Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2013 Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 28% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 13% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 17% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 20% | |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 16% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | Republican | 80% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | Republican | 84% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 4% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 12% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 12% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 20% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | Republican | 88% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 18% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 72% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | Republican | 88% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 60% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 17% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | Republican | 80% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | Republican | 96% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | Republican | 72% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | Republican | 88% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 16% | |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 88% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 60% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 64% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 76% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 84% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 8% |
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | Republican | 68% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 54% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 11% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 16% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 12% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 12% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 12% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 13% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 75% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 17% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 12% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 17% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 16% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 13% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 13% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 12% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 12% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | Republican | 100% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 76% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 8% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 48% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 40% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | Republican | 80% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 64% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 56% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | Republican | 80% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 4% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 4% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 12% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 92% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 56% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 64% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 4% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 4% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | Republican | 96% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 88% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 13% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 88% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 84% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 88% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 76% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 16% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 96% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 12% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | Republican | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 12% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 20% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | Republican | 71% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 12% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 24% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 100% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 4% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 0% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 76% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 8% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 72% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 0% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 12% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 12% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 12% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 12% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 28% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | I | 13% |
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 17% |
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 20% | |
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 16% |
| MI | U.S. House - 4 | Bill Huizenga | R | 80% |
| MI | U.S. House - 5 | Tim Walberg | R | 84% |
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 4% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 12% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | DFL | 12% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 20% |
| MO | U.S. House - 2 | Ann Wagner | R | 88% |
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 18% |
| MO | U.S. House - 6 | Sam Graves | R | 72% |
| MO | U.S. House - 8 | Jason Smith | R | 88% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 60% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 17% |
| MT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Steve Daines | R | 80% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | Marco Rubio | R | 96% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Transportation | Sean Duffy | R | 72% |
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Doug Collins | R | 88% |
| NA | Director of National Intelligence | Tulsi Gabbard | 16% | |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 92% |
| NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 88% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 60% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 64% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 76% |
| NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 84% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 8% |
| NH | Governor | Kelly Ayotte | R | 68% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 54% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 11% |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | D | 16% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 12% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 12% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 12% |
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 13% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 75% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | D | 17% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 12% |
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 17% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 16% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 13% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 13% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 12% |
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 12% |
| OH | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Jordan | R | 100% |
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 76% |
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 8% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 48% |
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 40% |
| OK | U.S. Senate - Sr | James Lankford | R | 80% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 64% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 56% |
| OK | U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security | Markwayne Mullin | R | 80% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 4% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 4% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 12% |
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 92% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 56% |
| PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 64% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 4% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 4% |
| SC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Scott | R | 96% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 88% |
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 13% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 88% |
| TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 84% |
| TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 88% |
| TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 76% |
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 16% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 96% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 12% |
| TX | U.S. House - 10 | Michael McCaul | R | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 12% |
| TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 84% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 20% |
| TX | U.S. House - 31 | John Carter | R | 71% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 12% |
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 24% |
| UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 100% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 4% |
| VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 0% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 76% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 8% |
| VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 72% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 0% |
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 12% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 5% |
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 4% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 12% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 5% |
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 12% |
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 12% |