Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2023 Lifetime Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 4% |
| Annie Kuster | 4% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 49 | Mike Levin | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | Democratic | 4% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 4% |
| Grace Napolitano | 4% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | 4% |
| Don Payne, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Dean Phillips | 4% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 4% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 4% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | Democratic | 4% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 4% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 4% |
| David Trone | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 4% |
| GA | U.S. House - 5 | Nikema Williams | Democratic | 4% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | Democratic | 3% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 3% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 3% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | Democratic | 3% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 3% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 3% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 3% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | Democratic | 3% |
| Anna Eshoo | 3% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | Democratic | 3% |
| OR | U.S. House - 4 | Val Hoyle | Democratic | 3% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 3% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 3% |
| Dan Kildee | 3% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | 3% |
| NM | U.S. House - 3 | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 3% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 3% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 3% |
| GA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Ossoff | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 3% |
| CO | U.S. House - 7 | Brittany Pettersen | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 3% |
| OR | U.S. House - 6 | Andrea Salinas | Democratic | 3% |
| John Sarbanes | 3% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | Democratic | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 3% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 3% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | Democratic | 3% |
| WA | U.S. House - 10 | Marilyn Strickland | Democratic | 3% |
| Eric Swalwell | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 3% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 15 | Ritchie Torres | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 3% |
| GA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Raphael Warnock | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 3% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 3% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 3% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 2% |
| OH | U.S. House - 11 | Shontel Brown | Democratic | 2% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | Democratic | 2% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 2% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | Democratic | 2% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 2% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | Democratic | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 2% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 51 | Sara Jacobs | Democratic | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 2% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 2% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 2% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA | U.S. House - 7 | Pramila Jayapal | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 4% |
| Annie Kuster | 4% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 49 | Mike Levin | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 36 | Ted Lieu | D | 4% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 4% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 4% |
| Grace Napolitano | 4% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 19 | Jimmy Panetta | D | 4% |
| Don Payne, Jr. | 4% | |||
| Dean Phillips | 4% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 4% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 4% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 4% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | D | 4% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | D | 4% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 4% |
| David Trone | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | D | 4% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 4% |
| GA | U.S. House - 5 | Nikema Williams | D | 4% |
| NC | U.S. House - 12 | Alma Adams | D | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | D | 3% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 3% |
| VA | U.S. House - 8 | Donald Beyer, Jr. | D | 3% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 3% |
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 6 | Sean Casten | D | 3% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 3% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 3% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 3% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | D | 3% |
| Anna Eshoo | 3% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | D | 3% |
| OR | U.S. House - 4 | Val Hoyle | D | 3% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 3% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 3% |
| Dan Kildee | 3% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 8 | Raja Krishnamoorthi | D | 3% |
| NM | U.S. House - 3 | Teresa Leger Fernandez | D | 3% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 3% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 3% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | D | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 3% |
| GA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jon Ossoff | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 3% |
| CO | U.S. House - 7 | Brittany Pettersen | D | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | D | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 3% |
| OR | U.S. House - 6 | Andrea Salinas | D | 3% |
| John Sarbanes | 3% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 5 | Mary Scanlon | D | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 3% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 3% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | D | 3% |
| WA | U.S. House - 10 | Marilyn Strickland | D | 3% |
| Eric Swalwell | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 3% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 15 | Ritchie Torres | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 3% |
| GA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Raphael Warnock | D | 3% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 3% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 3% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 3% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 2% |
| OH | U.S. House - 11 | Shontel Brown | D | 2% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | D | 2% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 2% |
| TX | U.S. House - 16 | Veronica Escobar | D | 2% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 2% |
| PA | U.S. House - 3 | Dwight Evans | D | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 2% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 51 | Sara Jacobs | D | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 2% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 2% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 2% |