Rating Group: American Conservative Union (ACU)
2014 Lifetime Positions
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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Waxman | 5% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 5% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 5% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 5% |
| Ben Cardin | 5% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 5% |
| Susan Davis | 5% | |||
| George Miller | 5% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 5% |
| Dave Loebsack | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 4% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 4% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 4% |
| Bobby Rush | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 4% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 4% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 4% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | Democratic | 4% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 4% |
| Allyson Schwartz | 4% | |||
| Tom Udall | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 4% |
| Grace Napolitano | 4% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | Democratic | 4% |
| Joe Crowley | 4% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 4% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 4% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 4% |
| Nita Lowey | 4% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 4% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 4% |
| Tim Bishop | 4% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 4% |
| Sandy Levin | 4% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 4% |
| Ed Pastor | 4% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 4% | |||
| John Tierney | 4% | |||
| Xavier Becerra | 4% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 4% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 3% |
| José Serrano | 3% | |||
| Mike Honda | 3% | |||
| Sam Farr | 3% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 3% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 3% |
| Barbara Boxer | 3% | |||
| Jim McDermott | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 3% |
| John Lewis | 3% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 3% |
| John Sarbanes | 3% | |||
| Niki Tsongas | 3% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 2% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 2% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 2% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 2% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 2% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | Democratic | 2% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Waxman | 5% | |||
| John Conyers, Jr. | 5% | |||
| Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 5% | |||
| Raul Grijalva | 5% | |||
| Marcia Fudge | 5% | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 5% |
| Ben Cardin | 5% | |||
| MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 5% |
| Susan Davis | 5% | |||
| George Miller | 5% | |||
| MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 5% |
| Dave Loebsack | 5% | |||
| CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 4% |
| Carolyn Maloney | 4% | |||
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 4% |
| Bobby Rush | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | D | 4% |
| Luis Gutiérrez | 4% | |||
| Anna Eshoo | 4% | |||
| MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Gary Peters | D | 4% |
| OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 4% |
| Allyson Schwartz | 4% | |||
| Tom Udall | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 4% |
| Grace Napolitano | 4% | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 4% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 6 | Ami Bera | D | 4% |
| Joe Crowley | 4% | |||
| Ted Deutch | 4% | |||
| Ed Perlmutter | 4% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 4% |
| Nita Lowey | 4% | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 4% | |||
| Elijah Cummings | 4% | |||
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 4% |
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | D | 4% |
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 4% |
| FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 4% |
| Tim Bishop | 4% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 4% |
| IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 4% |
| Sandy Levin | 4% | |||
| CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 4% |
| Ed Pastor | 4% | |||
| John Yarmuth | 4% | |||
| John Tierney | 4% | |||
| Xavier Becerra | 4% | |||
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 4% |
| CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 4% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 3% |
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 3% |
| MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | DFL | 3% |
| IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 3% |
| José Serrano | 3% | |||
| Mike Honda | 3% | |||
| Sam Farr | 3% | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 3% | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 3% |
| Barbara Boxer | 3% | |||
| Jim McDermott | 3% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 3% |
| NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 3% |
| MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 3% |
| John Lewis | 3% | |||
| WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 3% |
| John Sarbanes | 3% | |||
| Niki Tsongas | 3% | |||
| Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 2% | |||
| DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Coons | D | 2% |
| CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 2% |
| WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 2% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Cory Booker | D | 2% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 2% |
| CT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Murphy | D | 2% |