Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2022 Lifetime Positions
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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% |
| 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% |