Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2023 Lifetime Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | U.S. House - 13 | Nikki Budzinski | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | Democratic | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 15 | Mary Miller | Republican | 99% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | Republican | 80% |
| IL | U.S. House - 17 | Eric Sorensen | Democratic | 5% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 76% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | Republican | 95% |
| IN | U.S. House - 1 | Frank Mrvan | Democratic | 5% |
| IN | U.S. House - 2 | Rudy Yakym III | Republican | 76% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | Republican | 78% |
| IN | U.S. House - 5 | Victoria Spartz | Republican | 82% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 5% |
| IN | U.S. House - 9 | Erin Houchin | Republican | 86% |
| IN | Governor | Mike Braun | Republican | 94% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 84% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 81% |
| KS | U.S. House - 1 | Tracey Mann | Republican | 91% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | Democratic | 5% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | Republican | 90% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 86% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | 97% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 86% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 80% |
| KY | U.S. House - 3 | Morgan McGarvey | Democratic | 0% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | Republican | 92% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 79% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | Republican | 79% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 79% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | Republican | 82% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 91% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | Democratic | 2% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 91% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | Republican | 92% |
| LA | U.S. House - 5 | Julia Letlow | Republican | 74% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | Democratic | 2% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 9% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 95% |
| MD | U.S. House - 4 | Glenn Ivey | Democratic | 0% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 6% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | Democratic | 4% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | Democratic | 4% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 43% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 7% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 4% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 17% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 7% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | 6% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 75% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | Republican | 78% |
| MI | U.S. House - 3 | Hillary Scholten | Democratic | 1% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 87% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 89% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | Democratic | 2% |
| MI | U.S. House - 9 | Lisa McClain | Republican | 82% |
| MI | U.S. House - 10 | John James | Republican | 66% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | Democratic | 5% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | 3% |
| MI | U.S. House - 13 | Shri Thanedar | Democratic | 0% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 5% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | Democratic | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 1 | Brad Finstad | Republican | 89% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 7% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 81% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | U.S. House - 13 | Nikki Budzinski | D | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 14 | Lauren Underwood | D | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 15 | Mary Miller | R | 99% |
| IL | U.S. House - 16 | Darin LaHood | R | 80% |
| IL | U.S. House - 17 | Eric Sorensen | D | 5% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 76% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | R | 95% |
| IN | U.S. House - 1 | Frank Mrvan | D | 5% |
| IN | U.S. House - 2 | Rudy Yakym III | R | 76% |
| IN | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Baird | R | 78% |
| IN | U.S. House - 5 | Victoria Spartz | R | 82% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 5% |
| IN | U.S. House - 9 | Erin Houchin | R | 86% |
| IN | Governor | Mike Braun | R | 94% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 84% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 81% |
| KS | U.S. House - 1 | Tracey Mann | R | 91% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | D | 5% |
| KS | U.S. House - 4 | Ron Estes | R | 90% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 86% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Rand Paul | R | 97% |
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 86% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 80% |
| KY | U.S. House - 3 | Morgan McGarvey | D | 0% |
| KY | U.S. House - 4 | Thomas Massie | R | 92% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 79% |
| KY | U.S. House - 6 | Andy Barr | R | 79% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 79% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Kennedy | R | 82% |
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 91% |
| LA | U.S. House - 2 | Troy Carter, Sr. | D | 2% |
| LA | U.S. House - 3 | Clay Higgins | R | 91% |
| LA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Johnson | R | 92% |
| LA | U.S. House - 5 | Julia Letlow | R | 74% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 3% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 6% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 3 | Lori Trahan | D | 2% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | D | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | D | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 6 | Seth Moulton | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | D | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | D | 9% |
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 4% |
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 4% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | R | 95% |
| MD | U.S. House - 4 | Glenn Ivey | D | 0% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 6% |
| MD | U.S. House - 7 | Kweisi Mfume | D | 4% |
| MD | U.S. House - 8 | Jamie Raskin | D | 4% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 43% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 7% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 4% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 17% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 7% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | D | 6% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 75% |
| MI | U.S. House - 2 | John Moolenaar | R | 78% |
| MI | U.S. House - 3 | Hillary Scholten | D | 1% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 87% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 89% |
| MI | U.S. House - 6 | Debbie Dingell | D | 2% |
| MI | U.S. House - 9 | Lisa McClain | R | 82% |
| MI | U.S. House - 10 | John James | R | 66% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | D | 5% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | D | 3% |
| MI | U.S. House - 13 | Shri Thanedar | D | 0% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 5% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | D | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 1 | Brad Finstad | R | 89% |
| MN | U.S. House - 2 | Angie Craig | DFL | 7% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 81% |