Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2023 Lifetime Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Waltz | 76% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 2 | Rudy Yakym III | Republican | 76% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 76% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 75% |
| Larry Bucshon | 75% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | Republican | 75% |
| OH | U.S. House - 7 | Max Miller | Republican | 75% |
| UT | U.S. House - 4 | Burgess Owens | Republican | 75% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 74% |
| Bill Johnson | 74% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 5 | Julia Letlow | Republican | 74% |
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | Republican | 74% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 74% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 74% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 73% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 73% |
| TX | U.S. House - 15 | Monica De La Cruz | Republican | 73% |
| NY | U.S. House - 23 | Nicholas Langworthy | Republican | 73% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 73% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 72% |
| IA | U.S. House - 2 | Ashley Hinson | Republican | 72% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 72% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 72% |
| FL | U.S. House - 15 | Laurel Lee | Republican | 72% |
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | Republican | 72% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 72% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 72% |
| Michelle Steel | 71% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | Republican | 71% |
| OH | U.S. House - 15 | Mike Carey | Republican | 70% |
| UT | U.S. House - 1 | Blake Moore | Republican | 70% |
| CA | U.S. House - 23 | Jay Obernolte | Republican | 70% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | Republican | 70% |
| Mike Garcia | 69% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 69% |
| NE | U.S. House - 1 | Mike Flood | Republican | 68% |
| Tony Gonzales | 68% | |||
| IA | U.S. House - 1 | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Republican | 68% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 67% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 66% |
| John Duarte | 66% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 11 | Chuck Edwards | Republican | 66% |
| MI | U.S. House - 10 | John James | Republican | 66% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Pete Ricketts | Republican | 66% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 66% |
| NY | U.S. House - 1 | Nicholas LaLota | Republican | 64% |
| IA | U.S. House - 3 | Zach Nunn | Republican | 64% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | Republican | 63% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 6 | Juan Ciscomani | Republican | 63% |
| CA | U.S. House - 40 | Young Kim | Republican | 63% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 62% |
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | Republican | 61% |
| Mitt Romney | 61% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 28 | Carlos Giménez | Republican | 60% |
| VA | U.S. House - 2 | Jennifer Kiggans | Republican | 59% |
| Marcus Molinaro | 59% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 59% |
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | Republican | 58% |
| CA | U.S. House - 3 | Kevin Kiley | Independent | 58% |
| FL | U.S. House - 27 | Maria Salazar | Republican | 57% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 57% |
| Anthony D'Esposito | 56% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 55% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 55% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 55% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 54% |
| Lori Chavez-DeRemer | 49% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | Republican | 49% |
| NY | U.S. House - 17 | Mike Lawler | Republican | 46% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 43% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 32% |
| Joe Manchin III | 26% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 23% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 21% |
| WA | U.S. House - 3 | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Democratic | 20% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 17% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | Democratic | 14% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 14% | |||
| Tom Carper | 13% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 12% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 12% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | 11% |
| David Scott | 11% | |||
| NM | U.S. House - 1 | Melanie Stansbury | Democratic | 11% |
| Jon Tester | 11% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 18 | Pat Ryan | Democratic | 10% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 10% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 9% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 9% |
| Mary Peltola | 9% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 9% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 8% |
| Dianne Feinstein | 8% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | Democratic | 8% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Hickenlooper | Democratic | 8% |
| FL | U.S. House - 23 | Jared Moskowitz | Democratic | 8% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 8% | |||
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | Democratic | 8% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 8% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 8% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Waltz | 76% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 2 | Rudy Yakym III | R | 76% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 76% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 75% |
| Larry Bucshon | 75% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | R | 75% |
| OH | U.S. House - 7 | Max Miller | R | 75% |
| UT | U.S. House - 4 | Burgess Owens | R | 75% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 74% |
| Bill Johnson | 74% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 5 | Julia Letlow | R | 74% |
| FL | U.S. House - 21 | Brian Mast | R | 74% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 74% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 74% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 73% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 73% |
| TX | U.S. House - 15 | Monica De La Cruz | R | 73% |
| NY | U.S. House - 23 | Nicholas Langworthy | R | 73% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 73% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 72% |
| IA | U.S. House - 2 | Ashley Hinson | R | 72% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 72% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 72% |
| FL | U.S. House - 15 | Laurel Lee | R | 72% |
| FL | U.S. House - 5 | John Rutherford | R | 72% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 72% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 72% |
| Michelle Steel | 71% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | R | 71% |
| OH | U.S. House - 15 | Mike Carey | R | 70% |
| UT | U.S. House - 1 | Blake Moore | R | 70% |
| CA | U.S. House - 23 | Jay Obernolte | R | 70% |
| MN | U.S. House - 8 | Peter Stauber | R | 70% |
| Mike Garcia | 69% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | R | 69% |
| NE | U.S. House - 1 | Mike Flood | R | 68% |
| Tony Gonzales | 68% | |||
| IA | U.S. House - 1 | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | R | 68% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 67% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 66% |
| John Duarte | 66% | |||
| NC | U.S. House - 11 | Chuck Edwards | R | 66% |
| MI | U.S. House - 10 | John James | R | 66% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Pete Ricketts | R | 66% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 66% |
| NY | U.S. House - 1 | Nicholas LaLota | R | 64% |
| IA | U.S. House - 3 | Zach Nunn | R | 64% |
| IL | U.S. House - 12 | Mike Bost | R | 63% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 6 | Juan Ciscomani | R | 63% |
| CA | U.S. House - 40 | Young Kim | R | 63% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 62% |
| NY | U.S. House - 11 | Nicole Malliotakis | R | 61% |
| Mitt Romney | 61% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 28 | Carlos Giménez | R | 60% |
| VA | U.S. House - 2 | Jennifer Kiggans | R | 59% |
| Marcus Molinaro | 59% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 59% |
| NY | U.S. House - 2 | Andrew Garbarino | R | 58% |
| CA | U.S. House - 3 | Kevin Kiley | I | 58% |
| FL | U.S. House - 27 | Maria Salazar | R | 57% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 57% |
| Anthony D'Esposito | 56% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 55% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 55% |
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | R | 55% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 54% |
| Lori Chavez-DeRemer | 49% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | R | 49% |
| NY | U.S. House - 17 | Mike Lawler | R | 46% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 43% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 32% |
| Joe Manchin III | 26% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 23% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 21% |
| WA | U.S. House - 3 | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | D | 20% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 17% |
| CA | U.S. House - 21 | Jim Costa | D | 14% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 14% | |||
| Tom Carper | 13% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | D | 12% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 12% |
| TX | U.S. House - 34 | Vicente Gonzalez | D | 11% |
| David Scott | 11% | |||
| NM | U.S. House - 1 | Melanie Stansbury | D | 11% |
| Jon Tester | 11% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 18 | Pat Ryan | D | 10% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 10% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 9% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 9% |
| Mary Peltola | 9% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 9% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 8% |
| Dianne Feinstein | 8% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 5 | Joshua Gottheimer | D | 8% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Hickenlooper | D | 8% |
| FL | U.S. House - 23 | Jared Moskowitz | D | 8% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 8% | |||
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | D | 8% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 8% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 8% |