Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2023 Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiley Nickel III | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 18 | Pat Ryan | Democratic | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 17 | Eric Sorensen | Democratic | 5% |
| NM | U.S. House - 2 | Gabe Vasquez | Democratic | 5% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | Democratic | 4% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | Democratic | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | Democratic | 4% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 4% |
| NC | Attorney General | Jeff Jackson | Democratic | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 4% |
| Dean Phillips | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 4% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | Democratic | 4% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | Democratic | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 3% |
| Matt Cartwright | 3% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | Democratic | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 3% |
| Anna Eshoo | 3% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 3% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 3% |
| CT | U.S. House - 5 | Jahana Hayes | Democratic | 3% |
| Brian Higgins | 3% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | 3% |
| OR | U.S. House - 4 | Val Hoyle | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | Democratic | 3% |
| Derek Kilmer | 3% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 3% |
| NM | U.S. House - 3 | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 49 | Mike Levin | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 3% |
| CO | U.S. House - 7 | Brittany Pettersen | Democratic | 3% |
| Katie Porter | 3% | |||
| OR | U.S. House - 6 | Andrea Salinas | Democratic | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 3% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 3% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | 3% |
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | Democratic | 3% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | Democratic | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 3% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 15 | Ritchie Torres | Democratic | 3% |
| GA | U.S. House - 5 | Nikema Williams | Democratic | 3% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 3% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 2% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 2% |
| Cori Bush | 2% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 2% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 2% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | Democratic | 2% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 2% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 2% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 2% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 2% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 2% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 2% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 2% |
| VT | U.S. House - At-Large | Becca Balint | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | Democratic | 1% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 1% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | 1% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 1% |
| Jamaal Bowman | 1% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | Democratic | 1% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 1% |
| TX | U.S. House - 35 | Greg Casar | Democratic | 1% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 1% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 1% |
| Gerry Connolly | 1% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | Democratic | 1% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 1% |
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | Democratic | 1% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 1% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 1% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | 1% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | Democratic | 1% |
| PA | U.S. House - 17 | Chris Deluzio | Democratic | 1% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | 1% |
| FL | U.S. House - 10 | Maxwell Frost | Democratic | 1% |
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 42 | Robert Garcia | Democratic | 1% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | Democratic | 1% |
| NY | U.S. House - 10 | Dan Goldman | Democratic | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | 1% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 1% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 1% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiley Nickel III | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 18 | Pat Ryan | D | 5% |
| IL | U.S. House - 17 | Eric Sorensen | D | 5% |
| NM | U.S. House - 2 | Gabe Vasquez | D | 5% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 5% |
| MA | U.S. House - 4 | Jake Auchincloss | D | 4% |
| GA | U.S. House - 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | D | 4% |
| KS | U.S. House - 3 | Sharice Davids | D | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 7 | Lizzie Fletcher | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 9 | Josh Harder | D | 4% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 4% |
| NC | Attorney General | Jeff Jackson | D | 4% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 4% |
| Dean Phillips | 4% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 4% |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Elissa Slotkin | D | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 9 | Darren Soto | D | 4% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 4 | Greg Stanton | D | 4% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 3% |
| Matt Cartwright | 3% | |||
| HI | U.S. House - 1 | Ed Case | D | 3% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 3% |
| Anna Eshoo | 3% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | D | 3% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 3% |
| CT | U.S. House - 5 | Jahana Hayes | D | 3% |
| Brian Higgins | 3% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 6 | Chrissy Houlahan | D | 3% |
| OR | U.S. House - 4 | Val Hoyle | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 17 | Ro Khanna | D | 3% |
| Derek Kilmer | 3% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 3% |
| NM | U.S. House - 3 | Teresa Leger Fernandez | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 49 | Mike Levin | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 3% |
| CO | U.S. House - 7 | Brittany Pettersen | D | 3% |
| Katie Porter | 3% | |||
| OR | U.S. House - 6 | Andrea Salinas | D | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | D | 3% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 3% |
| NJ | Governor | Mikie Sherrill | D | 3% |
| VA | Governor | Abigail Spanberger | D | 3% |
| MI | U.S. House - 11 | Haley Stevens | D | 3% |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 3% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 15 | Ritchie Torres | D | 3% |
| GA | U.S. House - 5 | Nikema Williams | D | 3% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 3% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 2% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 2% |
| Cori Bush | 2% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 2% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 2% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ruben Gallego | D | 2% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 2% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 2% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 2% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 2% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 2% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 2% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 2% |
| VT | U.S. House - At-Large | Becca Balint | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 44 | Nanette Barragán | D | 1% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 1% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Lisa Blunt Rochester | D | 1% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 1% |
| Jamaal Bowman | 1% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 26 | Julia Brownley | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 24 | Salud Carbajal | D | 1% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 1% |
| TX | U.S. House - 35 | Greg Casar | D | 1% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 1% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 1% |
| Gerry Connolly | 1% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 46 | Lou Correa | D | 1% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 1% |
| CO | U.S. House - 6 | Jason Crow | D | 1% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 1% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 1% |
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 10 | Mark DeSaulnier | D | 1% |
| PA | U.S. House - 4 | Madeleine Dean | D | 1% |
| PA | U.S. House - 17 | Chris Deluzio | D | 1% |
| NY | U.S. House - 13 | Adriano Espaillat | D | 1% |
| FL | U.S. House - 10 | Maxwell Frost | D | 1% |
| IL | U.S. House - 4 | Chuy Garcia | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 42 | Robert Garcia | D | 1% |
| TX | U.S. House - 29 | Sylvia Garcia | D | 1% |
| NY | U.S. House - 10 | Dan Goldman | D | 1% |
| CA | U.S. House - 34 | Jimmy Gomez | D | 1% |
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 1% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 1% |