Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2022 Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | Republican | 69% |
| MO | Alderman - Ward 14 | Rasheen Aldridge | Democratic | 23% |
| CT | Alderman - At-Large | Michael DiGiovancarlo | Democratic | 17% |
| NH | Alderman - Ward 3 | Patricia Klee | Democratic | 5% |
| NH | Alderman - At-Large | Melbourne Moran, Jr. | 24% | |
| TN | Alderman - Ward 3 | Jason Potts | 30% | |
| VT | Assistant Judge - At-Large | Carolyn Partridge | Democratic | 5% |
| MS | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - District 1 Place 3 | Jenifer Branning | No Party Affiliation | 56% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 6% |
| NE | Attorney General | Mike Hilgers | Republican | 78% |
| NC | Attorney General | Jeff Jackson | Democratic | 28% |
| OR | Attorney General | Dan Rayfield | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | Auditor | Diana DiZoglio | Democratic | 9% |
| AL | Auditor | Andrew Sorrell | Republican | 87% |
| FL | Chief Financial Officer | Blaise Ingoglia | Republican | 94% |
| GA | Commissioner - 2 | Erick Allen | Democratic | 29% |
| FL | Commissioner - 5 | Thad Altman | Republican | 86% |
| MN | Commissioner - 4 | Karla Bigham | 10% | |
| WV | Commissioner - At-Large | Nathan Brown | Democratic | 47% |
| KS | Commissioner - At-Large | Tom Burroughs | 23% | |
| MI | Commissioner - 4 | Cara Clemente | Democratic | 29% |
| SD | Commissioner - At-Large | Drew Dennert | Republican | 83% |
| FL | Commissioner - 3 | Brad Drake | Republican | 92% |
| MN | Commissioner - 6 | Heather Edelson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 9% |
| MI | Commissioner - 14 | Alex Garza | 44% | |
| OH | Commissioner - At-Large | Tim Ginter | Republican | 84% |
| WV | Commissioner - At-Large | John Hardy | Republican | 85% |
| WA | Commissioner - 3 | Brad Hawkins | Republican | 70% |
| MN | Commissioner - 1 | John Heinrich | Republican | 94% |
| ME | Commissioner - 3 | Lisa Keim | Republican | 82% |
| FL | Commissioner - 5 | Chris Latvala | Republican | 86% |
| OK | Commissioner - 1 | Jason Lowe | Democratic | 23% |
| WV | Commissioner - At-Large | John Mandt, Jr. | Republican | 80% |
| AL | Commissioner - At-Large | Mac McCutcheon | No Party Affiliation | 67% |
| ME | Commissioner - 1 | Sawin Millett, Jr. | Republican | 88% |
| MN | Commissioner - 4 | Rena Moran | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 9% |
| FL | Commissioner - 7 | Bobby Powell, Jr. | Democratic | 31% |
| MI | Commissioner - 8 | Yousef Rabhi | Democratic | 20% |
| WA | Commissioner - 1 | Christine Rolfes | Democratic | 6% |
| FL | Commissioner - 1 | Anthony Sabatini | Republican | 98% |
| PA | Commissioner - At-Large | Chris Sainato | Democratic | 42% |
| MN | Commissioner - 2 | David Senjem | Republican | 72% |
| OK | Commissioner - 2 | Lonnie Sims | Republican | 76% |
| MI | Commissioner - 4 | Jim Stamas | Republican | 81% |
| ME | Commissioner - 5 | Joel Stetkis | Republican | 96% |
| NH | Commissioner - 1 | Robert Theberge | Republican | 49% |
| CO | Commissioner - 3 | Kevin Van Winkle | Republican | 91% |
| OH | Commissioner - At-Large | Nino Vitale | Republican | 88% |
| PA | Commissioner - At-Large | Thom Welby | Democratic | 6% |
| CO | Commissioner - 2 | Perry Will | Republican | 75% |
| GA | Commissioner of Agriculture | Tyler Harper | Republican | 76% |
| FL | Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services | Wilton Simpson | Republican | 84% |
| MO | Commissioner of Education | Karla Eslinger | Republican | 72% |
| MN | Commissioner of Revenue | Paul Marquart | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 31% |
| SD | Commissioner of Schools and Public Lands | Brock Greenfield | Republican | 78% |
| MS | Commissioner of Transportation | Charles Busby | Republican | 74% |
| MD | Comptroller | Brooke Lierman | Democratic | 8% |
| CT | Comptroller | Sean Scanlon | Democratic, Working Families, Independent Party of Connecticut | 15% |
| OK | Corporation Commissioner | Kim David | Republican | 74% |
| PA | Council Member - 6 | Michael Driscoll | 16% | |
| PA | Council Member - 6 | Michael Driscoll | Democratic | 16% |
| NY | Council Member - 2 | Harvey Epstein | Democratic | 2% |
| NY | Council Member - 44 | Simcha Felder | Democratic | 33% |
| CT | Council Member - At-Large | Craig Fishbein | 88% | |
| MD | Council Member - 2 | Wanika Fisher | Democratic | 4% |
| CO | Council Member - At-Large | Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez | Democratic | 5% |
| UT | Council Member - At-Large | Suzanne Harrison | Democratic | 27% |
| LA | Council Member - E | Jason Hughes | Democratic | 25% |
| NY | Council Member - 3 | Missy Miller | Republican, Conservative, Reform | 50% |
| CA | Council Member - 2 | Adrin Nazarian | Democratic | 3% |
| HI | Council Member - 5 | Scott Nishimoto | Democratic | 15% |
| HI | Council Member - 8 | Val Okimoto | Republican | 39% |
| WA | Council Member - 3 | Strom Peterson | Democratic | 4% |
| MO | Council Member - 2 | Wes Rogers | Democratic | 19% |
| NJ | Council Member - At-Large | Gary Schaer | 2% | |
| LA | Council Member - At-Large | Matthew Willard | Democratic | 21% |
| MD | Council Member - 1 | Patrick Young | No Party Affiliation | 8% |
| NY | Council Member - 10 | Carmen de la Rosa | Democratic | 5% |
| OK | Councilor - 9 | Carol Bush | Republican | 57% |
| WY | Councilor - Ward 1 | Patrick Sweeney | Republican | 40% |
| CT | Councilor - 6 | Phillip Young | Democratic | 11% |
| MO | County Council - 2 | Gretchen Bangert | Democratic | 20% |
| NY | County Executive - At-Large | Kevin Byrne | Republican | 76% |
| PA | County Executive - At-Large | Sara Innamorato | Democratic | 8% |
| MD | County Executive - At-Large | Katherine Ann Klausmeier | Democratic | 18% |
| OK | County Sheriff | Darrell Weaver | Republican | 73% |
| IL | Director of Insurance | Ann Gillespie | Democratic | 9% |
| IN | Director of Labor | Mike Speedy | Republican | 88% |
| OH | Director of the Department of Agriculture | Brian Baldridge | 79% | |
| IN | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Alan Morrison | Republican | 88% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | 82% |
| IN | Governor | Mike Braun | Republican | 93% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | 6% |
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | Democratic | 9% |
| WA | Insurance Commissioner | Patty Kuderer | Democratic | 5% |
| MI | Justice of the Supreme Court | Kyra Bolden | Democratic | 24% |
| WV | Justice of the Supreme Court | Charles Trump IV | 83% | |
| NY | Legislator - 5 | Steve Englebright | Democratic | 6% |
| ID | Lieutenant Governor | Scott Bedke | Republican | 61% |
| IA | Lieutenant Governor | Chris Cournoyer | Republican | 93% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | Lee Zeldin | R | 69% |
| MO | Alderman - Ward 14 | Rasheen Aldridge | D | 23% |
| CT | Alderman - At-Large | Michael DiGiovancarlo | D | 17% |
| NH | Alderman - Ward 3 | Patricia Klee | D | 5% |
| NH | Alderman - At-Large | Melbourne Moran, Jr. | 24% | |
| TN | Alderman - Ward 3 | Jason Potts | 30% | |
| VT | Assistant Judge - At-Large | Carolyn Partridge | D | 5% |
| MS | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - District 1 Place 3 | Jenifer Branning | N/A | 56% |
| MD | Attorney General | Anthony Brown | D | 6% |
| NE | Attorney General | Mike Hilgers | R | 78% |
| NC | Attorney General | Jeff Jackson | D | 28% |
| OR | Attorney General | Dan Rayfield | D | 4% |
| MA | Auditor | Diana DiZoglio | D | 9% |
| AL | Auditor | Andrew Sorrell | R | 87% |
| FL | Chief Financial Officer | Blaise Ingoglia | R | 94% |
| GA | Commissioner - 2 | Erick Allen | D | 29% |
| FL | Commissioner - 5 | Thad Altman | R | 86% |
| MN | Commissioner - 4 | Karla Bigham | 10% | |
| WV | Commissioner - At-Large | Nathan Brown | D | 47% |
| KS | Commissioner - At-Large | Tom Burroughs | 23% | |
| MI | Commissioner - 4 | Cara Clemente | D | 29% |
| SD | Commissioner - At-Large | Drew Dennert | R | 83% |
| FL | Commissioner - 3 | Brad Drake | R | 92% |
| MN | Commissioner - 6 | Heather Edelson | DFL | 9% |
| MI | Commissioner - 14 | Alex Garza | 44% | |
| OH | Commissioner - At-Large | Tim Ginter | R | 84% |
| WV | Commissioner - At-Large | John Hardy | R | 85% |
| WA | Commissioner - 3 | Brad Hawkins | R | 70% |
| MN | Commissioner - 1 | John Heinrich | R | 94% |
| ME | Commissioner - 3 | Lisa Keim | R | 82% |
| FL | Commissioner - 5 | Chris Latvala | R | 86% |
| OK | Commissioner - 1 | Jason Lowe | D | 23% |
| WV | Commissioner - At-Large | John Mandt, Jr. | R | 80% |
| AL | Commissioner - At-Large | Mac McCutcheon | N/A | 67% |
| ME | Commissioner - 1 | Sawin Millett, Jr. | R | 88% |
| MN | Commissioner - 4 | Rena Moran | DFL | 9% |
| FL | Commissioner - 7 | Bobby Powell, Jr. | D | 31% |
| MI | Commissioner - 8 | Yousef Rabhi | D | 20% |
| WA | Commissioner - 1 | Christine Rolfes | D | 6% |
| FL | Commissioner - 1 | Anthony Sabatini | R | 98% |
| PA | Commissioner - At-Large | Chris Sainato | D | 42% |
| MN | Commissioner - 2 | David Senjem | R | 72% |
| OK | Commissioner - 2 | Lonnie Sims | R | 76% |
| MI | Commissioner - 4 | Jim Stamas | R | 81% |
| ME | Commissioner - 5 | Joel Stetkis | R | 96% |
| NH | Commissioner - 1 | Robert Theberge | R | 49% |
| CO | Commissioner - 3 | Kevin Van Winkle | R | 91% |
| OH | Commissioner - At-Large | Nino Vitale | R | 88% |
| PA | Commissioner - At-Large | Thom Welby | D | 6% |
| CO | Commissioner - 2 | Perry Will | R | 75% |
| GA | Commissioner of Agriculture | Tyler Harper | R | 76% |
| FL | Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services | Wilton Simpson | R | 84% |
| MO | Commissioner of Education | Karla Eslinger | R | 72% |
| MN | Commissioner of Revenue | Paul Marquart | DFL | 31% |
| SD | Commissioner of Schools and Public Lands | Brock Greenfield | R | 78% |
| MS | Commissioner of Transportation | Charles Busby | R | 74% |
| MD | Comptroller | Brooke Lierman | D | 8% |
| CT | Comptroller | Sean Scanlon | Other | 15% |
| OK | Corporation Commissioner | Kim David | R | 74% |
| PA | Council Member - 6 | Michael Driscoll | 16% | |
| PA | Council Member - 6 | Michael Driscoll | D | 16% |
| NY | Council Member - 2 | Harvey Epstein | D | 2% |
| NY | Council Member - 44 | Simcha Felder | D | 33% |
| CT | Council Member - At-Large | Craig Fishbein | 88% | |
| MD | Council Member - 2 | Wanika Fisher | D | 4% |
| CO | Council Member - At-Large | Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez | D | 5% |
| UT | Council Member - At-Large | Suzanne Harrison | D | 27% |
| LA | Council Member - E | Jason Hughes | D | 25% |
| NY | Council Member - 3 | Missy Miller | Other | 50% |
| CA | Council Member - 2 | Adrin Nazarian | D | 3% |
| HI | Council Member - 5 | Scott Nishimoto | D | 15% |
| HI | Council Member - 8 | Val Okimoto | R | 39% |
| WA | Council Member - 3 | Strom Peterson | D | 4% |
| MO | Council Member - 2 | Wes Rogers | D | 19% |
| NJ | Council Member - At-Large | Gary Schaer | 2% | |
| LA | Council Member - At-Large | Matthew Willard | D | 21% |
| MD | Council Member - 1 | Patrick Young | N/A | 8% |
| NY | Council Member - 10 | Carmen de la Rosa | D | 5% |
| OK | Councilor - 9 | Carol Bush | R | 57% |
| WY | Councilor - Ward 1 | Patrick Sweeney | R | 40% |
| CT | Councilor - 6 | Phillip Young | D | 11% |
| MO | County Council - 2 | Gretchen Bangert | D | 20% |
| NY | County Executive - At-Large | Kevin Byrne | R | 76% |
| PA | County Executive - At-Large | Sara Innamorato | D | 8% |
| MD | County Executive - At-Large | Katherine Ann Klausmeier | D | 18% |
| OK | County Sheriff | Darrell Weaver | R | 73% |
| IL | Director of Insurance | Ann Gillespie | D | 9% |
| IN | Director of Labor | Mike Speedy | R | 88% |
| OH | Director of the Department of Agriculture | Brian Baldridge | 79% | |
| IN | Director of the Department of Natural Resources | Alan Morrison | R | 88% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | R | 82% |
| IN | Governor | Mike Braun | R | 93% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | D | 6% |
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | D | 9% |
| WA | Insurance Commissioner | Patty Kuderer | D | 5% |
| MI | Justice of the Supreme Court | Kyra Bolden | D | 24% |
| WV | Justice of the Supreme Court | Charles Trump IV | 83% | |
| NY | Legislator - 5 | Steve Englebright | D | 6% |
| ID | Lieutenant Governor | Scott Bedke | R | 61% |
| IA | Lieutenant Governor | Chris Cournoyer | R | 93% |