Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2022 Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Thompson | 61% | |||
| Cyrus Western | 61% | |||
| Brian White | 61% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 17 | Charles Younger | Republican | 61% |
| SC | State House - 71 | Nathan Ballentine | Republican | 60% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 60% |
| CT | State House - 67 | Billy Buckbee | Republican | 60% |
| CT | State House - 86 | Vin Candelora | Republican | 60% |
| Chris Caughman | 60% | |||
| MS | State House - 14 | Sam Creekmore IV | Republican | 60% |
| Joe Daning | 60% | |||
| Jerry Darnell | 60% | |||
| Michael Diedrich | 60% | |||
| NE | State Senate - 30 | Myron Dorn | Republican | 60% |
| John Eklund, Jr. | 60% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 1 | Mike Flood | Republican | 60% |
| MS | State House - 73 | Jill Ford | Republican | 60% |
| FL | U.S. House - 28 | Carlos Giménez | Republican | 60% |
| CT | State House - 59 | Carol Hall | Republican | 60% |
| Lee Heider | 60% | |||
| NM | State House - 60 | Joshua Hernandez | Republican | 60% |
| MD | State Senate - 36 | Stephen Hershey, Jr. | Republican | 60% |
| Dan Johnson | 60% | |||
| WY | State Senate - 27 | Bill Landen | Republican | 60% |
| NY | U.S. House - 17 | Mike Lawler | Republican | 60% |
| OR | State House - 18 | Rick Lewis | Republican | 60% |
| Patti Lodge | 60% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | Republican | 60% |
| Michele Matsikoudis | 60% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 1 | Mike McLendon | Republican | 60% |
| Steve Moss | 60% | |||
| Patty Ritchie | 60% | |||
| John Romero-Martinez | 60% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 6 | John Salling | Republican | 60% |
| UT | State Senate - 1 | Scott Sandall | Republican | 60% |
| Sue Serino | 60% | |||
| Laddie Shaw | 60% | |||
| Randall Shedd | 60% | |||
| Stephen Smyk | 60% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 5 | Daniel Sparks | Republican | 60% |
| John Stinner, Sr. | 60% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 64 | Michael Tannousis | Republican | 60% |
| MS | State House - 87 | Joseph Tubb | Republican | 60% |
| Brandon Umba | 60% | |||
| MA | State House - Third Barnstable | David Vieira | Republican | 60% |
| Rick Ward III | 60% | |||
| SC | State House - 1 | William Whitmire | Republican | 60% |
| Jack Zika | 60% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 22 | Ron Alting | Republican | 59% |
| WY | State Senate - 23 | Eric Barlow | Republican | 59% |
| IN | State Senate - 8 | Mike Bohacek | Republican | 59% |
| MS | State Senate - 9 | Nicole Boyd | Republican | 59% |
| MD | State Senate - 38 | Mary Carozza | Republican | 59% |
| GA | State House - 174 | John Corbett | Republican | 59% |
| SC | State House - 68 | Heather Crawford | Republican | 59% |
| NY | State Assembly - 3 | Joe DeStefano | Republican | 59% |
| Becky Drury | 59% | |||
| C.B. Embry, Jr. | 59% | |||
| SC | State House - 124 | Shannon Erickson | Republican | 59% |
| Danny Eyre | 59% | |||
| VT | State House - Caledonia-3 | Martha Feltus | Republican | 59% |
| ID | State House - 31B | Rod Furniss | Republican | 59% |
| SC | State House - 11 | Craig Gagnon | Republican | 59% |
| MD | State Senate - 35 | Jason Gallion | Republican | 59% |
| Mike Greear | 59% | |||
| GA | State House - 154 | Gerald Greene | Republican | 59% |
| WV | State Senate - 11 | Bill Hamilton | Republican | 59% |
| AL | State House - 75 | Reed Ingram | Republican | 59% |
| MD | State Senate - 7 | J. B. Jennings | Republican | 59% |
| ID | Mayor - At-Large | Dan Johnson | Republican | 59% |
| SC | State House - 58 | Jeff Johnson | Republican | 59% |
| Mark Kolterman | 59% | |||
| WY | State Board of Education | R.J. Kost | Republican | 59% |
| IL | State Senate - 24 | Seth Lewis | Republican | 59% |
| Jeff Longbine | 59% | |||
| CT | State House - 122 | Ben McGorty | Republican | 59% |
| UT | State Senate - 5 | Ann Millner | Republican | 59% |
| SD | State Senate - 20 | Paul Miskimins | Republican | 59% |
| WY | State Senate - 15 | Wendy Schuler | Republican | 59% |
| Robert Spendlove | 59% | |||
| Richard Thomason | 59% | |||
| LA | State House - 19 | Francis Thompson | Republican | 59% |
| MS | State Senate - 10 | Neil Whaley | Republican | 59% |
| Malinda White | 59% | |||
| Mark Willadsen | 59% | |||
| Lynn Wright | 59% | |||
| Raymond Aguilar | 58% | |||
| David Anderson | 58% | |||
| SC | State House - 123 | Jeff Bradley | Republican | 58% |
| NE | State Senate - 32 | Tom Brandt | Republican | 58% |
| SC | State House - 107 | Case Brittain | Republican | 58% |
| Bill Burt | 58% | |||
| ID | State Senate - 31 | Van Burtenshaw | Republican | 58% |
| SC | State Senate - 43 | Chip Campsen III | Republican | 58% |
| Edward Durr | 58% | |||
| UT | State House - 43 | Steve Eliason | Republican | 58% |
| Peter Fagan | 58% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | Republican | 58% |
| SC | State House - 94 | Gil Gatch | Republican | 58% |
| Ron Griggs | 58% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Thompson | 61% | |||
| Cyrus Western | 61% | |||
| Brian White | 61% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 17 | Charles Younger | R | 61% |
| SC | State House - 71 | Nathan Ballentine | R | 60% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | R | 60% |
| CT | State House - 67 | Billy Buckbee | R | 60% |
| CT | State House - 86 | Vin Candelora | R | 60% |
| Chris Caughman | 60% | |||
| MS | State House - 14 | Sam Creekmore IV | R | 60% |
| Joe Daning | 60% | |||
| Jerry Darnell | 60% | |||
| Michael Diedrich | 60% | |||
| NE | State Senate - 30 | Myron Dorn | R | 60% |
| John Eklund, Jr. | 60% | |||
| NE | U.S. House - 1 | Mike Flood | R | 60% |
| MS | State House - 73 | Jill Ford | R | 60% |
| FL | U.S. House - 28 | Carlos Giménez | R | 60% |
| CT | State House - 59 | Carol Hall | R | 60% |
| Lee Heider | 60% | |||
| NM | State House - 60 | Joshua Hernandez | R | 60% |
| MD | State Senate - 36 | Stephen Hershey, Jr. | R | 60% |
| Dan Johnson | 60% | |||
| WY | State Senate - 27 | Bill Landen | R | 60% |
| NY | U.S. House - 17 | Mike Lawler | R | 60% |
| OR | State House - 18 | Rick Lewis | R | 60% |
| Patti Lodge | 60% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | R | 60% |
| Michele Matsikoudis | 60% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 1 | Mike McLendon | R | 60% |
| Steve Moss | 60% | |||
| Patty Ritchie | 60% | |||
| John Romero-Martinez | 60% | |||
| MD | State Senate - 6 | John Salling | R | 60% |
| UT | State Senate - 1 | Scott Sandall | R | 60% |
| Sue Serino | 60% | |||
| Laddie Shaw | 60% | |||
| Randall Shedd | 60% | |||
| Stephen Smyk | 60% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 5 | Daniel Sparks | R | 60% |
| John Stinner, Sr. | 60% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 64 | Michael Tannousis | R | 60% |
| MS | State House - 87 | Joseph Tubb | R | 60% |
| Brandon Umba | 60% | |||
| MA | State House - Third Barnstable | David Vieira | R | 60% |
| Rick Ward III | 60% | |||
| SC | State House - 1 | William Whitmire | R | 60% |
| Jack Zika | 60% | |||
| IN | State Senate - 22 | Ron Alting | R | 59% |
| WY | State Senate - 23 | Eric Barlow | R | 59% |
| IN | State Senate - 8 | Mike Bohacek | R | 59% |
| MS | State Senate - 9 | Nicole Boyd | R | 59% |
| MD | State Senate - 38 | Mary Carozza | R | 59% |
| GA | State House - 174 | John Corbett | R | 59% |
| SC | State House - 68 | Heather Crawford | R | 59% |
| NY | State Assembly - 3 | Joe DeStefano | R | 59% |
| Becky Drury | 59% | |||
| C.B. Embry, Jr. | 59% | |||
| SC | State House - 124 | Shannon Erickson | R | 59% |
| Danny Eyre | 59% | |||
| VT | State House - Caledonia-3 | Martha Feltus | R | 59% |
| ID | State House - 31B | Rod Furniss | R | 59% |
| SC | State House - 11 | Craig Gagnon | R | 59% |
| MD | State Senate - 35 | Jason Gallion | R | 59% |
| Mike Greear | 59% | |||
| GA | State House - 154 | Gerald Greene | R | 59% |
| WV | State Senate - 11 | Bill Hamilton | R | 59% |
| AL | State House - 75 | Reed Ingram | R | 59% |
| MD | State Senate - 7 | J. B. Jennings | R | 59% |
| ID | Mayor - At-Large | Dan Johnson | R | 59% |
| SC | State House - 58 | Jeff Johnson | R | 59% |
| Mark Kolterman | 59% | |||
| WY | State Board of Education | R.J. Kost | R | 59% |
| IL | State Senate - 24 | Seth Lewis | R | 59% |
| Jeff Longbine | 59% | |||
| CT | State House - 122 | Ben McGorty | R | 59% |
| UT | State Senate - 5 | Ann Millner | R | 59% |
| SD | State Senate - 20 | Paul Miskimins | R | 59% |
| WY | State Senate - 15 | Wendy Schuler | R | 59% |
| Robert Spendlove | 59% | |||
| Richard Thomason | 59% | |||
| LA | State House - 19 | Francis Thompson | R | 59% |
| MS | State Senate - 10 | Neil Whaley | R | 59% |
| Malinda White | 59% | |||
| Mark Willadsen | 59% | |||
| Lynn Wright | 59% | |||
| Raymond Aguilar | 58% | |||
| David Anderson | 58% | |||
| SC | State House - 123 | Jeff Bradley | R | 58% |
| NE | State Senate - 32 | Tom Brandt | R | 58% |
| SC | State House - 107 | Case Brittain | R | 58% |
| Bill Burt | 58% | |||
| ID | State Senate - 31 | Van Burtenshaw | R | 58% |
| SC | State Senate - 43 | Chip Campsen III | R | 58% |
| Edward Durr | 58% | |||
| UT | State House - 43 | Steve Eliason | R | 58% |
| Peter Fagan | 58% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | R | 58% |
| SC | State House - 94 | Gil Gatch | R | 58% |
| Ron Griggs | 58% |