Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2011 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Enzi | 93% | |||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 93% | |||
| Saxby Chambliss | 93% | |||
| Dan Lungren | 92% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 92% | |||
| Lamar Smith | 92% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 92% | |||
| John Campbell III | 92% | |||
| Bill Flores | 92% | |||
| Tim Huelskamp | 92% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 92% |
| Robert Hurt | 92% | |||
| Lynn Jenkins | 92% | |||
| Bill Johnson | 92% | |||
| Billy Long | 92% | |||
| Phil Roe | 92% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 92% |
| Scott Tipton | 92% | |||
| Joe Walsh | 92% | |||
| Rob Woodall | 92% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 92% | |||
| Spencer Bachus | 92% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 92% |
| Paul Ryan | 92% | |||
| Justin Amash | 92% | |||
| Bill Posey | 92% | |||
| Reid Ribble | 92% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 92% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 91% |
| Richard Burr | 91% | |||
| Charles Boustany, Jr. | 91% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 91% |
| David Dreier | 91% | |||
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 91% | |||
| OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | Republican | 91% |
| Gregg Harper | 90% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 90% |
| Geoff Davis | 90% | |||
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 90% |
| Buck McKeon | 90% | |||
| Dan Coats | 90% | |||
| Denny Rehberg | 90% | |||
| Lee Terry | 90% | |||
| John Boehner | 90% | |||
| Orrin Hatch | 90% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 90% |
| Mike Rogers | 90% | |||
| Howard Coble | 90% | |||
| Dean Heller | 90% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 90% |
| Kay Hutchison | 90% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 89% | |||
| Steve Austria | 89% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 89% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 89% |
| Lindsey Graham | 89% | |||
| Jo Bonner, Jr. | 89% | |||
| Elton Gallegly | 89% | |||
| John Duncan, Jr. | 88% | |||
| Johnny Isakson | 88% | |||
| Dave Camp | 88% | |||
| Bill Young | 88% | |||
| Sandy Adams | 88% | |||
| Dan Benishek | 88% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 88% | |||
| Chip Cravaack | 88% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 88% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | Republican | 88% |
| Stephen Fincher | 88% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 88% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 88% |
| Vicky Hartzler | 88% | |||
| Randy Hultgren | 88% | |||
| Erik Paulsen | 88% | |||
| Mike Pompeo | 88% | |||
| Tom Reed II | 88% | |||
| Allen West | 88% | |||
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 88% |
| Rob Portman | 88% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 88% |
| Ander Crenshaw | 88% | |||
| John Shimkus | 88% | |||
| Kay Granger | 87% | |||
| Pat Tiberi | 87% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 87% | |||
| Ed Whitfield | 87% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 12 | Gus Bilirakis | Republican | 86% |
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 86% |
| Jeff Fortenberry | 86% | |||
| Robert Corker | 85% | |||
| Tom Latham | 85% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 85% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 85% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 85% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 85% |
| Walter Jones, Jr. | 85% | |||
| Ralph Hall | 85% | |||
| Rick Berg | 84% | |||
| Diane Black | 84% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 84% |