Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2014 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Maloney | 16% | |||
| Kyrsten Sinema | 16% | |||
| Timothy Johnson | 15% | |||
| Mike Doyle, Jr. | 15% | |||
| Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 15% | |||
| CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 15% |
| David Scott | 14% | |||
| Heidi Heitkamp | 14% | |||
| Beto O'Rourke | 14% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 50 | Scott Peters | Democratic | 14% |
| Tim Ryan | 14% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 14% |
| Ron Kind | 13% | |||
| Claire McCaskill | 13% | |||
| Jon Tester | 13% | |||
| WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 13% |
| Peter DeFazio | 13% | |||
| Carolyn McCarthy | 13% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 12% |
| Tony Cárdenas | 12% | |||
| Bill Enyart | 12% | |||
| Pete Gallego | 12% | |||
| Derek Kilmer | 12% | |||
| ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 12% | |
| Patrick Murphy | 12% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 12% |
| Kurt Schrader | 12% | |||
| Jim Moran, Jr. | 11% | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 11% | |||
| John Dingell | 11% | |||
| Tom Carper | 11% | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 11% |
| NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 11% |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 10% | |||
| VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 10% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 10% |
| Alan Lowenthal | 10% | |||
| Steve Israel | 10% | |||
| Pete Visclosky | 10% | |||
| Matt Cartwright | 10% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 10% |
| John Delaney | 10% | |||
| IL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | 10% |
| FL | U.S. House - 22 | Lois Frankel | Democratic | 10% |
| WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 39 | Mark Takano | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House - 52 | Juan Vargas | Democratic | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 10% |
| Filemon Vela, Jr. | 10% | |||
| John Walsh | 10% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 2 | Robin Kelly | Democratic | 10% |
| CO | Governor | Jared Polis | Democratic | 10% |
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 10% |
| Kay Hagan | 10% | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 9% |
| WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 9% |
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 9% |
| Dan Maffei | 9% | |||
| Loretta Sanchez | 9% | |||
| Jim Langevin | 9% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 9% |
| Gerry Connolly | 9% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 9% |
| CA | State Senate - 5 | Jerry McNerney | Democratic | 9% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 9% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Jr | Angus King, Jr. | Independent | 9% |
| NV | U.S. House - 4 | Steven Horsford | Democratic | 8% |
| Mark Begich | 8% | |||
| Mark Udall | 8% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 8% |
| Cheri Bustos | 8% | |||
| Mike Capuano | 8% | |||
| MA | U.S. House - 5 | Katherine Clark | Democratic | 8% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 8% |
| Elizabeth Esty | 8% | |||
| WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 8% |
| Joe Kennedy III | 8% | |||
| Don Payne, Jr. | 8% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 10 | Brad Schneider | Democratic | 8% |
| Eric Swalwell | 8% | |||
| Jay Rockefeller IV | 8% | |||
| Bob Menendez | 8% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 11 | Bill Foster | Democratic | 8% |
| Cedric Richmond | 8% | |||
| Dianne Feinstein | 8% | |||
| Corrine Brown | 8% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 8% |
| Tom Harkin | 8% | |||
| G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 8% | |||
| SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 7% |
| MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 7% |
| Alan Grayson | 7% | |||
| David Price | 7% | |||
| Debbie Stabenow | 7% | |||
| AL | U.S. House - 7 | Terri Sewell | Democratic | 7% |
| Lacy Clay, Jr. | 7% | |||
| DE | Mayor - 1 | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 7% |
| Bob Casey, Jr. | 7% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 7% |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 7% |