Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2022 Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME | State Senate - 18 | Rick Bennett | Independent | 56% |
| Bart Blackwell | 56% | |||
| MS | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - District 1 Place 3 | Jenifer Branning | No Party Affiliation | 56% |
| NY | State Assembly - 12 | Keith Brown | Republican | 56% |
| WY | State Senate - 25 | Cale Case | Republican | 56% |
| Roger Chase | 56% | |||
| CT | State Senate - 34 | Paul Cicarella, Jr. | Republican | 56% |
| Susan Concannon | 56% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 13 | Vicky Flynn | Republican | 56% |
| Linda Hartgen | 56% | |||
| VT | State House - Essex-Caledonia | John Kascenska II | Republican | 56% |
| NY | State Senate - 24 | Andrew Lanza | Republican | 56% |
| Abby Lee | 56% | |||
| Paul Lefebvre | 56% | |||
| SC | State House - 43 | Randy Ligon | Republican | 56% |
| Bethanne McCarthy Patrick | 56% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 25 | Walter Michel | Republican | 56% |
| NY | State Senate - 1 | Anthony Palumbo | Republican | 56% |
| CT | State Senate - 21 | Jason Perillo | Republican | 56% |
| Sara Rasmussen | 56% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 62 | Michael Reilly | Republican | 56% |
| MD | State Senate - 31 | Bryan Simonaire | Republican | 56% |
| Evan Simpson | 56% | |||
| Gary Simrill | 56% | |||
| SC | State Senate - 8 | Ross Turner | Republican | 56% |
| Steve Waldrip | 56% | |||
| ID | State Senate - 1 | Jim Woodward | Republican | 56% |
| LA | State House - 62 | Roy Adams | Democratic | 55% |
| Nick Bain | 55% | |||
| SC | State House - 24 | Bruce Bannister | Republican | 55% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 25 | Aura Dunn | Republican | 55% |
| UT | State House - 36 | James Dunnigan | Republican | 55% |
| Robert Elliott | 55% | |||
| Kirkman Finlay III | 55% | |||
| SC | State Senate - 4 | Mike Gambrell | Republican | 55% |
| SC | State Senate - 34 | Stephen Goldfinch, Jr. | Republican | 55% |
| Bill Hansell | 55% | |||
| CT | State Senate - 30 | Stephen Harding, Jr. | Republican | 55% |
| Max Hyde, Jr. | 55% | |||
| Timothy Johns | 55% | |||
| James Kelcourse | 55% | |||
| Adam Kinzinger | 55% | |||
| MS | State House - 102 | Missy McGee | Republican | 55% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 55% |
| WY | State Senate - 7 | Stephan Pappas | Republican | 55% |
| Robert Plymale | 55% | |||
| SC | State House - 47 | Tommy Pope | Republican | 55% |
| CT | State House - 123 | Dave Rutigliano | Republican | 55% |
| Gary Smith, Jr. | 55% | |||
| AK | State Senate - A | Bert Stedman | Republican | 55% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME | State Senate - 18 | Rick Bennett | I | 56% |
| Bart Blackwell | 56% | |||
| MS | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court - District 1 Place 3 | Jenifer Branning | N/A | 56% |
| NY | State Assembly - 12 | Keith Brown | R | 56% |
| WY | State Senate - 25 | Cale Case | R | 56% |
| Roger Chase | 56% | |||
| CT | State Senate - 34 | Paul Cicarella, Jr. | R | 56% |
| Susan Concannon | 56% | |||
| NJ | State Assembly - 13 | Vicky Flynn | R | 56% |
| Linda Hartgen | 56% | |||
| VT | State House - Essex-Caledonia | John Kascenska II | R | 56% |
| NY | State Senate - 24 | Andrew Lanza | R | 56% |
| Abby Lee | 56% | |||
| Paul Lefebvre | 56% | |||
| SC | State House - 43 | Randy Ligon | R | 56% |
| Bethanne McCarthy Patrick | 56% | |||
| MS | State Senate - 25 | Walter Michel | R | 56% |
| NY | State Senate - 1 | Anthony Palumbo | R | 56% |
| CT | State Senate - 21 | Jason Perillo | R | 56% |
| Sara Rasmussen | 56% | |||
| NY | State Assembly - 62 | Michael Reilly | R | 56% |
| MD | State Senate - 31 | Bryan Simonaire | R | 56% |
| Evan Simpson | 56% | |||
| Gary Simrill | 56% | |||
| SC | State Senate - 8 | Ross Turner | R | 56% |
| Steve Waldrip | 56% | |||
| ID | State Senate - 1 | Jim Woodward | R | 56% |
| LA | State House - 62 | Roy Adams | D | 55% |
| Nick Bain | 55% | |||
| SC | State House - 24 | Bruce Bannister | R | 55% |
| NJ | State Assembly - 25 | Aura Dunn | R | 55% |
| UT | State House - 36 | James Dunnigan | R | 55% |
| Robert Elliott | 55% | |||
| Kirkman Finlay III | 55% | |||
| SC | State Senate - 4 | Mike Gambrell | R | 55% |
| SC | State Senate - 34 | Stephen Goldfinch, Jr. | R | 55% |
| Bill Hansell | 55% | |||
| CT | State Senate - 30 | Stephen Harding, Jr. | R | 55% |
| Max Hyde, Jr. | 55% | |||
| Timothy Johns | 55% | |||
| James Kelcourse | 55% | |||
| Adam Kinzinger | 55% | |||
| MS | State House - 102 | Missy McGee | R | 55% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 55% |
| WY | State Senate - 7 | Stephan Pappas | R | 55% |
| Robert Plymale | 55% | |||
| SC | State House - 47 | Tommy Pope | R | 55% |
| CT | State House - 123 | Dave Rutigliano | R | 55% |
| Gary Smith, Jr. | 55% | |||
| AK | State Senate - A | Bert Stedman | R | 55% |