Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2022 Lifetime Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH | State House - Merrimack 30 | Gary Woods | Democratic | 5% |
| FL | State House - 105 | Marie Woodson | Democratic | 5% |
| David Yates | 5% | |||
| Mary Young | 5% | |||
| MO | State House - 22 | Yolanda Young | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 14 | Craig Zucker | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 33C | Heather Bagnall | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | Public Service Commissioner | Kumar Barve | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | State Assembly - 142 | Pat Burke | Democratic | 4% |
| Kevin Cahill | 4% | |||
| TN | State Senate - 20 | Heidi Campbell | Democratic | 4% |
| KS | State House - 66 | Sydney Carlin | Democratic | 4% |
| LA | State House - 63 | Barbara Carpenter | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | State House - 46 | Luke Clippinger | Democratic | 4% |
| Michael Cusick | 4% | |||
| Steven Cymbrowitz | 4% | |||
| GA | State Senate - 17 | Gail Davenport | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | State House - 44A | Eric Ebersole | Democratic | 4% |
| Jim Gilchrist | 4% | |||
| MD | State House - 10 | Adrienne Jones | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | State House - 30A | Dana Jones | Democratic | 4% |
| Cheryl Landis | 4% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 3 | Karen Lewis Young | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | State Assembly - 135 | Jen Lunsford | Democratic | 4% |
| LA | State House - 61 | C. Marcelle | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | State Assembly - 108 | John McDonald III | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | State Assembly - 146 | Karen McMahon | Democratic | 4% |
| GA | State Senate - 42 | Elena Parent | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | State Assembly - 141 | Crystal Peoples-Stokes | Democratic | 4% |
| LA | State House - 3 | Tammy Phelps | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | State Assembly - 89 | Gary Pretlow, Sr. | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | State House - 15 | Lily Qi | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | State House - 11B | Dana Stein | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | State Assembly - 10 | Steve Stern | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | State Assembly - 127 | Al Stirpe | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | State Assembly - 71 | Al Taylor | Democratic | 4% |
| Geraldine Valentino-Smith | 4% | |||
| MD | State House - 9B | Courtney Watson | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | State House - 28 | C. Wilson | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | Council Member - 1 | Patrick Young | No Party Affiliation | 4% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 3% |
| Colin Allred | 3% | |||
| Cindy Axne | 3% | |||
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 3% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 3% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 3% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 3% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 3% |
| OH | U.S. House - 11 | Shontel Brown | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 3% |
| Cheri Bustos | 3% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 3% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 3% |
| Jill Carter | 3% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | Democratic | 3% |
| Matt Cartwright | 3% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | Democratic | 3% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 3% |
| David Cicilline | 3% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 3% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 3% |
| Gerry Connolly | 3% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 3% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 3% |
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 3% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | Democratic | 3% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | Democratic | 3% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 3% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 3% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | Democratic | 3% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 3% |
| Val Demings | 3% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | Democratic | 3% |
| Anna Eshoo | 3% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 3% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | Democratic | 3% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | Democratic | 3% |
| Brian Higgins | 3% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 3% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | 3% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 3% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 51 | Sara Jacobs | Democratic | 3% |
| Kai Kahele | 3% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 3% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH | State House - Merrimack 30 | Gary Woods | D | 5% |
| FL | State House - 105 | Marie Woodson | D | 5% |
| David Yates | 5% | |||
| Mary Young | 5% | |||
| MO | State House - 22 | Yolanda Young | D | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 14 | Craig Zucker | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 33C | Heather Bagnall | D | 4% |
| MD | Public Service Commissioner | Kumar Barve | D | 4% |
| NY | State Assembly - 142 | Pat Burke | D | 4% |
| Kevin Cahill | 4% | |||
| TN | State Senate - 20 | Heidi Campbell | D | 4% |
| KS | State House - 66 | Sydney Carlin | D | 4% |
| LA | State House - 63 | Barbara Carpenter | D | 4% |
| MD | State House - 46 | Luke Clippinger | D | 4% |
| Michael Cusick | 4% | |||
| Steven Cymbrowitz | 4% | |||
| GA | State Senate - 17 | Gail Davenport | D | 4% |
| MD | State House - 44A | Eric Ebersole | D | 4% |
| Jim Gilchrist | 4% | |||
| MD | State House - 10 | Adrienne Jones | D | 4% |
| MD | State House - 30A | Dana Jones | D | 4% |
| Cheryl Landis | 4% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 3 | Karen Lewis Young | D | 4% |
| NY | State Assembly - 135 | Jen Lunsford | D | 4% |
| LA | State House - 61 | C. Marcelle | D | 4% |
| NY | State Assembly - 108 | John McDonald III | D | 4% |
| NY | State Assembly - 146 | Karen McMahon | D | 4% |
| GA | State Senate - 42 | Elena Parent | D | 4% |
| NY | State Assembly - 141 | Crystal Peoples-Stokes | D | 4% |
| LA | State House - 3 | Tammy Phelps | D | 4% |
| NY | State Assembly - 89 | Gary Pretlow, Sr. | D | 4% |
| MD | State House - 15 | Lily Qi | D | 4% |
| MD | State House - 11B | Dana Stein | D | 4% |
| NY | State Assembly - 10 | Steve Stern | D | 4% |
| NY | State Assembly - 127 | Al Stirpe | D | 4% |
| NY | State Assembly - 71 | Al Taylor | D | 4% |
| Geraldine Valentino-Smith | 4% | |||
| MD | State House - 9B | Courtney Watson | D | 4% |
| MD | State House - 28 | C. Wilson | D | 4% |
| MD | Council Member - 1 | Patrick Young | N/A | 4% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 3% |
| Colin Allred | 3% | |||
| Cindy Axne | 3% | |||
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 3% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 3% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 3% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 3% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 3% |
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 3% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 3% |
| OH | U.S. House - 11 | Shontel Brown | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 3% |
| Cheri Bustos | 3% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 3% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 3% |
| Jill Carter | 3% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | D | 3% |
| Matt Cartwright | 3% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | D | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | D | 3% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 3% |
| David Cicilline | 3% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 3% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 3% |
| Gerry Connolly | 3% | |||
| Jim Cooper | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 3% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | DFL | 3% |
| Charlie Crist, Jr. | 3% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | D | 3% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | D | 3% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 3% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 3% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | D | 3% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 3% |
| Val Demings | 3% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | D | 3% |
| Anna Eshoo | 3% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | D | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 3% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | D | 3% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | D | 3% |
| Brian Higgins | 3% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 3% |
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | D | 3% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 3% |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 51 | Sara Jacobs | D | 3% |
| Kai Kahele | 3% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 3% |