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%
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%
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