco, Jr. | Republican | 47% |
| SD | State House - 34 | Michael Derby | Republican | 47% |
| Shelly Duncan | 47% | |||
| ID | State Senate - 28 | Jim Guthrie | Republican | 47% |
| AL | State Senate - 26 | Kirk Hatcher | Democratic | 47% |
| Bernard Hawkins | 47% | |||
| SC | State House - 55 | Jackie Hayes | Democratic | 47% |
| Lee Heider | 47% | |||
| Michael Hough | 47% | |||
| WV | State Senate - 8 | Glenn Jeffries | Republican | 47% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 47% |
| WY | State House - 54 | Lloyd Larsen | Republican | 47% |
| Laurie Lickley | 47% | |||
| Chad Mayes | 47% | |||
| Tom Miles | 47% | |||
| Kevin Priola | 47% | |||
| CT | State House - 123 | Dave Rutigliano | Republican | 47% |
| PA | Commissioner - At-Large | Chris Sainato | Democratic | 47% |
| CT | State House - 112 | Tony Scott | Republican | 47% |
| Timothy Sheldon | 47% | |||
| Todd Stephens | 47% | |||
| MA | State House - Nineteenth Suffolk | Jeffrey Turco | Democratic | 47% |
| Tony Vargas | 47% | |||
| MI | State House - 76 | Angela Witwer | Democratic | 47% |
| Dan Wolf | 47% | |||
| LA | State House - 62 | Roy Adams | Democratic | 46% |
| WY | State House - 9 | Landon Brown | Republican | 46% |
| CT | State Senate - 34 | Paul Cicarella, Jr. | Republican | 46% |
| NY | State Assembly - 9 | Michael Durso | Republican | 46% |
| CT | State Senate - 36 | Ryan Fazio | Republican | 46% |
| DE | State House - 9 | Kevin Hensley | Republican | 46% |
| Clark Kauffman | 46% | |||
| Bill Kennemer | 46% | |||
| Kevin Kinney | 46% | |||
| Fred Martin | 46% | |||
| NE | State Senate - 11 | Terrell McKinney | Democratic | 46% |
| Adam Morfeld | 46% | |||
| OR | State House - 9 | Boomer Wright | Republican | 46% |
| Joseph Bouie, Jr. | 45% | |||
| MS | State House - 9 | Cedric Burnett | Democratic | 45% |
| MS | State House - 96 | Angela Cockerham | Independent | 45% |
| Marc Gibbs | 45% | |||
| LA | State Senate - 29 | Jay Luneau | Democratic | 45% |
| Ed Reilly | 45% | |||
| SC | State House - 57 | Lucas Atkinson | Democratic | 44% |
| AL | State Senate - 28 | Billy Beasley | Democratic | 44% |
| LA | State Senate - 24 | Gerald Boudreaux | Democratic | 44% |
| Gene Davis | 44% | |||
| MI | Commissioner - 14 | Alex Garza | 44% | |
| NJ | State Assembly - 2 | Donald Guardian | Republican | 44% |
| Linda Hartgen | 44% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 4 | Rita Parks | Republican | 44% |
| Richard Steenland | 44% | |||
| Claire Swift | 44% | |||
| Jim Barach | 43% | |||
| NE | State Senate - 29 | Eliot Bostar | Democratic | 43% |
| RI | State House - 50 | Stephen Casey | Democratic | 43% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 12 | Robert Clifton | Republican | 43% |
| Mack Cormier | 43% | |||
| KY | Public Service Commissioner | Angie Hatton | Democratic | 43% |
| Howard Hunter III | 43% | |||
| John McCollister | 43% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 43% |
| Henry Pearl | 43% | |||
| AL | State Senate - 24 | Bobby Singleton | Democratic | 43% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Lefebvre | 50% | |||
| Craig Miner | 50% | |||
| Marc Pacheco | 50% | |||
| NY | State Senate - 1 | Anthony Palumbo | R | 50% |
| Patty Pansing Brooks | 50% | |||
| WY | State Senate - 7 | Stephan Pappas | R | 50% |
| Jim Patrick | 50% | |||
| KS | State House - 60 | Mark Schreiber | R | 50% |
| MS | State Senate - 47 | Joseph Seymour | R | 50% |
| Gary Smith, Jr. | 50% | |||
| DE | State House - 22 | Mike Smith | R | 50% |
| Walter Timilty | 50% | |||
| Erin Tobin | 50% | |||
| MA | State Senate - First Hampden and Hampshire | John Velis | D | 50% |
| NY | State Senate - 8 | Alexis Weik | R | 50% |
| David Wheeler | 50% | |||
| NC | State House - 23 | Shelly Willingham | D | 50% |
| Chuck Winder | 50% | |||
| Anna Wishart | 50% | |||
| ID | State Senate - 1 | Jim Woodward | R | 50% |
| MD | State Senate - 29 | Jack Bailey | R | 49% |
| George Edwards | 49% | |||
| ID | State House - 31B | Rod Furniss | R | 49% |
| Emmett Hanger, Jr. | 49% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 31 | Bryan Simonaire | R | 49% |
| ID | State House - 34A | Jon Weber | R | 49% |
| Jeff Agenbroad | 48% | |||
| John Doll | 48% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 7 | J. B. Jennings | R | 48% |
| MD | State Senate - 6 | John Salling | R | 48% |
| David Anderson | 47% | |||
| LA | State Senate - 15 | Regina Barrow | D | 47% |
| ME | State Senate - 18 | Rick Bennett | I | 47% |
| Barbara Blackmon | 47% | |||
| WV | Commissioner - At-Large | Nathan Brown | D | 47% |
| NJ | State Senate - 25 | Anthony Bucco, Jr. | R | 47% |
| SD | State House - 34 | Michael Derby | R | 47% |
| Shelly Duncan | 47% | |||
| ID | State Senate - 28 | Jim Guthrie | R | 47% |
| AL | State Senate - 26 | Kirk Hatcher | D | 47% |
| Bernard Hawkins | 47% | |||
| SC | State House - 55 | Jackie Hayes | D | 47% |
| Lee Heider | 47% | |||
| Michael Hough | 47% | |||
| WV | State Senate - 8 | Glenn Jeffries | R | 47% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 47% |
| WY | State House - 54 | Lloyd Larsen | R | 47% |
| Laurie Lickley | 47% | |||
| Chad Mayes | 47% | |||
| Tom Miles | 47% | |||
| Kevin Priola | 47% | |||
| CT | State House - 123 | Dave Rutigliano | R | 47% |
| PA | Commissioner - At-Large | Chris Sainato | D | 47% |
| CT | State House - 112 | Tony Scott | R | 47% |
| Timothy Sheldon | 47% | |||
| Todd Stephens | 47% | |||
| MA | State House - Nineteenth Suffolk | Jeffrey Turco | D | 47% |
| Tony Vargas | 47% | |||
| MI | State House - 76 | Angela Witwer | D | 47% |
| Dan Wolf | 47% | |||
| LA | State House - 62 | Roy Adams | D | 46% |
| WY | State House - 9 | Landon Brown | R | 46% |
| CT | State Senate - 34 | Paul Cicarella, Jr. | R | 46% |
| NY | State Assembly - 9 | Michael Durso | R | 46% |
| CT | State Senate - 36 | Ryan Fazio | R | 46% |
| DE | State House - 9 | Kevin Hensley | R | 46% |
| Clark Kauffman | 46% | |||
| Bill Kennemer | 46% | |||
| Kevin Kinney | 46% | |||
| Fred Martin | 46% | |||
| NE | State Senate - 11 | Terrell McKinney | D | 46% |
| Adam Morfeld | 46% | |||
| OR | State House - 9 | Boomer Wright | R | 46% |
| Joseph Bouie, Jr. | 45% | |||
| MS | State House - 9 | Cedric Burnett | D | 45% |
| MS | State House - 96 | Angela Cockerham | I | 45% |
| Marc Gibbs | 45% | |||
| LA | State Senate - 29 | Jay Luneau | D | 45% |
| Ed Reilly | 45% | |||
| SC | State House - 57 | Lucas Atkinson | D | 44% |
| AL | State Senate - 28 | Billy Beasley | D | 44% |
| LA | State Senate - 24 | Gerald Boudreaux | D | 44% |
| Gene Davis | 44% | |||
| MI | Commissioner - 14 | Alex Garza | 44% | |
| NJ | State Assembly - 2 | Donald Guardian | R | 44% |
| Linda Hartgen | 44% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 4 | Rita Parks | R | 44% |
| Richard Steenland | 44% | |||
| Claire Swift | 44% | |||
| Jim Barach | 43% | |||
| NE | State Senate - 29 | Eliot Bostar | D | 43% |
| RI | State House - 50 | Stephen Casey | D | 43% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 12 | Robert Clifton | R | 43% |
| Mack Cormier | 43% | |||
| KY | Public Service Commissioner | Angie Hatton | D | 43% |
| Howard Hunter III | 43% | |||
| John McCollister | 43% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 43% |
| Henry Pearl | 43% | |||
| AL | State Senate - 24 | Bobby Singleton | D | 43% |