Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2012 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 93% |
| Mike Enzi | 93% | |||
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 93% |
| John Campbell III | 93% | |||
| Devin Nunes | 92% | |||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 92% | |||
| Saxby Chambliss | 92% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 92% |
| Diane Black | 92% | |||
| Tim Huelskamp | 92% | |||
| Lamar Smith | 92% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 92% |
| Spencer Bachus | 91% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 91% |
| Dan Lungren | 91% | |||
| Peter Roskam | 91% | |||
| Charles Boustany, Jr. | 91% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 91% |
| Paul Ryan | 91% | |||
| Cathy Rodgers | 91% | |||
| Richard Burr | 91% | |||
| Phil Roe | 91% | |||
| Roy Blunt | 91% | |||
| Bill Shuster | 91% | |||
| David Dreier | 91% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 90% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 90% |
| Sandy Adams | 90% | |||
| Mo Brooks | 90% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 90% |
| Stephen Fincher | 90% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 90% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 90% |
| MD | U.S. House - 1 | Andy Harris | Republican | 90% |
| Robert Hurt | 90% | |||
| Steve Southerland | 90% | |||
| Joe Walsh | 90% | |||
| Kevin Yoder | 90% | |||
| Reid Ribble | 90% | |||
| Orrin Hatch | 90% | |||
| John Boehner | 90% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 90% |
| Buck McKeon | 90% | |||
| Howard Coble | 90% | |||
| OH | State House - 62 | Jean Schmidt | Republican | 90% |
| Alan Nunnelee | 90% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 90% |
| Mike Rogers | 90% | |||
| Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | 90% | |||
| Dan Coats | 90% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 89% | |||
| Denny Rehberg | 89% | |||
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 89% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 89% |
| Geoff Davis | 89% | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 89% |
| Elton Gallegly | 89% | |||
| Lee Terry | 89% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 88% |
| Cory Gardner | 88% | |||
| Randy Hultgren | 88% | |||
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 88% | |||
| Scott Tipton | 88% | |||
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 88% |
| Dave Camp | 88% | |||
| John Duncan, Jr. | 88% | |||
| Kay Hutchison | 88% | |||
| Justin Amash | 88% | |||
| Jo Bonner, Jr. | 88% | |||
| Gregg Harper | 88% | |||
| Bill Young | 88% | |||
| Johnny Isakson | 88% | |||
| Renee Ellmers | 88% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 87% |
| Rob Portman | 87% | |||
| Kay Granger | 87% | |||
| Erik Paulsen | 87% | |||
| John Shimkus | 87% | |||
| Steve Austria | 87% | |||
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 87% |
| Ander Crenshaw | 87% | |||
| Robert Corker | 87% | |||
| Dean Heller | 87% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 86% | |||
| Pat Tiberi | 86% | |||
| Ed Whitfield | 86% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 86% |
| Michael Bilirakis | 86% | |||
| Larry Bucshon | 86% | |||
| Jeff Denham | 86% | |||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | Republican | 86% |
| Frank Guinta | 86% | |||
| Bill Johnson | 86% | |||
| Rich Nugent | 86% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 11 | Daniel Webster | Republican | 86% |
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | Republican | 86% |
| Tom Reed II | 85% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 85% |
| Jeff Fortenberry | 85% | |||
| Tom Latham | 85% |