Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2022 Positions

Issues: Conservative

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State Office Name Party Rating
OH State House - 62 Jean Schmidt Republican 90%
MO State Senate - 23 Adam Schnelting Republican 94%
SD State Senate - 19 Kyle Schoenfish Republican 62%
WA State Senate - 9 Mark Schoesler Republican 79%
KS State House - 60 Mark Schreiber Republican 58%
MO State Senate - 2 Nick Schroer Republican 92%
WY State Senate - 15 Wendy Schuler Republican 59%
IA State Senate - 6 Jason Schultz Republican 91%
UT State House - 12 Mike Schultz Republican 72%
AZ U.S. House - 1 David Schweikert Republican 95%
MS State House - 89 Donnie Scoggin Republican 63%
GA State House - 14 Mitchell Scoggins Republican 74%
CT State House - 112 Tony Scott Republican 54%
WY State Senate - 30 Charles Scott Republican 67%
ID State House - 2A Heather Scott Republican 97%
GA U.S. House - 8 Austin Scott Republican 85%
NM State Senate - 42 Larry Scott Republican 79%
MN State House - 31B Peggy Scott Republican 91%
VA State House - 63 Phillip Scott Republican 98%
FL U.S. Senate - Sr Rick Scott Republican 90%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott Republican 90%
LA State Senate - 31 Alan Seabaugh Republican 83%
GA State House - 34 Devan Seabaugh Republican 79%
NH State House - Merrimack 12 Brian Seaworth Republican 98%
MO State House - 156 Brian Seitz Republican 88%
KS State House - 101 Joe Seiwert Republican 81%
AL State House - 90 Chris Sells Republican 65%
MN Commissioner - 2 David Senjem Republican 72%
AL State Senate - 35 David Sessions Republican 69%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions Republican 93%
NC State House - 89 Mitchell Setzer Republican 77%
GA State Senate - 37 Ed Setzler Republican 79%
IL State House - 116 Dave Severin Republican 70%
TN State House - 25 Cameron Sexton Republican 88%
CA State Senate - 32 Kelly Seyarto Republican 92%
MS State Senate - 47 Joseph Seymour Republican 61%
MS State House - 60 Fred Shanks Republican 61%
NM State Senate - 1 Bill Sharer Republican 80%
KY State House - 100 Scott Sharp Republican 83%
MO State House - 4 Greg Sharpe Republican 73%
AL State House - 39 Ginny Shaver Republican 69%
NH State House - Hillsborough 43 Vanessa Sheehan Republican 94%
AL State Senate - 17 Shay Shelnutt Republican 78%
NC State House - 15 Phil Shepard Republican 86%
ID State House - 7B Charlie Shepherd Republican 89%
TN State House - 43 Paul Sherrell Republican 84%
MO State House - 11 Brenda Shields Republican 74%
IA State House - 87 Jeff Shipley Republican 79%
IA State Senate - 9 Tom Shipley Republican 84%
UT State House - 71 Rex Shipp Republican 76%
FL State House - 7 Jason Shoaf Republican 93%
AZ State Senate - 16 T.J. Shope Republican 81%
DE State House - 39 Danny Short Republican 63%
WA State Senate - 7 Shelly Short Republican 88%
DE State House - 36 Bryan Shupe Republican 65%
IA State House - 16 David Sieck Republican 82%
IA State House - 19 J. Brent Siegrist Republican 83%
MO State House - 109 John Simmons Republican 91%
MD State Senate - 31 Bryan Simonaire Republican 56%
NJ State Assembly - 1 Erik Simonsen Republican 77%
CO State Senate - 6 Cleave Simpson Republican 69%
AL State House - 96 Matt Simpson Republican 69%
NY State Assembly - 114 Matt Simpson Republican 86%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson Republican 75%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Wilton Simpson Republican 84%
OK Commissioner - 2 Lonnie Sims Republican 76%
IA State Senate - 12 Amy Sinclair Republican 87%
NJ State Senate - 30 Robert Singer Republican 62%
FL State House - 31 Tyler Sirois Republican 94%
ID State House - 10B Bruce Skaug Republican 85%
IN State House - 15 Hal Slager Republican 78%
MI State House - 85 Bradley Slagh Republican 86%
IN State House - 52 Ben Smaltz Republican 86%
KS State House - 120 Adam Smith Republican 70%
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith Republican 88%
KY State Senate - 30 Brandon Smith Republican 67%
PA State House - 66 Brian Smith Republican 91%
NC State House - 16 Carson Smith, Jr. Republican 84%
KS State House - 3 Charles Smith Republican 68%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith Republican 57%
FL State House - 38 David Smith Republican 92%
OK State House - 18 David Smith Republican 81%
OR State Senate - 1 David Smith Republican 69%
WV State House - 39 Doug Smith Republican 85%
NY State Assembly - 5 Douglas Smith Republican 65%
OR State House - 57 Greg Smith Republican 51%
MO U.S. House - 8 Jason Smith Republican 90%
NH State House - Carroll 5 Jonathan Smith Republican 98%
GA State House - 70 Lynn Smith Republican 73%
SC State House - 99 Marvin Smith Republican 82%
DE State House - 22 Mike Smith Republican 51%
WV State Senate - 14 Randy Smith Republican 81%
IA Treasurer Roby Smith Republican 87%
NH State House - Sullivan 3 Steve Smith Republican 85%
KY State House - 86 Tom Smith Republican 77%
MS State House - 84 Troy Smith Republican 63%
GA State House - 18 Tyler Smith Republican 84%
AL State House - 42 Van Smith Republican 74%
GA State House - 138 Vance Smith, Jr. Republican 75%
MA State House - First Hampden Todd Smola Republican 70%
State Office Name Party Rating
OH State House - 62 Jean Schmidt R 90%
MO State Senate - 23 Adam Schnelting R 94%
SD State Senate - 19 Kyle Schoenfish R 62%
WA State Senate - 9 Mark Schoesler R 79%
KS State House - 60 Mark Schreiber R 58%
MO State Senate - 2 Nick Schroer R 92%
WY State Senate - 15 Wendy Schuler R 59%
IA State Senate - 6 Jason Schultz R 91%
UT State House - 12 Mike Schultz R 72%
AZ U.S. House - 1 David Schweikert R 95%
MS State House - 89 Donnie Scoggin R 63%
GA State House - 14 Mitchell Scoggins R 74%
CT State House - 112 Tony Scott R 54%
WY State Senate - 30 Charles Scott R 67%
ID State House - 2A Heather Scott R 97%
GA U.S. House - 8 Austin Scott R 85%
NM State Senate - 42 Larry Scott R 79%
MN State House - 31B Peggy Scott R 91%
VA State House - 63 Phillip Scott R 98%
FL U.S. Senate - Sr Rick Scott R 90%
SC U.S. Senate - Jr Tim Scott R 90%
LA State Senate - 31 Alan Seabaugh R 83%
GA State House - 34 Devan Seabaugh R 79%
NH State House - Merrimack 12 Brian Seaworth R 98%
MO State House - 156 Brian Seitz R 88%
KS State House - 101 Joe Seiwert R 81%
AL State House - 90 Chris Sells R 65%
MN Commissioner - 2 David Senjem R 72%
AL State Senate - 35 David Sessions R 69%
TX U.S. House - 17 Pete Sessions R 93%
NC State House - 89 Mitchell Setzer R 77%
GA State Senate - 37 Ed Setzler R 79%
IL State House - 116 Dave Severin R 70%
TN State House - 25 Cameron Sexton R 88%
CA State Senate - 32 Kelly Seyarto R 92%
MS State Senate - 47 Joseph Seymour R 61%
MS State House - 60 Fred Shanks R 61%
NM State Senate - 1 Bill Sharer R 80%
KY State House - 100 Scott Sharp R 83%
MO State House - 4 Greg Sharpe R 73%
AL State House - 39 Ginny Shaver R 69%
NH State House - Hillsborough 43 Vanessa Sheehan R 94%
AL State Senate - 17 Shay Shelnutt R 78%
NC State House - 15 Phil Shepard R 86%
ID State House - 7B Charlie Shepherd R 89%
TN State House - 43 Paul Sherrell R 84%
MO State House - 11 Brenda Shields R 74%
IA State House - 87 Jeff Shipley R 79%
IA State Senate - 9 Tom Shipley R 84%
UT State House - 71 Rex Shipp R 76%
FL State House - 7 Jason Shoaf R 93%
AZ State Senate - 16 T.J. Shope R 81%
DE State House - 39 Danny Short R 63%
WA State Senate - 7 Shelly Short R 88%
DE State House - 36 Bryan Shupe R 65%
IA State House - 16 David Sieck R 82%
IA State House - 19 J. Brent Siegrist R 83%
MO State House - 109 John Simmons R 91%
MD State Senate - 31 Bryan Simonaire R 56%
NJ State Assembly - 1 Erik Simonsen R 77%
CO State Senate - 6 Cleave Simpson R 69%
AL State House - 96 Matt Simpson R 69%
NY State Assembly - 114 Matt Simpson R 86%
ID U.S. House - 2 Mike Simpson R 75%
FL Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Wilton Simpson R 84%
OK Commissioner - 2 Lonnie Sims R 76%
IA State Senate - 12 Amy Sinclair R 87%
NJ State Senate - 30 Robert Singer R 62%
FL State House - 31 Tyler Sirois R 94%
ID State House - 10B Bruce Skaug R 85%
IN State House - 15 Hal Slager R 78%
MI State House - 85 Bradley Slagh R 86%
IN State House - 52 Ben Smaltz R 86%
KS State House - 120 Adam Smith R 70%
NE U.S. House - 3 Adrian Smith R 88%
KY State Senate - 30 Brandon Smith R 67%
PA State House - 66 Brian Smith R 91%
NC State House - 16 Carson Smith, Jr. R 84%
KS State House - 3 Charles Smith R 68%
NJ U.S. House - 4 Chris Smith R 57%
FL State House - 38 David Smith R 92%
OK State House - 18 David Smith R 81%
OR State Senate - 1 David Smith R 69%
WV State House - 39 Doug Smith R 85%
NY State Assembly - 5 Douglas Smith R 65%
OR State House - 57 Greg Smith R 51%
MO U.S. House - 8 Jason Smith R 90%
NH State House - Carroll 5 Jonathan Smith R 98%
GA State House - 70 Lynn Smith R 73%
SC State House - 99 Marvin Smith R 82%
DE State House - 22 Mike Smith R 51%
WV State Senate - 14 Randy Smith R 81%
IA Treasurer Roby Smith R 87%
NH State House - Sullivan 3 Steve Smith R 85%
KY State House - 86 Tom Smith R 77%
MS State House - 84 Troy Smith R 63%
GA State House - 18 Tyler Smith R 84%
AL State House - 42 Van Smith R 74%
GA State House - 138 Vance Smith, Jr. R 75%
MA State House - First Hampden Todd Smola R 70%
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