Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)

2022 Positions

Issues: Conservative

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State Office Name Party Rating
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%
CO Commissioner - 3 Kevin Van Winkle Republican 91%
IN State House - 38 Heath VanNatter Republican 88%
MO State House - 9 Dean VanSchoiack Republican 71%
MI State House - 88 Greg VanWoerkom Republican 82%
AK State House - 6 Sarah Vance Republican 85%
NH State House - Rockingham 25 Susan Vandecasteele Republican 96%
ID State House - 22A John Vander Woude Republican 79%
WI State Assembly - 70 Nancy VanderMeer Republican 90%
MI State House - 102 Curt VanderWall Republican 84%
DE State House - 35 Jesse Vanderwende Republican 77%
NH State House - Belknap 7 Peter Varney Republican 77%
TN State House - 95 Kevin Vaughan Republican 81%
CT State House - 30 Donna Veach Republican 74%
MO State House - 59 Rudolph Veit Republican 73%
SC State Senate - 9 Danny Verdin III Republican 58%
NH State House - Rockingham 2 Kevin Verville Republican 96%
UT State Senate - 28 Evan Vickers Republican 64%
MI State Senate - 31 Roger Victory Republican 82%
MA State House - Third Barnstable David Vieira Republican 60%
LA State House - 79 Debbie Villio Republican 80%
TN State House - 29 Greg Vital Republican 90%
OH Commissioner - At-Large Nino Vitale Republican 88%
PA State Senate - 47 Elder Vogel, Jr. Republican 79%
WA State House - 6 Position 1 Mike Volz Republican 76%
WI State Assembly - 33 Robin Vos Republican 92%
NH State House - Rockingham 5 Michael Vose Republican 92%
VA State House - 83 Otto Wachsmann, Jr. Republican 74%
GA State House - 9 Will Wade Republican 90%
ME State House - 82 Nathan Wadsworth Republican 91%
AL State House - 14 Tim Wadsworth Republican 71%
AL State Senate - 16 Jabo Waggoner Republican 74%
KS State House - 104 Paul Waggoner Republican 91%
MO U.S. House - 2 Ann Wagner Republican 79%
WA State Senate - 39 Keith Wagoner Republican 83%
MI U.S. House - 5 Tim Walberg Republican 90%
NY State Senate - 49 Mark Walczyk Republican 72%
IN State Senate - 41 Greg Walker Republican 80%
IN State Senate - 31 Kyle Walker Republican 66%
GA State Senate - 20 Larry Walker III Republican 69%
VT State House - Franklin-4 Matthew Walker Republican 89%
VA State House - 52 Wendell Walker Republican 82%
PA State House - 69 Carl Walker Metzgar Republican 90%
MS State House - 77 Price Wallace Republican 63%
OR State House - 6 Kimberly Wallan Republican 81%
TN State Senate - 26 Page Walley Republican 80%
WA State House - 19 Position 1 Jim Walsh Republican 78%
NY State Assembly - 112 Mary Walsh Republican 75%
NH State House - Merrimack 10 Thomas Walsh IV Republican 87%
WI State Senate - 21 Van Wanggaard Republican 93%
WV State House - 86 Bryan Ward Republican 82%
State Office Name Party Rating
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%
CO Commissioner - 3 Kevin Van Winkle R 91%
IN State House - 38 Heath VanNatter R 88%
MO State House - 9 Dean VanSchoiack R 71%
MI State House - 88 Greg VanWoerkom R 82%
AK State House - 6 Sarah Vance R 85%
NH State House - Rockingham 25 Susan Vandecasteele R 96%
ID State House - 22A John Vander Woude R 79%
WI State Assembly - 70 Nancy VanderMeer R 90%
MI State House - 102 Curt VanderWall R 84%
DE State House - 35 Jesse Vanderwende R 77%
NH State House - Belknap 7 Peter Varney R 77%
TN State House - 95 Kevin Vaughan R 81%
CT State House - 30 Donna Veach R 74%
MO State House - 59 Rudolph Veit R 73%
SC State Senate - 9 Danny Verdin III R 58%
NH State House - Rockingham 2 Kevin Verville R 96%
UT State Senate - 28 Evan Vickers R 64%
MI State Senate - 31 Roger Victory R 82%
MA State House - Third Barnstable David Vieira R 60%
LA State House - 79 Debbie Villio R 80%
TN State House - 29 Greg Vital R 90%
OH Commissioner - At-Large Nino Vitale R 88%
PA State Senate - 47 Elder Vogel, Jr. R 79%
WA State House - 6 Position 1 Mike Volz R 76%
WI State Assembly - 33 Robin Vos R 92%
NH State House - Rockingham 5 Michael Vose R 92%
VA State House - 83 Otto Wachsmann, Jr. R 74%
GA State House - 9 Will Wade R 90%
ME State House - 82 Nathan Wadsworth R 91%
AL State House - 14 Tim Wadsworth R 71%
AL State Senate - 16 Jabo Waggoner R 74%
KS State House - 104 Paul Waggoner R 91%
MO U.S. House - 2 Ann Wagner R 79%
WA State Senate - 39 Keith Wagoner R 83%
MI U.S. House - 5 Tim Walberg R 90%
NY State Senate - 49 Mark Walczyk R 72%
IN State Senate - 41 Greg Walker R 80%
IN State Senate - 31 Kyle Walker R 66%
GA State Senate - 20 Larry Walker III R 69%
VT State House - Franklin-4 Matthew Walker R 89%
VA State House - 52 Wendell Walker R 82%
PA State House - 69 Carl Walker Metzgar R 90%
MS State House - 77 Price Wallace R 63%
OR State House - 6 Kimberly Wallan R 81%
TN State Senate - 26 Page Walley R 80%
WA State House - 19 Position 1 Jim Walsh R 78%
NY State Assembly - 112 Mary Walsh R 75%
NH State House - Merrimack 10 Thomas Walsh IV R 87%
WI State Senate - 21 Van Wanggaard R 93%
WV State House - 86 Bryan Ward R 82%
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