Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2022 Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Plymouth | John Keenan | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | Democratic | 7% |
| MA | State House - Third Plymouth | Joan Meschino | Democratic | 2% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Plymouth | Patrick Kearney | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Plymouth | David DeCoste | Republican | 76% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Plymouth | Alyson Sullivan-Almeida | Republican | 79% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Plymouth | Michelle DuBois | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Plymouth | Kathleen LaNatra | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | State Senate - Plymouth and Barnstable | Dylan Fernandes | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State Senate - Plymouth and Norfolk | Patrick O'Connor | Republican | 37% |
| MA | State Senate - First Suffolk | Nick Collins | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | State House - First Suffolk | Adrian Madaro | Democratic | 1% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Suffolk | Liz Miranda | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - Second Suffolk | Dan Ryan | Democratic | 1% |
| MA | State Senate - Third Suffolk | Lydia Edwards | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Third Suffolk | Aaron Michlewitz | Democratic | 2% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Suffolk | David Biele | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Suffolk | Russell Holmes | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Suffolk | Chynah Tyler | Democratic | 2% |
| MA | State House - Eighth Suffolk | Jay Livingstone | Democratic | 2% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Suffolk | Brandy Fluker-Reid | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Suffolk | Dan Hunt | Democratic | 1% |
| MA | State House - Fourteenth Suffolk | Rob Consalvo | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Sixteenth Suffolk | Jessica Giannino | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | Democratic | 1% |
| MA | State House - Eighteenth Suffolk | Michael Moran | Democratic | 2% |
| MA | State House - Nineteenth Suffolk | Jeffrey Turco | Democratic | 23% |
| MA | State Senate - Suffolk and Middlesex | Will Brownsberger | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | State House - First Worcester | Kimberly Ferguson | Republican | 64% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Worcester | Mike Moore | Democratic | 15% |
| MA | State House - Second Worcester | Jon Zlotnik | Democratic | 17% |
| MA | State House - Third Worcester | Michael Kushmerek | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Worcester | Natalie Higgins | Democratic | 1% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Worcester | Donald Berthiaume, Jr. | Republican | 80% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | Republican | 69% |
| MA | State House - Eighth Worcester | Michael Soter | Republican | 67% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Worcester | David Muradian, Jr. | Republican | 67% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Worcester | Brian Murray | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Worcester | Hannah Kane | Republican | 66% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Worcester | Meg Kilcoyne | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Worcester | John Mahoney, Jr. | Democratic | 2% |
| MA | State House - Fourteenth Worcester | James O'Day | Democratic | 2% |
| MA | State House - Fifteenth Worcester | Mary Keefe | Democratic | 1% |
| MA | State House - Sixteenth Worcester | Daniel Donahue | Democratic | 2% |
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Worcester | David LeBoeuf | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State House - Eighteenth Worcester | Joe McKenna | Republican | 78% |
| MA | State Senate - Worcester and Middlesex | John Cronin | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | State Senate - Worcester and Norfolk | Ryan Fattman | Republican | 78% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | Auditor | Diana DiZoglio | Democratic | 9% |
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk, Plymouth, and Bristol | Bill Driscoll | Democratic | 2% |
| MA | State Senate - Worcester and Hampshire | Peter Durant | Republican | 79% |
| MA | State Senate - Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester | Jake Oliveira | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex | Becca Rausch | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 95% |
| MD | State Senate - 1 | Mike McKay | Republican | 81% |
| MD | Council Member - 1 | Patrick Young | No Party Affiliation | 8% |
| MD | State House - 1B | Jason Buckel | Republican | 81% |
| MD | State Senate - 2 | Paul Corderman | Republican | 62% |
| MD | Council Member - 2 | Wanika Fisher | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | State House - 2A | William Wivell | Republican | 88% |
| MD | U.S. House - 3 | Sarah Elfreth | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | State House - 3 | Ken Kerr | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | State Senate - 3 | Karen Lewis Young | Democratic | 9% |
| MD | State House - 4 | Barrie Ciliberti | Republican | 80% |
| MD | State House - 4 | Jesse Pippy | Republican | 86% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 6% |
| MD | State Senate - 5 | Justin Ready | Republican | 72% |
| MD | State House - 5 | April Rose | Republican | 89% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Robin Grammer, Jr. | Republican | 93% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Bob Long | Republican | 84% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Ric Metzgar | Republican | 80% |
| MD | State Senate - 6 | John Salling | Republican | 60% |
| MD | State Senate - 7 | J. B. Jennings | Republican | 59% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | State House - 7A | Kathy Szeliga | Republican | 78% |
| MD | State House - 7B | Lauren Arikan | Republican | 89% |
| MD | State House - 8 | Harry Bhandari | Democratic | 12% |
| MD | State Senate - 8 | Carl Jackson | Democratic | 10% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | State Senate - 9 | Katie Hester | Democratic | 13% |
| MD | State House - 9B | Courtney Watson | Democratic | 6% |
| MD | State Senate - 10 | Ben Brooks, Sr. | Democratic | 7% |
| MD | State House - 10 | Adrienne Jones | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | State Senate - 11 | Shelly Hettleman | Democratic | 9% |
| MD | State House - 11B | Jon Cardin | Democratic | 6% |
| MD | State House - 11B | Dana Stein | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | State Senate - 12 | Clarence Lam | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | State House - 12A | Jessica Feldmark | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | State House - 12A | Terri Hill | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | State Senate - 13 | Guy Guzzone | Democratic | 9% |
| MD | State House - 13 | Jen Terrasa | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | State House - 14 | Anne Kaiser | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | State House - 14 | Pam Queen | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 14 | Craig Zucker | Democratic | 6% |
| MD | State Senate - 15 | Brian Feldman | Democratic | 9% |
| MD | State House - 15 | Linda Foley | Democratic | 0% |
| MD | State House - 15 | David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democratic | 7% |
| MD | State House - 15 | Lily Qi | Democratic | 5% |
| MD | State House - 16 | Marc Korman | Democratic | 8% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Plymouth | John Keenan | D | 4% |
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk and Suffolk | Mike Rush | D | 7% |
| MA | State House - Third Plymouth | Joan Meschino | D | 2% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Plymouth | Patrick Kearney | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Plymouth | David DeCoste | R | 76% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Plymouth | Alyson Sullivan-Almeida | R | 79% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Plymouth | Michelle DuBois | D | 3% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Plymouth | Kathleen LaNatra | D | 3% |
| MA | State Senate - Plymouth and Barnstable | Dylan Fernandes | D | 0% |
| MA | State Senate - Plymouth and Norfolk | Patrick O'Connor | R | 37% |
| MA | State Senate - First Suffolk | Nick Collins | D | 6% |
| MA | State House - First Suffolk | Adrian Madaro | D | 1% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Suffolk | Liz Miranda | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - Second Suffolk | Dan Ryan | D | 1% |
| MA | State Senate - Third Suffolk | Lydia Edwards | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Third Suffolk | Aaron Michlewitz | D | 2% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Suffolk | David Biele | D | 3% |
| MA | State House - Sixth Suffolk | Russell Holmes | D | 6% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Suffolk | Chynah Tyler | D | 2% |
| MA | State House - Eighth Suffolk | Jay Livingstone | D | 2% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Suffolk | Brandy Fluker-Reid | D | 3% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Suffolk | Dan Hunt | D | 1% |
| MA | State House - Fourteenth Suffolk | Rob Consalvo | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Sixteenth Suffolk | Jessica Giannino | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Suffolk | Kevin Honan | D | 1% |
| MA | State House - Eighteenth Suffolk | Michael Moran | D | 2% |
| MA | State House - Nineteenth Suffolk | Jeffrey Turco | D | 23% |
| MA | State Senate - Suffolk and Middlesex | Will Brownsberger | D | 4% |
| MA | State House - First Worcester | Kimberly Ferguson | R | 64% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Worcester | Mike Moore | D | 15% |
| MA | State House - Second Worcester | Jon Zlotnik | D | 17% |
| MA | State House - Third Worcester | Michael Kushmerek | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Fourth Worcester | Natalie Higgins | D | 1% |
| MA | State House - Fifth Worcester | Donald Berthiaume, Jr. | R | 80% |
| MA | State House - Seventh Worcester | Paul Frost | R | 69% |
| MA | State House - Eighth Worcester | Michael Soter | R | 67% |
| MA | State House - Ninth Worcester | David Muradian, Jr. | R | 67% |
| MA | State House - Tenth Worcester | Brian Murray | D | 3% |
| MA | State House - Eleventh Worcester | Hannah Kane | R | 66% |
| MA | State House - Twelfth Worcester | Meg Kilcoyne | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Thirteenth Worcester | John Mahoney, Jr. | D | 2% |
| MA | State House - Fourteenth Worcester | James O'Day | D | 2% |
| MA | State House - Fifteenth Worcester | Mary Keefe | D | 1% |
| MA | State House - Sixteenth Worcester | Daniel Donahue | D | 2% |
| MA | State House - Seventeenth Worcester | David LeBoeuf | D | 0% |
| MA | State House - Eighteenth Worcester | Joe McKenna | R | 78% |
| MA | State Senate - Worcester and Middlesex | John Cronin | D | 5% |
| MA | State Senate - Worcester and Norfolk | Ryan Fattman | R | 78% |
| MA | State Senate - Second Plymouth and Norfolk | Michael Brady | D | 4% |
| MA | Auditor | Diana DiZoglio | D | 9% |
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk, Plymouth, and Bristol | Bill Driscoll | D | 2% |
| MA | State Senate - Worcester and Hampshire | Peter Durant | R | 79% |
| MA | State Senate - Hampden, Hampshire, and Worcester | Jake Oliveira | D | 0% |
| MA | State Senate - Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex | Becca Rausch | D | 4% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 95% |
| MD | State Senate - 1 | Mike McKay | R | 81% |
| MD | Council Member - 1 | Patrick Young | N/A | 8% |
| MD | State House - 1B | Jason Buckel | R | 81% |
| MD | State Senate - 2 | Paul Corderman | R | 62% |
| MD | Council Member - 2 | Wanika Fisher | D | 4% |
| MD | State House - 2A | William Wivell | R | 88% |
| MD | U.S. House - 3 | Sarah Elfreth | D | 8% |
| MD | State House - 3 | Ken Kerr | D | 8% |
| MD | State Senate - 3 | Karen Lewis Young | D | 9% |
| MD | State House - 4 | Barrie Ciliberti | R | 80% |
| MD | State House - 4 | Jesse Pippy | R | 86% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 6% |
| MD | State Senate - 5 | Justin Ready | R | 72% |
| MD | State House - 5 | April Rose | R | 89% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Robin Grammer, Jr. | R | 93% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Bob Long | R | 84% |
| MD | State House - 6 | Ric Metzgar | R | 80% |
| MD | State Senate - 6 | John Salling | R | 60% |
| MD | State Senate - 7 | J. B. Jennings | R | 59% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | D | 4% |
| MD | State House - 7A | Kathy Szeliga | R | 78% |
| MD | State House - 7B | Lauren Arikan | R | 89% |
| MD | State House - 8 | Harry Bhandari | D | 12% |
| MD | State Senate - 8 | Carl Jackson | D | 10% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 4% |
| MD | State Senate - 9 | Katie Hester | D | 13% |
| MD | State House - 9B | Courtney Watson | D | 6% |
| MD | State Senate - 10 | Ben Brooks, Sr. | D | 7% |
| MD | State House - 10 | Adrienne Jones | D | 8% |
| MD | State Senate - 11 | Shelly Hettleman | D | 9% |
| MD | State House - 11B | Jon Cardin | D | 6% |
| MD | State House - 11B | Dana Stein | D | 8% |
| MD | State Senate - 12 | Clarence Lam | D | 8% |
| MD | State House - 12A | Jessica Feldmark | D | 4% |
| MD | State House - 12A | Terri Hill | D | 8% |
| MD | State Senate - 13 | Guy Guzzone | D | 9% |
| MD | State House - 13 | Jen Terrasa | D | 4% |
| MD | State House - 14 | Anne Kaiser | D | 8% |
| MD | State House - 14 | Pam Queen | D | 5% |
| MD | State Senate - 14 | Craig Zucker | D | 6% |
| MD | State Senate - 15 | Brian Feldman | D | 9% |
| MD | State House - 15 | Linda Foley | D | 0% |
| MD | State House - 15 | David Fraser-Hidalgo | D | 7% |
| MD | State House - 15 | Lily Qi | D | 5% |
| MD | State House - 16 | Marc Korman | D | 8% |