Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2022 Positions

Issues: Conservative

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State Office Name Party Rating
NY State Assembly - 102 Chris Tague Republican 89%
WV State Senate - 17 Tom Takubo Republican 81%
LA State Senate - 10 Kirk Talbot Republican 77%
NY State Assembly - 64 Michael Tannousis Republican 60%
MA State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex Bruce Tarr Republican 57%
WV State Senate - 4 Eric Tarr Republican 85%
LA State House - 36 Phillip Tarver Republican 86%
GA State House - 2 Steve Tarvin Republican 83%
KS State House - 27 Sean Tarwater, Sr. Republican 79%
VA State House - 99 Anne Tata Republican 69%
MS State Senate - 33 Jeff Tate Republican 63%
KY State House - 27 Nancy Tate Republican 82%
SC State House - 86 Bill Taylor Republican 64%
GA State House - 173 Darlene Taylor Republican 69%
IA State Senate - 2 Jeff Taylor Republican 97%
MO State House - 48 Tim Taylor Republican 79%
NY State Senate - 44 Jim Tedisco Republican 58%
NY U.S. House - 24 Claudia Tenney Republican 69%
NM State House - 39 Luis Terrazas Republican 68%
TN State House - 48 Bryan Terry Republican 90%
NH State House - Belknap 7 Paul Terry Republican 96%
IN State House - 7 Jake Teshka Republican 87%
NJ State Senate - 1 Mike Testa, Jr. Republican 70%
WI State Senate - 24 Patrick Testin Republican 94%
UT State House - 44 Jordan Teuscher Republican 87%
OR State Senate - 11 Kim Thatcher Republican 74%
NH Commissioner - 1 Robert Theberge Republican 49%
MI State Senate - 22 Lana Theis Republican 91%
KS State Senate - 23 Adam Thomas Republican 86%
GA State House - 21 Brad Thomas Republican 89%
NH State House - Rockingham 16 Doug Thomas Republican 83%
LA State House - 80 Polly Thomas Republican 81%
KY State House - 8 Walker Thomas Republican 84%
LA State House - 19 Francis Thompson Republican 59%
PA U.S. House - 15 GT Thompson, Jr. Republican 72%
IN State House - 28 Jeffrey Thompson Republican 85%
KS State Senate - 10 Mike Thompson Republican 90%
MS State Senate - 48 Mike Thompson Republican 65%
MO State House - 53 Terry Thompson Republican 68%
ME State House - 35 Jim Thorne Republican 95%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune Republican 84%
UT State House - 62 Norm Thurston Republican 77%
WI U.S. House - 7 Tom Tiffany Republican 97%
GA State Senate - 19 Blake Tillery Republican 75%
NC U.S. Senate - Sr Thom Tillis Republican 75%
AK State Senate - M Cathy Tilton Republican 85%
ME State Senate - 17 Jeff Timberlake Republican 90%
SC U.S. House - 4 William Timmons Republican 92%
KY State House - 53 James Tipton Republican 80%
MI State House - 55 Mark Tisdel Republican 84%
WI State Assembly - 25 Paul Tittl Republican 91%
TN State House - 73 Chris Todd Republican 86%
IN State Senate - 49 Jim Tomes Republican 70%
PA State House - 18 Kathleen Tomlinson Republican 76%
WV State House - 43 Christopher Toney Republican 65%
PA State House - 78 Jesse Topper Republican 86%
NC State House - 108 John Torbett Republican 86%
MN State House - 15B Paul Torkelson Republican 86%
OK State House - 48 Tammy Townley Republican 77%
NM State Senate - 34 Jim Townsend Republican 80%
FL State House - 84 Dana Trabulsy Republican 92%
IL State Senate - 50 Jil Tracy Republican 81%
WI State Assembly - 49 Travis Tranel Republican 89%
TN State House - 31 Ron Travis Republican 84%
AL State House - 51 Allen Treadaway Republican 66%
MO State Senate - 20 Curtis Trent Republican 91%
NH State House - Rockingham 13 Richard Tripp Republican 79%
NH State House - Belknap 8 Douglas Trottier Republican 90%
FL State Senate - 13 Keith Truenow Republican 96%
KY State House - 89 Timmy Truett Republican 79%
FL State Senate - 2 Jay Trumbull Republican 92%
MS State House - 87 Joseph Tubb Republican 60%
AL U.S. Senate - Sr Tommy Tuberville Republican 91%
FL State House - 83 Kaylee Tuck Republican 94%
NH State House - Rockingham 1 Paul Tudor Republican 97%
ME State House - 10 Will Tuell Republican 79%
MS State House - 79 Mark Tullos Republican 62%
NH State House - Strafford 4 Len Turcotte Republican 97%
KS State House - 28 Carl Turner Republican 89%
LA State House - 12 Christopher Turner Republican 79%
MS State House - 18 Jerry Turner Republican 66%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 66%
SC State Senate - 8 Ross Turner Republican 56%
IL State Senate - 44 Sally Turner Republican 62%
WI State Assembly - 3 Ron Tusler Republican 90%
PA State House - 123 Timothy Twardzik Republican 88%
KS State Senate - 12 Caryn Tyson Republican 87%
NC State House - 3 Steve Tyson Republican 90%
IL State House - 65 Dan Ugaste Republican 79%
NH State House - Hillsborough 13 Jordan Ulery Republican 93%
ME State House - 5 Joseph Underwood Republican 95%
KY State House - 52 Ken Upchurch Republican 76%
MN State Senate - 5 Paul Utke Republican 81%
CT State House - 52 Kurt Vail Republican 74%
CA U.S. House - 22 David Valadao Republican 54%
WA State House - 26 Position 2 Michelle Valdez Republican 71%
FL State House - 64 Susan Valdés Republican 29%
CA State Senate - 23 Suzette Valladares Republican 66%
NJ U.S. House - 2 Jeff Van Drew Republican 53%
TX U.S. House - 24 Beth Van Duyne Republican 89%
State Office Name Party Rating
NY State Assembly - 102 Chris Tague R 89%
WV State Senate - 17 Tom Takubo R 81%
LA State Senate - 10 Kirk Talbot R 77%
NY State Assembly - 64 Michael Tannousis R 60%
MA State Senate - First Essex and Middlesex Bruce Tarr R 57%
WV State Senate - 4 Eric Tarr R 85%
LA State House - 36 Phillip Tarver R 86%
GA State House - 2 Steve Tarvin R 83%
KS State House - 27 Sean Tarwater, Sr. R 79%
VA State House - 99 Anne Tata R 69%
MS State Senate - 33 Jeff Tate R 63%
KY State House - 27 Nancy Tate R 82%
SC State House - 86 Bill Taylor R 64%
GA State House - 173 Darlene Taylor R 69%
IA State Senate - 2 Jeff Taylor R 97%
MO State House - 48 Tim Taylor R 79%
NY State Senate - 44 Jim Tedisco R 58%
NY U.S. House - 24 Claudia Tenney R 69%
NM State House - 39 Luis Terrazas R 68%
TN State House - 48 Bryan Terry R 90%
NH State House - Belknap 7 Paul Terry R 96%
IN State House - 7 Jake Teshka R 87%
NJ State Senate - 1 Mike Testa, Jr. R 70%
WI State Senate - 24 Patrick Testin R 94%
UT State House - 44 Jordan Teuscher R 87%
OR State Senate - 11 Kim Thatcher R 74%
NH Commissioner - 1 Robert Theberge R 49%
MI State Senate - 22 Lana Theis R 91%
KS State Senate - 23 Adam Thomas R 86%
GA State House - 21 Brad Thomas R 89%
NH State House - Rockingham 16 Doug Thomas R 83%
LA State House - 80 Polly Thomas R 81%
KY State House - 8 Walker Thomas R 84%
LA State House - 19 Francis Thompson R 59%
PA U.S. House - 15 GT Thompson, Jr. R 72%
IN State House - 28 Jeffrey Thompson R 85%
KS State Senate - 10 Mike Thompson R 90%
MS State Senate - 48 Mike Thompson R 65%
MO State House - 53 Terry Thompson R 68%
ME State House - 35 Jim Thorne R 95%
SD U.S. Senate - Sr John Thune R 84%
UT State House - 62 Norm Thurston R 77%
WI U.S. House - 7 Tom Tiffany R 97%
GA State Senate - 19 Blake Tillery R 75%
NC U.S. Senate - Sr Thom Tillis R 75%
AK State Senate - M Cathy Tilton R 85%
ME State Senate - 17 Jeff Timberlake R 90%
SC U.S. House - 4 William Timmons R 92%
KY State House - 53 James Tipton R 80%
MI State House - 55 Mark Tisdel R 84%
WI State Assembly - 25 Paul Tittl R 91%
TN State House - 73 Chris Todd R 86%
IN State Senate - 49 Jim Tomes R 70%
PA State House - 18 Kathleen Tomlinson R 76%
WV State House - 43 Christopher Toney R 65%
PA State House - 78 Jesse Topper R 86%
NC State House - 108 John Torbett R 86%
MN State House - 15B Paul Torkelson R 86%
OK State House - 48 Tammy Townley R 77%
NM State Senate - 34 Jim Townsend R 80%
FL State House - 84 Dana Trabulsy R 92%
IL State Senate - 50 Jil Tracy R 81%
WI State Assembly - 49 Travis Tranel R 89%
TN State House - 31 Ron Travis R 84%
AL State House - 51 Allen Treadaway R 66%
MO State Senate - 20 Curtis Trent R 91%
NH State House - Rockingham 13 Richard Tripp R 79%
NH State House - Belknap 8 Douglas Trottier R 90%
FL State Senate - 13 Keith Truenow R 96%
KY State House - 89 Timmy Truett R 79%
FL State Senate - 2 Jay Trumbull R 92%
MS State House - 87 Joseph Tubb R 60%
AL U.S. Senate - Sr Tommy Tuberville R 91%
FL State House - 83 Kaylee Tuck R 94%
NH State House - Rockingham 1 Paul Tudor R 97%
ME State House - 10 Will Tuell R 79%
MS State House - 79 Mark Tullos R 62%
NH State House - Strafford 4 Len Turcotte R 97%
KS State House - 28 Carl Turner R 89%
LA State House - 12 Christopher Turner R 79%
MS State House - 18 Jerry Turner R 66%
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 66%
SC State Senate - 8 Ross Turner R 56%
IL State Senate - 44 Sally Turner R 62%
WI State Assembly - 3 Ron Tusler R 90%
PA State House - 123 Timothy Twardzik R 88%
KS State Senate - 12 Caryn Tyson R 87%
NC State House - 3 Steve Tyson R 90%
IL State House - 65 Dan Ugaste R 79%
NH State House - Hillsborough 13 Jordan Ulery R 93%
ME State House - 5 Joseph Underwood R 95%
KY State House - 52 Ken Upchurch R 76%
MN State Senate - 5 Paul Utke R 81%
CT State House - 52 Kurt Vail R 74%
CA U.S. House - 22 David Valadao R 54%
WA State House - 26 Position 2 Michelle Valdez R 71%
FL State House - 64 Susan Valdés R 29%
CA State Senate - 23 Suzette Valladares R 66%
NJ U.S. House - 2 Jeff Van Drew R 53%
TX U.S. House - 24 Beth Van Duyne R 89%
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