Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2013 Lifetime Positions
Issues:
Conservative
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Udall | 8% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 7% |
| Sherrod Brown | 7% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 7% | |||
| Joe Crowley | 7% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 7% |
| Colleen Hanabusa | 7% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 7% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 7% |
| Eddie Johnson | 7% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 7% |
| Rick Nolan | 7% | |||
| David Price | 7% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 7% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 7% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 6% |
| Bob Brady | 6% | |||
| Lois Capps | 6% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 6% | |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 6% |
| Brian Higgins | 6% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 6% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 6% |
| Patrick Leahy | 6% | |||
| Carl Levin | 6% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 6% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 6% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 5% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 5% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 5% |
| David Cicilline | 5% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 5% |
| John Conyers, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Susan Davis | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 5% |
| Donna Edwards | 5% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 5% |
| Alan Grayson | 5% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 5% | |||
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 5% |
| Dave Loebsack | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 5% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 5% |
| Barbara Mikulski | 5% | |||
| George Miller | 5% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | Democratic | 5% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 5% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 5% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 5% |
| Allyson Schwartz | 5% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 5% |
| Louise Slaughter | 5% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 5% |
| Henry Waxman | 5% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 5% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | Democratic | 4% |
| Tim Bishop | 4% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 4% |
| Elijah Cummings | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 4% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 4% |
| Anna Eshoo | 4% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 4% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 4% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 4% |
| Nita Lowey | 4% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 4% | |||
| Grace Napolitano | 4% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 4% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 4% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 4% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 4% | |||
| Tom Udall | 4% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 4% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 4% |
| Mel Watt | 4% | |||
| Xavier Becerra | 3% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 3% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 3% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 3% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 3% |
| Ted Deutch | 3% | |||
| Sam Farr | 3% | |||
| Mike Honda | 3% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 3% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 3% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Udall | 8% | |||
| CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 7% |
| Sherrod Brown | 7% | |||
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 7% | |||
| Joe Crowley | 7% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 7% |
| Colleen Hanabusa | 7% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 7% |
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 7% |
| Eddie Johnson | 7% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 7% |
| Rick Nolan | 7% | |||
| David Price | 7% | |||
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | D | 7% |
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | D | 7% |
| OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 6% |
| Bob Brady | 6% | |||
| Lois Capps | 6% | |||
| Eliot Engel | 6% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 6% |
| CA | Supervisor - 4 | Janice Hahn | 6% | |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 6% |
| Brian Higgins | 6% | |||
| Sheila Jackson Lee | 6% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 6% |
| Patrick Leahy | 6% | |||
| Carl Levin | 6% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 6% |
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 6% |
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 6% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 5% | |||
| Ben Cardin | 5% | |||
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 5% |
| David Cicilline | 5% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 5% |
| John Conyers, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Susan Davis | 5% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 5% |
| Donna Edwards | 5% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 5% | |||
| NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 5% |
| Alan Grayson | 5% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 5% | |||
| Rush Holt, Jr. | 5% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 5% |
| CT | U.S. House - 1 | John Larson | D | 5% |
| Dave Loebsack | 5% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 18 | Zoe Lofgren | D | 5% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 5% |
| Barbara Mikulski | 5% | |||
| George Miller | 5% | |||
| ME | U.S. House - 1 | Chellie Pingree | D | 5% |
| RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 5% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 5% |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 5% |
| Allyson Schwartz | 5% | |||
| NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 5% |
| Louise Slaughter | 5% | |||
| NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 5% |
| Henry Waxman | 5% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 5% |
| CA | Mayor - At-Large | Karen Bass | D | 4% |
| Tim Bishop | 4% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 4% |
| Elijah Cummings | 4% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 4% |
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 4% |
| Anna Eshoo | 4% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 4% | |||
| Luis Gutiérrez | 4% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 4% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 4% |
| Nita Lowey | 4% | |||
| Carolyn Maloney | 4% | |||
| Grace Napolitano | 4% | |||
| Ed Pastor | 4% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 4% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 4% | |||
| Bobby Rush | 4% | |||
| Tom Udall | 4% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 4% |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 4% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Elizabeth Warren | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 4% |
| Mel Watt | 4% | |||
| Xavier Becerra | 3% | |||
| Barbara Boxer | 3% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 3% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 3% |
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 3% |
| Ted Deutch | 3% | |||
| Sam Farr | 3% | |||
| Mike Honda | 3% | |||
| Sandy Levin | 3% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 3% |